Real-World GLP-1 Data: Vanderbilt Obesity Clinic Study (n=2,306)

[fatbegone]

"GLP1RA persistence and dosetitration adherence were moderate but weight loss approximated that seen in clinical trials, supporting real-world effectiveness."

Link to the study is in the link below 👇

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@MichaelAlbertMD: 🚨 Real-World GLP-1 Data: Vanderbilt Obesity Clinic Study (n=2,306) Clinical trials showed 15–21% weight loss with semaglutide & tirzepatide. But how do patients actually fare in practice? - - - Key...…

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[slowsixstang]

13% of patients going to the ER for GI side effects is a crazy stat. Makes me wonder why.

 

[keangkong]

13% of patients going to the ER for GI side effects is a crazy stat. Makes me wonder why.

I fall within that 13%. When I got food poisoning while taking tirzepatide (which already caused GI side effects), I developed extreme diarrhea that came on suddenly. I became extremely dehydrated. I became too weak to stand. I called 9-1-1. When the paramedics arrived, they took my blood pressure, which was extremely low. They immediately hooked up a saline drip. They brought me to the ER. The doctors did not say that the GLP-1 drug caused this incident. But I had never been to the ER for diarrhea before. As a result, I attribute my ER visit to the combination of food poisoning and the GLP-1 drug.