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The doctor who prescribed Real Housewives of New Jersey star Dolores Catania Ozempic rushes towards the defense of her patient after the Internet has torn Catania after her admission Take the drug as loss of weight .

Catania had previously revealed that she had Sautéed on the "Bandwagon" Ozempic during Look at what's going on live with Andy Cohen appearance. "I was not going to come to the reunion of [Housewives] who seem bigger than anyone," she said.

Catania is not the first celebrity - or the housewife - admit to having taken ozempic , but Rocio Salas-Wallen , MD, said there were medical reasons for which a patient can be prescribed the drug. Continue to read to discover what Salas-Whalen had to say and why people should not be tried so hard for having taken the hottest medical prescription from Hollywood.

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Speaking with Teday.com, the doctor of Catania warned there A litany of reasons Why someone can be medically prescribed Ozempique which is not linked to type 2. She estimated that appearance alone was not the only factor to decide whether a patient has to go on Ozempic or Mounjaro to lose the weight.

"Whenever we see someone we can think that he does not need the drug, unless you are their doctor, you do not know his medical history," she said to Today .com. "You don't know what drugs they take, you don't know their internal health and reasoning for a patient ... to be on this type of medication."

While Salas -Whalen has refrained from sharing the medical history of Catania, she explained menopause and perimenopause "with many health complications" for middle age - in particular weight gain and loss .

"Menopause is accompanied by many health complications. There is a higher risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, dementia - and if you add to this overweight or obesity mixture, we increase the risk of disease for the patient, "she said.

"Entering menopause (AT) A healthy weight is very preventive for long-term complications of aging, weight and menopause," added Salas-Whalen. "Many middle -aged women, they benefit from this medication because it is out of their control."

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During an appearance on Page six 's Virtual reality Podcast, Catania said that "there are diapers" behind her ozempic prescription. "I go through menopause, I have a thyroid problem, I have inflammation and the weight is difficult to take off," she shared. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

Despite his healthy lifestyle, the Rhonj Star said she "always gained weight". Thus, she looked for a medical opinion. "I train, and I don't eat crazy, and I was gaining weight, and it's a lot of different diapers. ... Let's just let everyone know," she said.

Jackie Goldschneider, who shared his battle with anorexia Rhonj , was very transparent about his reflections on the weight loss medication.

"I have very, very frightened of what will happen if and when people have to get out of this drug, because it will be just like a massive number of people who gain a huge amount of weight and suddenly do not know what to do with them -Mend, "she said on Virtual reality . "I'm just afraid of that day - there will be a lot of people with food disorders."

As a survivor of the food disorder, Goldschneider said that she understood how much "addictive" was thinner. She fears that is transpired in a food disorder for some as he did for her. "It's so addictive. I mean, that's how I went into anorexia. You are addicted to this new body and the attention that comes with it," she said.

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Catania is not the only one of her Rhonj Steps using the weight loss medication for dials. During an appearance on Look at what's going on live with Andy Cohen , newcomer Jen Fessler shared that she "took peptides" to "lose a lot of weight" (via Page six ). She also obtained lifting and nose work. When asked if she was on Ozempic, Fessler joked: "You said it, I didn't do it. But ... anything, I'm here."

Margaret Josephs (In the photo above), who is a close friend of Catania, admitted to having taken peptides and hormone therapy for weight replacement. "It has changed life," she said People of his weight loss of 22 pounds. "I feel so lucky to have found something that really works for me."