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I was too young to be waking up in pain. A GLP-1 helped me get my rheumatoid arthritis and weight under control.

I was too young to be waking up in pain. A GLP-1 helped me get my rheumatoid arthritis and weight under control.
health • 8/22/2025

GLP-1s aren't FDA-approved to treat rheumatoid arthritis, but many people notice improvement in their inflammation with the medication — and that's been life-changing for Cassandra Smith.

Cassandra Smith has rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and knows all too well how debilitating the autoimmune condition can be. Her grandmother died of complications from RA, and in the last few months of her life, it was Smith who served as her caregiver, ad... [12179 chars]