Always involve your prescribing physician in any decision to pause medication
In principle, there could be weak or strong evidence, either in favor of or against, the hypothesis that incretin-based medications can increase the risk for pancreatic, (medullary) thyroid, or other carcinomas
Some analyses estimate that 1540% of weight lost on GLP-1 drugs may come from lean mass 5 , including muscle, rather than fat
If you do experience side effects, they can include: Nausea Diarrhea or constipation Headache Abdominal pain Decreased appetite Most side effects tend to decrease as the body adjusts to the medication
Funding This work was supported by: open access funding provided by the: National Plan for NRRP Complementary Investments (PNC, established with the decree-law 6 May 2021, n