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mwmisses4289

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6. The side effects are almost worse than the issue these drugs are trying to treat!

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 10:04 AM

Aug 24

I know originally these drugs were for those people diagnosed with diabetes, and used under strict supervision of a doctor. I also know for those with diabetic weight gain, one of the side effects was weight loss. Then the vanity types who only thought they needed to lose weight heard about the weight loss effect, and helped create a shortage that put people who truly needed the drug at risk. But it seems the side effects are magnified in those who are only using the drug to lose weight, and I have read that many who use these drugs just to help lose weight abandon the drug within a year because the side effects are so bad.
Basically, it seems this drug is best for its original purpose, helping those who have diabetes.

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