During desensitization, drug antigens are reintroduced in an incremental fashion, allowing to reach full therapeutic doses of the culprit drug with minor or no reaction
Some common side effects include gastrointestinal discomfort, such as nausea or diarrhea, as well as potential fishy body odor
An unfortunate thing I see is that patients, likely in large part due to the high stigma around weight gain, will not get in touch when they stop or are unable to continue the medications, Huang explains
It does this by stimulating the release of insulin from the pancreas and blocking the release of glucagon, another hormone that raises blood sugar levels
and (7) delay, and hopefully prevent, the onset of MCI and cognitive dysfunctions associated with AD