This syndrome is characterized by clinical symptoms of sickness behavior such as leaden paralysis of the limbs, hypersomnia, and hyperphagia/weight gain, while mood reactivity is unimpaired, i.e., mood brightens in response to positive events (according to DSM-5 criteria for MDD with atypical features), while still suffering from lack of concentration and higher levels of exhaustibility as in melancholic MDD [99]
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[129] The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, a trade organization for pharmacy regulators, claims that there are tens of thousands of online pharmacies operating illegally or outside of the association's recommendations
Researchers also considered evidence showing that GLP-1 receptors are present in brain regions involved in reward processing