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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.pennmedicine.org/physicians-hub/physician-article/implications-of-glp-1-medications-for-eating-disorder-care

“There’s no protocol in place to screen for eating disorders prior to prescribing GLP-1 receptor agonists,” says Dr. Boswell. “In addition, those taking these medications are not monitored for the psychological, social, or medical effects of malnutrition, which can be an issue at any body size.”
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BS!!!! I go to my doctor every three months and do bloodwork twice a year. Stop trying to invent things to fit your narrative. [/quote]

NP. I had anorexia nervosa for 20+ years and not a single one of my doctors noticed. Nobody ever asked why I was 20-30 lbs underweight. And I had breast cancer in that span! Not one question from all the medical professionals I encountered. I kept waiting to be called out on my weight and it never happened. Which reinforced my deranged feelings that what I was doing was "not that bad." When I developed osteoporosis at 35, still no questions. The anorexia went from mild to moderate to severe. A week before I went to inpatient treatment, one of my doctors looked at me in a gown and told me I looked "great." When I got to the treatment program, they flagged various things in my bloodwork that were indicative of an eating disorder/malnutrition. I was confused and pointed out that these things had been showing up for several years, and nobody said anything. I was told that this is not uncommon and most doctors are horribly uneducated about eating disorders. If you're not obese, you must be fine.

I assume now that with a diagnosis of severe anorexia nervosa now all over my records, I will never be able to get GLP-1s and if I do, it's an indicator that the doctor is incompetent. But something like 80% of eating disorders go undiagnosed. If there is no mechanism at all to catch this and doctors don't know what they're doing, free access could spell disaster for many people.[/quote]

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