‘Ozempic finger’ warning to anyone who takes drug after users complain of little-known side effect
Ozempic is back again in the news after allegedly stealing people’s bums and breasts, with reports that it’s changing a very peculiar part of the body - fingers.
In recent months, the list of stars who have admitted to dabbling in the controversial drug continues to grow, but many probably didn’t realise they’d lose a part of themselves that most people want to keep.
A medic came out to warn people about the injection's most strange physical side effects called 'Ozempic butt'.
That’s right, apparently people have experienced their bums disappearing right before their eyes after losing weight.
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Ozempic - a drug that is designed to help manage the effects of Type II diabetes with its main ingredient semaglutide - has been popularised for its ability to drop the pounds, thanks to is ability to reduce the user's appetite.
The FDA has not approved it as a weight loss drug, but that doesn't stop people from using it.
The drug's popularity has surged mostly due to the number of giant-named stars who have recently debuted their newly-snatched waists, and crediting the drug for its assistance.
Tyla previously reported on the concerning rise in 'Ozempic breast', which refers to the change of the tissue around the area.
Sadly, Ozempic doesn’t spot reduce weight in particular areas, which is probably how this new issue has come about.
While 'Ozempic butt' refers to the flattening or sagging of your buttocks, the ‘Ozempic finger’ is all about the hands.
Just like the boobs and bum problem with losing weight, people are seeing their hands and wrists shrink too.
Because Ozempic causes the user to lose weight as a side effect, in turn, a side effect of the weight loss is having skinny fingers.
It sounds weird but bear with it here.
What people are noticing is that they have rapid weight loss around the fingers and wrists, which has caused their jewellery to slink off.
Jessica, a part-time preschool teacher told the New York Post last year about her experience with ‘Ozempic Fingers’.
She shared that she started Ozempic injections in October and lost 17 pounds in six weeks, which then led to her ringer constantly sliding off.
She said: “I never realized weight loss also happened in your hands, but my ring suddenly didn’t fit.
“I noticed it was flipping and it almost fell off. I was worried I would lose it.”
She took it back to the jeweller and they ended up charging her to resize it.
Ouch.
Though the skinny fingers aren’t down to the semaglutide, it’s entirely due to the rapid weight loss in general.
Novo Nordisk, the Ozempic manufacturer, told Metro.co.uk it can’t comment on side effects when it comes to the drug being used for weight loss instead of Type II Diabetes, but it can talk about safety.
It said: “Regarding safety, the most common adverse events among people treated with Ozempic (semaglutide) for its indicated use, are gastrointestinal events including nausea, diarrhoea and vomiting.
“Most events were transient, and mild or moderate in severity and resolved without permanent treatment discontinuation.
“Ozempic (semaglutide) is a prescription-only medicine indicated for the treatment of adults with insufficiently controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus as an adjunct to diet and exercise (as monotherapy or in combination with other medicines for treatment of diabetes).
“Ozempic (semaglutide) is not indicated for use in weight management.”
Britt Jones