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Some psychiatrists have started prescribing Ozempic. Others are worried

By Dani Blum
New York Times·
8 mins to read

It was Joanna Acevedo’s psychiatrist who first raised the idea of a weight-loss drug. Since 2018, Acevedo has relied on antipsychotic medications to manage her bipolar disorder. The drugs kept her paranoia at bay — really, they kept her alive, she said. They also led her to gain 32 kilograms. By age 26, she had become prediabetic.

At a routine appointment this winter, Acevedo told her psychiatrist that she just didn’t feel comfortable with her body anymore. She had brought

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