GLP-1

Mounjaro and Anxiety: Managing Stress During Weight Loss

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Anxiety with Mounjaro can have multiple origins: neurobiological effects of tirzepatide, fear of weight regain, social pressure, or the emergence of emotions previously managed by food. Concrete strategies exist to manage this stress during treatment. Specific sources of anxiety during GLP-1 treatment include: “scale anxiety” (obsession with daily numbers, anxiety … Read more

Relationship with Food: How Tirzepatide Changes the Game

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Tirzepatide profoundly transforms the relationship with food. From constant ‘food noise’ to an unexpected mental silence, this metamorphosis can be liberating but also destabilizing. Understanding these changes helps integrate them serenely. Before tirzepatide: omnipresent food For many patients with obesity, food occupies a disproportionate place in their mental space. … Read more

Psychological Support During Anti-Obesity Treatment

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Psychological support is an often-neglected pillar of obesity treatment. Yet, patients who receive psychological accompaniment lose more weight, better maintain their results, and report a better quality of life under GLP-1 agonists. Why psychological support is essential Obesity is a biopsychosocial disease: its causes and consequences are as much psychological as … Read more

Vitamins and Minerals: Deficiencies to Monitor Under GLP-1

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Vitamin and mineral deficiencies are an underestimated risk of GLP-1 agonist treatments. The appetite reduction induced by tirzepatide can lead to significant nutritional deficits that are essential to detect and prevent. Mechanisms of deficiencies under GLP-1 agonists Tirzepatide reduces caloric intake by 25 to 40% on average (SURMOUNT-1, NEJM … Read more

Diarrhea and Constipation with Tirzepatide: Managing Digestive Issues

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Diarrhea and constipation are the most common digestive issues with tirzepatide. Here’s how to manage them daily. Bowel transit disorders are the second most frequent side effect with Mounjaro, after nausea. Approximately 16 to 23% of patients report episodes of diarrhea and 11 to 17% suffer from constipation. These two … Read more

Motivation and Discipline with Mounjaro: Beyond the Magic Shot

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Mounjaro isn’t a ‘magic shot’. Tirzepatide is a powerful tool, but it doesn’t replace motivation or lifestyle changes. Understanding how to maintain discipline beyond the pharmacological effect is essential for lasting results. The trap of ‘Mounjaro will do all the work’ The dramatic appetite reduction from tirzepatide … Read more

Food Addiction and Tirzepatide: How the Brain Changes

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Tirzepatide modifies the brain’s reward circuits involved in food addiction. This revolutionary discovery explains why many patients report a dramatic reduction in their compulsive cravings for food and even alcohol while on treatment. The Food Addiction Brain Food addiction shares neurobiological mechanisms with substance addictions. Ultra-processed foods … Read more

Mounjaro and Depression: Effects on Mood and Mental Health

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The links between Mounjaro and mental health are under close scrutiny. While tirzepatide is not an antidepressant, the weight loss and hormonal changes it induces can have significant effects on mood and psychological well-being. Tirzepatide and neurotransmitters: what research shows GLP-1 and GIP receptors are … Read more

Body Image and GLP-1: When the Mirror Doesn’t Keep Up with the Scale

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Body image is often out of sync with physical reality in patients on GLP-1. The mirror reflects a transformed body, but the mind retains the perception of the former body. This phenomenon, well-documented in psychology, requires particular attention during treatment. The disconnect between real body and mental image. Tirzepatide can cause a … Read more