Doctors flag ‘Ozempic personality’ as some GLP-1 patients lose appetite for life

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Popular GLP-1 drugs prescribed for weight loss are suppressing people’s appetite for more than just food: Health experts warn that they’re also dulling some patients’ desire for sex and socializing. Social media influencers have dubbed it “Ozempic personality,” referring to the anti-diabetes treatment that made GLP-1s a household name. Doctors say it’s a mild form of anhedonia — the loss of experiencing pleasure — that results from dampening of the brain’s dopamine receptors. Psychologist

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