Sure, yes it is aiding people to become healthy in that sense. Is it healthy to rely on drugs to change your thought and behaviour patterns? I definitely see this drug as a useful tool when combined with a plan to not continue using it for the rest of your life. I see relying on this drug continuously as a problem, thinking "oh, there's no need to try and change my behaviours on my own, this drug will do it for me."
> Is it healthy to rely on drugs to change your thought and behaviour patterns?
That is the same question people were asking about Prozac thirty years ago, with the same concern about continuing to use a drug for the rest of one's life. The idea may sound scary, but in practice people make a simple calculation: so long as the drug continues to make your life better, why wouldn't you continue taking it?
If a drug has zero side effects, than it is obviously healthy.
Ozempic has side effects, so we cna do a cost benefit analysis to argue that the various benefits of not being obese outweigh its problems. We clearly see many people are unable to loose weight without it, given nearly 50% of people are at an unhealthy weight, thus its likley a net positive.
Effects or side effects, using a drug changes things. It is not easy to suggest that someone is unable to lose weight, except for clearly disabled people
I propose plans that involve the temporary use of medical tools like Ozempic that involve also changing your behaviour and living a healthier lifestyle, especially after losing weight
> involve also changing your behaviour and living a healthier lifestyle
Ah, so the same thing that has repeatedly been tried and failed every time everywhere around the world for the last 50 years. Yeah, let's just keep on giving that a go.
It depends on the person. Major depressive disorder is an inexplicable depression that is not brought on by the circumstances of your life, I think SSRIs are a suitable treatment for that. I think that it's important to consider all factors of a persons life when deciding whether or not they should be prescribed medication that suppresses ALL emotion, not just negative emotion. Positive constructive therapy to help people better their lives ought to be considered in cases that may not necessarily be a disordered condition (i.e., they have a shitty life and need to be a better person to themself and others to be happy and feel good about themself)
