Ozempic butt: Women report two MORE unflattering and scary side effects of ... trends now
Women taking Ozempic are noticing more unusual — and unflattering — side effects while on the weight-loss shot.
Slimmers who lost up to 40lbs say their backsides have now 'completely disappeared' and shrunk so much they can 'feel every bone'.
Some even said the problem — dubbed 'Ozempic butt' — was so bad that they were constantly covering up their butt.
Meanwhile, an increasing number of women say their hair is 'falling out in clumps', posting tear-jerking videos from the shower where they hold handfuls of lost hair.
One bride-to-be has also posted saying she fears she could be left nearly bald by her wedding day in just four months.
Pictured above is a mother-of-four who lost 60lbs over nine months on Wegovy, Ozempic's sister medication. She is pictured before and after her weight loss. She is thrilled with the transformation and weight loss she has seen
Pictured above are examples of people who have posted online saying Ozempic or similar weight loss drugs have led them to suffer from hair loss. On the left, the woman said she feared she was going bald, and on the right, a patient posted concerns about hair loss in the shower
Neither symptom is officially recognized as a side-effect of Ozempic, but doctors say Ozempic butt is to be expected because of the rapid weight loss the drug causes which leaves the skin too little time to adjust — causing it to sag.
The backside is one of the main areas where subcutaneous fat — or fat directly beneath the skin — accumulates, which is quickly lost during weight loss.
It also contains a group of three large muscles, called the glutes, which may also shrink if someone takes the drug without exercising and eating a high-protein diet.
The FDA is currently investigating reports that Ozempic has led to permanent hair loss, or alopecia, but is yet to require it to be mentioned on a label.
It is poorly understood how Ozempic may cause permanent or temporary hair loss, although experts have suggested several theories.
In one of these, it is suggested that the action Ozempic has on the brain can trigger shifts in levels of stress hormones like cortisol could lead to a temporary shut off of hair follicles, causing them to shed hair and not grow another.
There are also suggestions that nutritional deficiencies triggered by the drug could also cause hair loss as the body seeks to conserve resources.
It is not clear how Ozempic may lead to alopecia or permanent hair loss.
The above woman lost 50lbs while she was on Mounjaro, another weight loss medication, for six months. She said she had managed to maintain her butt in part via regular squats at the gym
On the left, this woman said she had started losing hair after losing 45lbs on weight loss drugs, adding she was worried she might be bald for her wedding. On the right is another picture shared online of weight-loss-drug-related hair loss
