Re:Ozempic drug supresses desire to smoke, drink and more
by jameshart on Friday May 19, 2023 @01:08PM
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> A drug that promotes weight loss, lessens the desire to smoke, drink, etc...sounds too good to be true?
What other desires does it lessen? Does it suppress every hedonistic impulse? What does it do to creativity? Impulsivity? Does it make you more susceptible to or resistant to persuasion? Feels like reporting ‘oh it has these other unintended psychological/behavioral responses. Neat!’ is ignoring a whole can of worms that that opens.
Re:Ozempic drug supresses desire to smoke, drink and more
by mym1990 on Friday May 19, 2023 @02:36PM
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I think the body of work around what this drug does outside of its impact on patients with diabetes is pretty limited, which is what is scary about everyone jumping on this one.
What other desires does it lessen? Does it suppress every hedonistic impulse? What does it do to creativity? Impulsivity? Does it make you more susceptible to or resistant to persuasion? Feels like reporting ‘oh it has these other unintended psychological/behavioral responses. Neat!’ is ignoring a whole can of worms that that opens.