Weight Loss From Combination Anti-Obesity Medication Regimens Can Approach that Achieved From Bariatric Surgery.
JCEM Case Rep
; 1(1): luac038, 2023 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
Obesity is a multifactorial chronic disease for which treatment remains challenging. While the cornerstone treatment is lifestyle modification, the addition of anti-obesity medications leads to greater weight reduction. In cases where monotherapy with a single anti-obesity medication results in either weight stabilization or only modest weight reduction, combination regimens can be highly effective, especially those including glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists. We report the case of a 23-year-old male initially presenting with a body mass index of 84.3â
kg/m2. In addition to lifestyle modification therapy, he was started on phentermine, topiramate, and metformin, which only resulted in weight stabilization after 1 year. Subsequently, semaglutide (a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist) was added, along with a lower calorie diet, which resulted in a 32.5% total body weight reduction, approximating that which can be achieved following metabolic/bariatric surgery. This case highlights the potential benefit of combination anti-obesity medication regimens including glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, as such regimens may provide a synergistic effect by targeting multiple eating behavior pathways simultaneously. Further studies are needed to evaluate the efficacy of combination anti-obesity medication regimens, especially among those achieving suboptimal response to monotherapies.
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JCEM Case Rep
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