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Fiendish Thingy
(24,239 posts)That’s a massive pool from which to draw inferences from, even without controlled research.
IIRC, In controlled research for weight loss, about 30% lose weight, 30% don’t , and 30% have side effects so severe they must stop using the medication.
As far as brain fog, it’s a very rare side effect from what I have seen.
The potential for using GLP drugs in treating addictions is exciting, and I am certain there is or soon will be, research in that application.
Does Trump appear to have lost weight to you? Not to me. He has spoken disparagingly about
“The fat shot” previously, so I’m not sure his ego would allow him to use it.
You seem to be implying he has brain fog due to GLP use, and I see no evidence of that. His cognitive decline, including speech deterioration, seems to come from age related issues, not drugs.
From the article at your link:
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“I would never say GLP-1 receptor agonists don’t cause brain fog because this could potentially be a downstream effect among very few people. Rare, but it could be a real occurrence,” says Lau. “[But] we need to be very skeptical and careful of what patients report, and we need to make sure that this is not just an association but truly an effect of the medication. The only way to do that is by having post-marketing surveillance.”
So, at this point, nothing but anecdotal, inconclusive reports, not scientific evidence from double blind controlled studies.
Of course, in today’s “who needs critical thinking when I can use AI” world, inconclusive anecdotal reports are enough for many people to jump up and proclaim “PROOF!” where there is none.
P.S. the article you linked to is three years old, and tens of millions more people have used GLP’s since then.
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