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There is a shocking symptom that an Ozempic user has reported to have experienced when they stopped taking the drug despite living a healthy lifestyle.
This comes after one person shared their reality eight months after they stopped taking the weight loss medication, claiming that they have maintained an active lifestyle and have stayed in a calorie deficit.
The person took to Reddit to share their own experience with Ozempic, confessing online that they had put ‘all the weight back on’ that they had previously lost.
In a post, they wrote: “I started Ozempic back in August of 2022 at 186lbs. I started a new job in August of 2024 and my last pen that I had purchased with insurance finished in February of 2025. I weighed in around 149lbs at this time.
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“My new insurance will only cover it with prior authorization, which my endocrinologist will not provide because they refuse to take the time to do prior authorizations for Type 1 Diabetics.
“Since February, I’ve put all the weight back on despite being more active and being [in a] calorie deficit. My A1C is back up to 8.5 from 6.2. I’m at a loss of what to do.”
As well as eating in a calorie deficit - meaning they burn more than they consume - the former GLP-1 user said they are extremely active, running four miles per day.
“I’m in the Detroit area - should I go to Canada? My prescription is $1100 at Walgreens without insurance. Should I find a new doctor that will do the prior authorization?,” they added. “This is so frustrating.”
People have swarmed to the comments to have their say on the matter, with one user questioning whether the original poster is actually eating 1,500 calories as they claim.
“You need to study up if you really believe this… ‘Since February, I’ve put all the weight back on despite being more active and being calorie deficit,’” they remarked.
“And A1C is back up. Not adding up to me,” said someone else, referring to an A1C test, which measures the average amount of sugar in your blood over three months, as per the Cleveland Clinic.
In response to the naysayers, the original poster said: “Like I said below, everyone always assumes I’m lying and over eating and you fit into that group lol.”
“I’m not going to argue with you but again, bless. Even accounting for variation in my diet, my consumption and burned calories is nowhere near the consumption I would need to perform on a weekly basis to have gained back 40lbs,” they said to someone else.
They further claimed that the ‘only thing that helped them lose weight’ was Ozempic.
LADbible Group has contacted Novo Nordisk, the manufacturer of Ozempic, for further information.
