With compounded products, patients report accidentally taking 10-times the recommended dose due to confusing measurement units while using a syringe
This scenario plays out constantly in Reddits r/Menopause community, where women describe losing weight on GLP-1s only to find themselves asking: is this my GLP-1, or is this menopause
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They contain the same active ingredients as brand-name drugs but are compounded at different concentrations, often at significantly lower prices
A newer nationwide study from France did find a possible link between GLP-1 use and thyroid cancer, especially MTC, in people treated for 13 years
The drug can also cause low blood sugar, kidney injury, diabetic retinopathy (diabetes-related eye damage), increased heart rate, and suicidal thoughts (4)