Some patients report hair thinning during rapid weight loss phases, which is not unique to tirzepatide but rather associated with significant caloric restriction and rapid body composition changes
Other potential long-term complications include: Decreased lung function Depression due to slower mental functioning An abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland (goiter) Heart issues, including high cholesterol and heart disease Infertility in women, due to the inability to ovulate from lack of thyroid hormones Inability to lose weight Nerve damage in the arms, legs, and feet (peripheral neuropathy) Delayed physical and intellectual development in babies born to mothers who are hypothyroid Delayed development in children with untreated hypothyroidism Myxedema coma (in rare cases), when the bodys level of thyroid hormone becomes extremely low What Is Myxedema, or Advanced Hypothyroidism
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Controls appetite: Slows stomach emptying to reduce appetite, decreasing overall food intake
This supports more individualized counseling and surveillance rather than a generic message that weight loss itself inevitably causes hair loss, he said