The debate over Ozempic is just getting started.
, you wrote about a medical conference when precursors to these drugs were introduced—and the doctors in the audience were stunned by how well they worked. Tell me more about how doctors have received these medications.I think it is really a mark of the incredible enthusiasm they have for these drugs, and more for the results.
A lot of doctors are really excited about the potential of these drugs to treat obesity, something that affects roughly 42 percent of Americans, according to the CDC. And obesity can come with all kinds of downstream health effects like high blood pressure and heart disease. Were the doctors you spoke to frustrated by the Hollywood weight loss drama surrounding these drugs?I want to be very careful, and I also want to continue to underscore, I am not a doctor, this is not medical advice.
Generally speaking, these drugs are well tolerated. That is generally speaking. Almost every patient I spoke with had some side effects ranging from mild to significant. They typically lessen as your body adjusts and you take some time to move up in dosage. The most common ones include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and constipation. Some people also mentioned fatigue; some people also mentioned headaches.
One other thing that comes through in your story is the secrecy and shame around taking these drugs. It’s almost like an injection—rather than some grueling regimen of workouts and calorie restriction—is seen as cheating.I think it’s twofold. One, I think there is the ethical murkiness around some of these people taking this medication in an off-label way. No one wants to brag that they’re taking a medically necessary drug out of the hands of people who need it for medicine.
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