Regaining weight after diet medication linked to 4-fold rise in suicidal thoughts: study
People who have taken weight-loss medication and regained weight afterward were more than four times as likely to have suicidal thoughts, highlighting mental health concerns tied to the medications. According to a study by a research team at Asan Medical Center on Sunday, people who took weight-loss medication were 1.9 times more likely to experience depression and 2.7 times as likely to have…
A study conducted by researchers at Asan Medical Center has revealed a significant link between regaining weight after using weight-loss medication and experiencing suicidal thoughts. The research, which analyzed data from 27,741 adults gathered through the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between 2013 and 2022, found that individuals who had taken doctor-prescribed weight-loss medication in the past year were four times more likely to have suicidal thoughts compared to those who had not used the medication.
Additionally, these users were 1.9 times more likely to experience depression and 2.7 times more likely to have suicidal thoughts than non-users.
The study divided the participants into two groups, with 846 individuals having taken weight-loss medication and 26,895 not using such medication. Among the medication users, 22.1 percent reported feelings of depression for two or more consecutive weeks, while only 11.4 percent of non-users experienced this mental state. Furthermore, 8.4 percent of medication users sought mental health counseling, compared to 3.4 percent of non-users.
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