Bella Thorne Criticizes Ozempic Trend for Negative Impact on Her Body Image
Ozempic is no joking matter for the comedian. Handler shared that her “anti-aging doctor” prescribed the medication without her even knowing what it was.
“I didn’t even realize I was taking it,” she mentioned on the Jan. 25, 2023 episode of Call Her Daddy. “She told me, ‘If you ever want to lose five pounds, this is good for that.’
Although she gave it a try, Handler admitted that she didn’t enjoy how it made her feel.
“After coming back from a trip, I injected myself with it,” she recounted. “A few days later, I went to lunch with a friend who mentioned she was feeling nauseous because she was on Ozempic. I realized I was feeling nauseous too, but I blamed it on jet lag from Spain.”
In the end, Handler stopped taking the medication since it was not medically necessary for her. She mentioned that she gave the remaining doses to friends.
“I ended up injecting about four or five of my friends with Ozempic because I decided it wasn’t right for me,” she explained. “It’s meant for overweight individuals. When friends visited my house, I would tell them different times to come over.”