Ozempic shows anti-aging effects in trial

Post by jonny_eh » Wed, Aug 06, 2025, 4:08 AM UTC

godshatter wrote: post #112

some_random wrote: post #15

I find it fascinating how much a pretty large group of people just hate semaglutides and seemingly need to believe that it's some kind of Faustian bargain. I'm not talking about the people who are cautious or suspicious, that's more than reasonable, but it's clear that it's not cautious optimism in many.

I'm not a fan because it's expensive and once you go off of the drug the weight comes back on (at least from what I've read). That's not a trade-off I want to take lightly. There's also something to be said for gaining the discipline to do it yourself along the way, which may lead to keeping more of the weight off in the long run. We also don't know what the long term side effects of it will be, if any. I don't find…

Post by XorNot » Wed, Aug 06, 2025, 4:11 AM UTC

bobsmooth wrote: post #190

neves wrote: post #43

Be very cautious with these miracle drug headlines. There's a strong financial incentive to highlight only the good news. My mother, a healthy and active 87-year-old, started taking Ozempic because she was overweight and her doctor was impressed by the drug’s supposed miracles. She ended up suffering from severe intestinal motility issues, went through a lot of pain, and had to be admitted to the ICU. The long-term s…

You don't think her being 87 might have something to do with her complications?

Post by neves » Wed, Aug 06, 2025, 4:14 AM UTC

mapontosevenths wrote: post #148

throw-qqqqq wrote: post #136

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Haven’t these types of drugs been in use for ~15 years? The predecessor of semaglutide, liraglutide has been sold since 1998. GLP-1 has been studied since the 70s. The first human was injected with GLP-1 agonists in 1993 IIRC.

Further, Ozempic itself is nearly 10 now and some people have been on Exenatide for 20+ years continuously now. These drugs are not novel, or new and we absolutely know the long term health impact.

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Aug 06, 2025, 4:26 AM UTC

throwawaylaptop wrote: post #226

stavros wrote: post #191

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I helped my dad lose 50 lbs by finally, after 10 years, getting him to give up bread, sugar, potatoes. It took buying him 2 months of Ozempic. Once he saw what stopping the cravings for certain foods can do, he believed me finally. At 65 years old, healthier than I remember since he was 40 and I was a teen. It doesn't require some weird bionic arm implant.

Lol, a glucose monitor is a bionic arm implant (for $200 total), and an injection disrupting your entire hormone system is what then?

Post by glp1guide » Wed, Aug 06, 2025, 4:31 AM UTC

jjice wrote: post #54

some_random wrote: post #15

I find it fascinating how much a pretty large group of people just hate semaglutides and seemingly need to believe that it's some kind of Faustian bargain. I'm not talking about the people who are cautious or suspicious, that's more than reasonable, but it's clear that it's not cautious optimism in many.

I was kind of scared of these when Ozempic starting picking of steam for weight loss. I was worried that this would be having more negative effects. Turns out, generally speaking, if used with you doctor, these things are pretty safe, especially comparatively to some of the negatives of being overweight. And then I saw some of the stories on HN about how it's changed peoples lives for the better. And then people in m…