Posted on 07/03/2024 1:26:51 PM PDT by Red Badger
Slimmers were today warned that weight loss jabs could trigger a worrying eye condition causing blindness.
Semaglutide, available as Ozempic and Wegovy, has been hailed as a monumental breakthrough in the war on obesity.
But according to US experts, people with diabetes prescribed semaglutide were four times more likely to be diagnosed with non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION).
And overweight or obese people taking the drugs were seven times more likely to develop the condition, known as an 'eye stroke', than those on other weight-loss medications.
Researchers labelled the findings 'significant but tentative' and urged medics to warn patients of the risk especially if they suffer 'other known optic nerve problems like glaucoma'.
Professor Joseph Rizzo, an expert in ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School said: 'The use of these drugs has exploded throughout industrialised countries and they have provided very significant benefits in many ways.
'But future discussions between a patient and their physician should include NAION as a potential risk.
'It is important to appreciate, however, that the increased risk relates to a disorder that is relatively uncommon.'
NAION, which affects around one in 10,000 people, occurs when the vessels supplying blood to the optic nerves become blocked.
The loss of blood supply deprives the optic nerve of oxygen and results in damage to all or part of the nerve.
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Because the gut no longer hides away the genitals?
Didn’t see that coming.
🙄........................
can I just do it until I need glasses?
Person: I don’t want to see my fat self anymore!
Ozempic: Done and done.
So many jokes spring from this headline....
doomed if you spank your monkey while on it.
“Stop doing that. It’ll make you go blind”
I’ve heard that my entire life.....
60 years old and 20/25 vision
Overweight theater majors hit hardest. Who will fill the gigantic shoes of these tv commercial stars?
Risk of Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy in Patients Prescribed Semaglutide
Well, golly, guess what else does it, from 2022...
Ischemic Optic Neuropathy After Administration of a SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine: A Report of 2 Cases
A friend of ours is receiving occular injections, now, for this Ischemic Optic Neuropathy.
Yes, they are double jabbed :-(
We have a family member who’s on Ozempic AND had double jabs.
Talk about a double whammy.
All those masturbating ozempic users are in BIG trouble!!
Before the Death of Common Sense, there was a tried-and-true method for weight loss. No points, no seminars, no major $$$. It was/is a simple exercise, and the more repetitions, the greater the weight loss. Yes, the age old exercise that needs no gym membership, no fancy shoes, no $$exercise$$ machine.
It is called Push Aways. The devil is always in the details, and even those folks in Rio Linda can probably master the details. The details of the Push Away exercise regimen is to....... Push yourself away from the table. Just like abstinence, Push Aways work every time they’re tried. The more repetitions, the better.
“ Well, at least you won’t be fat......”
And if you are you’ll be too blind to notice. Win win
Where have I heard THAT before?
So, 1 in 10,000 increases to 4 in 10,000? Not a huge problem as I see it.
How about you eat less and exercise more? Simple math - if you burn more than you consume, you'll lose weight.
Neither do the other 9,997.
People with out of control diabetes are likely to go blind anyway.
The whole concept behind GLP-1 drugs to treat diabetes, and it does that well.
People abusing it to fit into a prom dress are nuts.
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