Ozempic...TEETH?

The GLP-1 class of medications so currently in vogue works by slowing down our metabolism.  The less absorbed into the bloodstream as food makes it way through our alimentary canal, the less fat we accumulate.

That's how Ozempic and Wegovy work (Novo Nordisk).  And also sister drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound (Eli Lilly).  They were made for diabetes control, but their manufacturers discovered they also cause the pounds to fall off.  That sounds great, right?  

Not so great.

Like many other drugs when used "off label," GLP-1-class drugs carry with them a host of unwelcome side effects.  Their tendency to cause gastrointestinal complications is well known.  Stomach pain, severe gas and a loss of bowel control cause many to cease taking them (duh!).  But it goes much farther.  Because they cause an increse in stomach acid, they also cause dry mouth.  Which is proving to cause a loss of tooth enamel.  Alongside gum irritation and bleeding.  Resulting in increased decay and the early loss of jawbone and teeth. 

Shooting up methamphetimine causes tooth loss.  We all know that.  Who would have thought that paying $2,000 a month for a weight loss drug would do the same?

But it gets worse.  When you lose weight rapidly your skin finds it difficult to shrink up.  Leaving us with what doctors are calling "Ozempic lips."  And sagging, resulting in "Ozempic face."  And "Ozempic breasts."  And "Ozempic hands."  And get this, Shaquile-sized "Ozempic feet!"  

It's human nature to look for the easy way out to solve nagging problems.  Like weight loss.  And injecting Ozempic instead of working out and eating less has Hollywood stars and starlets hooked on the drug.  

And pooping in their pants at inconvenient times.  

Perhaps worse, if you read the Ozempic package insert, as well as the insert from the other sister drugs, you'll discover that they recommend "exercize and eating less" as also necessary to maximize the desired results.*  

In other words, you can work out and eat less and lose weight slowly, just like you put the pounds on, or go for the expensive $Two Grand a Month short-cut, and risk all the dangerous complications.

And this just in: Anecdotal heart attacks and blindness and paralysis have also occured using this class of drug.    

I recommend you run, don't walk, away from GLP-1 drugs.  Go to the gym and eat less. Works better, albiet slower, and mucho safer.  Novo Nordisk spent $346,000,000 on TV advertising last year.  You know, the fat chick in the blue pantsuit, backed up by a chorus and the catchy jingle.  Which cost Novo Nordisk more than $One Million Bucks to make.  That tells you just how profitable these drugs really are... 

*   If you'd like my recommendation, try the "Chuckmeister Weight Loss Program."  You show up here at Fortress Chuckmeister on a Monday morning at 8:00.  I lock you in my closet with some water, a few cheese sandwiches and a bucket.  I have wi-fi to keep you entertained.  You get sprung Friday afternoon at 5:00.  It's super cheap and I guarantee you'll lose weight. 

BTW, it also works well for Smoking Cessation...