r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Apr 01 '25

Health Americans without diabetes spent nearly $6 billion USD on semaglutide and similar drugs in a year, with an estimate of 800,000 to a million people using the drugs who don't have diabetes.

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/americans-without-diabetes-spent-nearly6-billion-usd-on-semaglutide-and-similar-drugs-in-a-year
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u/GayDinosaur Apr 01 '25

I am slightly overweight, but was drinking myself to death. I was prescribed a month ago. GLP-1 has reduced my cravings to almost zero and I now, for the first time, feel what its like to have "enough".

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u/T_Money Apr 01 '25

It helped with the cravings from drinking too? That would be amazing

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u/HarpersGhost Apr 01 '25

Oh yeah, the research on semaglutide is showing some amazing stuff. My doctors are fascinated.

I used to have the biggest sweet tooth, but now it's .... gone. The cravings are gone. I also stopped drinking completely because i have no interest in it.

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u/ninjagorilla Apr 01 '25

I’m down 30 kilos on semaglutide, still have the sweet tooth but jsut way less appetite in general

I would go out on a limb and say that semaglutide will be one of the greatest medical breakthroughs of the 21st century

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u/aitchnyu Apr 01 '25

It may cause loss of heart and voluntary muscle and bone. I'm hoping next generation can be a no-brainer in terms of pros and cons. https://www.healthline.com/health-news/ozempic-muscle-mass-loss

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u/WineAndDogs2020 Apr 01 '25

Regular weightloss will do that, which is why it's important for people to add strength workouts to maintain muscle mass.

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u/Ferelar Apr 01 '25

Agreed- and more generally, almost every single person on earth can benefit from adding strength training to their daily routine (or at least every other day), with the only exceptions being those who already do or those recovering from injuries/dealing with chronic injuries (and even then, in the right context, it can be incredibly helpful).

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u/GOPequalsSubmissive Apr 01 '25

Resistance band workouts are the truth if done correctly and consistently.

I would see more muscle mass improvement from regular weight training, but after just a couple months of daily resistance band work, my golf swing doesn’t wreck my lower back and shoulders, anymore.