Social Media Made It Explode
Scroll TikTok for five minutes and you’ll stumble across the hashtag #OzempicJourney. Millions of users are sharing their weekly weigh-ins, dosage routines, and sometimes brutally honest side effects.
One viral post from a 42-year-old mom in Texas racked up over 3 million views in two days. Why? Because she claimed Ozempic helped her drop 60 pounds in less than a year — and she did it without setting foot in a gym. Cue applause… and backlash.
Critics argue that while the results look amazing on the outside, the drug isn’t a miracle potion. It comes with baggage. Nausea, vomiting, fatigue, even something doctors are calling “Ozempic face” — a hollowed, prematurely aged look caused by rapid fat loss.