Nope - but coincidentally, I was just reading this morning about how a number of people have reported suffering mental health issues when they were on the drug.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/09/21/1200201186/as-ozempic-use-grows-so-do-reports-of-possible-mental-health-side-effects

I have been on Ozempic for about 6 months. Not really any side affects except some constipation once I was on the full dose. I am the world's slowest loser & always have been. I have lost 20 lbs & am developing some new eating habits & portion control. I think that everyone that struggles with weight should be given the opportunity to try it.

Friend of mine is on the Oz to manage his diabetes. He always gets 3 months at a time but was only given 2 as there's a shortage. No side-effects and has lost 10 lbs without trying.

A friend of ours takes it. He has lost some weight but not a ton - says he has more to lose and this is after almost a year on the meds. The thing that struck him most is that he no longer thinks about food like he used to. He’s not constantly planning his mext meals or stopping for snacks. A neighbor was on one that made him sick, so he tried a different one and it is seeming to work. He is happy with his rate of weight loss. Both men are in their 40’s and Type 2 diabetic, so insurance covers it in their cases.

I took two shots of Ozempic and had terrible painful side effects ...I stopped taking. Tried another once weekly shot, same issue; took three weeks each time for the side effects to go away. Those side effects are now listed on the paperwork information.

Oh wow Bragu--I'm glad you are okay. You don't hear much about side effects--thanks for shairng.

There are many side effects that people in the Ozempic Facebook group have experienced. Some of them have lost 15 lbs in a month also. That has not been my experience. I started taking it after my Dr. recommended it. She was very successful at losing weight on it a couple of years ago & has kept it off after stopping it about a year & a half ago. Everyone is different.

A good friend of mine has been on it for a while. He has lost weight, but more importantly, like Bluebell's friend, he no longer is constantly thinking about food. He says it has done as much for his mental health as his physical health (he's diabetic). I've read that some people who are OCD have seen their symptoms greatly abate while on the drug.

I haven't tried it. I just eat very low carbohydrates which will reverse type 2 diabetes and lose weight. I have lost 71 pounds in a year. Drugs of these kind scare me since they are so new

Funny this should come up now. Recently, I was paid a visit from one of the HR ladies at work. She came to have me fill out the charity donation card they pass out every year to indicate how much I was willing to donate. Anyway, without any sort of prompting, she asked me if I was aware that our insurance covers Wegovy. I said no, I never thought to inquire about it. Yes, she said enthusiastically, OUR company is one of very few employers that cover it for weight loss. Oh, I said, that's nice. She has recently dropped a lot of weight, so I asked her if that is how she achieved it. Yes, of course. And its safe. And it WORKS. And did she mention that our insurance covers it? Just make sure its WEGOVY specifically, not the others. Okay, I said, thanks for the information. It was bizarre. I heard from other people that she visited that night that she did not mention it at ALL to them. But she DID inform them of the EXTRA BONUS we are getting this year, in addition to the normal one, something she failed to tell me. I guess it slipped her mind in her haste to tell me about Wegovy.

Guess its time to drop a few pounds. Geez.

Both my SO and my work friends think she was just excited to tell me because it is well known that I walk a lot at work, something I get teased for sometimes, by coworkers and truck drivers alike. She probably thinks I do that in a vain effort to lose weight, something that exercise has NEVER helped me achieve. It doesn't matter. She did not offend me. I just thought it was a weird conversation to have if it was just with ME. I also thought it was weird that she was not inclined to inform me of our good fortune this year, as she was with everyone else.

I am not against it, I just think its such an extreme measure to go to to lose weight. But, I have seen with my own eyes how it has worked for other people, and I am not a doctor, so what do I know?