RHONJ's Dolores Catania Says It’s 'Time for Me to Wean Myself Off' Ozempic

Mar. 15, 2025

Dolores Catania.Photo:Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty

Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty

Dolores Cataniais thinking about quitting Ozempic.

In a recent interview withHello!, theReal Housewives of New Jerseystar, 54, opened up about taking the medication for weight loss and being one of the first celebrities to talk openly about it.

“I kind of think I broke the seal on being honest about it,” she told the outlet. “With Ozempic, it has been a life-changer for me and my boyfriendPaul [Connell], who lost 60 pounds. He no longer takes a certain blood pressure medication and it’s been really positive.”

The drug has gained popularity in and out of Hollywood over the last few years as many people turn to it for weight loss, even when not medically necessary.

Dolores Catania.John Nacion/Variety via Getty

John Nacion/Variety via Getty

“I personally like it,” the reality star said of the drug. “I know it’s time for me to wean myself off or go on a lower dose but doctors have said there’s not really anything wrong with staying on it.”

“You must always go through a real doctor though who knows what they are doing,” she added. “Research is everything.”

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In April 2023, Catania defended her use of the drugs, emphasizing that “there are layers” to her situation and she’s taking them for medical reasons.

​​"I’m going through menopause, I have a thyroid issue, I have inflammation and weight is hard to take off," she explained during an episode of Page Six’sVirtual Reali-Teapodcast. “And I work out, and I don’t eat crazy, and I was gaining weight, and it’s a lot of different layers… Let’s just let everybody know.”

Dr. Rocio Salas-Whalen — the physician at New York Endocrinology who prescribed Catania Ozempic — later spoke toTodayand explained thatno one should be judgingwhether someone needs to be on a medication like Ozempic simply based on their appearance.

“Whenever we see somebody that we may think they don’t need the medication, unless you’re their doctor, you don’t know their medical history,” she told the outlet. “You don’t know what medications they’re taking, you don’t know their internal health and the reasoning for a patient … to be on this type of medication.”

source: people.com