GLP-1 agonists may curb not only appetite but also desire and pleasure, potentially helping with maladaptive behaviors like alcohol consumption.

“and that that sounds like a good thing except there are also numerous cases now of major depressive disorder in response to these drugs so it's almost like an alone or something for the treatment of addiction”

“cuz wasn't that the original FDA approval diabetes diabetes um and there's also some datas I recall that OIC monjaro can reduce alcohol cravings that so yeah the reward center in the brain are the the noise so they're looking now I guess that my friends who are like obesity Medicine Specialists and are all like reading every study that comes out any kind of impulsive behavior or reward-seeking behavior gaming gambling alcohol you know people are tending to do less of those behaviors because whatever the whatever is being blocked in the brain”

“I believe that there's some initial research going on that it uh it can help with uh cravings um and addiction in general.”

“And every single one of them will tell me my brain is quiet. >> Wow. >> They're not drinking as much. >> Yeah. That's a clear quotequote side effect is people don't crave alcoholics. And I've said it for years. Just use it on alcoholics. Use it on alcoholics.”

“on the one hand there have been a lot of reports that glp1 Agonist not only curb appetite which is the desired outcome but may in fact also curb desire and maybe even pleasure and that would actually suggest that unlike a gastric bypass an individual who uses a gp1 Agonist to achieve their weight loss goals might also have another benefit in that it might curb other maladaptive behaviors such as alcohol consumption”

“do do you think that we'll ever be able to explore um in in a in a in a in a rigorous scientific way the question of whether or not independent of weight gp1 Agonist might be tools to help people with addictions more broadly beginning with alcohol”

“on the one hand there have been a lot of reports that glp1 agonists not only curb appetite which is the desired outcome but may in fact also curb desire and maybe even pleasure and that would actually suggest that unlike a gastric bypass an individual who uses a gp1 Agonist to achieve their weight loss goals might also have another benefit in that it might curb other maladaptive behaviors such as alcohol consumption”