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Association of GLP-1RA discontinuation and risk of depressive and anxiety disorders in people with type 2 diabetes: a cohort study

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Tingyu Zhang
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Ping He
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Yunxi Ji
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Juan Shi
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Zizheng Zhang
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Kan Wang
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Haolei Pan
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Huayan Yao
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Yanbin Xue
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Ruizhi Zheng
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Qingxia Wu
崔斌 (Bin Cui) *
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张艺扉 (Yifei Zhang) *
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Weiqing Wang *
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Guang Ning *
DOI:10.1038/s42255-026-01567-zdelete
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The psychiatric safety profile of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) is characterized by inconsistent findings during active treatment and remains largely unexplored after cessation. Here we show that GLP-1RA discontinuation is associated with an increased risk of psychiatric events. Using large-scale electronic health records from the Shanghai Hospital Link Database, we investigate incident depressive and anxiety disorders during GLP-1RA treatment and after its discontinuation in people with type 2 diabetes, compared with dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP4is) or sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2is). During treatment, GLP-1RAs show a neutral risk compared with DPP4is and a lower risk compared with SGLT2is. In contrast, after cessation, prior use of GLP-1RAs is associated with a higher risk than prior use of DPP4is or SGLT2is. This increase is modestly mediated by elevated triglyceride levels. These findings highlight the need for clinical vigilance regarding anxiety following GLP-1RA discontinuation. Discontinuation of GLP-1 receptor agonists is associated with an increased risk of anxiety disorders in people with type 2 diabetes compared with discontinuation of DPP4 or SGLT2 inhibitors.

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Nature Metabolism
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wonders information co., ltd.
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Shanghai Hospital Development Center
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shanghai jiao tong university
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