r/science Feb 12 '25

Neuroscience The first clinical trial of its kind has found that semaglutide, distributed under the brand name Wegovy, cut the amount of alcohol people drank by about 40% and dramatically reduced people’s desire to drink

https://today.usc.edu/popular-weight-loss-diabetes-drug-shows-promise-in-reducing-cravings-for-alcohol/
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u/stablerslut Feb 12 '25

This has also been my experience. I was a daily drinker the past 8 years or so and GLP injections made me not even want to drink. Like it doesn’t sound good when it always sounded good.