Primarily used to help those with diabetes maintain their blood sugar levels, these injections have also been found to help suppress appetite and, in turn, offer a solution for patients who have been finding weight loss a challenge
It also exhibits many pleiotropic effects reduced energy intake, anti-inflammatory and anti-atherosclerotic effect, to name a few
In studies , some people whose blood sugars were controlled on semaglutide saw their prediabetes or diabetes get worse after stopping semaglutide
In fact, the omitted study was a pooled analysis of 5 RCTs 196,197,198,199,200 of 5,325 patients with obesity followed for up to 3 years, which had shown that liraglutide was no different from placebo for depressive symptoms as scored on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, while also highlighting a small increased risk of suicidal behavior 193