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Feckin furious about skinny jabs

389 replies

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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randomchap · 11/03/2026 15:21

So the issue is with this prescriber rather than the jabs themselves?

NewYearNewMee · 11/03/2026 15:21

I feel like the online consult is just getting information - I’m sure at the prescriber stage it’ll get rejected?

dementedpixie · 11/03/2026 15:21

Do you actually want them or were you testing them to see how ethical they were about who they prescribe to?

Trusttheawesomeness · 11/03/2026 15:21

why did you do this? And why are you calling them skinny jabs? Not really sure this is true or in good faith.

Goldfsh · 11/03/2026 15:21

What is the purpose of this?!

Lennonjingles · 11/03/2026 15:22

Well yes, you don’t qualify for them free, so if you want them you have to pay. I am 5ft 3 and 12 stone, I don’t qualify, but that’s fine, I would rather try and loose the weight naturally.

Trusttheawesomeness · 11/03/2026 15:22

NewYearNewMee · 11/03/2026 15:21

I feel like the online consult is just getting information - I’m sure at the prescriber stage it’ll get rejected?

Yup. You need to send photos and everything now, don’t you?

Firtreefiona · 11/03/2026 15:22

I fail to see why you’re angry OP. Please explain.

MathsMum3 · 11/03/2026 15:23

Sounds like a scam. Your BMI is in the "normal" range.

Dashling · 11/03/2026 15:24

The order gets reviewed by a doctor, usually with photos as well. If they are concerned then they don’t prescribe and will refund your money. The website is just for gathering info.

Enyastar · 11/03/2026 15:24

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

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Firtreefiona · 11/03/2026 15:25

Enyastar · 11/03/2026 15:24

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

Again, why are you furious?

Enyastar · 11/03/2026 15:25

Firtreefiona · 11/03/2026 15:22

I fail to see why you’re angry OP. Please explain.

Im not bloody overweight!

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Trusttheawesomeness · 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.

And once you pay, it gets reviewed and will be rejected and refunded.

Why did you fill it all out? Hoping for a gotcha?

Trusttheawesomeness · 11/03/2026 15:26

Enyastar · 11/03/2026 15:25

Im not bloody overweight!

Edited

Did you mean overweight?

Again, why did you sit and do this?

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.

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"?

PrawnAgain · 11/03/2026 15:27

Enyastar · 11/03/2026 15:25

Im not bloody overweight!

Edited

So why do the online consultation?

Enyastar · 11/03/2026 15:28

It was reviewed last night.
It has been accepted!

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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?

CrocusesFlowering · 11/03/2026 15:29

That seems very unethical. Who is the prescriber?

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?

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?

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.

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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