The primary risks include increased hypoglycemia risk (especially with insulin or sulfonylureas), additive gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea and diarrhea, and unknown effects on medication absorption due to tirzepatide's delayed gastric emptying
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Remember, most over-the-counter GLP-1 patches do not contain any GLP-1 medication, so theyre not expected to deliver the same effects as prescription-only GLP-1 drugs
Highlights GLP-1 medicines reduce fat and liver mass more rapidly than skeletal muscle (SKM) Running performance is maintained or improved in mice on GLP-1 medicine GLP-1 medicine modifies the SKM proteome despite similar weight loss as calorie restriction Patients on GLP-1 medicine slightly reduce SKM mass but largely maintain strength Summary The large decrease in body weight with glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) medicines raises concern about a loss of lean body mass (LBM) and skeletal muscle
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