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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She probably knows the realty that for 15lbs you will use it to lose weight but are unlikely to rally stay on it for life which means you will just quickly regain the weight the minute you go off. Because if you can not lose the weight through diet and exercise you will not maintain it that way and need to be on these medications for LIFE.[/quote]
Especially for 15 pounds. You can lose that over a few months with small dietary changes. Why take the nuclear option for 15 pounds? That doesn't bode well for future weight management if you have to stop the glp or if it becomes ineffective for you.[/quote]

That's not true though. Not op but it took me months and months to lose a couple pounds. That was with great frustration too. With GLP-1s? Down to almost normal weight fairly rapidly, and I am eating better than ever and have actually become athletic and fit. I often wonder what women here think losing 15lbs in middle age is really that easy with "small changes".[/quote]

You miss the side effects part? Sure, it's not "easy", but it's definitely doable without drugs.[/quote]

Definitely doable according to whom? Your experienced as a middle aged woman? Reality is there is nothing "nuclear" about GLP-1s, quite the opposite: it makes what seemed like climbing Mount Everest ever so slowly and with great difficulty feel like a normal, brisk run around the neighborhood. It's actually so liberating to see eating well and exercising pay off and it feels a lot more sustainable. As for side effects, they are something every med can come with, but thankfully most people do not experience serious side effects or even mild ones from most meds. I personally have none other than the mildest nausea here and there.[/quote]

The potential longer term side effects like gallbladder issues, pancreatitis, bowel obstruction and paralysis as well as thyroid cancer, kidney damage, eye problems, and potential heart issues since the heart rate goes up.

These side effects are still being studied and people whose health will improve dramatically should take GLP-1s, but if someone is a healthy weight and just wants to be skinnier without working out or eating differently the potential.side effects probably don’t support the risks. I have a family member on a GLP-1 and they have a history of cancer and stomach issues (diverticulitis). They wanted to lose about 15 pounds and have and want to keep taking it forever (they are early 70s). Obviously it’s between them and their doctor, but I question whether the potential long term risks justify that. Is losing 10 pounds worth battling thyroid cancer or getting pancreatitis? [/quote]

So the fat people see their heart risks and weight and diabetes decrease, but the fluffy people get targeted for vanity side-effects and get cancer. Sounds scientific. [/quote]

It’s risk-reward. The reward for someone who wants to lose 10 vanity pounds may not be worth the risk (thyroid cancer). That would change for someone who is severely obese and suffering from  related symptoms. [/quote]

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