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What do yall think about glp1 for weight loss?
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Anonymous 5d

Horrible. Destroys any lean mass along with fat and doesn’t do anything you couldn’t achieve with just an ounce of dedication to a diet.

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Anonymous 3d

Pharmacy student coming back to this one. NO SEMAGLUTIDE. end of story, will destroy everything you’ve worked towards. Tirzepatide is risky, and you’ll lose some. Reta looks promising, but not enough clinical data to see either way to be completely honest. In my opinion? Don’t. Maybe reta one day, but not today.

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Anonymous 3d

Goated just start on a low dose and titrate up if needed, people saying it destroys lean mass are lying it’s the user that destroys it by starting on too high of a dose. Mfs gone hope on 2-5mg a week and not be able yo eat a bite if food and wonder why they’re losing muscle

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Anonymous 4d

Why do GLP1 when GLP3 exists

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Anonymous 5d

My doctor said there’s a risk of getting some gallbladder issues

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Anonymous 4d

I was on Ozempic for a year and lost roughly 30 pounds. The side effects were brutal a lot of times, but I personally think it was worth it because I have otherwise struggled to lose much weight.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5d

That’s what I’m saying…some people say there’s no effects but idk. Also ppl use to lose weight but not workout so then it kinda goes in the opposite direction of an ED I think.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 5d

Current pharmacy student. This is very true, lean tissue also includes bone and organ loss as well as muscle. I wouldn’t use it

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 5d

That’s what I thought. I tried to post to a community abut it and they all acted like I was crazy. I think people are wanting to take the “easy” way but it’s not even healthy.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5d

I think it could be right for some people, but only if like they're GOING to die from being extremely overweight very soon, and they haven't been able to lose on their own. Pharmaceutical industry pushed it on to everyone for no reason and i really think nobody needs it unless they're like 600+ Ib. It's like giving yourself temporary drug induced anorexia

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 5d

Yeah. Eating less than 1000 calories a day for anyoen is not good yet it surprises appetite. You can still do a cal deficit and do it within your body’s recommended range. And yeah like it’s this random drug being pushed, reminds me of the fad diet pills in early 2000s

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Anonymous replying to -> derbycity8 3d

I feel like by the time we get enough data on Reta to be FDA approved it’s getting bought and sold for a 5x markup due to its effectiveness

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 3d

Naturally. But you can still get Semaglutide and tirzepatide as research supplements. The auto injectors with the drug are patented. The reconstitutable drug in vials is a research supplement

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 3d

What are you referring to? Are you referring to the triple agonist form of a glp-1 medication such as retatrutide?

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Anonymous replying to -> derbycity8 3d

Yes, tends to be more effective for weight loss and muscle retention

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 3d

Okay I just wanted to make sure that’s what you are talking about. This isn’t a GLP-3 however I can see how you think that. GLP-1 is glucagon-like-peptide one, so when someone says a GLP-1 drug, they mean that it is acting as an agonist the receptors that bind to the glucagon like receptor. Double and triple agonists still work on the GLP-1 pathway and mechanism, just attacking it from different areas and utilizing different parts of the pathway and different receptors

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 3d

But you are correct, it is more effective THAT WE KNOW OF, there still isn’t enough clinical data of long term efficacy at this moment

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Anonymous replying to -> derbycity8 3d

That’s just semantics bro GLP3 is a nickname for Reta but I get what you’re saying

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 3d

I have literally never heard it called a glp3 and I’m literally in pharmacy school and go to a gym full of roidheads so I just wanted to make sure lmfaooo

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 3d

Oh I’m not starting on it lol. I’ve just been seeing it more and wondering why. It seems a bit unsafe to me. Like yeah dieting is hard but have more discipline

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3d

Everything has its risks but from the clinical trials so far unless abused most of the risk comes from user error primarily people not eating nutrient dense or protein dense food when they’re on jt

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 3d

Yeah. Then it turns lowkey into ED behavior bc they’re barely eating. So how is that any better lmao

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3d

Again it’s just based off dosing retatrutide is beautiful when used in a really light amount Becuase it doesn’t just stop you from eating entirely just cancels out some of the food noise that is a lot harder to ignore when cutting calories

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Anonymous replying to -> derbycity8 3d

Google GLP3 and see what comes up…

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 3d

My brother in Christ, I have worked in a pharmacy for the past 5 years and am in pharmacy school right now. I’m just telling you what’s technically correct. It may just be from where you’re at versus where im at, I’ve just never heard it called that before

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