A 55-year-old man who started taking weight loss drugs has opened up about the unexpected bonuses they've had on his life.
A growing number of people are taking weight loss jabs such as Wegovy or Mounjaro, while some people are taking Ozempic - which is not prescribed for weight loss but can still have an impact, albeit one not as strong as the other drugs.
This chap going by the name of James told the Metro that he'd formerly been a semi-professional athlete, but when he stopped competing, he started eating and drinking out of boredom.
Finding that he was piling on a bit more weight than he wanted, he decided to give weight loss drugs a go and started taking Wegovy after overindulging at Christmas and disliking the number his scales kept telling him.
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After several months, he described it as a 'miracle drug', though he admitted that he lied on an online application form so a pharmacy would send him the weight loss drugs.
Taking them for a while led him to notice some things about his life were changing beyond weight loss, as he reckons he's saving around £50 a week on the weekly shop, as well as about double that on wine and takeaways as he no longer craves them due to his reduced appetite.
He reckoned he lost about 20 percent of his body weight, so the Wegovy was working, but something else he reckons has happened to him is a case of 'Ozempic penis'.
James thinks he's been having 'better sex' since the weight loss drugs started working, an experience different to some who've taken them, but the bloke thinks he knows why that is.
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He said: "If you have an impulsive drive for sex, it would affect that.
"But I have a normal sexual appetite, so actually it’s made me enjoy sex more because I’m not as self-conscious of my body and I’ve got more energy."
Good for him, I suppose.
What is 'Ozempic penis'?
While James was taking Wegovy, the term 'Ozempic penis' has taken off because Ozempic got on the scene first and became the more recognisable name.
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However, while they're made by the same company and use the same primary ingredient semaglutide, Wegovy is approved for weight loss on the NHS and Ozempic isn't.
Wegovy is also more effective than Ozempic for weight loss anyway, so perhaps we should be calling it 'Wegovy wang' or 'Mounjaro manhood' instead.
Anyhow, it refers to people on weight loss drugs noticing that their lovelength appeared to be larger than before.
What is actually happening?
Sorry gang, the weight loss drug isn't actually making your todger bigger, it's just an illusion because the rest of you around it is getting smaller as you lose weight.
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If you stick a chipolata on a big plate and the same size of sausage on a small plate then one of them is going to look bigger by comparison, that's what's happening with 'Ozempic penis'.
Basically, it's not a real thing and any benefits James was experiencing in his sex life owed themselves to him feeling more confident about his body.
What have Novo Nordisk said?
The company that makes Ozempic and Wegovy, Novo Nordisk, has pointed out that this claimed consequence from several people taking the drugs isn't actually a proper side effect of it.
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A spokesperson previously told LADbible: "Patient safety is of the utmost importance to Novo Nordisk, and we recommend patients take these medications for their approved indications and under the supervision of a healthcare professional.
"We continuously collect safety data on our marketed GLP-1 medicines and work closely with the authorities to ensure patient safety.
"As part of this work, we continue to monitor reports of adverse drug reactions through routine pharmacovigilance.
"We recommend that any patient experiencing side effects while taking GLP-1s, including Wegovy®▼and Ozempic® (semaglutide injection), report them to their healthcare provider and via the MHRA Yellow Card scheme: https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/."
Topics: Health, Drugs, Ozempic, Sex and Relationships
Joe Harker