Vox's associate director of audience Gabriela Fernandez recommends her favorite story of the week.
LISTEN TO THIS:The mysterious symptom popping up in some GLP-1 usersWhat if you lost weight and didn’t care — about anything?by Jonquilyn Hill
With GLP-1 use on the rise — and popping up everywhere from ads to pop culture — I couldn’t help but click on this headline. Some users are reporting unexpected psychological side effects, including feelings of extreme apathy. It was really interesting to hear people describing a kind of “missing spark,” and to dig into what we know (and still don’t know) about how GLP-1s may affect dopamine.
—Gabriela Fernandez
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