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Amy Schumer Opens Up About Being ‘Bedridden’ While Taking Ozempic: ‘You Have No Energy’

Comedian Amy Schumer revealed that, while she had success using the popular weight loss drug Ozempic, she had to quit taking it due to the side effects.

Amy Schumer had success using the popular weight loss drug Ozempic, but she quit taking the medicine after deciding the side effects weren’t worth it. “I have this gene – GDF15 – which makes you extremely prone to nausea, which is why I was so sick during my pregnancy,” Amy said during the Wednesday, January 29, episode of The Howard Stern Show. The Trainwreck actress has always been open about her struggles with body-shaming and in 2017, she even admitted that early on in her career she was told she needed to lose weight.

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