What’s stopping you from trying a GLP / meds?

[Anonymous]

I know someone said they hate needles, but that's probably my favorite part about GLP. I can control the dosage so precisely. If I'm losing too much, I give myself less the next week. I also hate needles, but this is a TINY needle that I barely feel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know someone said they hate needles, but that's probably my favorite part about GLP. I can control the dosage so precisely. If I'm losing too much, I give myself less the next week. I also hate needles, but this is a TINY needle that I barely feel.

I almost never feel my shot at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These posts are so dumb. So much hand wringing about how other women choose to lose weight. Why do you even care? It's like the same as those women who crow about how other women shouldn't have abortions. Like why do they even care? You're against abortion? Then don't have one. You're against GLP1s? Then don't take them. Who gives a flying F if someone else does? At least the abortion crazies have the whole "you're killing a baby" argument. What do the GLP1 crazies have?

You're calling the people who are recommending caution "the GLP crazies"? I think you have it backwards. There is constant proselytizing, really, like they are new converts to a religion.

[Anonymous]

I enjoy working on myself and facing the consequences of my poor choices. This extra 10 pounds I'm carrying isn't because I'm 54 yo -that is a cop out. I gained 10+ pounds because I consistently overate for 2 years and became accustomed to eating amounts of foods meant for a larger person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These posts are so dumb. So much hand wringing about how other women choose to lose weight. Why do you even care? It's like the same as those women who crow about how other women shouldn't have abortions. Like why do they even care? You're against abortion? Then don't have one. You're against GLP1s? Then don't take them. Who gives a flying F if someone else does? At least the abortion crazies have the whole "you're killing a baby" argument. What do the GLP1 crazies have?

You're calling the people who are recommending caution "the GLP crazies"? I think you have it backwards. There is constant proselytizing, really, like they are new converts to a religion.

It has gotten to the point where people are almost being shamed for avoiding unnecessary medical intervention. The converts cannot possibly imagine the idea that medical interventions such as GLP1 medications actually have trade offs and potential downsides. Why control your weight on your own, actually build muscle mass, eat real food, and increase your cardio vascular health when you can just short cut the whole system to “look good”?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These posts are so dumb. So much hand wringing about how other women choose to lose weight. Why do you even care? It's like the same as those women who crow about how other women shouldn't have abortions. Like why do they even care? You're against abortion? Then don't have one. You're against GLP1s? Then don't take them. Who gives a flying F if someone else does? At least the abortion crazies have the whole "you're killing a baby" argument. What do the GLP1 crazies have?

You're calling the people who are recommending caution "the GLP crazies"? I think you have it backwards. There is constant proselytizing, really, like they are new converts to a religion.

It has gotten to the point where people are almost being shamed for avoiding unnecessary medical intervention. The converts cannot possibly imagine the idea that medical interventions such as GLP1 medications actually have trade offs and potential downsides. Why control your weight on your own, actually build muscle mass, eat real food, and increase your cardio vascular health when you can just short cut the whole system to “look good”?

It's more complicated than that, and you're not helping by portraying GLP users as lazy, gluttonous cheaters. I used to believe that anyone could control their weight on their own with diet and exercise. It always worked perfectly for me, until I was put on medications that cause weight gain and insulin resistance. A lot of people are in a similar boat. GLPs have their place when used responsibly and under the supervision of a real doctor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have bouts of gastroperesis and can't imagine injecting myself with something that gives you gastroperesis. It sucks.

My BMI is 26. Maybe if it was higher I'd consider it.

I’ve been on it for years and have never had gastroperesis. I don’t think it is common side effect at all. Just fyi!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t do it ladies. The weight will come right back, and then some. GLP’s suck you in and make it difficult to quit. I’m on one now…

Why would you "quit" a medication that works for you? Obviously if you "quit" the benefits go away. I'm also not "quitting" my Synthroid, and I didn't "quit" my oral contraceptive and hope to not get pregnant- I only "quit" it when I was ready to have a baby. Because, duh, stopping birth control means that the birth control stops working.

Stopping a weight loss medication means that the weight loss won't stay off.

So why not just keep taking it? Honest question.

Because of the side effects and cost. Many people DO quit birth control because of the side effects.

Correct, they do, but there isn’t this collective gasp that- OMG you stopped taking it and then got pregnant when you had sex!!! What a terrible med, you have to KEEP TAKING IT if you want to continue the benefits of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ozempic face, ozempic breath, sulphur burps, constipation, hair loss, vomiting, etc, etc...

Ive been on them for 4 months and none of this has been a problem for me or any of my friends. This is tiktoc drama.

[Anonymous]

I already have gut issues so don't want to risk it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are currently supporting a patient at the counseling center where I work who lost her husband to a rare, aggressive cancer potentially linked to GLP-1 usage. Her husband had been on a GLP-1 drug for eight months when a routine scan for a separate issue uncovered a rare and incredibly aggressive cancer. He had almost no symptoms, just a bit of localized pain, yet he passed away only a week after the news. All of his siblings were instructed by their doctors to stop taking their GLP-1 medications right away. I'm not sure what kind of cancer it is though.

If it killed him that quickly, it had been brewing for longer than 8 months.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These posts are so dumb. So much hand wringing about how other women choose to lose weight. Why do you even care? It's like the same as those women who crow about how other women shouldn't have abortions. Like why do they even care? You're against abortion? Then don't have one. You're against GLP1s? Then don't take them. Who gives a flying F if someone else does? At least the abortion crazies have the whole "you're killing a baby" argument. What do the GLP1 crazies have?

You're calling the people who are recommending caution "the GLP crazies"? I think you have it backwards. There is constant proselytizing, really, like they are new converts to a religion.

No,
I’m calling them busybodies who feel like they need to voice their opinion about how other people take medication and lose weight. It has zero effect on them. I couldn’t care less if I tried, if someone takes a medication to lose weight or takes Synthroid for their thyroid or takes insulin for their diabetes or takes Motrin for their headache. It’s insane that anyone cares what meds other people take to this crazy extent that they care about GLP1s. If you are someone who Scoffs at people who take them and posts about how you think they shouldn’t, ask yourself why on earth you care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know someone said they hate needles, but that's probably my favorite part about GLP. I can control the dosage so precisely. If I'm losing too much, I give myself less the next week. I also hate needles, but this is a TINY needle that I barely feel.

I like this aspect of it too. I get the Zepbound vials and I like that instead of doubling my dose from 2.5 to 5 when 2.5 became ineffective after 6 months, I could slowly jump up. 3mg was effective for an additional 3 months (and you can get 3mg out of the 2.5 vial so I didn't even have to pay more), and when that decreased, I switched to 4mg which I have been doing for several months now. I am likely to get to my goal weight within a month without having to increase my dosage anymore. And yes, also you can buy your own needles and control both the length and gauge of the needles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ozempic face, ozempic breath, sulphur burps, constipation, hair loss, vomiting, etc, etc...

(1) Ozempic is prescribed for diabetes, not weight loss
(2) Ozempic face isn't a thing, people's faces just change when they lose weight
(3) All the other things you mentioned are rare side effects. I've had none of the above and have been on Zepbound for almost a year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t want to lose muscle, don’t want digestion issues, don’t want to risk pancreas or gallbladder issues. My bloodwork is excellent and I exercise. I would not take them just to lose weight for the sake of losing weight. If my health changed I would consider it

I don't think anyone should take GLP-1s just to lose those "last 5-15 pounds" for vanity. I think that if someone is obese or has other medical conditions that would benefit from the use of GLP-1, then they absolutely should. I know there are people out there judging me for losing weight, but I WAS obese, I did have high cholesterol, I do have a family history of diabetes, so I was (and still am) the perfect candidate for a GLP-1 drug (and I'm taking one).