Before we dive in, lets address the big question: No, doctors arent suggesting that you rush out and get on a GLP-1 if you have depression or anxiety
Every patients experience is different
In the brain, it activates receptors in the hypothalamus that reduce hunger and increase the feeling of fullness after eating
The problem is sometimes your appetite can be suppressed too much, which is going to cause you to undereat
Serena Jingchuan Guo, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor of pharmaceutical outcomes and policy in the UF College of Pharmacy and the studys senior author, said this research carries significant implications for older patients with diabetes, a group that has a higher depression risk than the general population
Consequently, research focuses on synthetic analogues designed to resist this enzymatic breakdown