Significant weight loss from any cause, including diet, surgery, or any GLP-1 medication, can trigger temporary hair shedding (telogen effluvium) because of how the body responds to rapid change
Ultimately it may turn out that different molecules may suit different patient populations and different conditions
Eating smaller, more frequent meals and consuming bone broth, coconut water, or electrolyte supplements can stabilize mineral levels and reduce headache frequency
(Fun fact: the P in GLP-1 stands for peptide.) Beyond these FDA-approved therapies is a much larger "gray market" of peptides
After propensity-score matching, the two cohorts (1051 in each cohort, mean age 52.6 years, 41.5% women, 16.6% black, 66.2% white, 7.4% Hispanic) were balanced (Table 2)