Discussion: Are slimming drugs such as Wegovy and Ozempic able to bring about withdrawal from food addiction and eating?

Slimming drugs are a massive success because obesity, which usually begins early in childhood or adolescence, is a worldwide phenomenon.

Wegovy bypasses the natural mechanism of hunger-satiety (controlled by two separate hormones and regulated by the pituitary gland in the brain) and causes a false feeling of satiety, which leads to weight loss.

Ozempic – stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas. It is essential to know that insulin is a hormone of cell renewal and energy production at the cellular level; therefore, it affects weight.

In both cases, this external intervention in the hormonal system cannot bring about withdrawal from food addiction and eating. These drugs have side effects because they damage the internal hormonal mechanism of our body, which works through feedback. For drugs that increased the metabolic rate, using thyroid hormones also resulted in weight loss; the price was that the body was not built to operate in turbo mode for long.

These drugs have a place, in combination with withdrawal treatment, preferably in the clinic of specialists in the subject, especially for addicts suffering from significant obesity, whose rapid weight loss may encourage them to continue the challenging process, which is mainly mental-energetic and not only physical.