Wegovy helped me lose three stone in three months – and ruined my life
The IndependentI’m not a crier. I’ve spent hours of every day lying on the floor, screaming and in tears, all thanks to weight loss medication that was supposed to make my life better. But the emphasis here is on “safe” and “responsible.” open image in gallery The drug did wonders for my weight, which plummeted from 110kg at the start of my journey to 85kg by May – but the price was that I didn’t want to go out and show off my new body, and I spent most of my time just lying in bed I took my first dose on 20 February, but it wasn’t until my second a week later that I felt its effects. I’d go to sleep earlier and earlier, praying every night that my heart would stop beating while I slept, and finally end my misery and the misery of those around me. US and European health regulators have both found these drugs to be safe, but there is a growing body of anecdotal data suggesting that the mental health impacts aren’t as rare as believed.