• @neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    7023 days ago

    I wonder if people are just losing weight and feeling better about their bodies. So while they are not depressed about their weight, they don’t cope with alcohol or other drugs.

    • @turtlesareneat@discuss.online
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      4023 days ago

      It’s definitely more than that. Some people get a sense of well-being and compare it to an antidepressant or anxiolytic. Some people just lose the craving to drink. It’s cut back on the amount of weed I smoke, I just don’t feel the need as much. This is all independent of body image.

      • @HeyJoe@lemmy.world
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        1223 days ago

        That’s interesting. I knew it caused appetite suppression, but i didn’t realize it dulls other areas as well.

        • @turtlesareneat@discuss.online
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          1123 days ago

          Yep, I have C-PTSD and I’m being treated, but starting Semaglutide suddenly drained all the power out of my physical anxiety, It’s a bit amazing.

          Other Interesting notes:

          • improved sense of smell (I am smelling plants and grasses I haven’t smelled since childhood).
          • Horny? Horny. Oh yes.
      • @reiterationstation@lemm.ee
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        222 days ago

        Seems to me it might be releasing you from the grip of addiction. Not to say you were bad off or anything. I think everyone has that demon for some things. Food is a big one, obviously.

    • @raoulduke85@lemm.ee
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      722 days ago

      I’m on it and it physically makes me sick when I drink alcohol. I get a bad malaise feeling.

    • @sunshine@lemmy.ml
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      23 days ago

      well I mean are they drinking less than they used to do, or are they drinking less than the average person? (sorry, I know I could just read the article myself, putting kids to bed)

      edit: they’re drinking less than they themselves used to do

    • @mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      322 days ago

      There’s also the whole “you get drunk faster on an empty stomach” thing. My partner takes it to balance their insulin, and it has turned them into a complete lightweight. Purely because they’re able to go all day without eating, which means they have an empty stomach when they start drinking.