It has no ring structures similar to stimulants, no alkaloid backbone resembling opioids, no diazepine structure resembling benzodiazepines, and no cannabinoid chemistry resembling THC metabolites
Sayedali E, Yalin AE, Yalin S
A study in the New England Journal of Medicine highlighted that participants using a GLP-1 experienced weight loss that included both fat and lean mass
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Weight gain after medication cessation, in addition to the high cost of these drugs, shows that this class of medications is likely not as sustainable as more long-term options for weight management, like bariatric surgery, after which only one in six patients may regain 10% or more of their presurgery body weight