The Ugly Side of Weight-Loss Drugs: Rotten Breath, Damaged Teeth, and Dry Mouth

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2. Perhaps they need to talk about the worst consequences of induced gastroparesis (stomach paralysis)

It doesn't just reduce hunger, but in worst-case scenarios, can result in life-threatening intestinal blockages, diabetes (new or existing) that is refractory to insulin and other drugs (extremely difficult to control), malnutrition from poor absorption of nutrients, life-threatening dehydration, biliary disease, pancreatitis, and on and on.

Yes, the weight loss can be incredibly beneficial from a cardiovascular point of view--as it can with some long-standing diabetics (albeit that is a mixed issue as discussed above) but...

"Miracle" for some. "Deadly" for others. But the worst is the non-FDA-approved compounded analogs, for which we have zero control over their exact components...

Taking it purely to lose a few pounds to look like a Hollywood "influencer" sans medical oversight may well end with you in the ER.