r/science • u/Wagamaga • 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/brilliantpants Feb 12 '25

God, that sounds incredible. I want to try one of these medicines just to see what that feels like!

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u/km89 Feb 13 '25

If you have the means to do so and are struggling with this kind of behavior, seriously--get thee to a doctor.

"I don't have cravings, I have hunger" is a fantastic way of phrasing it.

Like, before, my brain would go "that's a pint of ice cream. I demand that you eat it. All of it. I will not stop complaining at you until it's gone from your house, and I will start complaining at you again when you pass by the ice cream aisle at the store. And you will bring some home, and you will eat it all."

Now it's just... "hey, ice cream. Have a scoop. That was good!" and then I won't even think about it for a week.

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u/sbNXBbcUaDQfHLVUeyLx Feb 13 '25

I always thought I was alone in this, but this is exactly the experience.

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u/Galxee Feb 13 '25

Or try Naltrexone, which is specifically indicated for this

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u/sbNXBbcUaDQfHLVUeyLx Feb 13 '25

More anecdotes, but I've tried contrave which contains naltrexone and it did nothing for me.

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u/omggold Feb 13 '25

Same. Contrave did nothing but have me taking a bunch of pills (which is harder for me than a weekly shot)

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u/Nexii801 Feb 13 '25

Just do it, with like 2 hours of research and $200 you could have a 6 month supply. I've literally given some away I got so much of it

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u/IversusAI Feb 13 '25

Where did you get it from? Was that from insurance? What did you research?

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u/Nexii801 Feb 13 '25

Online from a lab in China

No.

Where to get it.

Reviews of particular vendors. Particularly with independent lab testing.

Studies on the effects. (I'm taking a trial blend called CagriSema)