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[quote=Anonymous]I’m on Wegovy, which is Ozempic for obesity.  And I understand the urge to stay on something that works. But, it’s a serious med, and you need to regularly check in with your doctor and *be honest about side effects*.  And definitely not keep taking it with “months” of vomiting and diarrhea.  If you are having those side effects regularly, you need to talk to your MD and go to a lower dose or discontinue.  And if you still have symptoms after doing that, get a GI workup.

Any drug has side effects.  And unless you are doing something like chemo where the benefit in terms of saving your life this year— not 20 years for being overweight from now-  clearly outweighs the cost, if those side effects are as severe as this woman’s and you ignore them, any drug can kill you.  Take too much Tylenol and your liver fails.

She was reckless. And almost certainly not completely honest with her doctor if he kept prescribing the meds. Or her doctor committed malpractice.

Plus, her husband and family “believe” Ozempic caused her death. It certainly could have if she ignored severe GI symptoms for that long. But, a certain percentage of people believe the Earth is flat and the moon landing was faked. “Believed” is not an ME or similar saying that Ozempic or complications that are or probably are related to Ozempic were the cause.

These drugs are life changing (and potentially life saving) for obese people. But they have side effects. And while generally safe, they are not 100% complication free.  People who get a years supply via telehealth and never heck in with a doctor baffle me. You care about your health enough to spend the money and time and deal with side effects to take these drugs. But not enough to work with a doctor— and preferably a bariatrician and nutritionist-  to do so safely? I don’t get it. [/quote]

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