Ozempic Is Both Better And Worse Than You Think

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Semaglutide, the drug famously sold under brand names like Ozempic and Wegovy, has boomed in popularity in just a handful of years. It’s not limited to doing just one thing inside your body… making it a double-edged sword with both benefits /and/ risks. We’re starting to learn what all those things are, and while some of it is great, some of it is less great. So here are 5 things they’re not telling you about semaglutide.

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Date: November 5, 2025

48 thoughts on “Ozempic Is Both Better And Worse Than You Think”

Sounds like if you’re extremely overweight. The rewards outweigh the risks because you’re already so at risk, with how much weight you have.

I gained 40lbs due to RTO after starting a new job and struggled to lose it, I tried this stuff out, thinking it'd help me with my appetite when I didn't have time to work out. Was on it for 9 months, and it actually did absolutely nothing for me. Was very strange, but apparently it's not unheard of.

No thanks. Too many people taking this nasty stuff could just learn to cook and eat healthy. But they are making so much money on this superstar drug selling Ozempic to everyone with a pulse.

If the pharma glp 1 is replacing the natural one the body makes, quitting this medication could be tricky.

Just freaking eat less and exercise more, this ozempic for weight loss is a scam

all benefits also true for : intermittent fasting…….

If the studies that say it lowers heart disease and Alzheimer’s are using patients with type 2 diabetes for their studies using GLP1 wouldn’t that decrease in risk be due to them going back to regular levels of risk and not transferable to “healthy” population that would start using GLP1?