199: Ozempic/Wegovy (GLP 1s) - Where Are We Now? (Part 1)

Wegovy, (often referred to as Ozempic) was approved by the FDA in June 2021. Now that we have lived 4 years of a GLP frenzied hellscape, there must be new data on how well GLP1’s work and how many lives they have saved. The numbers must be pretty impressive right? Hint: It’s not impressive…not at all. Join me for part one of this deep dive into these (not so) new weight loss drugs where I share exactly how much weight people lose, if it improves their health (or worsens it), and all sorts of other nonsense that has been happening in the ensuing years after the press heralded Wegovy as a “game changer” that will “end” fatness. TW: for mentions of weight, mentions of children taking the drug and other general anti-fat ideas.

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Ragen’s 3 bullet points on GLPs: https://www.instagram.com/p/DKa5xdovYxa/?igsh=bHh1Nml0NW82bG83 https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/02/health/wegovy-weight-loss-drug-new-prescriptions Changes smell: https://www.instagram.com/p/DL0fFPER4QX/?img_index=7&igsh=Mmttb3Y4cG10dHUx The Community Ozempic Stole: As Influencers Lose Weight, Their Followers Feel "Abandoned": https://www.teenvogue.com/story/community-ozempic-stole-influencers-lose-weight Ozempic’s Origin Story is Insane: https://youtu.be/9dMpY-ZALXc?si=lb6r-d08fEo9XVKB Dr Rachel Millner: Some thoughts about GLP-1s for intentional weight loss versus fat liberation as a value: https://www.instagram.com/p/DLzrBuuRqfW/?img_index=6&igsh=ODZpMmwyemlhdmxt Another post from Rachel she describes the side effects of GLPs when taken at a higher dose for weight loss and anorexia side effects/complications: https://www.instagram.com/p/DLOUiFKI8TB/ Retatrutide study: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2301972 Ragen’s blog: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/weight-loss-drug-cage-match-part The Race Is On to Stop Ozempic Muscle Loss: Gym chains, nutrition startups and drugmakers all want to solve a common issue among people who take weight loss drugs. Non paywall link: https://archive.ph/l25L9 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/08/well/live/ozempic-muscle-loss-exercise.html?utm_source=pocket_mylist The Race Is On to Stop Ozempic Muscle Loss: Gym chains, nutrition startups and drugmakers all want to solve a common issue among people who take weight loss drugs. Non paywall link: https://archive.ph/l25L9 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/08/well/live/ozempic-muscle-loss-exercise.html?utm_source=pocket_mylist Changes smell: https://www.instagram.com/p/DL0fFPER4QX/?img_index=7&igsh=Mmttb3Y4cG10dHUx Hannah from Queenbeastsays, The Labour Government wants Britain to be "fat-free" by 2035: https://queenbeastsays.substack.com/p/the-labour-government-wants-britain?utm_source=app-post-stats-page&r=2qfqs8&utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=true Contraception warning over weight-loss drugs after dozens of pregnancies: UK watchdog has had 40 reports relating to pregnancies in people using drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jun/05/contraception-warning-over-weight-loss-drugs-after-dozens-of-pregnancies NPP Weight Loss Medications and Safety Planning: https://www.patreon.com/c/nalgonapositivitypride/home 7,000 potential claims already under active investigation Lawsuit Legal News+2Doyle APC Law Firm+2Darrow AI+2.