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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Independent and Lauren MacDougall

Voices: ‘There are more important things than being thin’: Readers on living with Ozempic side effects

Independent readers have been discussing the side effects of GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro, with many questioning whether the risks are being fully acknowledged as use of the medications grows.

Reacting to Aimee Donnellan’s investigation into the hidden side effects of these drugs, commenters shared a range of personal experiences, but discussion repeatedly returned to nausea, vomiting, digestive problems and longer-term complications.

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