Getting on GLP-1 after doctor says no

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Very easy to get online and never told anyone

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Anonymous wrote:Seeking out weight loss drugs after your doctor advised against it is disordered. If you truly believe you need these drugs and that your doctor is incompetent, get a second opinion or change doctors. The fact that you posed this question here and the chorus of similarly disordered people are guiding you to their suppliers betrays your and their disorders. This smacks of eating disorders, body dysmorphia as well as addictive behavior.

Wanting to be a normal weight is not "disordered" or "body dysmorphia" when your doctor tells you you should be a normal weight and is just unwilling to use available treatments to help a patient achieve recommended goals. A second opinion probably would yield the same exact frustrating result because GPs are not incompetent so much as following their mindset which is old school and basic when it comes to weight management, and aligned with broad recommendations rather than the patient in front of them.

I'm a registered dietitian and I see this very often. The issue is the definition of "normal weight." And yes, most often, as I get to know the patient, other factors begin to present that raise the issue of body dysmorphia, disordered eating (past or current), OCD, ADHD and other presentations of disordered thinking.

The definition was presented by the doctor who told op she was overweight. It was not in her head. It's not disordered to think that if your doctor tells you you are overweight and need to lose weight you are in fact overweight.

+1 Right?!?!

Being overweight by 10-20 pounds is not the same as being obese or being overweight and having diabetes, high bp, high cholesterol. The doctor told you that you are overweight and should work to lose the weight. She didn't say, "you're fat, good luck with that." Most likely, she recommended a mediterranean or heart smart, plant based diet along with exercise. That's not as easy as jabbing a needle into your stomach and it takes longer, which is why you are recoiling and looking for another means of getting the drug.

Oh F off
So you’re fine with it for obese people but not those of us working our asses off who still can’t lose the rest?
-not op

People famously underestimate how much they actually eat. If you are eating at a deficit consistently, you will lose weight.My concern is the otherwise healthy, slightly overweight people messing it up for those who truly need it for health reasons. You people caused a shortage and my bil had no access to Ozempic, which he took for diabetes.

GLP-1s make this, the most difficult part of weight loss, feel easier to do consistently day in and day out. And they do improve health for overweight people as well. As for shortages, we're well beyond that at this point in terms of availability, and insurance won't reimburse for people who do not qualify like your BIL does. A lot of the objections feel like judgement and thinness gatekeeping rather than true concern.

There is no skinny girl Illuminati. To go against your doctor's advice and then not seek a second opinion, since you believe your doctor is wrong, betrays the disorder you are suffering. You know that no ethical doctor will prescribe these drugs for 20 pounds.

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People with eating disorders are going to abuse these drugs.

[Anonymous]

Losing even 5 pounds on your own, the good old fashioned way: eating less and exercising, does wonders for your overall sense of well being. So what if it takes 3 weeks or 3 months to do it. In that time, you change your habits and set a course to lose the additional 10-20 pounds. That is what is meant by lifestyle changes. It is worth it, just take it 5 pounds at a time.

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Why don’t you just eat less and consume smaller portions? That’s what GLPs make you do and you can absolutely do it on your own.

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Anonymous wrote:Why don’t you just eat less and consume smaller portions? That’s what GLPs make you do and you can absolutely do it on your own.

Oh FFS. 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

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Anonymous wrote:Very easy to get online and never told anyone

You really should be taking the medicine under the supervision of a doctor for your own safety and you should consider telling your emergency contact. The risk of aspirating if you are given anesthesia is very real and you want doctors to know that you’re on it if you are brought into the hospital in an emergency.

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Anonymous wrote:Why don’t you just eat less and consume smaller portions? That’s what GLPs make you do and you can absolutely do it on your own.

Oh FFS. 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

It's because you are an emotional eater that you can't eat less without drugs. You are drugging yourself with food. Therapy or facing what hurts you on your own are too expensive and time consuming. Plus, you have to change. Why not just shoot up some glps? So much easier, albeit more expensive. So what if you vomit for 2 hours straight the day you inject (this happens to my friend every Tuesday)? As long as you don't aspirate your vomit, it will be ok.

[Anonymous]

You don’t meet the criteria for receiving this drug.

Your doctor is being more responsible than those who will give it to anyone who asks.

It is a drug that effects many organ systems and no one even knows exactly how it works.

Either eat less and exercise more or make peace with the fact that you are getting older. That is normal and will not stop because you take a pill.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The rate of pancreatitis with GLP-1 receptor agonists is generally low, with studies showing rates of approximately 0.4% to 2.2%, and some large clinical trials find the incidence to be similar to placebo groups. While early reports suggested a higher risk, more recent, larger studies have shown a low rate and some evidence suggests GLP-1s may even lower the risk of recurrence in patients with a history of pancreatitis. The risk is slightly increased with certain factors like a history of type 2 diabetes, and some real-world data have shown a higher association compared to other drug classes, though the absolute risk remains low.

It is also associated with thyroid cancer.

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Anonymous wrote:Any private dr on the internet can prescribe it if you pay for it

What does that tell you about their motivation and ethics?

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Anonymous wrote:You do not need her permission. Your primary care doctor is not a god or your boss. I would disclose it because it is good for your doctor to have all of the info, but I would also switch docs if she gave me a hard time.

But as a society, we choose drugs that have a professional gatekeeper for a reason.

It is not candy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You don’t meet the criteria for receiving this drug.

Your doctor is being more responsible than those who will give it to anyone who asks.

It is a drug that effects many organ systems and no one even knows exactly how it works.

Either eat less and exercise more or make peace with the fact that you are getting older. That is normal and will not stop because you take a pill.

A pill?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why don’t you just eat less and consume smaller portions? That’s what GLPs make you do and you can absolutely do it on your own.

Oh FFS. 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

It's because you are an emotional eater that you can't eat less without drugs. You are drugging yourself with food. Therapy or facing what hurts you on your own are too expensive and time consuming. Plus, you have to change. Why not just shoot up some glps? So much easier, albeit more expensive. So what if you vomit for 2 hours straight the day you inject (this happens to my friend every Tuesday)? As long as you don't aspirate your vomit, it will be ok.

Everything IS OK, you insufferable POS. The fact that you blasted off like this, just shows me nothing you say is relevant since it comes from such a dark place. Hope you get the same treatment when you’re struggling with something in your life, as you are giving here

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You don’t meet the criteria for receiving this drug.

Your doctor is being more responsible than those who will give it to anyone who asks.

It is a drug that effects many organ systems and no one even knows exactly how it works.

Either eat less and exercise more or make peace with the fact that you are getting older. That is normal and will not stop because you take a pill.

Why do idiots like you claim such ignorant things???? We very much know how it works. Honestly, people like you should just STFU

[Anonymous]

I also have 10-15 pounds to lose. My doctor put me on it for my chronic fatigue, at 2/3 the starter dose. I tried it for 3 months. I did not do well on it at all. It doubled my fatigue, so that I had to stop exercising and slept 15 hours a day. I feel much better now that I'm off it. I maybe lost a few pounds -- mostly it just bumped me down to the bottom of my "range." I'm back up 3 pounds since I stopped.

I just mention this to point out that it may not be a miracle to everyone, and you should make sure you're getting proper medication guidance.