Valerie Gill started taking Contrave, a prescription weight-loss medication, 11 months ago after experiencing weight-related health issues that she found uncontrollable with methods like diet and exercise. Like many other Americans who started using weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic in the last year, the 36-year-old has been navigating the changes the medication has had on her health — and beyond. But when it comes to her relationship with her boyfriend, there have been shifts Gill wasn't expecting. In fact, she calls the experience "an exhilarating relationship nightmare."
For Gill, such a vast lifestyle change has been a journey of support coupled with miscommunication and uncertainty. "My boyfriend has been supportive, but we've had longer conversations about body image, pressures, and the impact this journey has on us as a couple," she says. In some ways, she adds, the experience has made them closer, requiring them to embrace a new phase in their life together and make some lifestyle changes. But at the same time, Gill's partner has expressed worry that she is "overly concerned about my appearance or the pills, and not more about health and well-being," she says. |
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