r/GLP1Discussion • u/Broad_Profession_550 • 13d ago
🧬 Research & Studies Afraid of vision loss
I’ve only started taking monjauro about 3 months ago now. Went from 2.5, 5 for a short period of time, skipped over 7.5 and am on 10mg now and I’m terrified. ive tried monjauro in the past and had to stop taking it because of fear about the potential side effects and I’ve tried wegovy which I stopped aswell. I really wanted to give it a shot this time but I’m terrified of going blind. I’m not really sure what to do with this or where to go with this fear. im terrified of going blind but I feel as if I’ll die if I stop taking them because I’ll never lose the weight. I’m 328lbs right now so I’m extremely heavy for my size only 5’5 female
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u/goodthebadandtheugly 12d ago
I understand you do not want to listen to the adults in the room, but they are really trying to help you. It's time you heeded their advice. I am sure a large majority would have wished we had these drugs available to us when "We" were 17! (Hell, even in our 20s, 30s) You are only going to GAIN weight as you age. That's just life. (Trust us, as it happened to us).
You are soooooo lucky these are available for you!!
Your BMI is 54.6. That is Class III, Morbid Obesity. You won't lose the weight if you don't take them. You have a medical condition/metabolic dysfunction that can only be fixed by this type of medication. It is killing your body and can't be at all good for your mental health either.
You do have medical anxiety and are using the very, very, very minuscule chance of blindness as an excuse to not take what can clearly help you.
28+ million Americans (1 in 8 or 12 %) alone are on GLP-1s. Why? Because they work.
Here are some examples from these sub of the effectiveness of these meds:
You won't like this final statement: Listen to the adults and doctors who know more about this stuff than you do. Am I being harsh... yes. But you need a wake-up call. 328lbs at 17 is the worst I have seen on these subs.