glp 1 for premenopausal woman GLP-1 medications were never designed to be a quick fix. In this episode of unPAUSED, Dr. Michelle Gordon (@doctormichellegordon) explains why GLP-1s are intended to treat obesity as the chronic disease it GLP-1 for Perimenopause Weight Loss:

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She was on a DMARD and a biologic both at full doses and still having multiple flares per month

Since muscle tissue burns more calories at rest than fat, losing muscle slows your metabolic rate by 2-4% per decade after age 40

Recent data suggests that use of GLP-1s is highest for perimenopausal women in the United States

For some of the drugs, we know the biochemistry is not the same. (Theres also a legal battle going on between brand-name drug makerswhose patents havent expired yetand the compounders and telehealth companies selling their own versions

As estrogen declines, basal metabolic rate drops