
GLP-1 Patients Report New Side Effect—and It’s Hitting Relationships Hard
April 10, 2026
The Daily Beast
(c)jonchallicom.com / Getty ImagesMove over, “Ozempic itch.” A new side effect is raising alarm among experts, and it goes well beyond the physical effects associated with weight-loss drugs.Medical experts warn that getting jabs of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist drugs, more commonly known as GLP-1s, may lead to separation or divorce.A 2022 study found that married patients who underwent bariatric surgery were more than twice as likely to divorce compared to the general public.

The study’s results also indicated a possible connection between greater weight loss and higher divorce rates among participants.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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