Posted on 01/13/2024 8:37:41 AM PST by dynachrome
We are a quick fix drug addicted society.
Losing weight takes diet, exercise and some self-discipline.
I’m diabetic. I take Ozempic. It helped lower my A1c to where I am in the prediabetes zone. But, yes, it has had bad consequences to my plumbing. Nothing as bad as perpetual diarrhea. It’s a cycle of constipation then diarrhea.
I have not noticed muscle loss. Personally I am supposed to take it once a week, but I let that slip to 8-9 days to enjoy a more normal day or two before getting back to it. I will say I have learned about satiation. Before Ozempic I was much less aware of being full. I could just keep eating. Now I am aware that I’m done. The meal is over, period. Save it for leftovers, share it, toss it, but I absolutely can’t eat it. Thats a lesson I am happy to learn.
I took one of them for a short time but it just made me feel like shit, but I wasn’t as hungry.
Viagra was originally developed to treat high blood pressure. During trials, patients discovered that other effect ...
. All those wackadoodles who just want to sell you...
oh wait, wrong thread.
Don't you trust the SCIENCE!TM?
“They are morons.”
There are plenty out there. One of our patients decided to try essential oils and started having anaphylaxis from it. So what did they do? Take more essential oils, of course. Oddly enough, that made it worse.
“These folks needed paralysis of the fork muscles.”
Not everyone has a weight problem based upon their eating habits.
I took Ozempic for a few years for type II and had to change in the last year because so many people were getting it for a dietary reason I couldn’t get it anymore. So I had to switch to a new drug to accomplish the same thing. And i blame the medical people for that.
Ozempic was never a weight reduction drug. It was for diabetes and carries a number of possible side effects:
inflammation of your pancreas, change in vision, hypoglycemia, (especially for non diabetic users), kidney problems (kidney failure), serious allergic reactions, gallbladder problems, and the most common side effects of Ozempic® nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach (abdominal) pain, and constipation.
And this is not off some survey, this is off their website:
Sound like a drug that is good for people just to lose weight? There are too many reasons why people gain or lose weight. There is no one size fits all drug or procedure that can fix it permanently. Health is a day by day mission that can’t always be accomplished.
wy69
The commercials for Ozempic are all over the TV! I cut off the sound and look at something else while they’re on.
That commercial drives me crazy! I cut the sound and look at something else while it’s on!
I don’t recall the commercial telling folks to lose weight, eat right and exercise.
Before the usage of Ozempic for weight loss, I don’t recall ever hearing any side effects of the drugs.
Yes! I hate that commercial!
Mrs Child and I have a firm rule. Except as a last resort for something VERY bad, any drug for us must be thoroughly tested and in widespread use for at least 10 years. And then we have to carefully research it.
I’m 10-15 lbs heavier than I’d like to be. I know why. Self discipline (rather lack thereof). I will either exert the necessary self restraint or I will stay where I am at. My wife’s self discipline is extraordinary (and rather annoying to yours truly).
I noticed this about the women’s pictures in the story.
Young, into selfies with excessive makeup, collagen lips, and do not appear to be overweight. Red flags for narcissism. Likely do their research and get medical advice on Tik Tok. Certainly not the type to carefully question a doctor about a drug they want after seeing it on TV.
It is enlightening how few young people take advantage of the wealth of *real* information available by putting out some effort and then filtering with common sense and critical reasoning. It’s so much easier to get everything from a social media “influencer”. I’m convinced that Gen Z has been bred with no ability to think for itself.
Wow, that list of side effects is horrendous!
“...and yet NOTHING is given as a warning.”
There are warnings out there. Your doctor is the first you should ask. After that, one of the things I do is look for an MSDS on drugs that fall under FDA approval. Some supplements do not have one. A good one for Jardiance might be this and looking on pages 7 though 10:
https://www.medsafe.govt.nz/profs/datasheet/j/jardiancetab.pdf
You can find an MSDS (material safety data sheet) on most things.
wy69
Oops, I was wrong. The commercial you asked about (and that I hate) is for Jardiance, another similar drug.
What/who is this?
My wife is considering going on Ozempic. I showed her this article. She said; “Maybe not. Could be dangerous.”
I reminded her that Daily Mail is a gossip rag. But she will still see her doctor.
Ugh….just saw this ad …
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Who hasn't had that feeling when they were young....That usually preceded the ensuing hangover....
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