27% saw a lowering of their blood pressure, while others saw improvements to their blood sugar and needing less medication to help treat their other health issues
I have come to think of this as "drug noise." People on GLP-1 drugs often describe the quieting of "food noise" the constant mental preoccupation with eating
Additionally, the drugs effects on digestionsuch as slowed gastric emptyingcan alter gut microbiome balance, which plays a crucial role in mental health
For example, a 2022 study in mice found that exercise itself increases GLP-1 secretion, and experimentally raising GLP-1 levels improved the mices endurance
Recently, many people using GLP-1 medications also report what has been termed Ozempic teeth. According to Catrise Austin, DDS, a cosmetic dentist, author of Stop Diabetes Today, and host of the Lets Talk Smiles Podcast, as more people turn to medications like Ozempic and Wegovy (semaglutide) for diabetes and weight loss, dentists are seeing more patients experiencing a range of unexpected oral side effects