GLP-1 medication for sure seems like a miracle drug. You inject it and give it a few weeks, poof, weight drops off you like it's nothing. At least, that's what myself and millions of others have seen it advertised like.
Social media advertising campaigns have really pushed the envelope on describing GLP-1 meds as being infallible, perfect, devoid of any side effects at all. But that couldn't be further from the truth. And, as it turns out, celebs are just as susceptible as us common people.
The Big Bang Theory's Mayim Bialik has spoken out about her "nightmare" experience with GLP-1s. And she got really candid, speaking on some pretty embarrassing side effects she really didn't consider would be on the table.
The actress, who played Amy in the hit show, revealed that doctors told her to take "one shot of the lowest dose of a synthetic GLP-1."
And things were so bad for her that she wrote an essay on her suffering, according to E!News.
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The 'Big Bang Theory' Alum Revealed the Horrifying Symptoms the GLP-1 Meds Gave Her
"Explosive, uncontrollable diarrhea," she wrote. "An inability to keep down even small sips of water without sprinting to the bathroom with yet more explosive diarrhea. More than three times, I didn't make it."
And that was just the tip of the iceberg in terms of troubling symptoms. "Cramping, bloating, full-body aching, as though I had the flu. Sulfur burps so violent, they left me afraid to open my mouth in public."
The Big Bang Theory star even said she experienced "sneezing attacks" every time she tried to eat. That apparently has a name, to her (and my!) surprise - it's called "snatiation".
And, according to a gastroenterologist, these "adverse reactions" are not uncommon. She recalled, "These medications, he said, are extremely disruptive to the body and should not be used outside of a specific, regulated set of serious medical reasons - namely, life-compromising obesity and its related health consequences."
She lambasted that she "did not meet that bar". But, doctors had said it could do wonders for her Graves' disease. The disease affects the thyroid gland, which is a part of the body that can affect weight.
