From intense cravings to 20lb weight gain and never-ending snacking, patients have revealed unpleasant realities of coming off Ozempic.
The blockbuster weight loss injection, taken by millions of Americans across the country, has transformed the lives of people living with obesity, helping them lose around five to 10 percent of their body weight in three months. …
But the medicine – known as a GLP1 agonist – has recently come under fire for a host of reported side effects, including suicidal thoughts, bowel injuries and even weight gain from coming off it.
Some experts have warned that those who take the drug must stay on it for life or risk reaching a weight that is higher – and more harmful – than where they started out.
[This is why fad medications — or in this case, fad medication applications — almost always turn out to be a bad idea. I use a similar injectable to treat my Type II diabetes, and I have lost a lot of weight over the years with it. But I take it because I need it to control my blood sugars, which means I’m on it for life, side effects and all. This is not the kind of med that one takes for a while and then stops. In fairness, though, some of the people featured in this article wanted to continue with the drug but it became too expensive. — Ed]
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