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Feckin furious about skinny jabs

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Enyastar · 11/03/2026 15:19

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........

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Weeelokthen · 11/03/2026 15:36

Forgive me but what is your point 🤔

Trusttheawesomeness · 11/03/2026 15:35

Zanatdy · 11/03/2026 15:33

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

It’s not madness. It’s simply not true.

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.

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Enyastar · 11/03/2026 15:34

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?

Wow just feckin wow

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Trusttheawesomeness · 11/03/2026 15:34

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No, they don’t. You pay and then it goes through. They don’t work for free, and loads of people would sign up and then not pay.

So; which prescriber was it? And what is your actual issue with weight loss injections? They will save a hell of a lot of lives and a lot of money in illness caused by weight.

But, name the provider because without that, this is all bullshit.

YorksMa · 11/03/2026 15:34

Gosh you are angry, and still haven't explained why. Perhaps blood pressure meds would be a better option for you.

Dashling · 11/03/2026 15:34

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No, the standard process is that you pay and get refunded if not approved. They’re hardly going to pay a doctor to review prescriptions that might never be paid for.

If you’re going to make things up, at least be funny.

KitsyWitsy · 11/03/2026 15:33

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

xanthomelana · 11/03/2026 15:33

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So are you going to tell us who you used or just continue to rant?

Zanatdy · 11/03/2026 15:33

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

SMM2020 · 11/03/2026 15:32

People who have been on GLP1s previously and now in a ‘healthy’ BMI can purchase for maintenance - if you change supplier, you answer the initial questions, pay then a prescriber will review. If you then can’t provide evidence of prior use then they reject it and return the money - they don’t usually review before payment or at least that’s never been my experience

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SunshineAndSandalsMakeMeHappy · 11/03/2026 15:31

I’m not sure why you’re angry, many people who have taken the jabs and lost weight are still prescribed them at that BMI are they not? Many prescribers are now prescribing at a lower BMI there was a thread on here the other day about it.

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?

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Enyastar · 11/03/2026 15:30

PrawnAgain · 11/03/2026 15:27

I'm confused. Did you go through the consultation as some kind of test and are furious that they "failed"?

Yes. It is still prescribed for ' normal weight'
My god

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Dashling · 11/03/2026 15:30

Enyastar · 11/03/2026 15:28

It was reviewed last night.
It has been accepted!

Finding it very hard to believe that any provider has a doctor review prescription requests before they’ve been paid for. Why would they?

All sounds like nonsense to me.

TidyDancer · 11/03/2026 15:30

I don’t understand why you’re so angry? You would be rejected when the prescription was reviewed and you’d get your money back. Is that what makes you angry?

xanthomelana · 11/03/2026 15:29

Enyastar · 11/03/2026 15:28

It was reviewed last night.
It has been accepted!

What pharmacy did you use?

CrocusesFlowering · 11/03/2026 15:29

That seems very unethical. Who is the prescriber?

Trusttheawesomeness · 11/03/2026 15:29

Which provider? You’d think that info would be included in the OP.

And again, why did you do it?

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Enyastar · 11/03/2026 15:28

It was reviewed last night.
It has been accepted!

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PrawnAgain · 11/03/2026 15:27

Enyastar · 11/03/2026 15:25

Im not bloody overweight!

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So why do the online consultation?

PrawnAgain · 11/03/2026 15:27

I'm confused. Did you go through the consultation as some kind of test and are furious that they "failed"?

flipent · 11/03/2026 15:26

Enyastar · 11/03/2026 15:24

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

You do all of that and the payment before the prescriber reviews - at which point they should refuse to prescribe to you and cancel the order.

This isn't the ''gottcha" you think it is.

Trusttheawesomeness · 11/03/2026 15:26

Enyastar · 11/03/2026 15:25

Im not bloody overweight!

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Did you mean overweight?

Again, why did you sit and do this?

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