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People Are Experiencing Such Bad Ozempic Side Effects That It Might Result In $2B In Lawsuits
In the past year or couple of years, you’ve likely heard a lot about Ozempic, most likely in the context of weight loss. Not for nothing — a lot of people turned to this diabetes medicine with the hopes that it would help them lose weight — and it did.
Now, it turns out, it might have done a little more than simply help them lose weight. More and more people are reporting severe side effects with their health from their usage of this medicine, and it does not look good for the company — they might have to wave goodbye due to a whopping $2 billion in lawsuits.
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Ozempic reportedly faces $2 billion in lawsuits over its side effects
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Numerous people have filled lawsuits, claiming they weren’t properly warned about the side effects they experienced
Ozempic possibly faces $2 billion in lawsuits over its side effects.
At this point, we’re almost completely sure you know what Ozempic is. But just in case you don’t, it’s a medicine approved for type 2 diabetes that is also widely used for weight loss.
It was made by a pharmaceutical company, Novo Nordisk, and belongs to a class of medications known as GLP-1 receptor agonists. It suppresses the appetite and regulates blood sugar, and so it became a popular option for weight loss.
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Now, it’s at the center of one of the biggest pharmaceutical lawsuits in recent years. Apparently, as of August 18th, 2025, there are nearly 2,000 lawsuits that have already been filed in United States courts that result in $2 billion in potential damages.
So, what are these side effects that are extreme enough for people to file lawsuits? Well, there are quite a few of them. Let us walk you through.
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These side effects include things such as vomiting and intestinal blockages
For instance, some people have experienced something called gastroparesis, also known as stomach paralysis. It’s when the muscles in the stomach don’t move food as they should, which leads to the food not being properly digested, and the stomach cannot empty well. It can cause nausea, vomiting, and belly pain, along with problems with blood sugar levels and nutrition.
Another problem caused by Ozempic usage is intestinal blockages. Just as it sounds, it’s when something keeps food or liquid from passing through the intestines. In extreme cases, it can cause complications such as tissue death and infection.
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Along with more serious ones, like kidney damage or vision loss
Persistent vomiting is also a side effect of Ozempic use. When a person constantly vomits, they can quickly experience dehydration, electrolyte abnormalities, and even an esophageal tear (when the wall of the esophagus is torn, allowing food, bacteria, and fluids to leak into the chest), which is rare but still happens from time to time.
Vomit or bile can also be accidentally inhaled, causing aspiration pneumonia. And this is not to mention undernutrition, weight loss, and metabolic abnormalities.
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Another side effect of Ozempic includes such things as NAION or non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, which causes vision loss. Also, gallbladder issues, kidney damage, and pancreatitis. Patients in their lawsuits claim that they were not clearly warned about these complications.
Yet, Novo Nordisk denies any wrongdoing, explaining that all medicine technically poses certain risks and that theirs is safe when used as prescribed. Still, the lawsuits don’t back down from their claims. The trials are expected to take place in 2026, so we can only wait and see which side will be proven right.
That suggests that while the medicine might have helped people lose weight, it also might have brought on more serious problems than just extra weight
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JayWantsACat 3 months ago
If there's actual negligence on the part of the company and/or doctors, fine. But every d**g has a potential side effect and if you used it for it's unintended use, that's on you.
Jennifer Smith 3 months ago
I took it years ago for diabetes and it slowly paralyzed my stomach. At the time doctors didn’t know what was the actual cause of my stomach issues so it took months before we figured it out and I stopped taking it.
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Anthony Elmore 3 months ago (edited)
I'm sure that this bugged absolutely no one else, but I have to make the correction because I noticed it. To the person who commented that "when people with diabetes take ozempic, eye exams become a regular part of the treatment plan". This is actually very wrong. You should be getting eye exams yearly if you have diabetes regardless of the medication, you're on. Diabetes can damage the optic nerves over time as a natural side-effect of the condition. Ozempic doesn't cause the need for regular eye exams in diabetic patients, though it can have vision-related side effects of its own.
Kelly H. Wilder 3 months ago
That bugged me, too. Diabetic Retinopathy was a thing long before any of the glp-1 madness.
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tori Ohno 3 months ago
Read the label before you take Any medication! This isn't the pharmaceutical company's fault. You were just one of the unlucky ones who got side effects. Simply stop taking it. I didn't even Think of suing the company that made the tretinoin that left me in pain and peeling for a month, I stopped using it instead. It's written clearly on the label that if it happens, Stop Using It. You'd might as well just sue mother nature for making you sensitive to it.
Foxglove🇮🇪 3 months ago
All d***s have side effects, even when used for their intended purpose. Take it off-label or even worse, self-medicating without a prescription, then it's on you, not the manufacturer.
Day Andie 3 months ago
Yes, this is anec-data, but people I know--some of them doctors aren't saying this. IRL, nothing negative about Ozempic. I'm just wondering, giving all the weird negative stuff that's being thrown out suddenly about how people are somehow 'cheating' by using weight loss d***s, if this is somehow a backlash against heavy people. It's almost as if people want fat people to stay fat unless they lose weight the 'right' way, the hard way, which is nearly impossible for some. People who lose weight, even w/ diet and exercise, often get pushback because they are thinner--they lose friends, spouses divorce or sabotage diets, family dynamics change-longer the 'fat sister' or the 'chubby kid.' Recent BP posts: people lost their s*x drive, develop large belly rolls or pendulous labia--just weird to read. This happens if you lose weight 'naturally.' Body chemistry changes, and there is always excess skin. I wonder...RFK/his ilk don't want people getting any 'easy way' to being healthy.
Day Andie 3 months ago
Which is not to say that there might not actually be problems with this stuff. It sure it the market fast and has made billions for Big Pharm. I'm not buying into what's being reported on the US front, but I am watching what the EU has to say about it. The question being is if there are truly significant side effects, or are the side effects no greater than other d***s. The other question is whether patients are being monitored correctly for slow weight loss and minimal reactions. That is questionable. People don't just want to lose weight fast over a period of a year while making life style changes and developing new habits, they want it done in three months and then back to eating donuts and McDonalds.
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Kathy Richardson 3 months ago
Most, if not all, of these side effects are listed if you actually read the information provided for the d**g. The doctor wanted my husband to use Ozempic 3-4 years ago. I researched it and we decided the risks were not worth the reward as there are other d***s to treat diabetes with less dangerous side effects. It is not the manufacturers fault if you don't read the warnings they provide.
Uncle Panda 3 months ago
I'm sympathetic to to folks finding a solution, but not sympathetic to anyone who took the quick and easy route and was surprised to find out there were consequences. The world just doesn't work like that.
Tonyah Mcanelly 3 months ago
They never should promote medications meant for diabetes as a quick fix weight loss solution.
JayWantsACat 3 months ago
If there's actual negligence on the part of the company and/or doctors, fine. But every d**g has a potential side effect and if you used it for it's unintended use, that's on you.
Jennifer Smith 3 months ago
I took it years ago for diabetes and it slowly paralyzed my stomach. At the time doctors didn’t know what was the actual cause of my stomach issues so it took months before we figured it out and I stopped taking it.
Load More Replies... Anthony Elmore 3 months ago (edited)
I'm sure that this bugged absolutely no one else, but I have to make the correction because I noticed it. To the person who commented that "when people with diabetes take ozempic, eye exams become a regular part of the treatment plan". This is actually very wrong. You should be getting eye exams yearly if you have diabetes regardless of the medication, you're on. Diabetes can damage the optic nerves over time as a natural side-effect of the condition. Ozempic doesn't cause the need for regular eye exams in diabetic patients, though it can have vision-related side effects of its own.
Kelly H. Wilder 3 months ago
That bugged me, too. Diabetic Retinopathy was a thing long before any of the glp-1 madness.
Load More Replies... tori Ohno 3 months ago
Read the label before you take Any medication! This isn't the pharmaceutical company's fault. You were just one of the unlucky ones who got side effects. Simply stop taking it. I didn't even Think of suing the company that made the tretinoin that left me in pain and peeling for a month, I stopped using it instead. It's written clearly on the label that if it happens, Stop Using It. You'd might as well just sue mother nature for making you sensitive to it.
Foxglove🇮🇪 3 months ago
All d***s have side effects, even when used for their intended purpose. Take it off-label or even worse, self-medicating without a prescription, then it's on you, not the manufacturer.
Day Andie 3 months ago
Yes, this is anec-data, but people I know--some of them doctors aren't saying this. IRL, nothing negative about Ozempic. I'm just wondering, giving all the weird negative stuff that's being thrown out suddenly about how people are somehow 'cheating' by using weight loss d***s, if this is somehow a backlash against heavy people. It's almost as if people want fat people to stay fat unless they lose weight the 'right' way, the hard way, which is nearly impossible for some. People who lose weight, even w/ diet and exercise, often get pushback because they are thinner--they lose friends, spouses divorce or sabotage diets, family dynamics change-longer the 'fat sister' or the 'chubby kid.' Recent BP posts: people lost their s*x drive, develop large belly rolls or pendulous labia--just weird to read. This happens if you lose weight 'naturally.' Body chemistry changes, and there is always excess skin. I wonder...RFK/his ilk don't want people getting any 'easy way' to being healthy.
Day Andie 3 months ago
Which is not to say that there might not actually be problems with this stuff. It sure it the market fast and has made billions for Big Pharm. I'm not buying into what's being reported on the US front, but I am watching what the EU has to say about it. The question being is if there are truly significant side effects, or are the side effects no greater than other d***s. The other question is whether patients are being monitored correctly for slow weight loss and minimal reactions. That is questionable. People don't just want to lose weight fast over a period of a year while making life style changes and developing new habits, they want it done in three months and then back to eating donuts and McDonalds.
Load More Replies... Kathy Richardson 3 months ago
Most, if not all, of these side effects are listed if you actually read the information provided for the d**g. The doctor wanted my husband to use Ozempic 3-4 years ago. I researched it and we decided the risks were not worth the reward as there are other d***s to treat diabetes with less dangerous side effects. It is not the manufacturers fault if you don't read the warnings they provide.
Uncle Panda 3 months ago
I'm sympathetic to to folks finding a solution, but not sympathetic to anyone who took the quick and easy route and was surprised to find out there were consequences. The world just doesn't work like that.
Tonyah Mcanelly 3 months ago
They never should promote medications meant for diabetes as a quick fix weight loss solution.
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