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Mar 22, 2023Liked by Dr Paddy Barrett

Interesting, I didn't know these meds worked on the satiety end of the process. That graph sure shoots up quick after treatment is ended. Also interesting to see that people lost a little bit of weight on the placebo.

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Mar 22, 2023Liked by Dr Paddy Barrett

My sister in law recently started on this medication. We are hoping it will save her life. Bariatric surgery didn't work for her. She is around 180 kg with all sorts of issues due to her weight. This might be her last hope.

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Mar 22, 2023Liked by Dr Paddy Barrett

Having lived in the US, UK and Canada, the cost of drugs in the US is astonishing. Even generics - my generic statin was being billed through insurance at ~$500/90 days. Bypassing insurance and simply buying it outright through Amazon Pharmacy cost me $35. This is not a system, yet it is still very broken

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Where are the independent, non-pharmatized, long term studies? There has to be reasons and answers for weight gain or loss that does not involve drugs.

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