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I had an experience similar to the article. Over 18 months, I lost about 85 lbs on Ozempic and Retatrutide. I went from struggling to walk past beer at the at the supermarket - giving in about 50% of the time - to having almost no desire to drink. I only one or two beers every few months. I haven't had a drink alone in two years, and my total alcohol consumption in that entire two year period is less than what I used to drink in a single week.

During this same period, I left an abusive marriage and started exercising extensively. While the causes are complex, I attribute the loss of desire to drink primarily to the GLP-1. Subjectively, I now see drinking as a distraction from programming and other things I enjoy. This feels like my early 20s, when I saw getting drunk as a waste of time, rather than later years when I pushed for another round.