In Q1 2025, 29% of patients with four additional comorbidities filled a GLP-1 prescription within six months of diagnosis, compared to 19% of those with diabetes or obesity alone
Thus, an Y1R agonist and an Y2R antagonist would be expected to have similar anxiolytic effects as acute alcohol in the CeA (Figure 6)
Presumably, OTC-dependent increases in intracellular thiols improve cellular antioxidant defenses in the absence of GPx1
Standard dosing protocols begin at 2.5 mg per week (as a titration dose) and escalate in 2.5 mg increments up to 15 mg per week, with each increase separated by at least four weeks
This is also when your provider will discuss realistic expectations
For example, Wegovy costs around $1,349 per package of four pens, which amounts to more than $16,000 per year