For a lot of celebrities, Ozempic has been identified as the best thing sliced bread when it comes to losing weight, but some have been more open about the nauseating side effects caused by taking the drug.
Jeremy Clarkson and Amy Schumer have both shared the struggles they had with the injections, which are designed as a treatment for type 2 diabetes, but have recently been used more as a weight-loss inducer - particularly within the celebrity sphere.
The former Top Gear host explained some of the sobering side effects he suffered after taking the drug for just six months, which included regular bouts of nausea and sickness, while he also continued to gorge on his favourite snacks, which apparently includes a Cadbury fruit and nut - I guess someone has to eat them.
Schumer, meanwhile, also struggled with the 'severe nausea', which left her bedridden but she wasn't deterred and recently joined Clarkson (although I doubt the two are acquainted) on a new drug, which seems to be working wonders for the both of them.
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Both revealed that they are now taking Mounjaro, which again is another medicine intended to treat type 2 diabetes, and works by increasing the number of incretins inside the body, simulating the feeling of being full.
Although, Clarkson's diet has changed to now include rare luxuries such as snail caviar, it seems as if he is benefitting from the change and is no longer struggling with the unpleasant side effects of Ozempic. However, he also suggests in his column for The Times that he can now 'come down in the morning and idly help yourself to a small handful of sunflower seeds' for breakfast, which is frankly no way to live.
Speaking on Instagram, Schumer opened up about the benefits she has noticed since taking Mounjaro, and also clarified some more about the drug's availability in the US.
She said: "Mounjaro’s been great. 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.
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"I wanted to keep it real with you about that."
The drug was recently approved for treating obesity on the NHS in the UK and is expected to be rolled out starting from this month, at first for those under the care of specialist weight-management services before being made more readily available to others in the summer.
Topics: Jeremy Clarkson, Amy Schumer, Celebrity, Health
James Moorhouse