"You dont realize how much your life is centered around food when youre overweight until youre on a diet that just lets you not think about it so much, like on Ozempic," Harper said
The SURMOUNT-2 trial, which investigated tirzepatide for obesity treatment in people with type 2 diabetes, reported a mean body weight reduction of 12.8% and 14.7% for weekly doses of 10 and 15 mg, respectively, after 72 weeks (53)
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In the first year following diagnosis, we found increased cumulative incidence risk ratios in a number of outcomes including: - Any mental, behavioural, or neurodevelopmental disorder 1.96 (1.93 - 1.99) - Postpartum depression 2.70 (2.61 - 2.79) - Eating disorders 2.06 (1.85 - 2.89) - PTSD 1.77 (1.69 - 1.86) We also saw significantly increased risk in rare but serious outcomes such as: - Wernicke's encephalopathy 2.39 (1.25 - 4.56) - Puerperal psychosis 1.80 (1.48 - 2.20) Interestingly, cases of hyperemesis gravidarum with metabolic disturbance displayed a significantly lower risk of any depression and postpartum depression compared with those without metabolic disturbance
GLP-1RAs are widely used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)
