Zepbound or Mounjaro for Sleep Apnea? New Standard of Care?
June 9th, 2024Can we use Tirzepatide [“Zepbound” or Mounjaro”] to help improve obstructive sleep apnea? A new study divided the sleep apnea patients into 2 groups : obese patients that did not want to use CPAP vs. a group of obese patients with sleep apnea on CPAP. Now, keep in mind that obesity is associated with sleep […]
What Happens When You Stop Tirzepatide?
April 24th, 2024So, your patient has gotten good results with Tirzepatide [“Zepbound”]. and now you want to maintain results. What happens to them if they stop the drug, keep a calorie deficit, exercise and get a Placebo? Here comes a study called SURMOUNT-4 to help answer that question. Now, before we go much further this study looked […]
Weight Gain After GLP-1 Therapy
April 4th, 2024We have all heard about the weight gain after GLP-1 therapy. The bigger question is “how much” and what happens to all of the beneficial changes in cardiovascular risk factors? When you here “Semaglutide”, think of the brands Ozempic*or Wegovy*. The first point is this: GLP-1 medical treatment for people who are overweight or […]