Artemis Bayandor was initially excited about her weight loss success with the blockbuster weight loss jab Wegoby.
In 2021, the 41-year-old lost just one stone (7kg) of her stubborn baby weight in six months.
But the Illinois stewardess, who was forced to stop taking the jab in April 2022 after the price hike, said she ended up not only gaining back the weight she lost, but also being heavier than when she started.
Within 18 months, she had gained two stone and weighed 16 pounds more than before she started taking injections.
Bayandor said that after he stopped taking the medication, his appetite became “insatiable” and he was constantly snacking and eating larger dinners.
“As soon as I finished eating, I realized, ‘Oh, this is not enough, I want more, I’m still hungry,'” she says.
And she’s not alone. Experts recently highlighted that the majority of people who quit weight loss drugs like Wigoby, which contains the same ingredients as Ozempic, regained two-thirds of the weight they lost within a year.
Artemis Bayandor, 41, from Illinois, said she weighed about 20 pounds more (right) than she did before using Wigoby (left), which contains the same ingredient as Ozempic. She lost 15 pounds while on the drug for six months, but quickly gained all the weight and extra pounds back.
TikTok star Remi Bader experienced a similar phenomenon, saying she gained back “double” the weight she lost while taking Ozempic.
Bader, who had previously sought treatment for bulimia, also detailed how her bulimia worsened after coming off the medication.
Another celebrity who didn’t successfully lose weight with the drug is comedian and actor Tracy Morgan, who admitted earlier this year that he “overindulged” on Ozempic and gained 40 pounds (18 kg) while taking it. revealed.
As experts emphasize, many patients report gaining back some of the weight they lost.
One of them is Meredith Scholl, a nurse from Arizona. The 25-year-old gained 3.5 stone during the coronavirus pandemic.
After diet and exercise failed, she switched to using semaglutide and lost the weight she gained during the pandemic in 11 months.
However, after coming off the medication to have a child, she found herself regaining almost a stone of the weight she had lost.
Sam Tejada, 36, from Florida, told MailOnline he lost just over four stone while using semgaltide and tirzepatide, the active ingredients in weight loss drug Munjaro, last year.
TikTok star Remi Bader experienced a similar phenomenon, saying she gained back “double” the weight she lost while taking Ozempic. She is photographed at the ‘Wicked’ Los Angeles premiere earlier this month
Another celebrity who didn’t successfully lose weight with the drug is comedian and actor Tracy Morgan, who revealed earlier this year that she “overindulged” on Ozempic and gained 40 pounds (18kg) while taking it. did. Photographed in New York earlier this month
Ms Tejada, who works in the wellness industry, lost just under 13 stone while taking the medication.
However, within a month of stopping, I noticed that I was starting to gain weight again.
However, he said he was able to lose weight by increasing his physical activity.
Many studies, including the original trials that led to the drug’s approval in the United States and United Kingdom, have shown that patients regain the weight they lost when they stop taking the drug.
This has raised concerns that patients may need to take lifelong medications to control their excess weight.
Experts also noted that those who stopped taking the drug showed a range of indicators of poor health, including higher blood pressure and cholesterol and an increased risk of heart disease.
All fat jabs currently on the market work by mimicking a hormone called GLP-1, which makes you feel full, reduces appetite, and aids in weight loss.
Although primarily a weight loss drug, research suggests the jab also has a range of other benefits, including reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke. and Kidney disease, and more recently even some cancers.
Meredith Scholl, 25, from Arizona, said she lost 50 pounds while taking semaglutide (the drug used in both Ozempic and Wigovy) for 11 months. (left and right behind). She said she gained 10 pounds back but managed to keep most of the weight off.
Sam Tejada, 36, from Florida lost 60 pounds after winning Ozempic and then Munjaro. After coming off the medication, he gained a few pounds back, but says changing his daily routine and increasing his physical activity helped him maintain his weight.
Experts recently highlighted that the majority of people who stopped taking weight loss jabs like Wigoby, which contains the same ingredients as Ozempic, regained two-thirds of the weight they lost.
However, the jab is also thought to be associated with a number of side effects that vary in both frequency and severity.
Reported problems include nausea, constipation, diarrhea, fatigue, abdominal pain, headache, and dizziness.
Some patients also report strange symptoms, such as hair loss.
More serious problems have also been reported, including kidney damage, a dangerous inflammation of the pancreas called pancreatitis, and stomach paralysis.
Earlier this month, the first official death linked to the weight loss jab was recorded in the UK.
Susan McGowan, 58, a nurse from Lanarkshire, died in September of multiple organ failure, septic shock and pancreatitis after receiving two low-dose tirzepatide injections.
Fat-destroying jab has become the go-to slimming jab among celebrities include oprah winfrey Elon Musk, sharon osbourne, chelsea handler and robbie williams.
While a potential ‘game changer’ in the fight against obesity, there are concerns about the number of healthy weight and underweight patients who will need A&E care after taking the jab to become ‘beachbody ready’. It’s increasing.
