Posted on 04/25/2023 4:05:56 PM PDT by CFW
Patients using the blockbuster weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy say their hair has started to fall out in clumps.
An American TikToker who lost 60lbs while on Ozempic claims her hairline has receded so much she now has to cover it with makeup.
Another patient was so horrified after suffering hair loss she said that she would rather be 'fat and able to hide behind my hair than skinny with bald spots'.
Hair loss is not listed as a side effect of semaglutide, the active drug in both products, but the side effect showed up in clinical trials of Wegovy. It affected three percent of patients on the drug, compared to one percent in the placebo group.
Ozempic and Wegovy have already been linked to a host of other nasty side effects, including vivid dreams, suddenly being repulsed by common foods such as ground beef and losing muscle at an 'alarming rate'.
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These people are looking for a miracle drug for weight loss that requires no effort on their part. They want to be able to eat what they want, exercise none, and still lose weight.
Also, the people who are taking these drugs to lose weight are creating a shortage so that those who actually need the medication often cannot find ample supplies.
All of these are side effects of rapid weight loss, they’re not due to Ozempic. This is just more sensationalist BS to pile on the other BS being spewed about these drugs. Ozempic has been out for years and has been proven very safe. I suspect these sensationalist articles are just to get it in the news and generate more buzz in order for the weight loss industry to sell more magic ginger root supplements that don’t work.
Doctors and drug companies encourage it. The NHS is promoting it.
There is no shortcut to losing weight and becoming healthy. You have to put in the work. And it’s not about A diet, it’s about YOUR diet.
And now less than $425 to reach 27% in our freepathon!
04/25/23 | Jim Robinson
Posted on 4/25/2023, 2:17:21 PM by Jim Robinson
Let’s get ‘er done!
I can tell you a drug that works for weight loss. I use it for autoimmune issues. Low Dose Naltrexone. Doctors also prescribe it with Wellbutrin combined in a pill. I don’t take it that way. I chop up a 50 mg naltrexone pill to .5 doses or less. If you want it for autoimmune issues but can’t get the Rheumatologist to prescribe it you can ask for it for weight loss from a primary care physician
I cant say how it would interfere with diabetes but here is a good video on how it works
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2TztMYNDss
by the way, good thing I didn’t take any of the wellbutrin because it is heavily involved in the CYP2d6 P450 issues.
The side effect of rapid weight loss is hair loss.
Might not have anything to do with the drugs
“Safe and effective”!
Magic Ginger Root works in tandem with Magic Mushrooms. And if it don't, you don't care.
That's it! That's what I want. Lean diets are mean diets. They want me to give up my 2 liter bottles of Mountain Dew. My Little Debbies and Twinkies. My ice cream right before bedtime. Life just wouldn't be worth living without these few luxuries. Ramen noodles and Mac and Cheese only go so far.
Well, hair has mass, so technically, they are just losing a little extra weight.
if you have done a good DNA test (not talking 23andme) you can look to see if you might be more susceptible to Naltrexone
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33236485/
stupid retarded fat bald ****’s
...and then there are people who, for reasons that confound doctors, have a heart rate of 40, BP of 120 over 70, great blood work, but are heavy.
It also causes wicked central sleep apena where my brain just forgets to breath while I sleep.
An assessment of my muscle mass shows I “should” be able to eat 1900 calories a day and maintain my weight. They closely monitored my caloric intake for a month and on an average of less than 1500 calories a day I gained 5 pounds.
I am seeing a bariatric doctor now who has me on a combination of an amphetamine and anti-seizure drug that has raise my normal heart rate to almost 70 and helped me lose about 40 pounds so far (about a year). I am also doing weight training at the gym 3 to 4 days a week to keep my muscle mass up.
Be careful about tossing around “just eat less”. According to my doctor, they don’t like to talk about it, but there are a fair number of people like me that just break the conventional wisdom.
ALL drugs have side effects. ALL.
It’s not a bug, it is a feature.
Think of how much money you will save on barbers / hairdressers!
Hope it doesn’t cause shrinkage to.
Yes, I have recently lost weight and my hair started falling out. No drugs, just intermittent fasting and lots of colorful, healthy food. There’s no other reason for my hair loss — just weight loss.
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