Businesswoman, author and wife of Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne, shared her experience with the drug Ozempic in an interview with Piers Morgan.
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The leader of the group Black Sabbath explains that she recently stopped taking the drug.
She says she had constant nausea for almost a month when she started taking it.
“At first you feel sick,” Ms. Osbourne explains. You don’t physically vomit, but you feel that feeling for three or four weeks. You’re really thirsty and don’t want to eat.”
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This lack of desire to eat is the reason why she does not advise young people to take this medication.
“You can’t take it forever,” she said. That’s why I keep saying that we need to keep this product out of the reach of young people because it will drive them crazy and that’s not good.”
Sharon Osbourne claims to have lost 19kg since starting the drug.
“I didn’t plan on losing this much weight, but I’ll probably gain it back soon,” she says.
For her part, Ms. Osbourne’s daughter, who was also present at the interview with Piers Morgan, believes that Ozempic had a positive effect on her mother.
“I saw what it did to my mother’s confidence and I can only speak for myself […]but I think so [l’Ozempic] “It’s worth it,” she says.
Ozempic, a drug originally intended for people with diabetes, has recently gained popularity due to its properties. It simulates the hormone the body naturally produces to slow the passage of food through the stomach, which is said to help you feel fuller for longer.
However, many side effects have been reported while taking this medication.
CNN reports that the U.S. Food and Drug Association recently changed the drug’s labeling to note that it may cause intestinal blockages in some people.