Did Ozempic tap into a potential addiction cure?
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- Diabetes drugs like Ozempic have made headlines for their weight loss benefits. Now some users are saying the meds are helping them combat other addictions - and researchers are hopeful about the potential benefits it could have on alcoholism and other addictive behaviors. NBC’s Stephanie Gosk reports and Dr. Roshini Raj provides analysis for TODAY.
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Had Gastric Bypass 10 years ago and I gained a good chunk of my weight back after about 3 years post-surgery. Started Wygovy 4 weeks ago and I'm done 8lbs so far and the cravings have been stamped down quite a bit, where when I had the surgery the cravings were still there. I'm actually excited and not miserable like I was after the surgery. I used to LOVE having a beer after work, now after about 3-5 sips I'm good and do not want anymore.
You know if you drink enough to damage your liver you’ll also feel pretty terrible after a few sips
I THOUGHT I WAS LOOSING MY MIND. I ACTUALLY HAVE NO INTEREST IN DRINKING OR SUGAR.
Yep it cured my sugar addiction.
Yeah it does that and it stops binge eating
I stopped smoking and drinking as much after starting Ozempic. I think it is an excellent area to explore.
I was so curious about this. What an amazing thing if it could help with addiction! My God... I have addicts in my life, and this would be so amazing.
I find that it does work and it does slow down the craving and the problem is its to expensive and needs more research and make it available for everyone and possibly cheaper
I lost 75 pounds on ozempic in 12 weeks!! I love it and I am a big guy with type 2 diabetic this has been a life-saving game changer!!!!!
I agree 100%
75 lbs of fat or muscle and bone
What dose are you on. I’m on .50 and it seems to work great. I’m barely hungry. I have to force myself to eat
I am using this injection for last 3 months but I am just losing 6 kilograms in 3 months
Do u exercise with it?
Because I can hit the gym and eat healthy easily but after a month with small results I tend to back slide.
And ADHD. Look into it and please report it.
I’m down 45lbs in 5 months on Wegovy! I used to drink everyday and this medicine made me stop craving alcohol!
Well food can be an addiction for many too - so there may be some connection there 😻
It definitely works for addiction. IV stopped alcohol and smoking
That's me right now with Ozempic, I have OCD issues and I also addiction to social media, I feel like 1995 when I used to watch tv, movies, hobbies etc...I more proactive
Hahaha, exactly! Ozempic makes me feel like it’s 1995! ☺️ I just learned to knit lol
Am on this, can confirm, no desire to eat, drink alcohol, and the biggest shock of all I went to the mall and didn’t buy a single thing 😂
People don't recommend it yet it's available for weight loss ?
im one of them. Dr put me on Ozempic because was very large and sugar was getting out of control. Well the weight came off sugar down to managable levels. But the biggest thing to my surprise. It stoped my craving for beer!!, And i have drank beer for little over 30 years.
Great, it means the price is gonna go up more lol
They should develop a low dose of this for people who don’t want to lose weight but stop habits. As a glp 1 agonist im going to try allulose for bad habits. It’s just a sugar. I’ve been having some allulose every day and i do notice I don’t care much about food
No
It's American acedemia. Take everything with a grain of salt.
Do you need a prescription for it
Yes, these are all prescription medications. Plus, if insurance doesn't cover them, they are very expensive.
@@VernCrislerhow would you get these on prescription what are they used for? I mean what would you have to say to my doctor I thought they were I thought they were sort of diabetic type medications.
Hopefully as it causes muscle and bone loss
@@nothanks9503the medication itself doesn’t cause that. It’s rapid weight loss in general.
I never heard it doing something to dopamin. I'm a Gamer, and I haven't noticed me not enjoying my games as much and I have been on 1mg for half a year.
It's just food and alcohol for me. I still vape a lot though. But that was never really about nicotine for me and more about the behavior addiction of inhaling and exhaling something that.
When your weight drops, all of your coping habits go as well.
the term "anti addiction drug" seems very funny to me
I use ozempic for my diabetes and I still like cocaine…a lot
This drug is more harmful than alcohol and that’s saying something
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Or you can not over eat instead of taking a medication for the rest of your life.
It's only lifelong for people with diabetes.
Actual obesity is a metabolic and endocrine disorder. Dieting doesn't work if your metabolism is messed up.
Telling some people to just stop is similar to telling people with negative addictive behaviors the same thing. It seems like these medications give us control our dopaminergic pathways and allows us to have more control over our habits/addictions.
Obesity is a form of addiction, and addiction is passed down trauma from generations. There was a paper about family members of holocaust survivors. You should look into it.
@@hakim4679no it sounds like it just causes multiple systems in the body to not work correctly it also causes loss of muscle and bone