GPL-1 for a little bit of weight loss (10-15 pounds)

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Anonymous wrote:OP - I am in exactly the same boat you are in. On the smallest dose, I can’t imagine that the most harmful side effects even happen. And my doc is telling me that they are finding these meds to be beneficial in other ways, for example to help with autoimmune diseases.

Thanks, OP. I had mild nausea the first few days but since then, no side effects. No constipation, nothing. I, too, have read about additional benefits of these meds, including reduced inflammation and depression relief. I do think these meds bring out a lot of feelings in women, maybe especially in those who take care of themselves and are slim. Because these meds are helping others achieve the same, and that in turn makes being slim, fit and healthy more common. Right now, being slim and healthy means you're in the minority of people, it gives you so many advantages in life. People treat you better and life in general is happier. If being slim becomes more of the norm instead of the exception, the special privileges that come with it might wane. I think that pisses skinny women off. Look how people who don't take and aren't considering taking GLP-1s come, without fail, into these threads to say the most awful things. Wishing death, wishing ER visits and impacted colons. And we're just here sharing information and experiences. As I said, this is the meanest board on DCUM. The topic of weight is a touchy one for many women, clearly.

I treat everyone with respect, fat and thin. When I said I'm fat phobic, I meant that I have always severely berated myself, felt disgusted at my reflection, really just felt embarrassed to be me when I weigh more than I want to. I acknowledge that this is disordered thinking. I have struggled with it for most of my life, and I think many women share this struggle. This med has been miraculous for me because it's allowed me to control my eating without effort, without an internal fight all the time. I no longer feel passionate about food and eating. I still enjoy it, but it's not my focus. I eat for nutrition on this med, instead of giving into cravings, binging, restricting. I really don't ever want to return to the way I was living before, which was in an exhausting cycle of binging, restricting, and general self-disgust for not being able to control myself. Everything in my life feels better after 3 months on a GLP-1. I'm at my ideal weight, my skin is radiant, I'm sleeping better, I'm in a happier mood, I'm more focused. It has been an all-around wonderful experience for me and I am grateful.

is your idea weight underweight? And what will you do when the meds stop working and your appetite comes back but much stronger? And when you get osteoporosis due to muscle loss?

I'd say my ideal weight is 127 at 5'7 which is BMI of just under 20. Not underweight. I hope that if I taper down the dose and hunger returns, I'll feel motivated by how good I feel/look and that will help me maintain my healthier habits. Remember, I have never been overweight and at many times in my life I've been this slim without meds. I know what I need to do. I was just in a bad cycle of not being able to control my eating. I don't think I've lost muscle. When I started the meds, the spa counseled me about eating protein and strength training. I've upped my attendance at the gym from 3/week to 6 classes per week of strength because I didn't want to lose muscle.

That said, I am definitely scared to stop the meds. I love how I feel on them. I feel peaceful, relaxed, and in control. I'm afraid if I stop, I'll be back to feeling like I'm fighting a daily battle. And that's why I may take them forever.

A slim person taking GLPs to be at a BMI below 20. Absolutely disgusting. You feel shame for promoting disordered eating to the world.

Man you have a vendetta! You don't need to be the gatekeeper. There is no shortage of these drugs. Make the decision that is right for YOU and stay in your lane. This country has a huge obesity epidemic.

I have never once said an ill word about a person who meets the clinical indications for taking this drug. I am not talking about obese and/or diabetic individuals. I am talking all to you bragging about your eating disorders over this thread.

Who's bragging? Nobody. Just sharing experience, as the OP requested. Maybe you consider sharing stats bragging - that's probably it - and it really shows the seductiveness of thin. Someone simply states their height and weight and you call it bragging, I guess because you deem that low BMI to be desirable and thus bragworthy. It's seems silly that you give a pass to obese people taking this drug to lose weight but not to a normal weight person taking it so that it's not such a mental and physical struggle to stay healthy and slim. I watched the Oprah special about GLP-1s and she said, "All this time I thought skinny people had more willpower than I did. But now I realize, ya'll just weren't thinking about FOOD." My response to that is, as a thin person, all I ever did was think about food. When am I going to eat, what will I eat, how many calories will I allow myself, will I give in and smash an entire pint of Ben and Jerry's? And if I do, I'll starve myself the next day to make up for it. It was exhausting. And I did this for a solid 30+ years. In the last few years, with the birth of my last child and the entry to perimenopause, I just felt like I couldn't fight anymore. I gained 15 pounds during Covid and despite trying for years to lose it, I couldn't. I felt so disgusted by myself, every day. I actually feel bad for how much time I wasted obsessing about food, hating myself, fighting with myself. For the first time in my adult life, I feel a peace around food. I recognize that the way I was living was unhealthy and disordered. GLP-1s have healed me. Why hate me for that?

(I don't actually care; I find your rage entertaining, so carry on, and I'll keep eagerly checking for your unhinged responses. )

Lots and lots of words for someone who doesn’t care.

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I am the person who posted I am on a low dose tirzepatide with my doctor’s blessing. She believes that it is helping my autoimmune disease and that in time we will come to understand that these meds are helpful for other things and they will likely be authorized for those uses. A lot of meds are like that. They are created for one reason but then other uses are found and they get approved for them. There is no shame in taking them and the person who has such strong feelings that she says everyone has an eating disorder because they want to be thin clearly has her own issues. OP - do what works for you and don’t worry about the haters. They aren’t you or living your life.

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Anonymous wrote:I am the person who posted I am on a low dose tirzepatide with my doctor’s blessing. She believes that it is helping my autoimmune disease and that in time we will come to understand that these meds are helpful for other things and they will likely be authorized for those uses. A lot of meds are like that. They are created for one reason but then other uses are found and they get approved for them. There is no shame in taking them and the person who has such strong feelings that she says everyone has an eating disorder because they want to be thin clearly has her own issues. OP - do what works for you and don’t worry about the haters. They aren’t you or living your life.

Different poster and fully agree. I am thin and not on GLP1 and would never shame you OP for taking them, I understand why it has been so helpful to you. The raging poster bringing ED red flags and insulting everyone she disagrees with has her own issues with food and weight to deal with.

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Anonymous wrote:I am the person who posted I am on a low dose tirzepatide with my doctor’s blessing. She believes that it is helping my autoimmune disease and that in time we will come to understand that these meds are helpful for other things and they will likely be authorized for those uses. A lot of meds are like that. They are created for one reason but then other uses are found and they get approved for them. There is no shame in taking them and the person who has such strong feelings that she says everyone has an eating disorder because they want to be thin clearly has her own issues. OP - do what works for you and don’t worry about the haters. They aren’t you or living your life.

Different poster and fully agree. I am thin and not on GLP1 and would never shame you OP for taking them, I understand why it has been so helpful to you. The raging poster bringing ED red flags and insulting everyone she disagrees with has her own issues with food and weight to deal with.

OP is dangerously thin though. Not just thin.

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Anonymous wrote:I am the person who posted I am on a low dose tirzepatide with my doctor’s blessing. She believes that it is helping my autoimmune disease and that in time we will come to understand that these meds are helpful for other things and they will likely be authorized for those uses. A lot of meds are like that. They are created for one reason but then other uses are found and they get approved for them. There is no shame in taking them and the person who has such strong feelings that she says everyone has an eating disorder because they want to be thin clearly has her own issues. OP - do what works for you and don’t worry about the haters. They aren’t you or living your life.

Different poster and fully agree. I am thin and not on GLP1 and would never shame you OP for taking them, I understand why it has been so helpful to you. The raging poster bringing ED red flags and insulting everyone she disagrees with has her own issues with food and weight to deal with.

OP is dangerously thin though. Not just thin.

150 and 5’6” is not “dangerously thin”. It’s on the upper end of “healthy” getting close to overweight on the BMI scale.

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Is it true that these drugs are now available for people looking to lose about 10-15 pounds who aren’t overweight? If so, could someone provide links to how to get them? I’d prefer not to lie about my weight to get a prescription. I too am on the “upper end” of healthy with a fair amount of jiggle I’d like to shed. Sorry if this has been asked and answered already!

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Anonymous wrote:I am the person who posted I am on a low dose tirzepatide with my doctor’s blessing. She believes that it is helping my autoimmune disease and that in time we will come to understand that these meds are helpful for other things and they will likely be authorized for those uses. A lot of meds are like that. They are created for one reason but then other uses are found and they get approved for them. There is no shame in taking them and the person who has such strong feelings that she says everyone has an eating disorder because they want to be thin clearly has her own issues. OP - do what works for you and don’t worry about the haters. They aren’t you or living your life.

Different poster and fully agree. I am thin and not on GLP1 and would never shame you OP for taking them, I understand why it has been so helpful to you. The raging poster bringing ED red flags and insulting everyone she disagrees with has her own issues with food and weight to deal with.

OP is dangerously thin though. Not just thin.

150 and 5’6” is not “dangerously thin”. It’s on the upper end of “healthy” getting close to overweight on the BMI scale.

Goodness some people have very very distorted visions of what thin or too thin is. Don’t go to Europe PP you will be SHOCKED by all the close to death anorexics walking around

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Anonymous wrote:I am the person who posted I am on a low dose tirzepatide with my doctor’s blessing. She believes that it is helping my autoimmune disease and that in time we will come to understand that these meds are helpful for other things and they will likely be authorized for those uses. A lot of meds are like that. They are created for one reason but then other uses are found and they get approved for them. There is no shame in taking them and the person who has such strong feelings that she says everyone has an eating disorder because they want to be thin clearly has her own issues. OP - do what works for you and don’t worry about the haters. They aren’t you or living your life.

Different poster and fully agree. I am thin and not on GLP1 and would never shame you OP for taking them, I understand why it has been so helpful to you. The raging poster bringing ED red flags and insulting everyone she disagrees with has her own issues with food and weight to deal with.

OP is dangerously thin though. Not just thin.

150 and 5’6” is not “dangerously thin”. It’s on the upper end of “healthy” getting close to overweight on the BMI scale.

Goodness some people have very very distorted visions of what thin or too thin is. Don’t go to Europe PP you will be SHOCKED by all the close to death anorexics walking around

I was responding to the PP who thought 150 pounds is dangerously thin, obviously

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Anonymous wrote:Is it true that these drugs are now available for people looking to lose about 10-15 pounds who aren’t overweight? If so, could someone provide links to how to get them? I’d prefer not to lie about my weight to get a prescription. I too am on the “upper end” of healthy with a fair amount of jiggle I’d like to shed. Sorry if this has been asked and answered already!

Willow caters to the already-slim person wanting to be slimmer.

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Willow, Mochi, Brello, Hers, many many more.

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Anonymous wrote:Willow, Mochi, Brello, Hers, many many more.

They are shutting down compounding.

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Anonymous wrote:Willow, Mochi, Brello, Hers, many many more.

They are shutting down compounding.

In a few months? I think there is until June

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In the latest study published on MedRxiv—a site that hosts early research not yet peer reviewed by experts—scientists in Canada report that using GLP-1 drugs can contribute to a higher risk of hair loss, especially among women

https://time.com/7268254/wegovy-weight-loss-drug-hair-loss/

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Anonymous wrote:In the latest study published on MedRxiv—a site that hosts early research not yet peer reviewed by experts—scientists in Canada report that using GLP-1 drugs can contribute to a higher risk of hair loss, especially among women

https://time.com/7268254/wegovy-weight-loss-drug-hair-loss/

yes, this is a known side effect.

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Anonymous wrote:In the latest study published on MedRxiv—a site that hosts early research not yet peer reviewed by experts—scientists in Canada report that using GLP-1 drugs can contribute to a higher risk of hair loss, especially among women

https://time.com/7268254/wegovy-weight-loss-drug-hair-loss/

yes, this is a known side effect.

Hair loss is also associated with losing weight - particularly losing it quickly. My sister-in-law has been dealing with thinning hair related to losing more than 60 pounds without medication.

I've lost a large amount of weight using Zebound and have experienced some hair loss. I've also gone through menopause, which could also cause weight loss. For me, the benefits of a new body far outweigh dealing with thinner hair. It's not even close.