However, patients who lose significant weightwhether through medication, surgery, or lifestyle changesoften maintain a slightly lower metabolic rate than predicted for their new body weight
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Cardiovascular Safety Metformin has demonstrated cardiovascular safety and may provide cardiovascular benefit in certain patient populations with type 2 diabetes
A 42-year-old female with longstanding profound fatigue, chronic pain, asthma, multiple food intolerances, GI symptoms including diarrhea, urticaria, food cravings, weight gain, and migraine who was essentially housebound due to constant exhaustion (she estimated 30% of normal energy) took tirzepitide at 3.75 mg principally to address obesity
But in general, healthcare providers avoid prescribing multiple weight loss medications together due to an increased risk of side effects
The only pathway left is the clinical need exceptions that surviving telehealth compounders are exploiting: a documented allergy to an inactive ingredient in the commercial product, or a required dose strength that isnt commercially available