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to think more negative effects will come out from Ozempic use?

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nameey · 22/02/2025 11:12

Just read that the 30 year old singer Avery has been diagnosed with osteoporosis due to Ozempic use. Looks like this could be the start of many conditions coming out.

I know Ozempic is incredibly helpful for a lot of people but losing weight but then having osteoporosis does not seem worth it.

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SilenceInside · 22/02/2025 20:54

@soupyspoon well, a previous poster was making the claim that people are specifically being prescribed Ozempic for weight loss, and depriving diabetics from accessing it. Which turns out to be nonsense. Because it isn't prescribed for weight loss, Wegovy is and there's no shortage of that and diabetics aren't being harmed by people with a private prescription for Wegovy.

I doubt there's anyone being prescribed Ozempic privately for weight loss in the UK - their private doctor would prescribe them Wegovy instead.

RobertaFirmino · 22/02/2025 20:56

There is something about women losing weight that brings out a mean streak in some other women* Which is bloody strange because a sour face is a damn sight more unsightly than 20 stone of adipose tissue.

*NAWALT

Aintnobodygottime · 22/02/2025 20:56

It really would be good if @nameey could share what other prescription drugs worried them as I’m sure posters could offer reassurance or information.

Glorybox2025 · 22/02/2025 20:59

LindorDoubleChoc · 22/02/2025 19:47

Yes, I do feel that unknown side effects will come out over time. Because this is the way with all drugs and all diet choices - something new will come along for people to make a quick buck out of

According to Instagram currently, statins are now the devil incarnate because although they might save people from dying early from heart disease, they are going to cause dementia because brains need cholesterol.

Currently it's better to be carnivore or better to be vegan? Who knows?

I suspect that taking a drug that completely kills your appetite and does so by making you nauseous isn't ideal. To me that looks like an eating disorder made legit.

That's not what the drug does though.

SwingTheMonkey · 22/02/2025 20:59

Aintnobodygottime · 22/02/2025 20:56

It really would be good if @nameey could share what other prescription drugs worried them as I’m sure posters could offer reassurance or information.

They won’t. They just leave a laughing response to your post.

Aintnobodygottime · 22/02/2025 21:03

SwingTheMonkey · 22/02/2025 20:59

They won’t. They just leave a laughing response to your post.

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How did you guess?! It’s a relief their anxiety about weight loss drugs isn’t ruining their ability to smile a little at life, bless them.

NewDogOwner · 22/02/2025 21:03

Very likely osteoporosis came from the eating disorder.

HansHolbein · 22/02/2025 21:07

@SwingTheMonkey You should report the laughing emoji if it’s being used to be inflammatory. Mumsnet are keeping an eye on it.

Regarding this thread, it’s bollocks as usual, we’ve pretty much hit the bingo card and I was thinking earlier how we’ve not had a WLI bashing thread in about a week Grin

We do need to add ‘yOu WiLl LoSe ALL yOuR mUsCLe’ but I think we’ve run out of room..

to think more negative effects will come out from Ozempic use?
SwingTheMonkey · 22/02/2025 21:18

HansHolbein · 22/02/2025 21:07

@SwingTheMonkey You should report the laughing emoji if it’s being used to be inflammatory. Mumsnet are keeping an eye on it.

Regarding this thread, it’s bollocks as usual, we’ve pretty much hit the bingo card and I was thinking earlier how we’ve not had a WLI bashing thread in about a week Grin

We do need to add ‘yOu WiLl LoSe ALL yOuR mUsCLe’ but I think we’ve run out of room..

Thanks - I’ll report!

Pebbles16 · 22/02/2025 21:28

SilenceInside · 22/02/2025 20:18

I wonder what @Pebbles16 is referring to then? How are people accessing Ozempic in the UK and harming diabetics if it's not available, and people are prescribed Wegovy for weight loss instead?

Black market. You cannot be prescribed Ozempic for weightloss.
Although they are both semaglutide, they are prescribed in different doses for people living with diabetes vs. people living with obesity
(I realise my way of describing it may lead people to believe that I am AI, but I have worked in this field for years and it is how we describe "patients")

PheasantPluckers · 22/02/2025 21:29

Someone with a longstanding ED might have got osteoporosis anyway - how is it certain that the (unprescribed) drug caused it?

Side effects of these weight loss drugs may well come out in time (as with any drug), but for most of the people who qualify to take it, the known health issues of being obese outweigh the risks of what might be discovered later down the line.

SilenceInside · 22/02/2025 21:33

@Pebbles16 so the black market in Ozempic in the UK, as in the branded medication manufactured by Novo Nordisk, is preventing diabetics in the UK from getting Ozempic on prescription? How does that work?

Pebbles16 · 22/02/2025 21:34

BigHeadBertha · 22/02/2025 17:54

I am currently on Rybelsus (oral Ozempic) for diabetes, not weight loss. It was originally prescribed to regulate blood sugar in diabetics. I am not overweight. However, getting from "normal" to "thin but not too thin" could definitely help me to possibly be able to get my blood sugar back into normal range and go off all drugs. So I am hoping to only be on these meds for a couple more months, six months total.

That said, yes I do wonder what might come out about Ozempic and the other semaglutide drugs in the future, especially when they're used long term. (For diabetes, I believe the usual expectation is to be on them forever, though I don't plan to do that myself. If the weight loss isn't enough to correct my blood sugar, then I will switch to one of the old tried-and-true meds diabetes meds).

Now they're saying Ozempic also greatly helps with alcoholism. It really does seem to be touted as a "wonder drug." However, as far as I know, the long term effects simply are not yet known.

The SUSTAIN trials for Ozempic have been running for over 10 years

buffyfaithspikeangel · 22/02/2025 21:46

Everything has side effects
This is a drug I'm on and it's so I can exercise. I had to spend 2hrs in hospital the first time because of the high risk of anaphylaxis
In America everyone who is on it is given an EpiPen
Not to mention the other side effects

It's up to the individual, I choose to take it because the increased risk of cancer isn't confirmed

to think more negative effects will come out from Ozempic use?
to think more negative effects will come out from Ozempic use?
Tulipsandaffodils · 22/02/2025 22:01

Oh op. That must be so hard for you, this constant worry about fully regulated prescription meds, how much of your life is consumed worrying about drugs you don’t take?

AndThereSheGoes · 22/02/2025 22:04

It's relatively short term for weight loss. Most problems are caused by many years of taking/ doing something.

soupyspoon · 22/02/2025 22:19

Tulipsandaffodils · 22/02/2025 22:01

Oh op. That must be so hard for you, this constant worry about fully regulated prescription meds, how much of your life is consumed worrying about drugs you don’t take?

OP hasnt even 'reached out' to me lately given that Im on medication that leaches calcium out of me and risks osteoporosis in later life.

Does no one care? Wheres my thread?

lettyraines · 22/02/2025 22:22

People do get incredibly aggressive and defensive on these threads. I would think they would like to be well-informed of emerging risks and potential downsides - especially as they claim to be well-informed already.

I probably qualify to take a GLP-1 agonist of one name or another, but having suffered gastritis with really painful and distressing symptoms the last few years, I would not want to take the risk of causing problems with my digestive tract, as reported by some users. And some of those problems are serious and apparently irreversible.

Also, I am old enough to have seen a few other amazing life-changing weight-loss medications come on the market, eventually kill a few people, and be quietly withdrawn from sale or just massively lose popularity due to unpleasant side effects like soiling yourself. Time will tell, I suppose.

Tulipsandaffodils · 22/02/2025 22:33

lettyraines · 22/02/2025 22:22

People do get incredibly aggressive and defensive on these threads. I would think they would like to be well-informed of emerging risks and potential downsides - especially as they claim to be well-informed already.

I probably qualify to take a GLP-1 agonist of one name or another, but having suffered gastritis with really painful and distressing symptoms the last few years, I would not want to take the risk of causing problems with my digestive tract, as reported by some users. And some of those problems are serious and apparently irreversible.

Also, I am old enough to have seen a few other amazing life-changing weight-loss medications come on the market, eventually kill a few people, and be quietly withdrawn from sale or just massively lose popularity due to unpleasant side effects like soiling yourself. Time will tell, I suppose.

They are only defensive and aggressive in the face of ignorance or deliberate goading,

these threads have brought out the worst in some people. Peiple like the op with their fake concern. They never want to reveal their real issue,,jealousy, resentment, instead proclaim their altruism , look at the op, who apparently spends much of her time concerned about other random prescription meds that she doesn’t take .

yet posted something idiotic about a woman who has an eating disorder and got osteoporosis, simply as she was taking th4 drug when she shouldn’t, she almost salivated trying to blame the drug,

thr issue isn’t the drug, it isn’t posters responding, it is the small minority of people consumed with jealousy or resentment about the drugs,

healthybychristmas · 22/02/2025 22:37

She will have osteoporosis from her eating disorder not from her medication. It is a very very common side-effect of anorexia and bulimia.

SilenceInside · 22/02/2025 22:38

I love to be well-informed of emerging risks and potential downsides. This story in the news is not an emerging risk or a potential downside. It's a story about a woman who has made many very poor life choices having a consequence that she's upset about after the latest poor choice went badly. It's not new information from the drug manufacturer, or from new drug trials, or from the MHRA, or from another source that might be an authority on this particular medication.

ThatsNotMyTeen · 22/02/2025 22:40

Meh, given I’m in my 50s and morbidly obese I’ll take my chances with the risk of the jabs compared to the risk of remaining this fat

SwingTheMonkey · 22/02/2025 22:40

lettyraines · 22/02/2025 22:22

People do get incredibly aggressive and defensive on these threads. I would think they would like to be well-informed of emerging risks and potential downsides - especially as they claim to be well-informed already.

I probably qualify to take a GLP-1 agonist of one name or another, but having suffered gastritis with really painful and distressing symptoms the last few years, I would not want to take the risk of causing problems with my digestive tract, as reported by some users. And some of those problems are serious and apparently irreversible.

Also, I am old enough to have seen a few other amazing life-changing weight-loss medications come on the market, eventually kill a few people, and be quietly withdrawn from sale or just massively lose popularity due to unpleasant side effects like soiling yourself. Time will tell, I suppose.

What are these amazing, life changing weight loss medications that have been on the market and then quietly withdrawn after killing a few people? I’m in my mid 40s and can’t think of anything…

ThatsNotMyTeen · 22/02/2025 22:43

Coolasfeck · 22/02/2025 12:39

I’m not an Ozempic or any weight loss pill user, however, I’ve noticed many people really want people who takes these pills to suffer in some way for ‘cheating’. It’s quite spiteful and weird.

Spot on. Dressed up as “concern”.

lettyraines · 22/02/2025 22:49

SwingTheMonkey · 22/02/2025 22:40

What are these amazing, life changing weight loss medications that have been on the market and then quietly withdrawn after killing a few people? I’m in my mid 40s and can’t think of anything…

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I was thinking of Fen-Phen, as mentioned by a pp.

Fenfluramine/phentermine - Wikipedia

(There's also Lorcaserin, Rimonabant, Dexfenfluramine,and others, as well as good old amphetamines and methamphetamine products.)