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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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Ozgirl76 · 11/03/2026 21:37

Enyastar · 11/03/2026 21:33

Its a totally different thing. There is no point in arguing, botox does not cause a BMI drop to cause anorexia and ultimately fatal heart attacks and worse.
If someone is 6 stone and injecting this ...well.
Thsnkfully the regulators are opening their eyes.
Hopefully they will increase dramatically in price to stop this.

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That’s not how it works. All that will happen is that prescribing will be tightened, which is the correct response. Why would increasing the price help?

Bollixtothat · 11/03/2026 21:36

Enyastar · 11/03/2026 21:33

Its a totally different thing. There is no point in arguing, botox does not cause a BMI drop to cause anorexia and ultimately fatal heart attacks and worse.
If someone is 6 stone and injecting this ...well.
Thsnkfully the regulators are opening their eyes.
Hopefully they will increase dramatically in price to stop this.

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You want millions of people to suffer with the affects of obesity because some anorexic women will buy the injections illegally ?

Zov · 11/03/2026 21:36

Enyastar · 11/03/2026 21:17

Im not shocked that is the point! You can do it and its clearly a thing.
Ive just found a site where women and girls are 6 and 7 stone and are trading these jabs to each other! It is an outrage!

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Post the link to this site.

I'll wait.

Ozgirl76 · 11/03/2026 21:36

2Rebecca · 11/03/2026 21:30

I think weight loss injections are an experiment that we will revret. Loads of potential side effects and they don’t change people’s long term eating habits so no long term benefit. I am still not “ fecking furious” though and do wonder why the OP is expending so much emotional energy on this. Is she a journalist trying to get us all worked up? I don’t understand why she has skin in the game.

It’s so funny when people who have no idea about WLI spout nonsense about them.
Like any diet, they only work while you use them correctly. If you come off them and eat a lot, of course you will put weight back on. If you use them to adjust your eating patterns you have a better chance of keeping the weight off.

The side effects of long term obesity are widely known and yet these tenuous “side effects” of WLI are used as a reason for “concern”.

On every metric people who lose weight are healthier than those who stay overweight or obese. The loss of muscle mass can be easily dealt with, but if you’re choosing your preferable side effects, some muscle loss is preferable to cancer, diabetes and heart disease - all proven to be linked to being overweight.

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Enyastar · 11/03/2026 21:33

han6729 · 11/03/2026 21:23

But that’s not been obtained legitimately? You can’t base WLI off of that. Would you ban Botox because some prescribers don’t follow the rules with that? I know of a couple in my town that don’t do the in person prescription appointments, does that mean Botox as a whole should be banned?

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Its a totally different thing. There is no point in arguing, botox does not cause a BMI drop to cause anorexia and ultimately fatal heart attacks and worse.
If someone is 6 stone and injecting this ...well.
Thsnkfully the regulators are opening their eyes.
Hopefully they will increase dramatically in price to stop this.

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Everlil · 11/03/2026 21:32

Anyone else excited about the story breaking in the next few days? I think I’ll wait until the CH5 afternoon film version comes out so I don’t ruin the surprise.

2Rebecca · 11/03/2026 21:30

I think weight loss injections are an experiment that we will revret. Loads of potential side effects and they don’t change people’s long term eating habits so no long term benefit. I am still not “ fecking furious” though and do wonder why the OP is expending so much emotional energy on this. Is she a journalist trying to get us all worked up? I don’t understand why she has skin in the game.

FreshInks · 11/03/2026 21:28

There have been a fair few instances of botulism poisoning recorded in England, therefore I think we should ban Botox.

han6729 · 11/03/2026 21:23

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But that’s not been obtained legitimately? You can’t base WLI off of that. Would you ban Botox because some prescribers don’t follow the rules with that? I know of a couple in my town that don’t do the in person prescription appointments, does that mean Botox as a whole should be banned?

FreshInks · 11/03/2026 21:22

Enyastar · 11/03/2026 21:21

They are being traded online .

What that got to do with your allegations about the prescription you managed to get.

People trade Botox online too.

Bollixtothat · 11/03/2026 21:22

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How do you know your Botox won’t cause issues in the future? Perhaps it’s a gamble you’re willing to take for vanity’s sake. Yet you feel entitled to berate those who take WLI for health reasons.

Theeyeballsinthesky · 11/03/2026 21:22

Enyastar · 11/03/2026 21:17

Im not shocked that is the point! You can do it and its clearly a thing.
Ive just found a site where women and girls are 6 and 7 stone and are trading these jabs to each other! It is an outrage!

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aye right, course you did 🤪

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Enyastar · 11/03/2026 21:21

They are being traded online .

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Nobody has prescribed WLI to a six stone ‘girl’

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FreshInks · 11/03/2026 21:19

Enyastar · 11/03/2026 21:17

Im not shocked that is the point! You can do it and its clearly a thing.
Ive just found a site where women and girls are 6 and 7 stone and are trading these jabs to each other! It is an outrage!

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What that got to do with your allegations of mis-prescribing?

Shall we stop your Botox because of the instances where people became very unwell after buying it from dodgy sources?

han6729 · 11/03/2026 21:18

Enyastar · 11/03/2026 21:17

Im not shocked that is the point! You can do it and its clearly a thing.
Ive just found a site where women and girls are 6 and 7 stone and are trading these jabs to each other! It is an outrage!

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“Who the heck is your prescriber” sounds pretty shocked to me, you’re not staying very consistent in this thread.

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Enyastar · 11/03/2026 21:17

han6729 · 11/03/2026 21:12

Why are you asking with such surprise when the whole purpose of your thread is that you’ve supposedly bamboozled a prescriber for prescribing you it with a healthy BMI?

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Im not shocked that is the point! You can do it and its clearly a thing.
Ive just found a site where women and girls are 6 and 7 stone and are trading these jabs to each other! It is an outrage!

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FreshInks · 11/03/2026 21:16

I notice OP continues to avoid answering questions about the Botox she has every 6 months and how that makes her a hypocrite

Ozgirl76 · 11/03/2026 21:14

What an odd thing to be worrying about. I suggest you get a hobby or concern yourself with real problems rather than going looking for them.

You probably look a bit overweight (I’m 5ft2 as well, and around 7stone 10 and even I can still look mildly chubby from the wrong angle and with the wrong outfit and I would definitely be too big at 9 stone) but don’t let it define you if you’re happy as you are.

han6729 · 11/03/2026 21:12

Enyastar · 11/03/2026 21:06

@cantthinkofagoodusername1 if you are a healthy BMI who the heck is your prescriber??

Why are you asking with such surprise when the whole purpose of your thread is that you’ve supposedly bamboozled a prescriber for prescribing you it with a healthy BMI?

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Enyastar · 11/03/2026 21:10

For the love of Mary and Joseph...read the feckin thread from the start!

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FreshInks · 11/03/2026 21:10

FairyMary9 · 11/03/2026 21:08

Who's yours?

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Nobody. Because it’s all rubbish.

FairyMary9 · 11/03/2026 21:08

Enyastar · 11/03/2026 21:06

@cantthinkofagoodusername1 if you are a healthy BMI who the heck is your prescriber??

Who's yours?

2Rebecca · 11/03/2026 21:08

No the OP

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