I am only recently learning about how widely used these things are, but how little is known about the long term risks and more subtle impacts of the drug. Anecdotally, what have y’all heard about it?
Most of the risks are caused by rapid weight loss and not eating properly, not the medication itself.
Ooo, I’ve got one!
Last Saturday, I was knocked off my feet with a stomach virus.
Because the meds slow down your digestion, it was difficult to, um, expel the illness in the usual, fast manner. I started feeling slightly better on Wednesday, but the issue wasn’t really resolved until Friday morning.
Oooo! That is very interesting 👀 glad you’re feeling better!
Something like 0.2% of people have vision problems, up to complete vision loss. This might be strictly correlated to those people being diabetic and already headed for vision problems anyway.
I have been using retatrutide for about half a year now. Very positive overall health benefits. The only downside for me is occasional quite bad constipation.
Biggest thing (from what I understand) is that losing weight too rapidly will result in significant muscle loss. Losing muscle also lowers your metabolism, which can lead to rapid weight gain when you get off the drug.
This isn’t glp-1 drug specific, and can be offset by exercise, eating more protein, etc.
Also, rapid weight loss could cause issues with your gall bladder.
there was a ChubbyEmu video about that recently.
I’ll have to look it up! I’ve never heard of a chubby emu! Only chubby bunny!
Oh man, if you like strange and stupid medical stories then you are in for a treat.
Gpl 1s slow down your bodies natural digestion process and send the signal that you’re full. One problem is when it goes too far and your body almost stops digestion.
I saw an article about one person who wound up having rotting food sitting in her stomach causing her to vomit it out.
O lord that is foul
I’ve heard that dosages are way higher than necessary. Body builders are using gray market product with approaching 1/2 the dosage and seeing good results I think I remember someone saying.
I take one for diabetes, and my dose is 1/3rd to 1/4th the typical dose prescribed for weight loss.
This reminds me a lot of eye surgery which I was kinda paranoid about. Thing is there is no way to really know about long term effects until something has been around a long time.
There seems to be an anorexia fad. People who didn’t even need to lose weight now look anorexic after taking it. Feels like we’re back in the 90’s. Baggy pants, midriff shirts, and being incredibly incredibly thin.
You risk being outed as a vain human being, I guess. 😅
