"But today, the reprint byline jumped out at me, "She expected her body to change when she started taking Zepbound. But nobody told her what might happen to her marriage." The article is about a couple, Jeanne and Javier. Jeanne began losing weight after taking Zepbound. The couple noted that, "no doctor every warned them about the dramatic changes that can occur in relationships when one person's body and self-image undergo a radical transformation" before she started taking the drug."
"Jeanne lost 60 pounds and, subsequently, had surgeries- breast lift, tummy tuck, and arm lifts, experienced increased self-confidence, and found her voice. Having always been a people pleaser, she began saying no. After the weight loss, she did not want to have sex and was angry - angry about the weightism she had experienced during her lifetime and about her longstanding inability to say no. Perhaps the two were connected so that weight loss injected her with a newfound assertiveness. She now spoke her mind."
GLP-1 medications can produce rapid, substantial weight loss that alters body, self-image, and behavior. Weight loss can increase self-confidence, lead to elective surgeries, and trigger assertiveness that changes sexual desire and intimacy. Sudden body changes can provoke anger related to past weightism and longstanding behavioral patterns. Partners can experience relationship distress when one person's appearance and needs change without preparation. No formal warning typically accompanies GLP‑1 prescriptions about potential effects on relationships. Couples counseling and relationship-focused interventions, such as RED (Relationship Enhancing Discussions) in Bed, can help couples navigate changes from weight loss, surgeries, illness, childbirth, or aging.
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