{"id":1090093,"date":"2026-07-15T05:21:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T05:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1090093\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T05:21:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T05:21:22","slug":"doctor-says-extreme-heat-can-affect-people-on-glp-1-medications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1090093\/","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\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/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":1090094,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[4315],"tags":[297723,46263,39564,64946,168848,27462,216675,25456,3570,297721,83800,34444,297717,8557,297716,143527,19435,15991,127269,127939,5250,105,297720,67378,256658,110182,1529,4326,297722,297718,457,46667,39565,297719,16,15],"class_list":["post-1090093","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-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-medication","tag-mental-health-medication","tag-mental-health-medications","tag-people","tag-pharmacist","tag-sweating","tag-thirst-sensation","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1090093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1090093"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1090093\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1090094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1090093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1090093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1090093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}