Heres how my patients and I work together to make it more manageable: Fighting with insurance for prior authorizations Hunting down patient assistance programs Switching to cheaper generic weight management medications after hitting initial goals Pushing for coverage based on other health conditions (diabetes, heart disease, sleep apnea) The Side Effects Real Talk Most of my patients deal with some stomach stuff when they start these medicationsnausea, constipation, maybe some diarrhea
No more guilt trips or yo-yo dieting
Eva Wolf: Well, these medicines first came around as a treatment for type 2 diabetes, and theyre widely used for that indication
Generally, weight loss drugs may lead to reduced appetite, increased feelings of fullness, and a potential initial decrease in body weight
Studies suggest that body dissatisfaction is at its lifetime high for women during perimenopause, which is alarming given all the other struggles midlife women face
For other GLP-1 RAs, the pattern seemed more like a linear increase with the dosage (liraglutide, orforglipron)