Amy Schumer admits she's on new weight loss drug after revealing concerning reason she had to stop taking Ozempic
Rhianna Benson
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Month after claiming Ozempic left her 'bedridden', Amy Schumer revealed she's been using a different diabetes medication as a means of shedding a few pounds.
The 43-year-old comedy star took to Instagram over the weekend (22 Mar) where she heaped praise onto the manufactures of a new drug, which several other huge-name stars have controversially used to lose weight.
In fact, Schumer is so pleased with the results that she recently made the decision to invest in the producers of the medication.
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For those in need of a reminder, after sharing a series of trimmed-down social media snaps last year, mother-of-one Schumer revealed she'd previously injected herself with Ozempic.
The drug is traditionally prescribed for individuals suffering from Type 2 diabetes. In recent years, however, its appetite-suppressing ability has made it desirable for many stars hoping to drop a dress size or two.
This is caused by an increase in insulin production within the body, as well as a decrease in glucose production by the liver, which - in turn - slows down digestion.
Speaking on The Howard Stern Show in January, however, Schumer revealed she'd stopped taking Ozempic after noticing a series of 'red flags' in her general health. "I tried Ozempic almost three years ago, and I was like, bedridden," she told viewers.
"I was like, vomiting — and then you have no energy. But other people take it and they’re all good. God bless them."
She went on to reveal that she has a rare gene that makes her prone to nausea, which prevented her from being able to play with her infant son.
"You’re like, ‘Wait a minute. Can we slow down?," she continued.
"I tried it and I was vomiting and I’m in bed and my son’s like, 'Can you play tag?'. I’m like, 'I can’t.' I was shrivelling.
"I couldn’t lift my head off the pillow, so what’s the point?"
This week, however, in a new self-fronted video, the funny-woman revealed she'd had a better encounter with Mounjaro (Tirzepatide), which she was prescribed recently alongside estrogen and progesterone for perimenopause.
Revealing she'd received her prescription via the virtual health clinic Midi Health, she went on to say: "It’s not covered by insurance unless you have diabetes or severe obesity, which most of the internet thinks I have.
"But I’m having a really good experience with it, and I wanted to keep it real with you about that.
"That’s all I have to say, and I’m not gonna talk any s***, I’m not gonna stir the pot."