Psychiatrist Shares His Experience With GLP1 Weight Loss Drugs

GLP1 agonist weight loss medications Wegovy and Ozempic have become popular medications for overweight and obesity and are also increasingly being used in psychiatry to target symptoms of depression and anxiety. But are Wegovy and Ozempic safe to use in psychiatry? University of Toronto psychiatrist and researcher Dr. Rodrigo Mansur discusses the research supporting the use of GLP1 agonist weight loss drugs and explores his clinical considerations when discussing these medications with patients. Could they be a new treatment for psychiatric disorders? That remains to be seen as we consider the potential adverse effects. But it seems clear these drugs are becoming more popular, so the more we know about them, the better!

Expert featured in this video:
Rodrigo Mansur MD PhD
https://psychiatry.utoronto.ca/facult...

Dr. Mansur's publication mentioned in this video:
Liraglutide promotes improvements in objective measures of cognitive dysfunction in individuals with mood disorders: A pilot, open-label study
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27721...

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Time Stamps
0:00 Introduction to Weight loss medications in psychiatry
1:04 Introduction to Dr. Rodrigo Mansur
2:17 Interview Begins
3:30 Dr. Mansur's interest in GLP1 medications
4:57 GLP1 drug effects in the brain
6:04 Data on GLP1s and mental health
8:17 Data on GLP1s and serious mental illness
9:31 Concerns with GLP1s and mental health, increased suicide risk
13:40 Dr. Manur's clinical use of GLP1s
15:28 GLP1s are effective for weight loss in a psychiatric population
16:11 Lifestyle interventions are first line therapy
18:39 Conclusion

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