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.

How much of the drug do you get for that?

It's "above board" in the sense that it is a licensed clinic with registered HCPs, but they are prescribing this medication off licence and not for obesity. That means that they are wholly responsible for any negative outcomes, and would be looking at disciplinary action against them if they were found to be prescribing in a way likely to cause harm, by the GMC, the GPhC or the NMC whichever is appropriate.

There is still supposed to be a medical reason for prescribing when it is against the terms of the licence, that is documented and justified - as in appropriate compared to other potential treatments.

You don’t need to lose weight you need to learn to love your body 🤷‍♀️

It's less risky for an obese person to keep taking it at BMI 22 than for someone to start at 24 and get to 22, because the obese person is far more likely to regain the weight than the BMI24 person is to get obese. It's preventative maintenance.

Tell me you don't understand obesity without telling me...

obesity is a disease. It damages the body and the damage is not repaired simply by losing weight. So an obese person can lose weight with WLI but if they stop taking it they are highly likely to regain the weight. Taking it for maintenance is preventative medicine.

@DanceDanceRevolutions that’s interesting. Do you experience the effects of it properly (I’m thinking food noise and appetite suppression really) if you only microdose though?

(I’m thinking food noise and appetite suppression really)

Appetite suppression, definitely. I don't think I really had "food noise" before; not like people talk about on these threads anyway.
What it's made most difference to is the insulin resistance symptoms I was experiencing though.

All GLP meds are private.