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Zepbound helpful in managing weight gain on steroid’s?
I have been on Zepbound for the past year and a half. I’ve lost weight and am 15 pounds closer to my weight goal. I am concerned about the weight gain with steroid medication. Wondering how Zepbound will help with all the side effects of weight gain, possible risk associated with varying sugar levels for diabetes etc. Also question increasing my Zepbound dose to off set 15-20 mg prednisone. Thank you. I’m new to PMR.
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Rheumatolgists are excited about GLP-1 medications not just for weight loss but also for managing inflammatory diseases.
https://rheumatology.org/press-releases/new-research-at-acr-convergence-2025-highlights-potential-of-glp-1-therapies-in-rheumatic-disease-management
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I would need to look for the video of a presentation at the 2025 ACR conference. At one point in the video a panel of rheumatologists were saying that they should be the ones who prescribe GLP-1 medications. Their reasoning was because they the doctors who prescribe so much prednisone. They feel like they are the ones who should be responsible for their patients who gain weight on prednisone.
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