‘Botched’ Dr. Terry Dubrow Defends Controversial Drug
Botched star Dr. Terry Dubrow has taken a strong stance in support of one drug that has seen its fair share of criticism in recent months.
Ozempic was originally created as a drug to treat diabetes. But the drug has gained a lot of momentum among celebrities with an eye on losing weight in a short amount of time. Oprah Winfrey told People that she is currently on a weight loss medication regimen, though she didn’t specify Ozempic directly. “I now use it as I feel I need it, as a tool to manage not yo-yoing,” she said. Celebrities such as Amy Schumer and Tracy Morgan have also admitted to using the weight loss drug.
Dr. Dubrow recently spoke about the drug’s capabilities and its side effects.
Dr. Terry Dubrow Supports A Controversial Weight Loss Drug
According to Dr. Dubrow, he says that while Ozempic may have side effects, the drug is less harmful than many over-the-counter drugs. “I have news for you. Tylenol is more dangerous than these drugs. Tylenol is one of the most dangerous drugs you can take,” he told Us Weekly. “In fact, there’s been an epidemic of liver failure from Tylenol. So the FDA has put out a thing about, ‘Do not let your patients take this much Tylenol.’”
As reported by The New York Times, the Food and Drug Administration first approved the injectable variant of the medication for treating diabetes in 2017. Since then, the FDA has also approved of semaglutide as a method to treat obesity in 2021. “These drugs have been around for about 10 years now, and they have been studied completely,” Dr. Dubrow says. He calls the drug “the biggest medical breakthrough in history.”
Although he praises Ozempic’s quality as a weight loss drug, he does offer a bit of advice to those seeking to use it. “The thing we don’t really understand is you don’t need diabetic doses and it’s being prescribed in diabetic doses,” he tells Us Weekly. “You probably should just stay on a low dose or go off it once you lose your weight.”
Dr. Dubrow Speaks About His Personal Ozempic Usage
Dr. Dubrow believes that Ozempic works as described, but it shouldn’t be relied on exclusively to reach a healthy weight. “It’s really good as a reset, or you get down to the body weight you want, you either stay on it, on a low dose, or you go off it and say, ‘OK, I’m going to make better food choices,’” he said.
Dr. Dubrow’s view on Ozempic also comes from his own experience with the drug. “I’ve tried it. I thought it was amazing,” he told Page Six. “I didn’t have that much weight to lose. But I wanted to try it because so many of my patients were on it and I wanted to see what it was like when you’re not diabetic and you only have 10-15 pounds to lose.”
Ultimately, Dr. Dubrow says he removed the drug from his regimen after missing the joy of eating. “You go on vacation, maybe you don’t exercise, you eat too much,” he continued. “It was kind of like, ‘Well, I want to go on a food vacation,’ meaning I want to be able to eat again cause it really took my appetite and all the joy of eating away.”
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