Just get mounjaro!

I don't feel as though the OP is making it any more of their business than any other contributor to this anonymous forum.

Having just read the below thread, I think I'll stick with what I'm doing.
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/exercise/5504128-three-weeks-to-get-some-shape?page=1

Here is what David A. Kessler also says in his book:

"I am deeply troubled the FDA approved GLP-1s for long-term chronic use without requiring the pharmaceutical companies to conduct enough studies. The pharmaceutical industry argues that these drugs have been around for decades, but not in such large doses and not for the treatment of obesity. Some people may be able to handle the drugs for life, but we juct don't know. Right now we only have about five years of data at the current doses."

Of course. All 3 are buying Mounjaro and gorging on high fat, cheap, processed foods and still losing weight at a rate of knots....

I know, that’s why I mentioned it.

Indeed. And I think mental health issues are complex with genetics, individual circumstances and environment (and probably many other things) all playing a role. Living in an environment in which unrealistically skinny is promoted and desirable and normalised is likely to be a contributory factor.

I agree. Makes no sense for someone who is 25.5 BMI (there is a thread running at the moment saying just this). I am astonished people would tell lies about their weight / height to get WLIs but clearly they have been doing that - seems irresponsible.

Get it or don’t - why the need to rant 🤷🏻‍♀️

I suggest we dont know anything at all about anyone else's personal medical history and that the appropriate use of a jab is between and individual and their medical provider.

I don't see the big deal, people will suggest what worked for them.

I hate the name 'Wegovy'. What an awful name. Google says Wegovy was chosen because 'we go' emphasizes a, "we're all in this together" approach, encouraging a proactive journey toward health and that the branding ties in directly to the "WeGoTogether" patient support program, launched concurrently for lifestyle.

But it's an awful name, hurts my ears.

But it's none of the OP's or anyone else's business if you do decide to use it. It's between you and your medical provider. In your personal circumstances it may be perfectly reasonable to use it.

I'm sceptical that a reputable prescriber would let them have it. Checks and balances seem to be getting tighter, and rightly so, as it shouldn't be used as a casual way to drop a few pounds. I think anyone suggesting this doesn't know what they are talking about tbh.

It will help you shift the stone but it will not stop you putting the stone back on when you stop taking it.

Some people will be on it forever, especially those who suffer from severe long term obesity, and WLIs like Mounjarno are not cheap.

There is also mounting feedback that it doesn’t necessarily work as better the second time round at lower doses so I am hazarding a guess it is not the solution for on/off dieters.

Key risk factors include obesity, rapid weight loss, being female, and being over 40.

There used to be a saying "fair, fat and 40" was a good indicator for gallstones. Wasn't that the condition Rosemary Conley had prompting her Hip and Thigh diet which transformed her?

I always steer clear of any advice that starts with the word “just” - nothing is ever that simple! If you’ve needed to ask advice on it/ tell someone about the problem, it probably doesn’t call for a response starting with “just”.

Another of those threads. If WLI are being 'prescribed' for people described in this thread the issue are not WLI but pharmacies who apparently prescribe to people without proper checks. Yes, these checks are possible.

Go and start a thread about that? No? Why not? Because your issue is not truly with WLI injections. It's your own insecurities.

That's because weight loss is known to increase the risk of gallstones (my cousin got gall stones from losing 10 stone on a diet, pre weight loss injections), her surgeon said it's really common after big weight loss.

WLI also increase the risk of pancreatitis. It's a known risk. Pancreatitis is pretty rare generally though, so a slight increased risk isn't something most people need to be concerned about.

It’s been a few years for me as well. I run, lift heavy weights, track every morsel that goes into my mouth and it’s still refusing to shift. I even bought one of those magic mirrors to get more workouts in!

@Pinklightning

"this a new use so I can understand people saying the long term effects are not known when used for weight loss instead of diabetes"

I find it difficult to believe that the body knows the purpose for which you are using it, and alters its reactions accordingly.

The more i try to “eat less and do more” the more fed up I feel. Im seriously considering it

Eating disorders are about mental health issues, I felt this was common knowledge.

But you don't have to send £160 on gym membership. I'm sure you like your gym but it's not the £160 that gets you results. When I was paying £16 a month I was the fittest I've ever been, paying 10 times that wouldn't have made me 10 x fitter.

Oh, that's interesting. It only came up with a 6 month option for me. I'll have to go back and re-exam the T&Cs. I've been losing and gaining this stone for the last 20 years.

The death certificate (seen by the BBC) lists multiple organ failure, septic shock, pancreatitis as immediate CoD – and "the use of prescribed tirzepatide" is recorded as a contributing factor.

She wasn’t “very unwell” before she took the jab. The only underlying issue was gallstones and she potentially should have been scanned for them prior. But gallstones in middle-aged women are common (4 Fs), so she won’t be the only woman with gallstones taking jabs.

I think unless you're absolutely all over Mumsnet you're not going to see the kind of posts the OP is referring to. You likely don't click onto threads that don't relate to you.
My BMI is 25.3, so overweight but not massively. I would to lose half a stone and clicking onto threads that resonate with me I have certainly seen recommendations for people to get WLI.
Have I considered it, yes? Will I do it, probably not.

My gym membership is £160 a month.. I spend a fortune on healthy food. I am pretty sure my Wegovy friends are quids in and much, much thinner than me.