{"id":586193,"date":"2026-07-15T02:15:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T02:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/586193\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T02:15:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T02:15:14","slug":"doctor-says-extreme-heat-can-affect-people-on-glp-1-medications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/586193\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor says extreme heat can affect people on GLP-1 medications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Doctor says extreme heat can affect people on GLP-1 medications<\/p>\n<p>Heat, dehydration and certain medications can be a risky mix. A doctor says people on GLP-1s and other drugs should keep hydrated.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784081714_410_author_avatar.png\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"Default author avatar\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><strong class=\"css-ncbpmr\">MILWAUKEE \u2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"0\">During extreme heat, people on certain medications can be more affected than others.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"1\">Medications, including GLP-1s, mental health medications such as antidepressants and antipsychotics, high blood pressure medications and antihistamines all affect how the body regulates high temperatures.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"2\">Dr. Diane Erdman, the director of Ambulatory Pharmacy at Ascension Wisconsin, spoke about the specific effect GLP-1s have.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"3\">&#8220;For GLP-1s, they work by decreasing appetite, but they also can decrease the thirst sensation, so it&#8217;s very important for those medications that they are drinking water on a regular basis,&#8221; Erdman said.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"4\">She said that blood pressure and mental health medications can increase fatigue and sweating, which can then lead to dehydration.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"5\">&#8220;It&#8217;s very important to make sure that you&#8217;re keeping hydrated during all this heat wave here,&#8221; Erdman said.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"6\">To stay safe during the heat, stay inside air conditioning or in shaded areas, keep hydrated, and wear lightweight clothing.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"7\">For more information about staying safe, check in with your pharmacist or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/heat-health\/hcp\/clinical-guidance\/heat-and-medications-guidance-for-clinicians.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Centers for  Disease Control and Prevention<\/a> for information on heat and medications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Doctor says extreme heat can affect people on GLP-1 medications Heat, dehydration and certain medications can be a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":586194,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[274],"tags":[248870,81243,23344,82060,81411,248441,151653,147369,22907,248867,7581,45374,248863,9778,248862,18,248869,59294,11566,13224,14568,35957,135,248866,59296,198857,248871,3354,19,17,462,248868,248864,237,94689,144474,248865],"class_list":["post-586193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-medication","tag-ambulatory-pharmacy","tag-antidepressant","tag-antidepressants","tag-antihistamines","tag-antipsychotic","tag-antipsychotics","tag-ascension-wisconsin","tag-blood-pressure-medications","tag-cdc","tag-certain-medication","tag-dehydration","tag-director","tag-director-of-ambulatory-pharmacy","tag-doctor","tag-dr-diane-erdman","tag-eire","tag-erdman","tag-extreme-heat","tag-fatigue","tag-glp-1-medication","tag-glp-1-medications","tag-glp-1s","tag-health","tag-heat-and-medications","tag-heat-wave","tag-high-blood-pressure-medication","tag-high-temperature","tag-hydration","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-medication","tag-mental-health-medication","tag-mental-health-medications","tag-people","tag-pharmacist","tag-sweating","tag-thirst-sensation"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=586193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586193\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/586194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=586193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=586193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=586193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}