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It's new but not as new as the article tries to make it sound. Has been known for a while and is in use. Further, it's not going to "revolutinize" anything, it'
by caraffle 5y ago
It's new but not as new as the article tries to make it sound. Has been known for a while and is in use. Further, it's not going to "revolutinize" anything, it's another incremental med that has shown improvement in outcomes. Just like beta blockers and aldactone, it buys you some small clinical benefit.
- errcorrectcode 5y agoAnecdotally, the beta blocker propranolol crashed my testosterone levels, and slowed my hair and fingernail growth. I believe the latter are due to increased rT3 conversion, effectively medically-induced hypothyroidism.
- errcorrectcode 5y agoThere's always a degree of press-releasey hype in medication study result announcements.