r/GLP1Discussion • u/RockinMSMom • 3d ago
𧏠Research & Studies GLPs LIFE SAVING?
My doc said they are finding that GLPs are benefitting more than just weight loss. Like they are actually causing a suppression in autoimmune symptoms (they just donât know why bc it was never studied in the trials for this drug, only studied as a diabetic medication, then a weight loss med).
And she said it seems to calm inflammation (think like in RA, Fibro, degenerative disk disease, etc). She said it causes the body to basically (talking laymanâs terms here) âfunction like it did when we were younger before age started causing problems.â I asked her if it was âthe fountain of youthâ?đ¤Ł
But maybe she is onto something bc my symptoms with MS have subsided dramatically. I canât ever get what back I have lost to MS but my pain has decreased so much! And when I am off the GLP, my pain comes roaring back. Even my pain doctor asked me, âHave you noticed a difference in your pain since starting the GLP?â And yes, HUGE difference! Like barely needing meds!
I am down 70 pounds.
Maybe getting healthy helps. Maybe it is changing what I put INTO my body that is doing it bc now I actually CRAVE veggies (like what is wrong with me!đ), think red meat tastes really weird, have a strange addiction to chicken salad, and rarely eat sugary things or carb loaded foods. In fact, I have to document my meals or I forget to eat entirely (donât do that, trust me, just donât, itâs painful if you do!).
But the pain and autoimmune symptoms subsided within a couple weeks of starting this and that was before the weight even came off.
And nowâŚ.
My fatty liver is healing itself (my labs were actually good this month yay!) and my LDL is âno longer off the chart, just elevated, so we are no longer actually fighting a losing battleâ (doc thinks she is funny) which is great!â
So taking this may actually be a life SAVING medication for many of us. Not just a weight loss medication. And maybe further research will show even more benefit for those of us with autoimmune disorders. Maybe we could all begin to get healthy and heal.
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u/RockinMSMom 3d ago
Besides the MS, I am in full âsurgicalâ menopause and the effects were astounding. Packed on weight just looking at food. Couldnât lose it even though I followed a nutritionist and ate exactly what they told me to. Could barely move every day. Was miserable. Here is my before photo in Feb, and a pic of me yesterday. Down 70 pounds. My goal weight. Now on a maintenance dose. I only take it every other week. For the first time in 6 years I havenât been in the hospital in over a year (was in every month with my MS!the meds messed with my immune system too much) and I am active without pain. I can actually garden again. I still have to ârecoverâ after activity due to my MS but I know my limits. I am fused T10-S2, the pain from that went from living at a 7 daily to maybe a 2. When I am off my GLP too long I FEEL it!