'Oh boy, my stomach hurts', singer Macy Gray opens up on worrying Ozempic side effects

Singer Macy Gray who decided to jump on the Ozempic bandwagon to shed some pounds before shooting for her new TV show, suffered terrible side effects after taking the diabetes drug.
The singer while speaking about her Ozempic experience in the recent episode of MTV's The Surreal Life said the FDA-approved prescription medication for people with type 2 diabetes, left her constipated and she "was up all night."


“Oh boy, my stomach hurts.I’ve just been really constipated. I took Ozempic. I can’t go to the bathroom, and I was up all night,” she said.
Ozempic, a weekly injection that helps lower blood sugar by helping the pancreas make more insulin, is fast becoming popular for its weight loss potential. However, it is not approved for weight loss, but some physicians prescribe it for losing weight.
“Quietly, I’m kind of a vain person. I’ve gained a lot of weight over the past couple years, and this is right about the time when everybody starts talking about this Ozempic," she said.
“So, I thought, okay, I’m not taking [the weight] off the right way, let me see if I can get one of these Ozempic,” she continued on the show. “I was actually trying to take it off [the weight] before the show because I didn’t want to be super fat on TV, but here we are," added Gray.

Ozempic is an antidiabetic medication used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Semaglutide is the active ingredient in Ozempic, Wegovy, and Rybelsus. It's an injectable prescription medicine that is recommended to be used along with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes.
It also reduces risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke, or death in adults with type 2 diabetes with known heart disease.
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain, constipation are some of the common side effects of Ozempic, while in some cases it can trigger severe allergic reaction and cause breathing problems, racing heart, swollen lymph nodes, trouble swallowing, stomach cramps, and joint pain. Ozempic may also cause inflammation of the pancreas, which is called pancreatitis.
One of the most deadly side effects of Ozempic is low blood sugar or hypoglycemia. This happens when used with a sulfonylurea or insulin. This can even cause death. According to WebMD, other Ozempic side effects include thyroid tumours, vision changes, kidney damage, and gallbladder problems.