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Members frequently note a decrease in alcohol desire and enjoyment while on GLP-1 medications
There is no official contraindication to using Wegovy with fibromyalgia, but gastrointestinal side effects may worsen existing symptoms such as irritable bowel syndrome, and fatigue could be exacerbated
Though they have historically been used to help patients manage their type 2 diabetes, Semaglutide GLP-1 injections have recently become approved for use as part of medical weight loss treatments
"Take a breath, but go right back to it," she says, adding that GLP-1s are superior to the older drugs on the market
This study supports the hypothesis that GLP-1 receptor agonists may reduce the symptom burden in fibromyalgia patients, particularly with regard to opioid dependency, fatigue and pain, wrote Nouran Eshak, MB, ChB, rheumatology fellow at Mayo Clinic and the lead investigator of the study
