For someone on a GLP-1 medication, the weight loss might affect them emotionally as well as physically. Patients have noted that the benefits are well worth the work, even if certain changes are easier to handle than others. For example, a 52-year-old man who had a serious drug addiction and the GLP-1 medications not only helped with weight loss but also helped with his addiction treatment by targeting the brain’s reward centers.
This article explores firsthand experiences of people utilizing GLP-1 receptor agonists for weight reduction, therefore stressing both the advantages and disadvantages of these drugs. Stories abound, including actor Josh Gad’s sharing of his experience that exposed a 40-pound weight reduction. Obesity medicine expert Paunel Vukasinov, MD, of Medical Offices of Manhattan in New York City notes the concerns patients have about this weight loss medication. Read the article.
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