Posted on Oct 22, 2026 UTC

Whether they know it or not, almost everyone knows someone who's tried a GLP-1. After all, in an age when weight loss and its health benefits can be easier than ever, it only makes sense that so many people are interested. As someone who's plus-sized, I'd be lying if I said I hadn't considered it myself!

Still, when it comes to GLP-1 injectables and pills, not all is as it seems. Hundreds of women responded to a Reddit inquiry from a 58-year-old woman who wanted honest, authentic information about the medication's side effects.

"The reason I'm posting here is that the medical field has a habit of reporting results for drugs based on primarily male clinical testing," she explained, "so I'd love to get side effects/benefits from a mainly female audience."

Here's what women who have tried GLP-1s had to say:

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"I took GLP-1s and was miserable the whole time. I basically felt like I was pregnant. Nauseous, weak, irritable.…