Functional (primary) constipation is thought to involve gut-brain axis dysfunction (De Palma 2014)
I've had type 1 diabetes since I was 10, and since my diagnosis, I've dealt with insulin resistance
Most generic first-line antidepressants including sertraline, fluoxetine, escitalopram, citalopram, venlafaxine ER, duloxetine, and bupropion XL typically appear on Tier 1 or Tier 2 of the BCBSTX Prime Therapeutics formulary and may not require prior authorization
Activation of POMC neurons leads to the release of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (-MSH), which subsequently binds to the melanocortin 4 receptor in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus and triggers appetite-inhibiting signaling cascade
i will also say anecdotally, 2 years ago I was feeling numerous CTE symptoms and have the head trauma to back up probable CTE diagnosis
If you know exactly what to expect and when week by week you are far more likely to stay on the medication long enough to reach the therapeutic dose where real weight loss happens