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jyscao ◴[] No.42199859[source]
When Ozempic started making the rounds in the news with glowing reviews, my instincts told me there likely was some long term negative effective that wasn't immediately apparent yet.

If something sounds good too good to be true, it usually is.

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julianeon ◴[] No.42201163[source]
You do have to factor in the (probable) cost of not using Ozempic, aka keeping the pounds on. It may be imprecise, but as an example, if a person was likely to die within 10 years at their current weight, any bad effects beyond the 10 year mark have to be heavily discounted.
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1. nielsbot ◴[] No.42201432[source]
I assume parent was talking about cosmetic and convenient weight loss not medically necessary weight loss.
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2. cthalupa ◴[] No.42201441[source]
I'm sure there are plenty of people taking it as a shortcut to dropping 10 or 20lb or whatever, but I imagine most people taking it are in the "I need to lose 70+ lb of fat" range.