How easy is it to obtain Mounjaro online if slim?

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I know this might be controversial but I’m interested to hear people’s options. I have a lot of friends who have managed to get monjaro online despite being slim. They just lie about their weight and height and if asked for photos they stick their tummy out to make them look bigger. I’m intrigued as to how they are going to manage monjaro - one says she is started on 2.5 dosage and then went up to 5mg and is going to stay on that until she loses a stone and then will wean herself off it. She is quite healthy and eats well and exercises but put on a stone and wants to lose it quickly in time for summer. Is this actually realistic? I’m not looking for people to comment saying how unethical it is - I just want to understand it more so I can understand her. Is it really that easy to get monjaro just by doctoring photos and lying about your weight? And is it really ok to take it for a while and then come off it (pressming you change any eating habits so you don’t put the weight back on? I pressume she will have to continue lying to the online pharmacy (she used voy) about her bmi as I’m sure they stop prescribing if your bmi is 22?

Really difficult in my experience. I’m not really slim and had a video meeting with a dr where I had to show her the scales whilst I was stood on them in front of a mirror and also hold a tape to my head. I have heard from people buying them off tik tok and it comes from china, but that seems incredibly dodgy to me as you aren’t getting it from a reputable source

If they used Voy they may not have had to lie if their BMI was 25, as they will prescribe off licence. The video check is to make sure that you’re not already visibly slim or underweight. If they are happy that your physique is approximately what you’d expect for BMI 25 then it’s their decision to prescribe.

Pharmacies will get tighter and stricter about BMI verification as they get inspected and sanctioned for being lax and stupid in what they accept as evidence. They have already generally tightened u since I started in July 2024. But there will always be shit pharmacies that do crap due diligence and prescribe.

I have no idea if people at a healthy weight who haven’t been obese can take Mounjaro for a few weeks and feel able to stop, and then keep the weight off. It’s not been tested on people starting in the healthy weight range without other medical conditions. I don’t think I’d be that interested in what happens when they take it, they’ll find out for themselves what it’s like and whether it means they can meet their cosmetic goals.

In general there’s no issue with just stopping taking Mounjaro at any point. There’s no withdrawal issues and no massive change, the amount in your system just drops until after 30 days it’s all gone.

Buying powder in a vial from China is just illegal and black market. No checks needed and it’s obviously unsafe and risky. It’s not the same as fraudulently acquiring legitimate prescription medication.

I do find it fascinating how many women are prepared to acquire prescription meds fraudulently when they likely wouldn’t for any other type of medication. I guess it’s that the pressure to cosmetically fit in is huge for some women.

Its easy. I did it with Cloud. You have to do a 'live' photo, so I just put padding on my belly and down leggings, and kinda stuck my belly out and chins. Wasn't hard. BMI was 24 I will keep going til im 20/21 and then go on maintenance.

Yes its easy . I have friends who have done it.. couple inches off your height and your bmi changes quite a bit..

Yes it’s easy. I did it with hey slim and took unflattering pics and a few inches of my height. On my final month this month and back in the lower end of bmi, I had tried everything to loose the final couple of stone before resorting to mounjaro. I eat very well and weight train so I don’t worry about maintenance.

I hope a big crack down on this comes about soon. Medicalising modest weight loss is a dire issue.

My BMI was 25 but it was just before some of the providers reduced their requirements. I knocked a couple inches off my height, exaggerated my weight, took a very unflattering photo and had MJ within 48 hours. As soon as you have a legitimate prescription it’s really easy to switch to other providers.

I know that sounds awful, I know I sound like a twat. I’m honestly an intelligent, well educated and health obsessed person, I was just stuck in a cycle of snacking and feeling miserable about myself. I heavily researched, I know all about how to lose weight, what the risks are on MJ, and I just couldn’t find a genuine risk to worry about.

Ive been on it 6 months now, it’s honestly been life changing. My BMI is 21.6, I am eating healthier than I ever have, I’ve always exercised but I’ve added strength training now, I’m drinking much less.

I genuinely believe I am a healthier person because of it and I don’t think it should only be for obese people, I have no intentions of getting off it. My habits are dopamine seeking, this medication stops that. I can’t tell you the freedom that comes with not thinking about rewarding yourself with food constantly!

You can do it legitimately with Voy and a BMI of 25. You will start on 0.25 dose though.

Really easy. I used Shemed, you have to stand on a scale during a call. I had dumbbells of screen down the back of my trousers. My BMI was 26.5 at the time. Now there are suppliers who will give at BMI 25.

@MeridaBrave that was a fair while ago though now I think? Perhaps SheMed have cottoned on to such shenanigans and at least ask people to turn around and show their whole body. They’re being fuckwits if they haven’t updated their practices.

Yes - it was while ago. But I know someone who did similar quite recently. But my BMI was 26.5 so now I would have had other options.

I think it really varies. I'm with Voy, and was relatively slim when I signed up (BMI 26, which is overweight but doesn't look very big by current standards) But I know if you do photos they have to be taken through their app, which detects AI, I had to do a video call, film myself in a mirror and weighing myself, had to show my body enough that I don't think I could have faked anything. Obviously some people are finding ways to get round it though.

@Proteinpudding were Voy ok with prescribing at that BMI, do you have any underlying health conditions (if you don’t mind sharing!).

I had a BMI of 30 and they wouldn’t accept my photos initially as they said I didn’t look obese, so I’m surprised people are managing to get it by just sticking their bellies out!

So weird you are asking how easy it is but you have a lot of friends who have done it. Surely that answers your question?

I don't mind sharing! No underlying health conditions, they will prescribe off label to 25-27 if its safe. I chose wegovy thoough. It's still legit and properly prescribed, clinician just had to be clear I understood it's outside of the current guidelines. They did ask me quite a lot about my reasons, goals etc which I thought was good. For me it's the gradual year on year creep in peri and trying to avoid it getting worse - I've been trying and failing to lose weight with the traditional methods the last couple of years but kept losing and regaining the same 3lbs!
I'm calorie tracking, and have found i have to be consistently around 1300 to lose weight, which is why I wasn't successful before - I can do that for a day or two, but week after week is hard, without the aid of the jabs

I don't know when or who you tried with, but some prescribers have broadened their criteria in the last year or so. Eg most will for BMI 27+ and some lower.

Can someone explain the dosing once you get mounjaro. So many online discussions about using microdose level as an anti inflammatory, how would you dose with .5 on a regular prescription?

@JoaNiic you can be supplied “microdosing” syringes from private weight loss clinics that specialise in this for non-overweight people. The clinic extracts the medication from the standard auto inject pens and send you individual syringes of less than 2.5mg of Mounjaro which is the smallest standard dose.

If you get a prescription from the online pharmacies, they will send you a 2.5mg injection pen. To do less than 2.5mg, you don’t prep then pen to the full dose marker, you turn it fewer turns to do a half dose or whatever fraction that you want. To do 0.5mg from a 2.5mg pen you’d turn it a fifth of the way round. There are 60 markers on the pen barrel, so you’d only turn it by 12 instead.

You’d have to be ok with using the medication past its use by timeline, which is 30 days once you’ve done the first dose. Also, you’d need to think about ordering the next prescription as the pharmacies will expect you to be using a pen a month approximately. Not one every 5 months, so they may well question you on that.

@SilenceInside what a helpful answer, Thankyou.

It’s very hard to make yourself look overweight if very slim, and most of them use apps now for their photos, voy prescribe to bmi 25.

Afraid I did with a bmi or about 22. I still have a lot of fat around my tummy I just can’t shift. Just took off a few inches from height and added a few kg. At the end of the day with a full tummy I had no problem taking the required photos and within 36 hours it was at my door. I had used it before a couple of years ago when my BmI was nearer 28 so I think as a returning customer I didn’t have invasive checks - they were clearly just happy to hand out. I am only taking 1.25mg a week and only got one pen and cancelled subscription straight away so just using it to lose half a stone.

The problem with this drug is that you have to keep taking it forever otherwise you put weight back on. I know someone who is far too thin and uses it.

It also depletes your muscle mass so it can age you quickly. And it’s not easy to get that muscle mass back.

Can we stop with the muscle nonsense. WLI don’t deplete muscle mass. They just don’t. The rapid weight loss that some people opt for is the problem, not the WLI themselves.

Also I plan to take it forever but I don’t see that as a problem, not sure why you think it is. Lots of people take various medications long term. And you know someone who is far too thin on WLI? So what? There are plenty of ‘far too thin’ people not on WLI - they are a really useful tool when used correctly and while some people don’t use them correctly that’s no reason to suggest the WLI are the issue.

I stopped taking MJ 2 years ago and have maintained my loss. My muscle mass has increased because I strength train.