You were on a therapeutic dose of semaglutide, and now you are on a sub-therapeutic starting dose of tirzepatide
Semaglutide has FDA approval for weight management and is generally considered safe when prescribed and monitored by a qualified provider
A protein shake for breakfast, a small chicken and rice meal for lunch, and a light soup for dinner is a reasonable first-day approach
A growing number of providers and researchers argue that BMI alone is an inadequate assessment tool, particularly for patients who carry metabolic risk at lower body weights
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Cocaine Only limited clinical evidence is available for GLP-1RAs in cocaine misuse: a small ( N = 13) proof-of-concept trial across 2 days showed that exenatide compared with placebo did not reduce the number of self-administered cocaine infusions 115 , while a case series of 3 individuals with cocaine-use disorder highlighted the feasibility and safety of using the same drug over 6 weeks, although no efficacy measures were reported 116
