Secret users - how many people do you think are taking MJ

[LeanneJP]

I’m a November starter and haven’t told a soul, not even my DH. I may do at some point, I just want to see how I go for a while. I’m just wondering how many other people may be taking it that we all know in real life but have no clue. On another thread someone said her beautician said almost everyone is secretly on it! Do you really think that’s the case?

@XmasMarkets I don't think feminism wants me to stay morbidly obese just to stick it to the patriarchy. I don't want to be thin, I want to be healthy and live longer. I certainly don't use Botox or any other cosmetic treatments. It seems like women can't win, apparently by wanting to lose weight I'm a pawn of the patriarchy!

@SilenceInside we can add that one to the bingo card too, it’s a new one!

Thank you but I had very little effect from 2.5mg.

I've lost over 2 stone on it, I'm now 10.5 and want to get back to my pre pregnancy weight of 9.7

I have only told my mum and husband, it's not something I'd shout about because I've seen on here how people judge. One of my closest friends would absolutely judge me.

Bingo card so far:

Stealing from diabetics
It’s cheating
You’ll pile the weight back on when you stop
Not learning healthy habits
You’re stuffing your face with cake while taking the jab to still lose weight
It’s anti-feminist
Experimental drug
I worry for you about the side effects / unknown long term risks
People are dying from this
Try eating less and moving more instead
All that loose skin

What!!!! How the heck did they manage thst 😑

I am a secret user. I can't believe my husband hasn't commented on the fact that I have gone from eating a whole pizza on Friday pizza night to eating two tiny bits and not eating the crust to saying I don't care what we get on a Friday for dinner.

Just don't do a full 5mg dose each time.

You will save a lot of money on food bills. You don't eat anywhere near as much and care less ab out what your eat so I am happy to make story fry veg with no meat or veggie sound and bread for dinner which I would have turned my nose up at before and insisted on something 'nice'

I don' t want to do anymore. I really didn't like the feeling of sudden fullness, pain, nausea, constipation and has cost me a fortune in Gaviscon 😅I was waking up at night with a mouth full of bile. I lost weight because I couldn't eat very much and my calorie intake was very low. I am glad that so many are finding it doable and can tolerate the side effects, but not me. I dread to think what it was doing to my stomach lining with all the acid.

I worry about this too - over-eating has been a crutch of mine since childhood and not having 'food noise' has been amazing. But in the longer term, I know I need to make peace with my past so that I stop binge-eating. As soon as I ran out of MJ I started eating again 😪 these medications are great but I don't know what happens at the end? I really want to stop yo-yo dieting! And also I can't afford to be paying this much every month for the rest of my life 🙃

!!!!!!!

Why is your DH so against it? Just being nosy!

I have family who were against it at first but now they have seen how much it has helped me they are less so. I think for them, it was like "there's no such thing as a magic bullet" and they thought it was all snake oil.

Are you not aware of the severe health risks of obesity?

He's a narcissist to be brutally honest

I have some friends on it and it seems to be working really well for them, I'm glad. They have been open about it and we're all just interested in how they're feeling and getting on.

I am slightly overweight, I don't seem to have the impetus to hold back on the cake now I'm middle aged. Personally I'm happy to know there is an option out there if I do end up quite fat, and have no judgement on anyone needing to use it. I exercise a lot and mostly eat very well but the world is full of delicious treats I can't resist and my metabolism is getting very slow, and diets are bloody miserable and make me want to eat more. I can really feel the extra weight I carry around these days when I'm out running, exercising or even just lying in bed, so I can't imagine how crap it must be to be bogged down with a lot of extra weight.

Good luck to everyone on it.

No in my case she would not be worried if I was the thin one, she is a genuine friend 💕 but she is also a bit of a worrier and I'd told her all about the awful side effects of my Saxenda (worst stomach pain ever, awful diarrhea and almost shitting myself!) and had showed her the needles and I think it just really freaked her out. She is luckily someone who's in very good health (touch wood) and rarely takes any medications so the idea of injecting yourself just really weirded her out. In contrast another friend who's been on various medications for years, all different types of antidepressants, and had varicose veins removed and a few other things, has not been surprised at all that I tried weight-loss injections. I think that she is more used to being a patient and in that mindset, and just kind of 'gets it".

I would love to know how many men vs women are using weight-loss injections. I saw an ad for Voy on Instagram (which was funny cos I am already using them) and the advert featured a guy who'd lost weight. I guess cos Mumnet is mostly women I had assumed it is mostly women who used it! It really took me by surprise 🤣 I wonder if male users are more likely to be secretive? Would love to know!

I’m a secret user.
It’s nobody else’s business but mine. My GP knows obviously, as the online pharmacy informs them.
I just don’t want to get into a discussion about it with judgy in-laws etc, which is why I haven’t told DH.

I’m eating normal healthy food same as I was beforehand, but smaller portions and no desire to snack. No carb cravings. Still drinking alcohol at weekends, but less than before.
As the weight, 1.5 stone so far, has come off exercise has become easier and more enjoyable.

I feel like I’m getting my life back. Why would I want to invite discussion on fake ‘concerns’ or why it’s all such a bad idea?

This 9s the most shallow post I have had the misfortune to read. How can you go so low as to make it about appearance and vanity and women being such stupid little things we do this to pander to the male gaze. On a predominant female forum too, how insulting and shallow of you;

obesity is the leading cause of cancer, it also gives us, men and women, increased risk of stroke, diabetes, heart attack, the need for replacement joints, the risks are huge and real.

we are intelligent women. We don’t inject ourselves just to be thin and please men, we are injecting regulated and approved drugs to support us to get to a healthy weight and reduce our health risks.

please take the mysgony elsewhere,

Ooh I can add- not to me personally but have seen comments on mumsnet threads:
Ozempic face looks bad
They make you look older

@1clavdivs can we also add.. eat less and move more!

Amazing.

Ah, the barrel scraping of google to post articles that you clearly haven't read, or if you did attempt to read, cannot understand them has landed you up with the Daily Mail. Hats off to you for finding your level.

Meanwhile, back in the real world my genuine and not imaginary nurse SIL had until I discussed it with her last week, never even heard of Mounjaro...

As I say, back in the REAL world, here are the actual ANNUAL death figures for common medications in the UK:

Ibuprofen - 2000 deaths
Paracetamol- 261 deaths
Amitriptyline - 270 deaths
Contraceptive pill - 380 deaths
Tampons - 3 deaths a year due to toxic shock
Covid vaccine - 59 deaths

Is this enough RISK to get you to flounce to the far side of er, flounce yet?

They'd know because it's on my medical records.

I don't think you can blame the patriarchy on women not wanting to be obese! It's really bad for you to have belly fat; it increases the risk of heart disease. I have close family members who've died from this and want to avoid it and losing weight is one way of doing this.
I don't want to have sore knees if I walk somewhere. I don't want to be out of breath when I'm playing with my children, and have to 'sit out'.
I really don't want to develop type 2 diabetes!!!
I don't even want to be thin, I just don't want to be obese anymore - I want to be a healthy size because (clue's in the name!) it's healthy.

Tbf I am genuinely worried about affording it long twrm/if u will just pile it on again at the end 😬