Thank you for describing the benefits of using these weight loss drugs. I am very concerned however that you didn’t give your readers a full picture of these drugs. An intelligent decision to use them can’t be made without also understanding the possible downsides. You made no mention of intestinal paralysis, retinopathy, gall bladder disfunction or any of the other possible side effects. I have several friends using these drugs and 3 of them were admitted to the hospital because they suffered from one of these issues. Please be responsible and tell the whole story so patients can weigh their options.
Not to mention a low carb whole foods diet with walking and strength training will also provide the same results, with many additional benefits and no side effects. This guy is just a pill pusher.
I remember the last class of wonder drugs. That started one helluvan opiate epidemic. Any “miracle drug” without long term data is suspect in my book and should be in everyone’s.
You're not a critical thinker... The link between OSA and CVS disease is contested, given the evidence that treating OSA (so giving people back their good night's sleep, in your parlance) doesn't reduce CVS risk... So why would doing the same thing by another mechanism (weight loss) be any more likely to succeed? If it's as simple as you've presented it here! and meta analysis showed that individuals who lost weight actually died earlier, even though their biomarkers looked better in the meantime...OSA literature is littered with 'may' and 'could' yet you're presenting what may well be an outcome measure - an effect - as an absolute cause.
N of 1 trial - I halved (normalised) my body weight, significantly decreased my sleep apnea... But improved none of my symptoms one iota! Certainly not my sleepiness. Given I'm aiming to die of CVS disease (know way too many fit and healthy 70yos - one still runs every day - with dementia) that putative risk reduction that has no basis in any fact worth the name, is not on my radar.
Thank you for this good data. I hope insurers will continue to cover, even after the weight has been lost. And, I hope they will increase authorizations to cover those at the borderline of these diseases.
Thank you for describing the benefits of using these weight loss drugs. I am very concerned however that you didn’t give your readers a full picture of these drugs. An intelligent decision to use them can’t be made without also understanding the possible downsides. You made no mention of intestinal paralysis, retinopathy, gall bladder disfunction or any of the other possible side effects. I have several friends using these drugs and 3 of them were admitted to the hospital because they suffered from one of these issues. Please be responsible and tell the whole story so patients can weigh their options.
Not to mention a low carb whole foods diet with walking and strength training will also provide the same results, with many additional benefits and no side effects. This guy is just a pill pusher.
Not arguing but see Bonnie’s comment above. Exercising caution for long term, even lifetime use is important.
I remember the last class of wonder drugs. That started one helluvan opiate epidemic. Any “miracle drug” without long term data is suspect in my book and should be in everyone’s.
my friend this drug is over 20 years old, lots of data
You're not a critical thinker... The link between OSA and CVS disease is contested, given the evidence that treating OSA (so giving people back their good night's sleep, in your parlance) doesn't reduce CVS risk... So why would doing the same thing by another mechanism (weight loss) be any more likely to succeed? If it's as simple as you've presented it here! and meta analysis showed that individuals who lost weight actually died earlier, even though their biomarkers looked better in the meantime...OSA literature is littered with 'may' and 'could' yet you're presenting what may well be an outcome measure - an effect - as an absolute cause.
N of 1 trial - I halved (normalised) my body weight, significantly decreased my sleep apnea... But improved none of my symptoms one iota! Certainly not my sleepiness. Given I'm aiming to die of CVS disease (know way too many fit and healthy 70yos - one still runs every day - with dementia) that putative risk reduction that has no basis in any fact worth the name, is not on my radar.
Thank you for this good data. I hope insurers will continue to cover, even after the weight has been lost. And, I hope they will increase authorizations to cover those at the borderline of these diseases.