Allodynia is a widespread condition affecting large areas of the body, where normally non-painful stimuli like light touch or clothing contact produce pain
Farrell S, Vogel J, Bieber LL
Barriers to initiating treatment may include delayed recognition of obesity as a disease by public health and medical organizations, provider biases regarding patients with obesity, lack of reimbursement leading to out-of-pocket costs to patients, inadequate training of providers, historical safety issues with AOMs, and perceptions of patients and their caregivers regarding the efficacy of AOMs [14,15,16,17]
Rapid regain reinforces obesity as a chronic, relapsing condition requiring sustained management strategies
Generally safe when prescribed by a doctor and monitored regularly
Average weight gain after discontinuation was 2.03 kg, and HbA1c levels rose, even as fasting plasma glucose remained largely stable