Jim Gaffigan has revealed using a weight-loss drug gave him a "better life". The comedian wants to challenge the stigma attached to using weight-loss injections after he successfully shed 50 pounds using the weight-loss drug Mounjaro.

Leigh-Anne Lagden was given a free weight loss injection in exchange for social media promotion but claims they told her to take five times as much as she should have and she ended up hospitalized.

The death of a nurse from North Lanarkshire has been linked to the use of a weight-loss drug recently approved for use on the NHS. Susan McGowan, 58, took two low-dose injections of tirzepatide, known under the brand name Mounjaro, over the course of about two weeks before her death on 4 September.

Jim Gaffigan isn't ashamed to admit he jumped on the weight-loss medication bandwagon. In a new interview, the comedian revealed that when the scale hit 270 pounds last year, he decided to start taking Mounjaro,

Hulu Comedian Jim Gaffigan is the first to admit his weight has fluctuated over the years. After reaching 270 lbs., he decided to try medication — and has since lost 50 lbs. "I feel good," he tells PEOPLE.