Healthcare providers should ensure patients receive proper injection technique training before initiating semaglutide therapy to ensure the medication is administered as intended
Some side effects, such as blurry vision, may occur in the first few months of taking these medications and are not uncommon
Local injection carries additional risk of tissue irritation relative to subcutaneous administration away from injury
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Now, fibromyalgia is making a potential appearance on this management list, according to a Medscape article Reporting on a large-scale health records analysis, the article states The use of GLP-1 receptor agonists was linked to lower pain and fatigue in patients with fibromyalgia The way that I use it in my practice these days is that if I have a patient with chronic pain or with fibromyalgia who has comorbidities that already have an FDA approval for GLP-1 use, such as obesity, diabetes, or obstructive sleep apnea, I would encourage them to go to their primary care physician and maybe consider getting started on a GLP-1, said presenter Nouran Eshak, MB ChB, of the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona. However, the article also lists several limitations to the study including Researchers were unable to account for confounders such as duration of illness, symptom severity, GLP-1 dosage, or access to healthcare. Disclaimer: This post is not a recommendation, rather just a report
Suryakumar Narayanasamy of the Childrens Hospital of Cincinnati who is an expert on gastric ultrasound to assist
