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A comment on Ozempic Shows Anti-Aging Effects in Trial, Reversing Biological Age by 3.1 Years. Parent comment

Re:Ozempic Shows Anti-Aging Effects in Trial, Reversing Biol... by DharmaPolice on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @05:35PM (#44804665)
Every person I know who tried to give up smoking has the same story - they were successful for a while and then they encountered some stressful moment (exam, work deadline, etc) and they fell off the wagon. One explanation could simply be that normally we have food stresses which manifests in general stress which we relieve via video games or whatever else. If these drugs turn down the volume of hunger then maybe this has the benefit of reducing the need for stress relieving behaviours in general.
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Re:Ozempic Shows Anti-Aging Effects in Trial, Reversing Biol... by Spooky23 on Wednesday August 06, 2025 @01:32AM (#44808035)
I’ve taken a GLP for two years. It resets your dopamine reward system. It helped me lose 80 lbs and I’m running now. Zero craving for alcohol and sugar. But, my libido is like 3x lol.

If some rando internet dude thinks I’m weak or stupid, fine with me. It’s a drug that has improved my life in ways that are difficult to describe.

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Re:Ozempic Shows Anti-Aging Effects in Trial, Reversing Biol... by procaryote on Wednesday August 06, 2025 @03:46AM (#44808955)
As a rando internet dude, that just sounds like you found medication that works for you. That's great!
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Re:Ozempic Shows Anti-Aging Effects in Trial, Reversing Biol... by sillyfluke on Wednesday August 06, 2025 @05:56AM (#44809975)
>my libido is like 3x lol

Something that eliminates all your drives except your sex drive, a miracle drug surely.

Weird that this is not talked about more, but I don't see a lot of ads in general so maybe it is.

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Re:Ozempic Shows Anti-Aging Effects in Trial, Reversing Biol... by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday August 06, 2025 @11:41AM (#44813515)
> One explanation could simply be that normally we have food stresses which manifests in general stress

Our biology is parsimonious. I'd bet that when our brains first started processing higher-level stresses, it salvaged the hunger pathway instead of engineering something biochemically new.

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