Magnesium glycinate (200400 mg), L-theanine, and melatonin (0.53 mg) may support sleep onset without interfering with weight loss metabolism, though these should be discussed with your healthcare provider
The reported side effects of these drugs experienced commonly include gastrointestinal symptoms like nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, constipation, abdominal pain, and burping, as well as other more mild side effects like headache, fatigue, and dizziness.1,12 This drug is also known to cause fetal harm so those who are pregnant may not take the drug and those who are planning to become pregnant must stop months before planning to do so as this drug has a long half-life.1,9 Less common but more dangerous side effects seen are acute pancreatitis,13 acute gallbladder disease, acute kidney injury, increase in suicidal ideation/behaviors, ileus, and death.1,2,3,12,14 This drug also has a boxed warning for thyroid C-cell tumors7 which is the highest safety-related warning that medications can have assigned by the Food and Drug Administration''15 A side effect often not discussed is the malnutrition that comes from eating far less food which is the general goal of taking this drug
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The NHS recommends aiming for at least 150 minutes of moderate activity per week
The remaining authors declare no competing financial interests
