I took Ozempic to lose weight and it has robbed me of life’s pleasures.

• Ozempic patients no longer feel like drinking alcohol and get drunk faster
• Research suggests the drug could affect the brain’s reward center
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Many Americans taking the blockbuster drug Ozempic “have no desire” to drink, have stopped gambling, and are no longer interested in their favorite foods.

It is well established that Ozempic, an injectable medication approved for diabeteshas helped millions of Americans lose weight reducing your appetite and cravings for unhealthy foods.

However, a growing body of research suggests that its active ingredient, semaglutide, may also curb appetite for alcohol, nicotine, nail biting and even gambling.

Users told DailyMail.com that they stopped wanting to consume alcoholwhich made them feel better after a night out, and they have been ‘excited’ to see what other habits Ozempic can change.

They also said it could be a game-changer for alcoholics and those struggling with other addictions.

Karen Ramírez, 32 years old, high school teacher from Rhode IslandShe started taking Ozempic in February for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Polycystic ovary syndrome is a hormonal disorder that affects one in 10 American women of childbearing age, according to the U.S. Office on Women’s Health. It causes the ovaries to produce excessive amounts of male sex hormones. This leads to irregular menstrual cycles, abnormal hair growth, acne, obesity, hair loss and infertility.

Mrs Ramirez told DailyMail.com: ‘I always had very inconsistent periods. Sometimes she would go months without having her period, which is obviously not normal, although she wouldn’t be pregnant or anything.’

While pregnant two years ago, she developed gestational diabetes, which is diagnosed in pregnant women who are not yet diabetic. She was also constantly hungry and couldn’t lose weight.

Doctors prescribed Ozempic to Ms. Ramirez to help balance her hormones earlier this year.

Since then, he lost about 20 pounds and stopped snacking. She also has no desire to drink alcohol.

“I’ve never been a drinker. I’ve always been a social drinker. “I’ll have a glass of wine or a beer… but now I don’t even want to try it,” he said.

“To be honest, it makes me a little sick.”

Before Ozempic, Ms. Ramírez would not have more than three drinks at a social event. Now she just wants to order one.

“I don’t really see the need to have wine or a beer, and if I do, I’ll have a glass,” he said.

She is far from alone.

A TikTok user who goes by the name myshellk said in a video: “Since I’ve been on Ozempic, I don’t feel like drinking.”

He also said these effects could be useful for those struggling with alcoholism.

“It would be great if someone who needs it could have access,” he said.

“I’m excited to see what other cool things (Ozempic) will have an effect on.”

One of the other effects could be loss of interest in the user’s favorite foods. Staci Rice, 40, who says she takes semaglutide, said her favorite chocolate candy, Kit Kats, now seems repulsive.

Another TikTok user named christienano said she can no longer drink red wine, her favorite drink. However, she insisted, “that’s not bad.”

“The desire to consume alcohol is completely lost and that also helps a lot to lose weight,” he said.

Ozempic is a brand of the drug semaglutide, which suppresses appetite and causes weight loss.

The drug binds to the GLP-1 receptor, a protein that activates hormones in the brain that keep the stomach full and tell the body to stop eating and avoid cravings.

A report released Wednesday by Bright health found that prescriptions for the drug quadrupled from the beginning of 2020 to the end of next year, with providers writing more than nine million prescriptions in the last three months of 2022.

Research is limited, but scientists also believe that Ozempic may control the brain’s complex reward pathway that floods you with a surge of dopamine when something good happens, like biting into a delicious cookie, and encourages you to eat more.

This could potentially curb addictive behaviors, such as drinking alcohol, smoking, or even gambling.

A study published in July in the journal eBioMedicine in mice they measured the effects of semaglutide on alcohol consumption.

The mice had previously been exposed to alcohol and had come to enjoy it. During the study, they were allowed to drink alcohol freely in addition to their food and water.

Rodents given semaglutide consumed half as much alcohol as those given a placebo.

Even when the researchers took away alcohol to give them stronger cravings, they still drank much less than the placebo group when alcohol became available again.

Weight-loss drugs make people repulsed by their favorite food

Some users of the innovative weight loss drug Wegovy and its sister drug Ozempic report that they can no longer eat some of their favorite foods because of the taste.

Cajsa Aranäs, a doctoral student who worked on the study, said the research suggests that semaglutide inhibits this desire.

“Alcohol activates the brain’s reward system, resulting in the release of dopamine, something seen in both humans and animals,” he said.

“This process is blocked by medication in mice and, in our interpretation, this could cause a reduction in alcohol-induced reward.”

The researchers said that while the findings were promising, more is needed before semaglutide can be given to people struggling to quit alcohol.

Other study published last year found that the GLP-1 agonist exenatide (Byetta) reduced activity in “brain areas crucial for reward and drug addiction.”

Other adults who have shared their Ozempic side effects on social media noted that the drug reduced their tolerance to alcohol, making them get drunk faster.

Mel, who uses the username Cgo_of_me on Tik Tokshared that he recently went out for two martinis while taking Ozempic.

It wasn’t long before she felt much more intoxicated than usual.

“It was like I drank 10 martinis,” he said in a video posted last month.

When she woke up the next morning, Mel felt “violently, violently sick” and had the lowest blood sugar level of her life.

“I started to shake. She was vomiting. “She was disoriented and my husband had to sit with me while I drank pure juice and honey sticks, and we almost went to the emergency room,” she said.

‘From now on, I will not drink. You shouldn’t do it either.

Other Ozempic users have reported that the drug caused them to give up other vices, such as gambling. A user saw his addiction to the game. gradually decreasean addiction fueled by heavy use of Adderall.

The user said: ‘I took Ozempic for the first time on January 15th. Almost immediately, the idea of ​​betting seemed obviously stupid to me; Not only financially stupid but a waste of time. In fact, for the first time I found it boring.

‘Now all addictions are gone and I have lost 50 pounds and I am doing so steadily. It’s been almost like a literal miracle for me!’