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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Really good article.  I haven’t taken ozempic but realize obesity is a complicated issue.

I’m guessing most people who aren’t diabetic don’t want to be on it for life.  It’s good if it can jumpstart weight loss and then people can successfully transition off of it.

[b]People who want to use it to lose 15 lbs are nuts though!![/b]  [/quote]

This is the only use that I find disturbing -- the "vanity weight" people who are getting it from shady doctors to lose 15 lbs so they can fit into a size 2.

Using Ozempic to lose a substantial amount of weight, especially to address health effects of extra weight, maybe off-label but it's medically indicated. People use drugs off label for medically indicated reasons all the time. I have used an anti-inflammatory to treat migraines for the last couple years, under a physicians instructions, for instance. There's no difference between this and people using Ozempic to treat obesity.

It's the people using Ozempic to treat "I want to look better in a bikini" who give me pause. All drugs have side effects, and there are shortages of these drugs which can be life-saving for people on diabetes, so seeing the trend of celebrities and other wealthy people using Ozempic/Wegovy to "get skinny" is concerning to me. It also reinforce unhealthy attitudes about what a healthy body looks like.[/quote]

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