These medications significantly slow gastric emptying which is what makes them effective for appetite suppression but it also means the stomach becomes overwhelmed more easily
HF patients frequently experience low mood, depression and cognitive impairment, with worse estimates shown for the HFpEF phenotype
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They can react with certain medications and be harmful to people who have kidney disease or seizure disorders
The standard titration schedule begins with 0.25mg weekly for four weeks (a starter dose not intended for glycaemic control), increasing to 0.5mg, then potentially to 1mg after at least four weeks
It showed that a lot of the lean mass lost was in organs, like the liver, which lost fat mass (decreased fatty liver)