To wonder if there will be any fall out from skinny jabs?

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Everyone I know is now suddenly very slim. Okay, im exaggerating slightly, but genuinely, most of my friends who were previously overweight are all now slim thanks to skinny jabs. I am delighted for them! It seems unbelievable to think that a jab can cure this obesity crisis, but I am so pleased my friends and a couple of family members are able to live a healthier life thanks to this.

My only slight concern is, is this something that is going to be too good to be true? Do you think there will be any long term repercussions, or are we right to just celebrate this medication as a cure for something that so many have been battling for so long?

I dont know anyone that has maintained it without the jabs

The long term issues will be connected to sarcopenia and osteoporosis.

"You're injecting yourself with no training or real medical supervision."

Like with many other subcutaneous medical injections you read the instructions and do them yourself.

Perhaps it wasn't warfarin then. It was something given by the doctor to stop the DVT killing them. Only the doctor didn't do the daily jabs, they did it and I did some.

That wasn't really the point of the post though!

What supervision do you think you need? I inject biologics every month, insulin dependent diabetics inject themselves every day, women on anti clotting medication whilst pregnant inject themselves, men at risk of clots inject themselves.

It's ridiculously easy to do and unless you're absolutely filthy (ie, caked with literal shit), it's no more complex than

Be clean
Choose your injection site (no stretchmarks or directly above a visible vein)
Inspect the injector/syringe/pen
Take the cap off
Do the injection
Remove it from your body
Put the pointy/single use bit in the sharps bin
Get on with your day

There is nothing risky or needing supervision about it.

Clexane

Wow Op… cutting edge thread you started here! 😂

I was sent home after my c sections with clexane injections and no medical training or supervision. Plus I was exhausted, post partum and caring for a newborn. No one posted any threads panicking that pregnant women wouldn’t be able to administer clexane jabs properly 🙄

You have to separate the risk from the jabs themselves and those caused by rapid weight loss. Also you’re probably more vulnerable to complications if you’ve been long term overweight or differing from chronic conditions.

My friend nearly died from an obstructed bowel which they told her had probably been caused or exacerbated by her long term use of WLI. But she’s also an alcoholic who has overeaten all her life and I’ve always known her to have issues with her innards. (Fatty liver pancreatitis etc.) Do I blame the drugs? No to be honest.

I have gallstones and my surgeon said there has been an big increase in gallbladder issues (he was asking me if I was on them) - I was on Keto for years and am sure this is why I have gallstones. I know gallstones can be caused by rapid weight loss so id say his increase is probably a consequence of weight loss rather than a side effect of WLI.

Its horrible using weight problems - if they’d existed when if was obese I’d have take them no questions. I love that they’ve given so many people back their health. But I would be interested to see how longitudinal studies fare - I wouldn’t take them myself I don’t think.

I took Mounjaro for a year and it changed my life honestly. Yes there’s risks but people like to forget there’s also risk from being overweight. I was obese, unhealthy & unhappy but my weight was impacting my fertility. Frankly didn’t care of the consequences because the reality is that I’d die sooner if I stayed fat and likely never be a mother. I lost five stone and soon became pregnant. It’s a struggle gaining weight again, but as soon as safe I’ll be back on the jabs!

I reckon all us 'skinny jabbers' will probably die...eventually.

But not from obesity related issues. So there's that.

Do you wonder the same for any other new medications that have also been in development for decades and rigorously tested?

Who has no muscle mass? Anyone who loses a lot of weight in a short time will have muscle loss. I know 3 women on WLI, all of them (including me) are now weight training. Losing the weight gave us the kick up the bum we needed. All women should (if they can) be doing resistance training, WLI or not.

Yep, my husband had to do mine when I got home from surgery.

Nah you’re not genuinely happy for them, you’re actually jealous but too scared to embark on them yourself. You are as see through as a window!

I'm amazed everyone you know has gone thin. I walk around amongst the general public and I've not noticed everyone is suddenly shrunk. I've noticed one person for definite, I've used them myself but settled for being just overweight rather than obese and came off them and I don't see that many people of my friends using them, everyone seems to be pretty much the same as before as far as I can see.

No doubt a million or so are on them, but not everyone on them is skinny yet, many won't be skinny when they come off them and that's not a large proportion of the population so I'm surprised if you can see this in real-life.

I think the danger comes from the large number of normal/slim or slightly overweight people who are injecting themselves with medication obtained on the black market from a gym bro or who have lied to obtain their meds.

The number of defensive responses to threads like these always makes me raise an eyebrow. You know who you are..

You’re not delighted for your friends at all, you’re desperately hoping they’ll have some “comeuppance” eventually.

Try harder.

ETA: Ah, I see you’re also someone who wants them but can’t have them. That says a lot.

I think a lot of people would very much like it to be too good to be true and to get to enjoy smugly saying "see, fatties, told you so".

But sometimes it really is just the case that a solution without widespread serious side effects is found to a previously insurmountable problem.

I do. Two people who were very overweight for most of their lives. One was healthy and exercised, both were determined to carry over what they’d learned. Smaller portions and, crucially, different food choices. They gained a little it’s true, but have got back on track.

I lost all my weight 7 years ago and have kept it off. But my god I would take something if it meant no food noise. It’s a fight every day to maintain, not even lose.

The only long term repercussions I worry about are for the animals that get tested on and tortured in order for the jabs to be here.

I think it will lead to an increase in anorexia as the temptation to go too far will be hard to resist for people with a genetic predisposition to eating disorders
Also, gallbladder issues for those who lose weight too quickly and binge eating disorder when stopping the jabs.

Pure ignorance. Do better.

This, this and this!!!