Feckin furious about skinny jabs

This is bullshit. I’ve bought from 4 providers.

None have reviewed and approved before the payment stage.

Who are you supposing to have ordered through?

Well if you lie that's on you.

So, because you picked somewhere sketchy (allegedly), you think it’s all a scam and want to shut it down, despite the fact that will stop people like me, (diabetic, met all the NHS criteria for getting the jab, but my local NHS wouldn’t prescribe) being able to access a medication that has improved my health?

I wonder why people are so keen to rubbish private healthcare when it’s fat people who are benefiting from it? If you work in the “health industry” surely you’d be really happy that people are doing something pro-active to improve their health?

@SuzyFandango which is why reputable pharmacies won't supply it to people who are not over BMI of 27 with some additional health conditions, or who can't evidence that is where they started from (so if you are maintaining, you can still order). Many pharmacies won't run the checks until after you have paid, because they don't have any need to check people who are not actual customers. If you are not eligible, they will refund you.

There will always be people who cheat they system, whichever system it is. Surely, that is on them?

OP is drunk is my guess.

Another day, another "but weight loss jabs are REALLY EVIL AND BAD" thread

Well done you to .
Even with the jabs it has been the hardest journey of my life .the stakes were so high ,I was killing myself with food .
Terrified of what happens when I have to come of it

I'm the same height and weight as the OP and I don't need to loose weight. Your view seems to be that weight loss drugs for vanity reasons are fine, encouraged even. This is reverting back to the skinny culture in the 90s when stick thin models were the ideal. If everyone was encouraged to take weight lose drugs to fit into a size 6 then we are going to have a whole host of issues with eating disorders, body dysmorphophobia, not to mention the side effects etc. We should be celebrating 'normal' bodies and normalising 'normal' bodies. Weight loss drugs are amazing for genuine people who need it.

This is quite fakeable. You can hide weights.

I also managed to access the medication despite being in the normal range for my height - and yes it’s very concerning how easy it is to buy a prescription weight loss med with potential serious side effects when you don’t need it. But all the ladies on here delighted that they are now skinny will never ever admit that there are huge ethical issues around the implementation of these meds.

So you lied to obtain a prescription (by saying you wanted to lose weight) and are upset you were then passed through the automated checking system?

If your BMI is below 25 you'll be rejected when a prescriber looks at your weight and photos.

Good grief! Hey if you're hangry have a snickers. I do not believe a word of your post. What is an ex semi athlete? Have you been drinking OP,? Name and shame the pharmacy, but you can't as its a lie. 😂

Why won't you name the pharmacy then?

This is the most toe-curlingly embarrassing, ignorant set of posts on here that I have ever seen. Honestly, you will need to name change after this.

You have proved nothing.
You have no idea what private prescribing involves.
You have no idea about weight loss injections.
You have actually made a public forum post that will sit on the internet FOREVER demonstrating all of the above.

Well done to you. I started at 21 and now down to 15. I think people who haven’t lived it just don’t get it .. they think we don’t understand the concept of Calories (we very much do!)

Keep going !

I think it depends on the provider. I’m 5’3, 11 stone and it has been a straight no. They are businesses, some will be more ethical than others.

But the NHS won't prescribe it.
Why don't you want people to be able to lose weight?

People who are not overweight do not need to lose it, and the risks of these jabs are thus not outweighed by health benefits in doing so.

Ok
But what about the genuine cases
For example my start weight was 27 stone ,to my eternal shame
,I'm nearly 11 stone down ,and still have a journey ahead of me
I couldn't of done it alone .
People have to rake some sort of responsibility when applying for these jabs ,they are a medication after all .
Are you wanting the jabs stopped for people like me ?

Are you working for free? If not it's pot meet kettle. I understand everyone wants a piece of my wallet but at least Mounjaro actually works!

Yanbu these jabs are ridiculous. People have got so lazy they can't even do the basics like go for a run, walk cut down on shit. They want to pay hundreds for some poison in their body. Fucking mad bastards.

This is not news. There are fucking loads of online pharmacies who will do this.

But the NHS won't prescribe it.

Why don't you want people to be able to lose weight?

I work in healthcare too and have read a lot on this in scientific journals and the research increasingly shows more and more benefits in so many areas. Adhd, addiction, parkinsons , cardiovascular.

I'd love for the NHS to be prescribing it more, but until they do, and especially since youre already slim and a healthy weight, whats your problem??
Mind your own business. You're uninformed.

Working in healthcare could mean anything. Hospital porter? Doctors receptionist, pharmacy assistant, mental health carer? Optician? Gynaecologist? Orthopaedic nurse? Podiatrist?

Why are you trying to stop people taking charge of their own health in the absence of a reliable NHS?

On what planet would that not be true.

What an odd way to spend your time

Exactly. They'll check whether you qualify and refund you if not