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Who can get it: A Mounjaro Rx requires a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes
Summary: Mounjaro (tirzepatide) does not directly cause elevated ferritin levels, but patients taking it often have underlying conditions such as metabolic syndrome, obesity, or fatty liver disease that independently raise ferritin as an inflammatory marker
1 There are a few reasons why extra weight makes fibromyalgia worse: Fat tissue produces inflammatory chemicals (cytokines) that can amplify pain signalling
Research shows it also has the biggest impact on satiety hormone production, like peptide YY, while dialing down levels of the hunger hormone ghrelin
By comparison, a months worth of Ozempic costs around $300 in Canada, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)