Anonymous
05/29/2024 13:45
Subject: The “Shortage” of weight loss drugs is created to keep demand high. Nothing else.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why do people need drugs to lose weight? It's pretty simple math.
Tell that to the two-thirds of Americans who are overweight or obese. I guess they're all bad at math.
They are overweight or obese because they are consuming too many calories. There are exceptions to this of course like medications causing weight gain.
Cut the calories and lose the weight. Most people don’t have the willpower to do this.
Willpower is a bit of a myth. Everyone is not equal when it comes to food, appetite, cravings, hormones...So what is a level 2/10 difficulty for you is a 10/10 difficulty for another person. You don't get a pat on the back because you have it easier. All the drugs do is put that person at the same level as you.
Anonymous
05/29/2024 11:09
Subject: The “Shortage” of weight loss drugs is created to keep demand high. Nothing else.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why do people need drugs to lose weight? It's pretty simple math.
Tell that to the two-thirds of Americans who are overweight or obese. I guess they're all bad at math.
They are overweight or obese because they are consuming too many calories. There are exceptions to this of course like medications causing weight gain.
Cut the calories and lose the weight. Most people don’t have the willpower to do this.
Anonymous
05/29/2024 10:42
Subject: The “Shortage” of weight loss drugs is created to keep demand high. Nothing else.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why do people need drugs to lose weight? It's pretty simple math.
No it's not.
As a 62 year old female who is only 4' 10" with genetics like crazy for diabetes losing weight is not just not eating and exercise.
That does not move the needle.
I just tried metformin it made me very sick so I stopped. But I am 40 lbs over weight and i have tried everything nothing works. It sucks. I know others are struggling way more than 40 lbs so I should not complain.
My doctor would not prescribe ozempric and I am miserable.
Do not take this doc's word as final. Many many otherwise conservative mainstream docs are prescribing these drugs. If you have a BMI of 27 and another comorbidity (A1c, hi BP, hi cholesterol, etc) insurance should pay for Wegovy (which is exactly the same as Ozempic but higher dose). Your doc may actually be wrong not to prescribe it for you. Take charge of your health.
Anonymous
05/29/2024 10:30
Subject: The “Shortage” of weight loss drugs is created to keep demand high. Nothing else.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why do people need drugs to lose weight? It's pretty simple math.
Tell that to the two-thirds of Americans who are overweight or obese. I guess they're all bad at math.
Anyone who says "simple math" is an idiot.
Anonymous
05/29/2024 10:30
Subject: The “Shortage” of weight loss drugs is created to keep demand high. Nothing else.
Anonymous wrote:Why do people need drugs to lose weight? It's pretty simple math.
I've been on medication since I was 14 for a brain injury. The medication makes me fat. I eat healthy, never more than 1400 calories and run 3-5 miles a week. This is not a calories in/calories out situation - some people have issues.
But, since you want to discuss simple math - if x people are fat, and y people are insulting those people - which people are the a-holes?
Anonymous
05/29/2024 10:29
Subject: The “Shortage” of weight loss drugs is created to keep demand high. Nothing else.
Anonymous wrote:Why do people need drugs to lose weight? It's pretty simple math.
Tell that to the two-thirds of Americans who are overweight or obese. I guess they're all bad at math.
Anonymous
05/29/2024 10:26
Subject: The “Shortage” of weight loss drugs is created to keep demand high. Nothing else.
Anonymous wrote:It’s super easy and effective to buy compounded medication. There is no shortage of that.
Except that the active agreement is not provided by Novo - so who knows where they are getting it from.
Anonymous
05/29/2024 10:16
Subject: The “Shortage” of weight loss drugs is created to keep demand high. Nothing else.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why do people need drugs to lose weight? It's pretty simple math.
No it's not.
As a 62 year old female who is only 4' 10" with genetics like crazy for diabetes losing weight is not just not eating and exercise.
That does not move the needle.
I just tried metformin it made me very sick so I stopped. But I am 40 lbs over weight and i have tried everything nothing works. It sucks. I know others are struggling way more than 40 lbs so I should not complain.
My doctor would not prescribe ozempric and I am miserable.
Use one of the online services that work with insurance: The doctors there only consult for this and will give you a prescription because you so clearly qualify!
Anonymous
05/29/2024 10:03
Subject: The “Shortage” of weight loss drugs is created to keep demand high. Nothing else.
Anonymous wrote:Dumbest post of the day. Congrats.
+1
OP doesn’t understand marketing, manufacturing, or economics.
Anonymous
05/29/2024 09:59
Subject: The “Shortage” of weight loss drugs is created to keep demand high. Nothing else.
Anonymous wrote:It’s the pens that are the limiting factor, but thanks for the economics lesson. Lol.
NP- The pens are a bit of a gimmick. Syringes are easy to use and so cheap.
Anonymous
05/28/2024 18:38
Subject: The “Shortage” of weight loss drugs is created to keep demand high. Nothing else.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why do people need drugs to lose weight? It's pretty simple math.
Why does someone with OCD wash her hands or check the locks 50 times a day? It’s simple not to.
So you're saying that people who need to lose weight have a mental illness?
I didn’t say that (since the subject isn’t in fact “simple math”), but as long as we’re on the topic: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5525483/
If our government was ever concerned about our obesity epidemic, addictive poisonous additives would be illegal.
Anonymous
05/28/2024 18:27
Subject: The “Shortage” of weight loss drugs is created to keep demand high. Nothing else.
Anonymous wrote:Why do people need drugs to lose weight? It's pretty simple math.
So simple! Why do you think people struggle to do it, since it’s so easy?
Anonymous
05/28/2024 12:40
Subject: The “Shortage” of weight loss drugs is created to keep demand high. Nothing else.
Anonymous wrote:They can manufacture as much of this stuff as they want. It’s very cheap to manufacture. It’s called creating demand. Simple economics.
you mean price
Anonymous
05/28/2024 11:38
Subject: The “Shortage” of weight loss drugs is created to keep demand high. Nothing else.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why do people need drugs to lose weight? It's pretty simple math.
No it's not.
As a 62 year old female who is only 4' 10" with genetics like crazy for diabetes losing weight is not just not eating and exercise.
That does not move the needle.
I just tried metformin it made me very sick so I stopped. But I am 40 lbs over weight and i have tried everything nothing works. It sucks. I know others are struggling way more than 40 lbs so I should not complain.
My doctor would not prescribe ozempric and I am miserable.
I'm sorry. I'm struggling too, at 53 having had psych meds destroy my metabolism. Before them, I was a model and didn't weigh enough to give blood, now I'm obese and on Wegovy. Sorry your doc wouldn't prescribe it for you -- at that height being 40lbs overweight I would think another doctor would prescribe for you. You might look into it. I've only been on it two weeks, but I'm already down 6lbs. It's not a walk in the park though.
Anonymous
05/28/2024 11:35
Subject: The “Shortage” of weight loss drugs is created to keep demand high. Nothing else.
Anonymous wrote:Dumbest post of the day. Congrats.
+1000