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/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)