Consult with your healthcare provider, and they may adjust, switch, or stop the medication
While glycine is classified as a non-essential amino acid (meaning the body can synthesize it), multiple studies suggest that endogenous production does not meet human metabolic demands, especially during periods of growth, stress (including intense exercise), aging, or injury
This was recently demonstrated in a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and prospective cohort studies that found people who received a GLP-1 receptor agonist had a reduction in depression scale scores compared with those given placebo
This is supported by the finding that aging leads to more oxidation of the GSH and more damaged mtDNA in the mitochondria, which can be prevented by oral antioxidant administration
Macrophage apoptosis and efferocytosis in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis