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I hate ozempic because I have no reason to be prescribed it and if it has these anti aging effects or improves self control with other vices, I'm missing out an

• anovikov 1y ago
  Sadly it seems to have very little effect in these domains on non-overweight people. In studies, on large groups, Ozempic helps people quit drinking a lot better than it helps quitting smoking - because alcoholics tend to be overweight but smokers tend to be skinny. The higher was someone's BMI, the more pronounced are ALL of the semaglutide effects, even those not apparently associated with weight at all.
• alistairSH 1y ago
  As noted in the article, and in some other posts here, the effects are seen in patients who are overweight or have diabetes (and thus generally qualify for Ozempic). None of the studies I've skimmed indicate Ozempic is directly slowing aging or whatever else - it's all a knock-on effect from weight loss and calorie restriction. IE, if you can self-restrict, you get the same benefits. You just have to deal with that little voice in your head that keeps yelling "feed me a pizza!!!" (at least that's what mine usually says). But, yeah, I hear ya, I wouldn't mind doing a few months at a low dose to get my body fat % back down near 10%, but I'm nowhere near "needing" the drug and the only way I'm getting a prescription is probably through a shady online doctor.