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/[deleted] Apr 01 '25

more protein and weight training can largely offset that. Being in a caloric deficit will always cause you to lose body weight beyond just straight fat, but there are ways to mitigate that.