Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your doctor is correct.

Unless there is an eating disorder diagnosed by a specialist, it’s downright controlling for pcp to deny a patient. That is NOT shared decision making. That’s a bad physician.

Physicians should not give patients medication just because a patient wants it. There is a standard of care for prescribing and if OP's doctor does not believe prescribing is within the standard of care, the physician is exactly right to not prescribe it. It's not controlling. It's good practice.

Anonymous wrote:Your doctor is correct.

Unless there is an eating disorder diagnosed by a specialist, it’s downright controlling for pcp to deny a patient. That is NOT shared decision making. That’s a bad physician.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your doctor is correct.

Not necessarily, over 72% of U.S. adults are overweight.

Weight charts and Body Mass Index (BMI) are not fully accurate indicators of personal health...

The doctor would be in the position to know.

If they’re a healthy weight but say low muscle mass, a pill won't fix that. Focusing on exercise and diet is the way to go.

Anonymous wrote:The thing is these medicines are expensive and do have some negative side effects. Moreover, it has become pretty clear that once you start, you need to take them for life. So do you really want to do that to lose a few pounds of vanity weight? Try IF or keto and you can probably lose that weight in a few weeks.

Yes. And it will come right back in a few more weeks. That's the problem with restrcitive dieting.

Anonymous wrote:Your doctor is correct.

Not necessarily, over 72% of U.S. adults are overweight.

Weight charts and Body Mass Index (BMI) are not fully accurate indicators of personal health...

Your doctor is correct.