GPX4 at the crossroads of lipid homeostasis and ferroptosis
In addition, berberine can properly restore the levels of 3-nitrotyrosine (3-NT), COX 2, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), and sirtuin 1 in the hippocampus (Sadraie et al., 2019)
Meet clinical BMI criteria and don't have contraindications: If you have a BMI 30 (or 27 with weight-related comorbidities like high blood pressure or type 2 diabetes), don't have a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or MEN2, and don't have severe gastrointestinal disease or pancreatitis history, you may qualify clinically
The result is that many people starting these medications are caught off guard by how they feel in the early weeks, leading some to stop treatment prematurely when the side effects were actually manageable and temporary, and others to push through symptoms that warranted medical attention