While this is a blog, not a research paper or a literature review, I decided to include my sources anyway, just in case you want to keep reading and learning for yourself
In 2024, semaglutide 2.4 mg (Wegovy) received FDA approval for cardiovascular risk reduction in adults with established cardiovascular disease and either overweight or obesity, based on the SELECT trial
Retatrutide is an investigational peptide-based medication designed to act on multiple hormone receptors involved in appetite control, glucose regulation, and energy expenditure
Emerging role of cAMP/AMPK signaling
Prescription GLP-1 receptor agonists - semaglutide, liraglutide, tirzepatide - are drugs that bind directly to GLP-1 receptors and amplify those natural effects at a pharmacological level
However, the relationship between GLP-1s and mental health-related outcomes appears, by the available data, complex