Red flag symptoms requiring urgent medical attention include difficulty swallowing (dysphagia) at any age, unintentional weight loss beyond that expected from tirzepatide therapy (especially in combination with upper abdominal pain, reflux or dyspepsia in those aged 55 and over), persistent vomiting, evidence of gastrointestinal bleeding (such as vomiting blood or passing black, tarry stools), or severe, unremitting chest pain
Lembke is referring to a 2022 study in Denmark that examined how people with alcohol use disorder respond to a GLP-1 medication versus a sugar pill while also receiving cognitive behavioral therapy
Retrieved from Khorsha, F., Mirzababaei, A., Togha, M., et al
Memory is unreliable, and guessing when you opened a vial is a recipe for using degraded medication