Ozempic Didn't Work At All For Kandi Burruss -- And It REALLY Messed With Her Mentally!
26.06.2024 - 22:35
/ perezhilton.com
Kandi Burruss was all ready to lose a little bit of weight after beginning a regimen on the type 2 diabetes approved prescription weight loss drug Ozempic… but that’s not how it worked out!
This week, the 48-year-old reality TV veteran popped up on PageSix‘s Virtual Realti-Tea podcast and opened up about deciding to take Ozempic. As you no doubt know, Ozempic is one of the brand names for the medication semaglutide — also known as Wegovy — which works on satiety signals sent in a person’s brain when it comes to eating and feeling full. Lots of people, including many with type 2 diabetes, have taken Ozempic to great success in weight loss. But it didn’t work at ALL for the Real Housewives of Atlanta alum! And in fact, it was such a fail that it actually started to impact her mental health! Oh, no!
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On the podcast, the Xscape singer explained how she tried Ozempic last year in a bid to drop some pounds:
No weight! Nada! Friends kept telling her “something must be wrong,” and she needed “a higher dosage” of it, but it was such a stumble that even her doctor was shocked:
Wow!
That’s not the worst part, though. Undoubtedly, the worst part was that Ozempic’s total failure to curb Kandi’s appetite and help her lose weight left her depressed and despairing:
Ugh… we HATE that! Especially for somebody as bubbly and positive as Kandi!
But now, the music mogul is switching things up. Instead of relying on Ozempic to cut weight, she’s back to the basics: working out, eating healthy, and cutting calories. She’s also taking Hydroxycut, per the podcast chat, which is apparently working for her. The goal in mind is simple, too: get back to where she