Protecting Your Bone Health While Taking GLP-1 Medications If you are taking or considering GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy, several practical strategies can help protect your bone health throughout treatment
Nausea and Digestive Upset Nausea and other digestive issues are among the most common side effects when starting GLP-1 medications, affecting up to 70% of patients, especially during the initial phase of treatment
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1 Noom notes that there are three essential hurdles that are hindering progress along this front: The cost of medication The sides effects of medication An absence of sustainable behavior change In fact, among patients who begin utilizing GLP-1s, over 50% of them stop as a result of cost, while 36% stop because of side effects
When treatment stops, many people notice their appetite and hunger returning to pre-medication levels over the first week or so