Wegovy and Zepbound are FDA-approved weight-management medications with different mechanisms and clinical profiles. A Rivas provider helps you choose based on your health, goals, and response.
Weight loss estimator
Enter your current weight to see side-by-side averages from published clinical trials.
Average outcomes at a starting weight of 220 lbs
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Trial averages are applied to your starting weight.
Safety & candidacy
Your Rivas provider evaluates you at your first visit and makes the determination. The information below offers general context about who this treatment may fit.
Common side effects
Side effects and their frequency vary by medication and patient. Your provider will review risks, contraindications, and medication interactions during your evaluation.
Wegovy contains semaglutide and activates GLP-1 receptors to reduce appetite, slow gastric emptying, and signal fullness. Zepbound contains tirzepatide and activates both GLP-1 and GIP receptors.
Clinical trials report strong average weight-loss outcomes for both products, and a direct trial reported greater average loss with tirzepatide. Trial averages do not determine which medication will work best for an individual.
Prior medication response, cardiovascular history, preferred format, tolerability, and goals all matter. The right starting point—and any later switch—is a clinical decision made with your provider.
Your provider considers medical history, prior medication experience, cardiovascular risk, and goals.
Side-by-side
Activates GLP-1 receptors to reduce appetite, slow digestion, and support satiety.
Activates two incretin pathways involved in appetite, satiety, insulin signaling, and metabolism.
A trial average is not a personal forecast. Ongoing care lets your provider watch response and tolerability, address side effects or plateaus, and consider a transition when one option is not meeting your needs. Individual results vary.
Rivas visit fees are the same regardless of which medication you choose. Medication is purchased separately.
Initial Visit
Both Wegovy and Zepbound patients
Monthly Follow-Up
Monthly visit + prescription renewal
A Rivas provider helps select a starting option and continues to review whether it remains the right fit.
Compare Wegovy and Zepbound with a provider and choose an appropriate option based on your health history and goals.
Step 1
Schedule a visit to compare Wegovy and Zepbound for your weight management needs.
Step 2
Discuss each medication, your prior treatment experience, and relevant safety considerations.
Step 3
If eligible, begin the recommended treatment with monthly reviews of your progress and response.
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Really appreciate the folks that work here; very friendly and efficient. Appointments are typically always on time.
Great customer service, answered my questions with detail and allowed me to guide the pace of my treatment.
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Rivas Medical Weight-Loss Clinic is the right place to be for your weight-loss journey.
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55 Kensington Pkwy, Abingdon, MD 21009
(410) 205-1371
134 Holiday Court #312, Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 405-7639
6915 Laurel Bowie Rd #300, Bowie, MD 20715
(240) 200-0265
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(410) 424-5041
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(571) 281-0359
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(410) 429-7900
2100 Old Farm Dr Ste C, Frederick, MD 21702
(301) 264-8700
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(410) 449-4412
13424 Pennsylvania Ave #204, Hagerstown, MD 21742
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8817 Belair Rd #200, Nottingham, MD 21236
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15201 Shady Grove Rd #103, Rockville, MD 20850
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8555 16th St #405, Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 284-8329
7801 York Rd #350, Towson, MD 21204
(410) 583-5677
3500 Old Washington Rd #201, Waldorf, MD 20602
(301) 302-7979
Wegovy and Zepbound are FDA-approved weight-management medications with different mechanisms and clinical profiles. A Rivas provider helps you choose based on your health, goals, and response.
Straightforward answers about effectiveness, mechanisms, side effects, switching, and cost.
A Rivas provider helps select a starting option and continues to review whether it remains the right fit.
