In a striking case that underscores the potential risks of weight-loss medications, Brad Roberts, a 44-year-old father of four from South Carolina, has filed a lawsuit against his prescribing physician, Dr. Tony Puopolo, alleging severe health complications from the use of Ozempic.
Roberts, once a high-flying chief operating officer, claims that the drug, widely celebrated for its weight-loss benefits, has left him bedridden and battling a cascade of debilitating symptoms.
The drug delivered rapid results—Roberts lost an astonishing 24 pounds in just one month, a transformation that landed him a role in a commercial for LifeMD. In this telehealth company, he was employed at the time.
In the ad, he proudly declared, “For the first time in five years, I feel confident, I feel the difference. Making a change is possible, it can happen.” However, what seemed like a success story quickly unraveled into a nightmare.
The lawsuit, filed alongside his wife Stacey, contends that between November 2022 and 2023, Dr. Puopolo overprescribed a combination of “overlapping” and sometimes unapproved weight-loss drugs, pushing Roberts’ weight loss to an unsustainable 3.5 pounds per week—far exceeding the recommended safe rate of 1 to 2 pounds. […]
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