Unpopular opinion: weight loss drugs are for everyone!

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Anonymous wrote:I agree OP. They should be available for every woman in peri-menopause. I still enjoy eating but I don't constantly think about it all day long.

No, the really unpopular opinion is that so many excuses here are just about lack of discipline and it’s very sad for our population that you need pharmaceuticals rather than implementing and maintaining good habits


You think saying everyone should get weight loss drugs is unpopular? Look around, it’s an echo chamber.

I am very confident when I say that I was doing everything right in terms of exercising and tracking calories, and was still gaining weight in peri-menopause. It was not lack of good habits.

Are you eating and exercising the same amount as before?

And to be clear, I am extremely skeptical that you are eating as much on this drug as you were off it. The whole point of this drug slows down your digestion and suppresses hunger.

It does more than that. It also affects insulin resistance, which is a big reason why fat is stored on the body. It's not just an appetite suppressant.

Yes, that’s why they are indicated for people with actual metabolic risk, not for people who are upset about vanity pounds.

There is significant overlap when it comes to older women.

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I agree. I think we should lower the BMI requirement, but we should still require a visit with a doctor to get informed consent, as there still aren't enough clinical trials to fully understand the long-term risks. However, with so many potential benefits, they should be made broadly available to those who want to pay for them and have given their informed consent. They are a very effective weight loss tool for those who have struggled with lifestyle changes alone. Their benefits include weight loss, self-esteem, better sports performance, significantly lower alcohol consumption, and a better physical relationship with my partner now that I feel good about myself again. They also may reduce the risks of diabetes and heart disease, might help improve cardiovascular and brain health, and reduce the risk of conditions such as Alzheimer’s.

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Anonymous wrote:I agree OP. They should be available for every woman in peri-menopause. I still enjoy eating but I don't constantly think about it all day long.

No, the really unpopular opinion is that so many excuses here are just about lack of discipline and it’s very sad for our population that you need pharmaceuticals rather than implementing and maintaining good habits


You think saying everyone should get weight loss drugs is unpopular? Look around, it’s an echo chamber.

I am very confident when I say that I was doing everything right in terms of exercising and tracking calories, and was still gaining weight in peri-menopause. It was not lack of good habits.

Are you eating and exercising the same amount as before?

And to be clear, I am extremely skeptical that you are eating as much on this drug as you were off it. The whole point of this drug slows down your digestion and suppresses hunger.

It does more than that. It also affects insulin resistance, which is a big reason why fat is stored on the body. It's not just an appetite suppressant.

Yes, that’s why they are indicated for people with actual metabolic risk, not for people who are upset about vanity pounds.

I had to point that out because people seem pretty uninformed about the science of GLP1s. They think it's just an appetite suppressant.

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These drugs are amazing. So many positive outcomes.

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Anonymous wrote:I agree OP. They should be available for every woman in peri-menopause. I still enjoy eating but I don't constantly think about it all day long.

No, the really unpopular opinion is that so many excuses here are just about lack of discipline and it’s very sad for our population that you need pharmaceuticals rather than implementing and maintaining good habits


You think saying everyone should get weight loss drugs is unpopular? Look around, it’s an echo chamber.

I am very confident when I say that I was doing everything right in terms of exercising and tracking calories, and was still gaining weight in peri-menopause. It was not lack of good habits.

Are you eating and exercising the same amount as before?

And to be clear, I am extremely skeptical that you are eating as much on this drug as you were off it. The whole point of this drug slows down your digestion and suppresses hunger.

It does more than that. It also affects insulin resistance, which is a big reason why fat is stored on the body. It's not just an appetite suppressant.

Yes, that’s why they are indicated for people with actual metabolic risk, not for people who are upset about vanity pounds.

There is significant overlap when it comes to older women.

+1 I think they should come in the mail along with the AARP cards and Viking cruise brochures.

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Weight loss drugs are not for everyone, clearly. They are for those who can afford them and have corrupt doctors. I have neither.

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I'm intrigued by micro-dosing it. Has anyone tried it here?

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Anonymous wrote:Weight loss drugs are not for everyone, clearly. They are for those who can afford them and have corrupt doctors. I have neither.

They should be made available for those who can afford them and have good doctors who explain the risks and obtain informed consent from their patients. Eliminate the incentives for corruption by making them broadly available with informed consent. All drugs have risks.

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There will be a tariff on them soon enough.

Enjoy your drugs while you can!

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Anonymous wrote:There will be a tariff on them soon enough.

Enjoy your drugs while you can!

We already have plenty of compound pharmacies for GLP-1s because they are profitable to make, and we should have more compound pharmacies so we're not reliant on China the next time we have a global health crisis.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm intrigued by micro-dosing it. Has anyone tried it here?

Some people do this. Lots of threads on Reddit. Plenty of people also stay on lower doses. Other split their doses.

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Unpopular opinion: weight loss drugs are for everyone who has lots of money!

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Anonymous wrote:Weight loss drugs are not for everyone, clearly. They are for those who can afford them and have corrupt doctors. I have neither.

They should be made available for those who can afford them and have good doctors who explain the risks and obtain informed consent from their patients. Eliminate the incentives for corruption by making them broadly available with informed consent. All drugs have risks.

You think physicians should prescribe you whatever you want? Get out of here.

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So these drugs work by suppressing appetite and lowering insulin resistance?

I have never understood why it is said that you have to stay on the drugs for lifetime, because I always thought, couldn’t one just keep with reduced eating habits once they lost weight. The insulin part explains why you can’t go off, I guess.

I don’t understand how people can, without health reasons, go on a medicine that they’ll be on forever without knowing long term effects of that.

Fwiw, I am 40 pounds overweight and pre-diabetic, so I’d love a magic pill. But I’m too nervous about not understanding the long term effects, plus I have ibs and gi dysmotility, so the last thing I want to do is mess further with the area.

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Anonymous wrote:Weight loss drugs are not for everyone, clearly. They are for those who can afford them and have corrupt doctors. I have neither.

They should be made available for those who can afford them and have good doctors who explain the risks and obtain informed consent from their patients. Eliminate the incentives for corruption by making them broadly available with informed consent. All drugs have risks.

You think physicians should prescribe you whatever you want? Get out of here.

Within reason and with informed consent, yes. My body, my choice.