For patients with MCAS specifically, what piqued my interest in giving this class of medications a try was a case series in The American Journal of the Medical Sciences from mast cell experts, including doctors Afrin, Weinstock and Dempsey
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If you stop it without consulting your doctor, your blood sugar levels could rise and put you at risk of kidney damage, blindness, nerve problems, and loss of limbs
There are some patients with contraindications, [if] they may have pancreatitis or any family history of medullary thyroid cancers, we cant use these medications, both tirzepatide and GLP-1s, Majety told Healio
Here's what to watch for: Shaking the vial