Concomitant medications may also contribute to musculoskeletal symptoms
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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
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Many patients notice reduced joint aching within 4-6 weeks of starting GLP-1 therapy, though this is typically before significant weight loss occurspossibly due to reduced inflammation from altered food intake and improved metabolic markers
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