Serious side effects can include: acute pancreatitis (sudden inflammation of the pancreas) acute gallbladder disease, such as gallstones low blood sugar severe digestive side effects, which may lead to dehydration or acute kidney injury diabetic retinopathy (diabetes-related eye damage) increases in heart rate suicidal thoughts or behaviors (when the drug is used for weight loss) risk of thyroid cancer* * Semaglutide has a boxed warning for this side effect
Having specific eating disorder-related guidance around prescribing will be important, not just for people who work with eating disorders, but for general practitioners. She is also concerned that the rise of GLP-1s for the eating disorder patient population can, at times, be a negative cultural signal that being thin is the best, most healthy way to exist, which can also hurt recovery
A wide range of individuals may find this supplementation approach beneficial
Gastrointestinal effects such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea may arise, particularly at the start of treatment or after a dose increase