If youre on them, you need ongoing, close medical supervision to make sure you dont have any reactions, that side effects are tolerable, that theyre working, and that the benefit outweighs the risks in your specific case
Side Effects & Serious Risks Nausea & flushing: Dose-dependent nausea and facial flushing are the most common short-term effects [2]
Never change the dose or frequency without consulting the prescribing healthcare provider
Marathe CS, Rayner CK, Jones KL, Horowitz M
The data in this study are insufficient to fully simulate all relevant factors
But if someone has tried more established interventions without success, she says, it might be worth trying a GLP-1 agonist to address addiction