Bethenny Frankel spoke out against using the diabetes drug Ozempic to lose weight in an impassioned video clip shared on Instagram on Tuesday.
While Ozempic was originally intended to treat type 2 diabetes, the satiety side effect has taken Hollywood by storm as a “quick fix” for shedding unwanted pounds.
“People don’t want to give in [they use Ozempic] but they want people to believe it was blood, sweat and tears [that led to their weight loss],” said the CEO of Skinnygirl, 52.
“The loophole for people avoiding the Ozempic confession is that many celebrities are actually using Mounjaro, another drug [also used to treat diabetes]and more new drugs are coming soon,” she claimed in her post’s caption.
She compared the drug’s popularity to that of earlier fads like Ephedra (Ma Huang) which gained popularity in the late ’90s but was later banned by the FDA after supplements containing the ingredient were found to pose serious health risks.
‘So [Ozempic] is now an apparently positive drug that will alleviate obesity. The problem is that it’s for diabetes and they sell it in Mexican pharmacies and airports,” Bethenny added.
She also claimed she had heard that the drug — which is given as weekly injections for $1,000 a month — is also a “mood-alter” that causes “irrational” behavior in those who take it.
Bethenny Frankel spoke out against using the diabetes drug Ozempic to lose weight in an impassioned video clip shared on Instagram on Tuesday
Bethenny kicked off the conversation by addressing the common questions and concerns surrounding the use of Ozempic, as well as criticism that many are “taking the easy way” by using it to achieve their weight loss goals.
While there are other “shortcuts” to weight loss, such as gastric bypass surgery and the lap band, those surgeries are only available to people with a BMI of 30 or higher.
While off-label semaglutide – the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy – is easily accessible regardless of BMI.
Bethenny said she’s heard the drug is “running like crazy” in affluent communities like Florida’s Boca Raton and New York City’s Upper West Side.
But she fears diving into the trend so early could lead to dangerous side effects later on, like what happened with Ephedra.
“Years ago when I was in my twenties, people took ‘Ma Huang’ and everyone thought it was fine. It was Ma Huang. It was a diet pill like so many other things,” she explained.
She said everyone who used it at the time thought it was safe because it was a “Chinese dietary spice,” but it “ended up killing people.”
She also used the opioid crisis in the United States as an example.
“Just like when ‘OxyContin’ came out, it was to fight and fight pain. And it wasn’t until a few years later that we saw the side effects and the after effects and communities destroyed and addicted.
‘The real [ruined] the lives of people, communities. I mean it was a disaster, it [still] it’s a disaster. The opioid crisis started with an apparently positive drug that would ease the pain,” Bethenny continued.
With regard to claims that Ozempic and similar drugs can alter mood, Bethenny thinks a lack of appetite and the common side effects, such as nausea and vomiting, may contribute.
“It’s weird when you’re hungry, but your body isn’t hungry. So that’s a clear feeling or side effect.
“The loophole for people avoiding the Ozempic confession is that many celebrities are actually using Mounjaro, another drug [also used to treat diabetes]and more new drugs are coming soon,” she claimed in her post’s caption
While Ozempic was originally intended to treat type 2 diabetes, the satiety side effect has taken Hollywood by storm as a “quick fix” to shed unwanted pounds
She also claimed she had heard that the drug — which is given as weekly injections for $1,000 a month — is also a “mood-alter” that causes “irrational” behavior in those who take it. Bethenny Frankel talks about the side effects of Ozempic
“But I hear it affects people’s personality. I just heard a story where someone said they spent time with someone they know and they’re on Ozempic and lost a lot of weight, but they’re very mercurial,” said the RHONY alum.
She claimed that this person told her that the Ozempic user would “snarl” and act “mean” in a heartbeat.
Bethenny then gave her own example of how a drug can change mood by sharing how a friend of hers had changed while taking Adderall.
“And I had an altercation with someone who has a very mercurial personality and they were on Adderall before, which is another thing people have done to lose weight, another wrong thing [sic] used to lose weight,” she said.
And this person would snap, you know, like when someone actually snaps and it’s just irrational?
Well, that’s what is being explained about this weight loss drug and the person I was just spending time with who snapped and had this irrational reaction is definitely the type of person who wants [a] quick, quick solution to lose weight.”
Bethenny believes that the popularization of the drug will cause major problems that will not be revealed until years later.
Mark my words, we won’t be hearing about the sh**show of this for months and years to come.
Bethenny said she’s heard that the drug is “running like crazy” in affluent communities like Florida’s Boca Raton and New York City’s Upper West Side; seen on March 23
Bethenny believes that the popularization of the drug will cause major problems that will not be revealed until years later
“But people always buy things in Mexican pharmacies and on the Internet because they don’t go to their doctor [office] and taking away diabetes meds, it’s going to be a fucking show.’
She said people feel safe taking Ozempic because it is used to treat diabetes.
But she thinks people shouldn’t be taking medications for a condition they don’t have just to reap the benefits of side effects.
“Things have to be used for what they are used for, like real pain patients need real pain medication and the body almost absorbs it and they don’t get high. People who are not experiencing severe pain should not take painkillers.
“This Ozempic thing is moving the fuck out of the way. And all the other copycat names too.’
After receiving criticism in the comments section from Ozempic users, including those with diabetes, Bethenny clarified some of her points in the caption of her post.
“If someone is struggling with obesity and working with a doctor, that’s one thing (and this is all new in this application), but thin, rich country club dead-end Americans, buying this online and from Mexican pharmacies is another thing,” she said. wrote.
She remained steadfast in her stance on the potential dangers that casual Ozempic use could lead to over time.
“I have experienced a world with the Ma Huang and Fen-Phen phenomena and death, and I know it. No one gets out without paying the bill. How do people know what the long-term consequences are?
“Drugs used for alternative functions seem a little scary with the long-term unknown,” she continued.
Many celebrities, including Khloe Kardashian (left) and Kyle Richards (right), have denied using Ozempic or other drugs to achieve their noticeably slimmer physiques in recent months.
Diet and exercise: They have both firmly denied the claims and have credited hard work in the gym and strict diets for their physical fitness
“If it’s true that diabetics can’t get this drug and pay now, that’s even scarier. I said what I said. Think about it.’
Many celebrities, including Khloe Kardashian and Kyle Richards, have denied using Ozempic or other drugs in recent months to achieve their noticeably slimmer physiques.
They have both firmly denied the claims and have credited hard work in the gym and strict diets for their physical condition.
Meanwhile, Elon Musk and Remi Bader have spoken openly about using the drug to reduce fat.