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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There’s some promising clinical trials and research about the positive benefits of using semaglutide for Parkinson’s. These GLP-1 agonists have shown to decrease inflammation while also having an effect in the brain, particularly with dopamine receptors.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30741689/

https://www.psychiatrist.com/news/brain-targeting-drug-similar-to-ozempic-shows-promise-in-parkinsons/[/quote]

PP with Parkinsons here.  Thanks for the share (said seriously, not sarcastically).

One thing I do want to note is that there are a LOT of pharmaceuticals that show promise, and sound good through phase 2 of trials. It seems like there is a new one each week.  But there is yet to be a drug that is shown via a phase 3 trial to [i]modify[/i] the course of the disease.  Everything that is out there simply manages symptoms.

So that's why someone with Parkinsons who has been around for a while may not get terribly excited about the news posted above.  We wait until phase 3.[/quote]

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