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.

A1C

So you are telling me all of these physicians are checking these women's glucose levels and A1C before prescribing these drugs? And they are picking these drugs over metformin?

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Anonymous wrote: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.

GLP 1 has been available and prescribed for over 20 years, that’s much longer than many medications

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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.

Ketamine for all.

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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.

Newsflash: your compound pharmacy almost certainly sources their raw peptide from none other than China.

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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.

Newsflash: your compound pharmacy almost certainly sources their raw peptide from none other than China.

+1. So basic.

This continues to confirm my theory that most of these people have no idea what they are saying.

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I disagree with OP, but I do know that everyone is different. My husband got on Wegovy. He lost weight quickly. He is still on it eats horribly. His only meal most days being ice cream. He does not work out. He just takes the shots. He is very lethargic. I wonder why.... I needed to lose weight. I count calories. I was eating a ton of calories! My panda express meal for lunch should have been my entire calorie intake for the day. I have lost 20 lbs by eating less calories. I am not hungry. I still love food. I exercise. I have energy. I have muscles.

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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.

Newsflash: your compound pharmacy almost certainly sources their raw peptide from none other than China.

That's not a newsflash, and US compound pharmacies can and should synthesize solid-phase peptides going forward. Those are good jobs for Americans.

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How do you get the meds if you aren't obese? I'd like to lose 20 lbs (24 BMI) and am interested in these meds but not sure where to get them semi-safely.

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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.

Newsflash: your compound pharmacy almost certainly sources their raw peptide from none other than China.

That's not a newsflash, and US compound pharmacies can and should synthesize solid-phase peptides going forward. Those are good jobs for Americans.

They are. Will Americans be willing to pay the increased prices? I hope so.

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I agree OP and can't wait for it to be available to all.

Similar to my antidepressant. I never was suicidal, but antidepressants have helped me cope with everything from postpartum to being an overstimulated mom. I'm a better person for having them. I hope weight loss drugs will be like that too.

I've also heard it's great for alcoholism. I've been sober for months now and it would be nice to not think about alcohol. Not sure when it's supposed to get easier. I wasn't even a heavy drinker.

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Anonymous wrote:I disagree with OP, but I do know that everyone is different. My husband got on Wegovy. He lost weight quickly. He is still on it eats horribly. His only meal most days being ice cream. He does not work out. He just takes the shots. He is very lethargic. I wonder why.... I needed to lose weight. I count calories. I was eating a ton of calories! My panda express meal for lunch should have been my entire calorie intake for the day. I have lost 20 lbs by eating less calories. I am not hungry. I still love food. I exercise. I have energy. I have muscles.

Most people aren't your dh. My friends really upped their vegetable intake on wegovy. A healthy salad actually filled them up.

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Anonymous wrote:I agree OP and can't wait for it to be available to all.

Similar to my antidepressant. I never was suicidal, but antidepressants have helped me cope with everything from postpartum to being an overstimulated mom. I'm a better person for having them. I hope weight loss drugs will be like that too.

I've also heard it's great for alcoholism. I've been sober for months now and it would be nice to not think about alcohol. Not sure when it's supposed to get easier. I wasn't even a heavy drinker.

Good points.

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Anonymous wrote:I disagree with OP, but I do know that everyone is different. My husband got on Wegovy. He lost weight quickly. He is still on it eats horribly. His only meal most days being ice cream. He does not work out. He just takes the shots. He is very lethargic. I wonder why.... I needed to lose weight. I count calories. I was eating a ton of calories! My panda express meal for lunch should have been my entire calorie intake for the day. I have lost 20 lbs by eating less calories. I am not hungry. I still love food. I exercise. I have energy. I have muscles.

Most people aren't your dh. My friends really upped their vegetable intake on wegovy. A healthy salad actually filled them up.

I've read that a lot of people on GLP1s naturally gravitate towards healthier options, if they weren't eating a healthy diet prior.

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Anonymous wrote:I disagree with OP, but I do know that everyone is different. My husband got on Wegovy. He lost weight quickly. He is still on it eats horribly. His only meal most days being ice cream. He does not work out. He just takes the shots. He is very lethargic. I wonder why.... I needed to lose weight. I count calories. I was eating a ton of calories! My panda express meal for lunch should have been my entire calorie intake for the day. I have lost 20 lbs by eating less calories. I am not hungry. I still love food. I exercise. I have energy. I have muscles.

Most people aren't your dh. My friends really upped their vegetable intake on wegovy. A healthy salad actually filled them up.

I see your anecdote and raise you with my multiple anecdotes.

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I'm not sure about for everyone, but I agree that they should be much more widely available and offered. And destigmatized. No amount of diet and exercise and willpower could have done what this has done for my brain.