Scroll through any weight-loss support groups on Facebook and you will find a stream of frantic questions: where can I buy Ozempic? JeremyClarkson takes it, as does elonmusk Hear from other men on the ‘miracle’ weight-loss drug ⬇️
groups on Facebook and you will find a stream of frantic questions: where can I buy Ozempic? Are the tablets as good as the injections? When do you start losing weight?, was initially prescribed for diabetes, but is now increasingly being prescribed “off-label” for weight loss by online pharmacies. While legal, “off label” prescribing is done at the discretion of the prescriber.
Most of those currently purchasing and commenting about the drug online appear to be women, yet the only celebrities willing to admit to taking it are men. Boris Johnson today wrote about his experience on the drug: “I must have been losing four or five pounds a week — maybe more — when all at once it started to go wrong”. He found the side effects intolerable and stopped taking the drug.
It is hardly surprising the drug has taken off so rapidly, given the prevalence of obesity – defined as having a body mass index of 30 or over – in the UK. The Health Survey for England 2021, published in December 2022, found that 26 per cent of adults in England are obese, with a further 38 per cent overweight .
Dave buys his stock from a men’s health website. He filled out several questionnaires and was questioned on whether he met their criteria for Ozempic – having a high BMI and a secondary health issue aggravated by weight. In his case it was sleep apnoea, where your breathing stops and starts in your sleep.
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