Ozempic makes life 'miserably boring' and most people quit within two years, scientist says
Daily MailThis makes life intolerable for many, leading patients to revert to 'old' habits Ozempic takes the pleasure out of eating and makes life so 'miserably boring' that many people quit taking it, a scientist who helped develop the drug has said. Jens Juul Holst, who found the hormone mimicked by Ozempic, warned that this was the 'price to pay' for using the wonder drug — adding that most patients give up within two years. The drug makes people feel no pleasure from food by mimicing the action of the GLP-1 hormone, or glucagon-like peptide-1, regulating appetite to make someone constantly feel full. Jens Juul Holst, who found the hormone mimicked by Ozempic, warned that the drug works by robbing people of the pleasure of food and their favorite snacks Ozempic mimics a GLP-1 hormone that makes people feel full In an interview with Wired, Holst revealed: 'So, you don't eat through because you've lost interest in food.