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Oprah Winfrey Says GLP‑1 Treatment Erased Her Desire for Alcohol

After a year off the injections in 2024 brought back about 20 pounds, she now calls the medication a lifelong therapy.

Overview

  • Winfrey began using a GLP‑1 drug in 2023, says it quieted obsessive thoughts about food, and now works out about two hours six days a week.
  • She reports losing interest in alcohol after starting treatment, describing herself as once able to “outdrink everyone at the table.”
  • She typically injects weekly, sometimes spacing doses to 10–12 days, and has declined to name the specific brand.
  • Side effects have been minimal, mainly digestive issues she manages with hydration and magnesium, and she advises starting doses slowly.
  • She co‑wrote Enough with Yale obesity expert Dr. Ania M. Jastreboff, out Jan. 13, 2026, as research continues to show GLP‑1s can dampen cravings, including for alcohol.