Weight loss drugs including Ozempic and Saxenda are under review after patients reported depressive side effects.
that “suicidal behavior and ideation have been reported in clinical trials with other weight management products.”It is unclear if the patients who reported having depressive or suicidal thoughts had pre-existing conditions prior to taking Ozempic or Saxenda but the EU is conducting a separate investigation of the drugs after 150 people were reported to cause self-injury or have suicidal thoughts.
, a Danish drugmaker, and are known as GLP-1 receptor agonists, which mimic hormones produced in the patient’s gut to suppress their appetite and help them feel full longer.Nova Nordisk said in an emailed statement to Gizmodo that it hasn’t found any safety data that “demonstrated a causal association between semaglutide or liraglutide and suicidal and self-harming thoughts.
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