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Enyastar · 2026-03-11T15:19:05+00:00

Ive just told sn online practioner my BMI is 24.4..im 5ft 2 and weigh 9st 7 amd i want to lose 2 stone. Gone through online consult and for £265 i can start my jabs. Fuck me........

PrincessPig · 11/03/2026 15:45

Firtreefiona · 11/03/2026 15:37

Honestly, what’s the issue? You’re not wanting to use them to make yourself underweight. That would be unethical, obviously but I can’t see why you shouldn’t be able to use them to lose weight within the normal range. I can see why the NHS would restrict them for finance reasons, but if you are funding them yourself, who cares? 5ft 2 and 9.5 stone is chubby.

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She doesn't want to use them at all I don't think. She was just testing the pharmacy apparently

Overtheatlantic · 11/03/2026 15:44

You’re crackers.

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Trusttheawesomeness · 11/03/2026 15:43

Firtreefiona · 11/03/2026 15:41

How do you know? Maybe she wants to lose the 2 stone she put on post-kids and has tried for a good few years with no effect. Does she have to simply stay fatter than she wants purely because she’s not fat enough? Can you see that that makes no sense? 7.5 stone is perfectly healthy.

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Doesn’t matter if she wants to lose 2 stone. She won’t get the jab.

She thinks she’s proved some sort of unethical gotcha. All she’s done is shown her ignorance for how it works. Online pharmacies always take payment first, but will cancel if you don’t need the legal thresholds. OP will not be given this prescription.

Blondeshavemorefun · 11/03/2026 15:43

Enyastar · 11/03/2026 15:28

It was reviewed last night.
It has been accepted!

Very unlikely

so they take the money

then at the final check out stage you are likely to be refused

i would be very surprised if they send it to you but if thru do please do send a pic of the order and pen and which company

£265 is not the price of 2.5

Firtreefiona · 11/03/2026 15:43

Thingything · 11/03/2026 15:41

No, she's not overweight, she's testing out to see if she can get a prescription as a person who isn't overweight to test and see how lax the sellers are.

I have done the same (as was curious and wanted to try) and they took my details but then post a consultation with a nurse they said I wasn't fat enough and I'd need to apply for a refund which took ages to come through.

Massive waste of time, but of course they want to draw people in by appearing more lax than they legally can be.

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Is it illegal to prescribe private weight loss jabs to those who are a normal range and want to lose weight to a normal range? Do these companies stop the prescription the minute someone hits a BMI of 24.99?

PigletJohn · 11/03/2026 15:42

The price seems curiously high. I'm sure I've seen the first pen (low dose) at about £100 for the first four weeks.

Did the OP order it as a tease?

Zov · 11/03/2026 15:42

Why were you on this online consultation, and why were skinny jabs mentioned when you are clearly slim/not overweight?

Firtreefiona · 11/03/2026 15:41

StrawberrySquash · 11/03/2026 15:39

But OP doesn't need help given the weight she is. I might as well say I'll develop a heroin addiction as it's the only way I'll get checked into rehab.

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How do you know? Maybe she wants to lose the 2 stone she put on post-kids and has tried for a good few years with no effect. Does she have to simply stay fatter than she wants purely because she’s not fat enough? Can you see that that makes no sense? 7.5 stone is perfectly healthy.

Thingything · 11/03/2026 15:41

Firtreefiona · 11/03/2026 15:31

You want to go from BMI of 24 (normal) to BMI of 19 (also normal) and are prepared to pay for it. I see no reason why you need to wait until you are overweight to access help. What do you suggest someone in this position does? Eat junk continually in order to get overweight enough to access help?

No, she's not overweight, she's testing out to see if she can get a prescription as a person who isn't overweight to test and see how lax the sellers are.

I have done the same (as was curious and wanted to try) and they took my details but then post a consultation with a nurse they said I wasn't fat enough and I'd need to apply for a refund which took ages to come through.

Massive waste of time, but of course they want to draw people in by appearing more lax than they legally can be.

Avantiagain · 11/03/2026 15:40

And yes they charge first. Let's see a screen shot of the actual prescription including the company prescribing it.

WorstPaceScenario · 11/03/2026 15:40

So you're angry because you've been approved for something you pursued because you want it? Or you're angry because you set out to try and make a point by having a fake consultation for a drug you don't even want? In which case bravo, you've wasted your time spectacularly making your point

Trusttheawesomeness · 11/03/2026 15:40

Firtreefiona · 11/03/2026 15:37

Honestly, what’s the issue? You’re not wanting to use them to make yourself underweight. That would be unethical, obviously but I can’t see why you shouldn’t be able to use them to lose weight within the normal range. I can see why the NHS would restrict them for finance reasons, but if you are funding them yourself, who cares? 5ft 2 and 9.5 stone is chubby.

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What are you on about? People with a healthy BMI cannot get them. OP is talking bullshit because she doesn’t understand how it works.

The only people with a healthy BMI who can get it are those who were previously obese and have lost weight on the jabs; they can stay on a maintenance dose and can change suppliers to do so. The new pharmacy will take payment and then request proof of your previous use. When you can provide that, they refund you.

OP could pay right now but hers will be cancelled and refunded when it goes through for prescription.

DarkForces · 11/03/2026 15:39

My pharmacy definitely take payment then check the details before prescribing. They don't have people there doing it live

StrawberrySquash · 11/03/2026 15:39

Firtreefiona · 11/03/2026 15:31

You want to go from BMI of 24 (normal) to BMI of 19 (also normal) and are prepared to pay for it. I see no reason why you need to wait until you are overweight to access help. What do you suggest someone in this position does? Eat junk continually in order to get overweight enough to access help?

But OP doesn't need help given the weight she is. I might as well say I'll develop a heroin addiction as it's the only way I'll get checked into rehab.

Honeypickle · 11/03/2026 15:39

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No they don’t. You pay first.

AlcoholicAntibiotic · 11/03/2026 15:38

Zanatdy · 11/03/2026 15:33

Madness. At that weight you could soon get into a healthy weight range via calorie deficit

BMI of 24 is within a healthy weight range

Avantiagain · 11/03/2026 15:37

It hasn't been prescribed. It has to be checked first.

Thingything · 11/03/2026 15:37

Enyastar · 11/03/2026 15:24

Ive done and passed all stages..i just needed to give my card details.

Nah they'll charge you, then it'll get passed to a doctor to second check, then they'll say you're not entitled to them after all (not big enough) and then you'll have to chase for weeks for a refund. These prescribers have some very dodgy business practices but the regulator has cracked down a lot so the one dodgy thing they are not doing is prescribing these meds to people who are not overweight.

Firtreefiona · 11/03/2026 15:37

Enyastar · 11/03/2026 15:34

Wow just feckin wow

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Honestly, what’s the issue? You’re not wanting to use them to make yourself underweight. That would be unethical, obviously but I can’t see why you shouldn’t be able to use them to lose weight within the normal range. I can see why the NHS would restrict them for finance reasons, but if you are funding them yourself, who cares? 5ft 2 and 9.5 stone is chubby.

FaceEatingLeopard · 11/03/2026 15:36

Stuff me but what the hell are you on about OP? Do you even know?

InLoveWithAI · 11/03/2026 15:36

Yeah I'm calling bullshit until you give us the name of the pharmacy.

xanthomelana · 11/03/2026 15:36

Everlil · 11/03/2026 15:34

Please tell us the pharmacy so people can boycott it. I’ve never heard of a pharmacy to do this, we can help you report them.

OP isn’t going to do that because it’s either a blatant lie or she didn’t realise they take the payment before verifying you meet the criteria and refund you if you don’t.

Theeyeballsinthesky · 11/03/2026 15:36

KitsyWitsy · 11/03/2026 15:33

Why won’t you say which pharmacy? Because you’ll be debunked?

I very much suspect that to be the case

catipuss · 11/03/2026 15:36

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Why waste the doctor's time and then people don't pay. Have you ever gone private? Card details as you walk in the door, you don't see a doctor or get a prescription first. You don't get anything done privately without paying first.