Three key findings result from our study: (1) pwIIH treated with GLP-1-RAs lose significantly more weight than pwIIH electing for UCWM only, (2) treatment with GLP-1-RAs is associated with favorable headache outcomes, and (3) treatment with GLP-1-RAs is not associated with any severe adverse events in IIH, and thus presents a safe treatment option for weight management in pwIIH
This is likely caused by a combination of several things: I was on the last week of birth control where the hormones are significantly reduced (starting on day 2 of this week), I hit relevant deadlines about which I was extremely stressed for 2 weeks on day 5, and some other life stress right after too
Reaching the 12 to 15% range can be enough to put many obesity-linked conditions, including pre-diabetes, mildly elevated blood pressure, and early polycystic ovarian syndrome features, into a much better place
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But others, like the positive impacts we are seeing for individuals who have an alcohol addiction, may point to other impacts of these drugs
Semaglutide is a tool to support these lifestyle changes, not a replacement