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Unadjusted analysis found relatively higher (4 and 5.4% additional) weight loss, HbA1c (0.4% additional) reduction, and fewer gastrointestinal side effects with tirzepatide 10 and 15 mg, respectively, than with semaglutide 2.4 mg [25]
If thats not an option, there are other FDA-approved medications that may not be as effective as newer generation GLP-1s, but they may still prevent that weight from coming back, he says
Its important to decrease blood pressure medications while losing weight on GLP-1 meds as weight loss can lower blood pressure, and GLP-1 meds may also have direct effects to lower blood pressure. Mir Ali, MD, a bariatric surgeon and medical director of MemorialCare Surgical Weight Loss Center at Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, California, agreed that GLP-1 drugs are an effective treatment for most patients
Baseline assessment of reflux symptoms and consideration of concurrent acid-suppressive therapy may be appropriate in high-risk individuals