Peter Attia· MD
we know on average what the data is saying I put you on the drug it we don't know all the reasons why but within a year a half of the people stop the drug yeah and it's probably a combination of cost and side effect
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
we know on average what the data is saying I put you on the drug it we don't know all the reasons why but within a year a half of the people stop the drug yeah and it's probably a combination of cost and side effect
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we know on average what the data is saying I put you on the drug it we don't know all the reasons why but within a year a half of the people stopped the drug yeah and it's probably a combination of cost and side effects yeah and uh my patients very commonly tell me you know say Ralph uh I enjoy eating and I can't eat anymore and they some people just tell me they they just want to eat and so I'm going to get fat again so I'm going to eat some is GI side effects and some is cost $1,000 month is a lot of money for oh it's insane