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by glp1guide 130 days ago
No one knows of course, but it's looking likely -- anecdotal data is piling up.

That said, there are some that have reported it also lessens desire for things they want to desire.

Did a writeup on this back in summer '25:

https://glp1guide.substack.com/p/glp1s-vs-addiction-a-quick-...

Paywalled so direct links to notable papers through the years below:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8517504

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8820218

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36031011

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10684505

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39764175

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39032839/

https://www.science.org/content/article/obesity-drug-cuts-op... https://www.statnews.com/2024/02/17/opioid-cravings-glp1-wei... (The science.org article is paywalled IIRC)

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39535805/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39937469/

Addiction comes up in anecdata all the time so I've written about it a few times but these papers are a good place to start to find more rigorous data points.

Eli Lilly has taken to calling GLP1s "anti-hedonics" as well

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This brings up another interesting question. What is the chemical basis of desire in the brain?
Easy, it is dopamine.
No it isn't. Every neurotransmitter is involved with every complex phenomenon.