semaglutide for thyroid with Underactive Thyroid: Safety & Provider Guidance – PlexusDx Does Semaglutide Cause Thyroid Issues?

Front Pharmacol 2020;11:1270.ArticlePubMedPMC 84

Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 84(4):804814

The mechanism by which thiol-binding metals exert a toxic activity on cells and organisms is in general terms described as the consequence of interaction with and inhibition of essential thiol groups of enzymes and proteins, although the systemic toxicity of the metals is very different [2]

The principle is the same as exposure therapy, gradually teaching your nervous system that the stimulus is not threatening

The delta change in other fat depots was not different at 9 or 18 weeks (Additional file 1)

However, if taken in excessive amounts, semaglutide can lead to adverse effects