Stomach Discomfort: Some patients may experience bloating, abdominal pain, or indigestion while using GLP-1 medications
It was the first study to look at the effectiveness of pills rather than injectables, and while small, it was a double-blind, randomised, parallel-arm trial ie gold standard
Off-label use in non-HIV populations relies on extrapolation, not large RCTs
Patients who also have underlying androgenetic alopecia, meaning genetic pattern hair loss that was simply unmasked or accelerated by the stress of rapid weight loss, will generally need ongoing medical therapy (minoxidil, PRP, or exosome treatment) or, for more advanced thinning, an FUE hair transplant to achieve a fuller, denser, permanent result