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Can you get weight loss injections with a BMI below 25?

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ThatDaringDenimTurtle · 05/04/2026 17:11

Hi I am considering weight loss jabs, I am not particularly overweight, I have a BMI of 23.5 but I am heavier than I like to be, and struggling to fit into my clothes. I would like a short fix to drop a dress size. Has anyone done this? Can you get mounjaro etc if your BMI is below 25?

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NewLifter · 07/04/2026 11:43

Tickingcrocodile · 06/04/2026 10:37

I find it interesting that you couldn't be prescribed weight loss injections at a BMI of 25 but if you started at a higher BMI you can continue them at that BMI and lower. As someone with personal experience of the effects of an eating disorder it is concerning. I know how easily weight loss can become addictive and the unhealthy outcomes that can result.

OK think of it like this
If you have a normal BP - you won't be prescribed antihypertensives- even if your BP is top end of normal

If I had hypertension- I will be prescribed them - and remain on them, even if it sets my BP a little lower than yours - so long as mine stays in the normal range and not too low - I continue on the meds

WLI are a treatment for obesity - just like with BP, maintenance is part of that because stopping puts you right back were you started

They treat obesity - someone with no such history doesn't need treatment for obesity

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