Ozempic drug supresses desire to smoke, drink and more?

From what I have heard, all of these issues come back as soon as someone comes off the drug. So either a person is committing to a lifetime of being dependent on this drug, or a person is committing to some period of time of ideal living, followed by a possible time of depression after reverting to the status quo.

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Post by myshpa » Fri, May 19, 2023, 4:37 PM UTC

Psilocybin too.

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Post by karaterobot » Fri, May 19, 2023, 4:37 PM UTC

mym1990 wrote: post #5

A drug that promotes weight loss, lessens the desire to smoke, drink, etc...sounds too good to be true? From what I have heard, all of these issues come back as soon as someone comes off the drug. So either a person is committing to a lifetime of being dependent on this drug, or a person is committing to some period of time of ideal living, followed by a possible time of depression after reverting to the status quo.

For a lot of people, it's kind of a choice of which substance you are going to be dependent on. It's all expensive and sad, but between Ozempic and cigarettes, alcohol, or overeating, Ozempic has got to be healthier, and quite possibly cheaper in the long run.

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Post by toomuchtodo » Fri, May 19, 2023, 4:37 PM UTC

crakenzak wrote: post #2

Now if only it didn’t cost so damn much every month even under insurance =(

Going to be huge when it goes off patent off exclusivity. I'd also expect you'll be able to get it when it's made in jurisdictions that will ignore the patent. Up to you to get it from those places, either via mail or travel runs.

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Post by rektide » Fri, May 19, 2023, 4:37 PM UTC

I'm surprised Ozempic gets all the press. Supposedly Mounjaro is all that and more.

The wonderful Paul Ford has the best writeup I've seen that discusses these more meta levels, the post-human implications of a drug we can genuinely widescalely reprogram ourselves with. Paul's so great. https://www.wired.com/story/new-drug-switched-off-appetite-m... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34660232

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Post by BizarroLand » Fri, May 19, 2023, 4:38 PM UTC

crakenzak wrote: post #2

Now if only it didn’t cost so damn much every month even under insurance =(

You can buy it as a "research chemical" and save money, but then the potential consequences of diy medicine and all that that entails are all on you.

Hopefully the price will come down more as it becomes more prevalent or as generics become available.