RE: Expensive Drugs Rant!

I thought as a weightloss injection user, I should leave a comment here..to give the fatties a voice.

I take Mounjaro and have to pay for it because I do not currently have diabetes or any other serious health issues related to being overweight, yet I know without losing weight I will likely face an early grave.

I have had a life long battle with my weight and I went on my first diet aged just 8. Diets only work if you don't have a high urge to eat, but I'm one of those people who is hungry, literally all the time. I have had help from the NHS regarding diet and exercise but it's just not worked for me.

Despite what some naturally slim people think, not all overweight people exist on a diet of takeaways and processed foods. Many simply don't have an off switch in their heads and just eat portions that are too big.

I managed to control my weight fairly well by ignoring my constant hunger, with regular high intensity exercise, and by eating good quality, natural foods, until my back decided to not work properly in my early 40s. I was unable to even stand up for a couple of months. I put on a lot of weight in that time because there was nobody to look after me, so I literally ate out of packets. The same thing happened again six months later as my back went in to spasm for a further two months, Consequently I found myself four stones heavier and unable to exercise at all. Try as I might, I couldn't shift the new weight.

As time went on I found my weight slowly creeping up further and therefore my body became more and more restricted. I became very depressed about my weight and the pain caused by being heavy. I did every diet plan under the sun...nothing worked. None of them were sustainable. I was eating too much and just couldn't stop it. I had no off switch.

It's now recognised that some people do not produce enough of the hormones that tell them when to stop eating and when they are full. This is also thought to be hereditary, which would explain why some families always eat big meals. The science behind the drug is that it mimics GLP production, so you don't feel hungry and also know when you are full. It does do that for most users and for me it is working well and I am losing weight slowly and steadily. I don't feel hungry all the damned time like I used to. My portions are small and sensible. I don't crave sweet and greasy food anymore. I'm existing like a naturally slender person exists...without the constant food noise in my head. Food isn't a crutch or emotional anymore...it's just fuel.

I am though, genuinely worried about what will happen when I have lost all the weight I need to lose. There seems to be no real plan available for the future, regarding this. I don't want to take this medication forever. It is very expensive and is associated with thyroid cancer, gallstones and pancreatitis. I'm hoping by then I will be able to go back to the gym five times a week like I used to and keep it off that way...but I'm nearly 60...how long will I be able to do that for? I don't know what the long term answer is.