For years, this has left a large group of potential patients sitting on the sidelines
And then I was like, well, what am I going to do when I lose my final 40 pounds
Over the summer, when a large medical weight loss clinic in Oklahoma abruptly shuttered its bariatric surgery program staff were laid off, procedures canceled, and patients left in the lurch hospital executives blamed the explosive popularity of GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound
Pancreatitis a recognised class warning for GLP-1 receptor agonists
L-Glutamine is an amino acid, found most abundantly within human muscle tissue
But experts worry that the explosion of demand (and prescribers trying to meet said demand) might impact how well patients handle being on these medications, which can come with a fair share of unpleasant side effects, from nausea to vomiting to diarrhea