GLP-1 Patients Report New Side Effect—and It’s Hitting Relationships Hard

(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.