After 15 months of taking the Ozempic-like weight loss drug Wegovy, Jamel Corona has lost 50 pounds — a boost she says she needed to prevent from developing Type 2 diabetes.
Corona was pre-diabetic and her doctor wanted her to lose weight, but despite working out and eating healthy food, the scale never moved no matter what she did, she says — until she began the treatment.
But there was an unexpected side effect after Corona started the medication: She no longer drinks alcohol.
The Chicago accountant used to enjoy drinking socially, consuming a glass of wine after work or a few beers during a night out — perhaps three to four drinks a week. But now alcohol is a “hard pass,” she says, noting she doesn’t enjoy anything about it anymore.
“I don’t like the way it makes me feel,” Corona, 37, tells TODAY.com.
“I can’t tolerate beer at all so I haven’t had any beer in months… I don’t remember the last time I’ve had wine. It’s just too sweet.”
She’s had a particular aversion to beer since August 2022 — or nine months into her treatment with Wegovy when she was already at the highest dosage of the medication — when a trip to a brewery for her husband’s birthday turned into a nightmare.
Corona had three beers in a four-hour period and says it’s the only time she’s ever gotten physically sick from alcohol. She became intoxicated faster and it upset her stomach, causing her to throw up uncontrollably.
“I just had a really horrible reaction to it. And I was like, I never want to feel like that again,” Corona says.
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