When choosing among them, factors such as glycemic efficacy, weight effects and patient preferences may take precedence over concerns about major differences in [GI] risk. She added clinicians should continue to monitor for GI symptoms, particularly early in treatment, as these events, while uncommon, remain more frequent than with some other diabetes drug classes. According to Alkabbani and colleagues, recent trials revealed that dulaglutide (Trulicity, Eli Lilly), semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy, Novo Nordisk) and tirzepatide (Zepbound, Eli Lilly) increased the risk for mild to serious GI adverse events like pancreatitis, constipation, nausea, vomiting and biliary disease
I dont think theres a consensus among my colleagues yet, probably due to large uncertainty over the side effects and long-term risks of taking this medication, and awareness that prevention is better than cure
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The tryptophan-kynurenine pathway functions as a stress-activated metabolic system that diverts tryptophan from serotonin synthesis toward kynurenic acid production, which acts as a glutamate receptor antagonist and may contribute to anxiety pathophysiology through altered glutamatergic neurotransmission (Butler et al., 2022)
Unfortunately, acetaldehyde is 30 times more toxic than alcohol and is responsible for most hangover symptoms(2)