Its main job is to activate specific pathways in your brain that are directly linked to sexual arousal
METAOD005: A Phase IIb (randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled) study to assess the efficacy (reduction in body weight), safety and tolerability of 12 weeks treatment with daily doses (1, 5, 10, 20 or 30 mg AOD9604) administered orally (capsules) in 300 healthy, clinically obese males, and females of non-child bearing potential, with a BMI 35 kg/m 2
By addressing weight, hormones, and mental health, these medications can also profoundly impact your sex life in several ways
The recommended schedule from clinical trials is: Weeks 1-4: 2.5 mg once weekly Weeks 5-8: 5 mg once weekly Weeks 9-12: 7.5 mg once weekly Weeks 13-16: 10 mg once weekly Weeks 17-20: 12.5 mg once weekly Week 21+: 15 mg once weekly (maximum dose) Not everyone follows this exact schedule
Nasrallah & Alzeer, 2022) and post-mortem studies(Chauhan et al., 2012