Overview
- The 78-year-old says new side effects include a loss of taste and a strong aversion to carbohydrates after an initially trouble-free period.
- He reports cutting his dose twice to roughly 12–12.5 mg, which brought only partial relief, and says he now forces himself to eat, managing at times a few potatoes.
- Coverage citing his interview notes he started at 15 mg at about €500 per month and now pays around €380 monthly at the lower dose.
- Because of chronic back problems from a 2003 ski accident, he says he cannot rely on exercise, attributing the loss to the medication and diet changes.
- He aims to get under 100 kilograms and reflects that his partner Uschi Köhl, who died in 2024, did not see his transformation.