'I developed crippling anxiety and felt like a different person after taking a GLP-1 drug'

From tingling, burning skin to finding even the touch of your clothes painful, along with experiencing high anxiety levels and thoughts of self-harm, the side effects of weight-loss drugs need to be clearly communicated to patients 

Kate Pleace says after talking a GLP-1 drug, she developed “crippling anxiety and “felt like a completely different person”.

GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic have transformed the treatment of obesity as a chronic disease.

Most medications come with side effects, and when it comes to GLP-1s, the research is constantly evolving. Some side effects are common, some rare, while others are due to weight loss rather than the drugs themselves.