Should doctors encourage patients to use Ozempic as a weight loss drug or is this a terrible idea?

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There has been a lot of controversy surrounding diabetic medications like Ozempic that are found to encourage weight loss in patients, even those that do not have Diabetes which they are and were originally prescribed to help patients manage. Is this a bad idea. Should the FDA step in and ban this particular drug for those that do not have Diabetes?

Finchie40 · Accepted Answer

Anything we inject into ourselves is a terrible idea especially , if you don’t have any underlying issues in yourself , these pharmaceutical companies don’t give 2 shits about your health long term , they just want your money. If you want to lose weight? , diet and exercise and stop eating junk food like crazy and stay away from sugar as much as possible , Don’t trust shit like this , it might give you results but it might screw you up in the long run , leaving you with more issues. also the second you stop taking this shit , I guarantee all your weight will come back on you the second you stop taking it. The only people that should be taking this shit is people that actually need it , Diabetics. Our bodies were designed to store fat for survival , they weren’t designed to impress anyone. Your heart was designed for that. If you want to lose weight , do it the natural way by exercising and eating better. It’s sad that so many people our concerned about their weight , to try to impress someone else , being overweight doesn’t mean you are not healthy , being overweight can be stemmed down for a lot of reasons , your family genetics , your laziness , your food intake etc. just because someone is thin, it doesn’t mean they are healthy , social media and pharmaceutical companies want you to think that way so they make money off of your ass , if you see a guy with a shit ton of muscle? He is more than likely on steroids , which isn’t healthy either. All I am saying is be careful with shit like this , it’s not worth your life just to drop some pounds if you clearly have nothing wrong with you internally , I know so many gym freaks that worked out everyday , watched what they ate , took supplements and they still dropped dead at a young age , Don’t fall for shit like this. Stay active , go walking for 30 minutes a day , and don’t over eat , i guarantee the weight will fall off of you before you know it the safest way instead of killing your self for fast results. If you are extreme overweight , go see your doctor and find out WTF is wrong with you , if your life is on the line , then yes take shit like this , or get surgery. I had my gall bladder removed not too long ago and I am having a harder time losing weight , I am still trying to figure out the best solution to my issue , cuz diet and exercise is barely working for me. People
Tell me to try this try that, buy this and buy that , it goes in one ear out the other because it’s nothing but money making bullshit so I made another appointment with my doctor to find out what the fuck is wrong with me before I even consider taking some pills or injections

Red_Arrow · Accepted Answer

Ozempic is a drug to help manage blood sugar levels in adults with type 2 diabetes. Ozempic can cause severe harm to your mental and physical health long-term. Other drugs such as Metformin manage blood sugar levels without the dangers of Ozempic. Also, with Ozempic there is a risk of gastroparesis, ileus and bowel obstruction, in addition to diarrhea, constipation, and vomiting.

Safer drugs exist for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, which is the only thing that Ozempic was intended for, and the other effects are dangerous to everyone. So whether or not one has type 2 diabetes, Ozempic is dangerous.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

If a patient is 400 lbs. and nothing else has worked, this medicine is a miracle. Obesity is the #1 killer in terms of leading to heart disease and cancer. Even someone 300 lbs. or 200 lbs. can be many times healthier without the weight.

Many drugs have been developed for a purpose and then found other purposes as they were being used, such as Propecia for prostate cancer and then they discovered it helps hair loss. To write it off just because it was first discovered for one particular purpose is very shortsighted.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I made an entire playlist for why nobody should take Ozempic or any other type. 👉 It completely destroys your gut bacteria that you need. It destroys your natural metabolism. It destroys your hormones. And finally; it ruins your muscles. It literally causes muscle atrophy !! Forever! UNDERSTAND! there's NO EASY OUT! You have to battle your way out of your complete food addiction , there’s no MAGIC CURE

Daniela1982 · Answer

As you may know, how many of these drugs have turned out to be worse for you than having something like Diabetes? You see something all the time advertised, and then look at the possible side effects, which always seem worse that what you are suffering from. Anyone hear anything bad about Metformin, which is also a drug for Diabetes.

ChiTown33 · Answer

Depends how severe their weight issue is. And it depends if they have any underlying medical conditions that make it unusually hard to lose weight.

I'm all for all natural whereever possible. This is NOT a drug for 5 to 10 lbs. of vanity weight.

Pohjolan · Answer

Listened to a podcast about this. Its a matter of picking your poison.

For obese people its a lesser evil but it shouldn't perhaps be used just because you don't fit in your old clothes.

Production of the drug will eventually catch up with increasing demand.

razelove · Answer

If you have the money I don't see the issue. It seems better to diet and exercise though. Like if you have a high fat and cholesterol diet that gives high blood pressure. You'll look great, but that wouldn't affect your underlying issues.

exitseven · Answer

nobody knows the long term effects and it has been shown once to stop taking the drug you gain the weight back.

onedarkcloud · Answer

There have been reports that some people have to remain on this and other weight products for life. It damages the body because it is being used not as intended.

Anonymous · Answer

How's it really going to fix the problem it's a terrible idea a fat person is going to say fat as long as they shove food down the throat

worldscolide · Answer

Considering the side effects, no.

noohair · Answer

Try to stop shoving food into your pie hole first.

Anonymous · Answer

Yes.

Anonymous · Answer

Terrible idea

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