Feckin furious about skinny jabs

[Enyastar]

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........

That is quite bizarre behaviour on your part

They don’t look at it before payment.
You pay, then afterwards you send pics, proof of id etc and then if you don’t meet criteria they refund you

Calm down, Patrick Bateman!

As an ex-nurse, I never used the phrase "health industry", which makes me wonder exactly what the OP does (if they even do work in health). I never had any colleagues who'd have referred to healthcare as an industry, other than the sales reps

That's awful - who did you go to? Please name and shame.
I went with Lloyds Pharmacy and had to provide photos and a video of me on a scale moving between my face and my drivers licence ID and the weight on the scale and step on and off to prove it was me (BMI 33 at the time). It was very thorough.

Considering OP describes themselves as an ex semi athlete (wtf?) and in a health field plus their aggression to others, I'd say they probably sell mlm products and are mad their business is being affected by jabs that actually work.
If OP is actually concerned about this unnamed pharmacy then report them. Otherwise move on with your life and let those who choose to use jabs make their own choices.

I agree OP. I think something that can cause pancreatitis and other side effects shouldn't be given out willy nilly. Yes if you have diabetes (originally developed for) or obese but not for normal BMI or in overweight range.

This. Who is the pharmacy @Enyastar ?!

They don’t look at it before payment.
Onece you pay, afterwards you'll be asked to send pics, proof of id etc, and then if you don’t meet criteria they refund you. The prescribing clinicians are not going to waste time considering it before payment is taken. You've filled in an application form.

If you want to actually prove that youd qualify, put your money where your mouth is and pay. You'll get your money back.

Who ARE the pharmacy I should say!

Right oh.

@Enyastar calling for better regulation or more frequent inspections of online pharmacies is fine. What is odd is to want no one at all, that’s hundreds of thousands of legitimate patients using them responsibly, to have access to an effective treatment. Seems a bit of a knee jerk reaction.

Why would you want to do that? None of your ranting makes any sense. You just come across as unhinged

I’ve been on the jabs for just over a year. I’ve lost 6 stone.

I have been with 2 pharmacies MedExpress, and currently Bolt.

Last month I paid for my Bolt renewal, but entered my weight wrongly, so they held it (after payment) so it could be reviewed.

On Med Express I was reviewed every month - after payment.

I can’t think of one pharmacy that is charging that amount for the lowest dose of MJ.

I am pleased that you are able to achieve and maintain the BMI you have. Some of us, despite years of trying, have not been able to. The WLI have helped us to become healthier .. I was on the list for a knee operation that I no longer need.

I suspect your original message is rage bait, and if that’s how you want to spend your day, that’s fine .. but it’s full of holes

Exactly. They'll check whether you qualify and refund you if not

What an odd way to spend your time

On what planet would that not be true.

But the NHS won't prescribe it.

Why don't you want people to be able to lose weight?

I work in healthcare too and have read a lot on this in scientific journals and the research increasingly shows more and more benefits in so many areas. Adhd, addiction, parkinsons , cardiovascular.

I'd love for the NHS to be prescribing it more, but until they do, and especially since youre already slim and a healthy weight, whats your problem??
Mind your own business. You're uninformed.

Working in healthcare could mean anything. Hospital porter? Doctors receptionist, pharmacy assistant, mental health carer? Optician? Gynaecologist? Orthopaedic nurse? Podiatrist?

Why are you trying to stop people taking charge of their own health in the absence of a reliable NHS?

This is not news. There are fucking loads of online pharmacies who will do this.

Yanbu these jabs are ridiculous. People have got so lazy they can't even do the basics like go for a run, walk cut down on shit. They want to pay hundreds for some poison in their body. Fucking mad bastards.

Are you working for free? If not it's pot meet kettle. I understand everyone wants a piece of my wallet but at least Mounjaro actually works!

Ok
But what about the genuine cases
For example my start weight was 27 stone ,to my eternal shame
,I'm nearly 11 stone down ,and still have a journey ahead of me
I couldn't of done it alone .
People have to rake some sort of responsibility when applying for these jabs ,they are a medication after all .
Are you wanting the jabs stopped for people like me ?

I think it depends on the provider. I’m 5’3, 11 stone and it has been a straight no. They are businesses, some will be more ethical than others.

But the NHS won't prescribe it.
Why don't you want people to be able to lose weight?

People who are not overweight do not need to lose it, and the risks of these jabs are thus not outweighed by health benefits in doing so.

Well done to you. I started at 21 and now down to 15. I think people who haven’t lived it just don’t get it .. they think we don’t understand the concept of Calories (we very much do!)

Keep going !