Short thread on my latest for @medscape.com explores why, despite their incredible benefit, so many people stop their anti-obesity medications? /1 - ThreadSky

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yonifreedhoff.com • 112 days ago

Short thread on my latest for @medscape.com explores why, despite their incredible benefit, so many people stop their anti-obesity medications? /1

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yonifreedhoff.com•112 days ago

Basically there are 3 different stop points: Not filling prescriptions, not reaching a therapeutic dose, and stopping despite obesity being a chronic conditions and these being treatments, not antibiotics, for weight /2

yonifreedhoff.com•112 days ago

Not filling likely in part due to prescriber attitudes and in part due to cost and coverage, not reaching therapeutic dose likely due in part to side effect and again in part due to insufficient prescriber follow up (to help for instance mitigate side effects) /3

yonifreedhoff.com•112 days ago

And stopping them again due in part to prescribers not explaining chronicity of treatment and condition. Common thread here are the prescribers' attitudes and follow up. Piece explores how to improve same
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/if-new-obesity-medications-work-why-do-so-many-stop-them-2025a10002ak

vancouverobert.bsky.social•112 days ago

If you've been battling obesity for decades, there's programming in your brain that says, "everything would be fine if you just lost those x pounds." Sadly, it's tough to accept that your normal is not normal for those around you.

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