When hormones stay out of balance for a prolonged period, you may experience problems such as extreme weight gain, poor digestion, difficulty sleeping, anxiety, depression, headaches, and heart disease
Other common side effects include: Dizziness and lightheadedness, particularly during the first few weeks Fatigue and low energy , often related to reduced caloric intake Headaches , which typically resolve within the first month Sulfur burps , a distinctive and common complaint Diarrhea , which usually resolves as the body adjusts Injection site reactions including redness and mild swelling Less common but important considerations Some patients experience hair loss on GLP-1 medications
Although CM exhibits a much higher frequency of TERT activation than MM, there is no statistically significant difference in telomere length among CM and MM, and both of them even undergo telomere shortening ( TERT might have tumorigenic impacts in melanocytes other than telomere lengthening
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Instead of developing healthy habits and lifestyles, this particular group might abuse GLP-1s. Most studies on GLP-1s have been conducted on adult participants, so the information available regarding benefits, such as blood sugar control and weight loss, and the cons, such as weight gain with discontinuation, also apply to those in this age group