Weight-loss jab users warned about relationship side effect no one prepares you for - LADbible
Users of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Mounjaro are reporting unexpected relationship challenges following significant weight loss. Experts suggest that rapid physical changes can alter relationship dynamics, potentially leading to increased divorce rates.
Why it matters
As weight-loss drugs become more popular, understanding their secondary psychological and social impacts is increasingly important for public health.
Scientists have looked into the link between weight loss treatments and divorce
A woman who lost 40kg after taking Mounjaro says the fallout has sent her and her husband of 34 years into couples therapy.
Mounjaro, a GLP-1 weight loss drug , helps patients lose weight by suppressing appetite and slowing down digestion.
Common side effects include nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and constipation, but one woman says it also had a negative impact on her marriage.
Jennifer, 57, told The Guardian she'd struggled with her weight since she was a child, and started taking Mounjaro in 2023.
She said previously she'd blamed her weight on her and her husband's struggles with physical intimacy, but her perspective shifted after successfully losing weight on the drug.
She said her husband suggested couples therapy after she didn't 'magically become more physically demonstrative in the bedroom' following her weight loss.
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