BMI not high enough for GLP1

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Does anyone here have advice on how to get GLP1 meds privately if your BMI isn’t high enough? I just want a small dose to drop a few pounds and maintain that state.

She'll turn out to be 5' 6" weighing 8st 12lb.

She'll be a size 8-10 and she'll want to be a 6 - 8.

Yes, I’d not be surprised, if folks are overweight they usually say.

I'm glad this is the case.

What’s the BMI threshold for getting a GLP-1 prescription?

@Beekman you need to be obese, so at least BMI 30 or 27 for certain ethnicities. Or, a BMI of 27 or higher with a weight related health issue like high BP or high cholesterol.

Healand Clinic.
There are quite a few of us on here microdosing through Healand. I've found it fantastic.
There are existing threads with more info.

Thank you for explaining that it wasn’t actually the MJ but the weight loss. Weight loss can cause gallbladder issues which I have seen DH have and super painful. I hope you get yours sorted soon!

I said technically. There is no way I would have lost weight that quickly or at all without MJ. I had been trying for years, I wouldn't have the gallbladder issues if I hadn't taken MJ.

Yes the weightloss is the ultimate cause but the weightloss occurred because of mounjaro.

26

You’re not going to get prescribed legitimately. Try berberine? It’s probably bollocks but lots of people recommend it as a natural supplement that suppresses appetite.

Exactly this. I’m 5’1 and 8.11 stone, which is too heavy for me. I’m also 52 which makes it especially hard to lose weight and I’ve noticed a change in body composition.
if you didn’t use WLI what did you do?

Thank you

If you are 5ft1 and way 8st11 your bmi is 23, not 26.

It might be too heavy for you, but it is not medically significantly overweight and nowhere near obese.

I fully understand where you're coming from OP. I have known people increase their weight to get the jabs so they can reduce their weight. It seems madness but you don't have to be bmi 30 to be battling constant food noise and unable to lose weight.

I do struggle to see how it could be dangerous for a bmi 26 to take it and not a bmi 26 who started at bmi 30.

I'm sure other countries prescribe to lower bmis so maybe in a few years there'll be data as to whether it is harmful.

Her BMI is 23.2 which is either a healthy weight or just into the overweight category for certain ethnicities. It’s not that it suddenly becomes dangerous to take at a certain BMI, it is that there is no medical benefit, no health benefits, to outweigh the risks of taking a prescription medication to treat a condition that you don’t have.

Exactly this. I’m 5’1 and 8.11 stone, which is too heavy for me.

Absolute nonsense. Your BMI is normal and you might think you're too heavy but that just isn't true.

I bet you're a size 8 - 10, aren't you?

If we don’t have cut offs for risk / benefit it would allow people with potential eating disorders to access these medications. It might be not unsafe for someone with a bmi of 26, but it also doesn’t mean it is the right thing to do.

As someone who is taking MJ as was v v overweight, I would say please don't do it unless you fit into the criteria.

The pay off for me to make it worth it was that being that overweight I was at significant risk of cancers and other weight related illnesses.
With a BMI of 23 you don't have those risk factors to counter balance the risks of taking the medicine.

I understand it might feel unfair but the benefits have to out weigh the risks.

Well yes but the OP's BMI is actually 23.

How is it that formerly obese people with now healthy BMIs are allowed to continue to take WLM? I completely understand that you need it if obese and the benefits outweigh risks etc but surely once you lose the weight you are no longer obese and the benefits no longer outweigh the risks.

@TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne I know, she said it was 26 and then I calculated 23. So she’s either mistyped or something else. Benefit of the doubt 26 still isn’t going to Be prescribed by any of the standard prescribers.

I am not totally sure but I do think it might be because the route to coming off the medicine is not a clear path.
I guess I would liken it to people taking anti depressants, stopping as soon as you feel better isn't recommended, and the path is different for everyone.
I am not however a pharmacologist so am just guessing at the answer.

I had a higher BMI than you- I was about 28 I think. Shaved a couple of inches off my height, added enough weight on to make my BMI just over 30. Wore my most unflattering clothes & took a picture in an unflattering pose. I carry a lot of excess weight on my belly so looked the part. Got it from Voy before all the prices went up.

@StayAliveJessicaHyde it would be nonsensical to stop prescribing the medication when your BMI drops below 30 for the first time. The point of the medication is to enable an obese person to reach a healthy weight, and then to stay there if it’s needed for maintenance. The prescribing criteria are the starting requirements, they aren’t a continuing requirement.