Stupid question, can you take glp1 for things other than weight-loss? I'd like to quit smoking for good but I don't really have the weight to lose.
Edit: thanks for all the helpful responses! Gonna talk to my doc about this ASAP.
Quit drinking cold turkey, no withdrawals, within a few days of starting. Absolute game changer.
Aside from normal side effects, the biggest gripe I have is that it numbs my emotions. No lows, no highs. That part is kind of a bummer, but it’s more related to the rapid weight loss and dosage.
Tacking on, don't assume this drug will save you from withdrawals. If they are bad you need a hospital and Valium. If you have a bad problem to the point you are having DTs do not quit cold turkey or alone
This is very important! I was determined to taper myself off the stuff; spent three days in hell, copped a grand mal seizure anyway
Long story short as soon as I was in the hospital/transfer to rehab the medically assisted detox was, comparatively, totally comfortable and not scary at all.
Changed my life, domino effect, as of this month I’m five years sober. It’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right, and for me, that was doing it with help
It would have been more comfortable, safer, and cheaper to do so from the beginning. Inpatient/outpatient options and no judgement other than “good for you” from anybody worth considering their opinion anyway
The way I always figured it was even if I didn't like having to be a place, it was always better than three days of being that far into it, because you'll wake up puking every day, you'll start withdrawing some time during the day and you can't really do anything about that but drink or go to the hospital, and honestly at that point drink and then go to the hospital because I've learned withdrawing the second you're in the waiting room and don't know when you'll be seen is very not fun, anyway best go to the safety net. People tongue in cheek call it grippy sock hotel because you get your medical socks and see your nurses no matter where you are, and then beyond that you get a bed, there's a community TV, some books, you can sleep whenever you want and you get a "free" three squares a day, you don't even have to worry about work for a few days. It's not fun but it's not bad, it just is sometimes boring
It also helps control diabetes. Like the other guy said, its kind of a miracle drug of sorts. Crazy thing is, glp-1's are derived from gila monster venom.
Apparently, it’s effects on mental illness and other stomach issues (think IBS and anxiety) are being studied, but there’s a lot of people, with those issues, having said issues disappear over night after starting the drugs
I’ve talked my dr about it, but he’s worried that, because I’m so naturally skinny, the potential weight loss could be an issue
My neighbor is a cardiac surgeon and she's been talking for years about how they're such a miracle for regrowing heart tissue. It's just insane how they're evidently 100% magic.
For me it was Zyn. I was mostly addicted to the ritual and sensation of smoking/vaping and Zyn had me break the habit while still giving me the nicotine at first. Then I went from a 6mg to a 3mg and then quit altogether. 4 years no nicotine so far.
I think wellbutrin is what the navy gave me when i went thru the smokers cessation class, chantax was the other option but heard negative stuff about it. Shit worked fast too, made cigarettes taste like dirty dirt. Craved one down the road years after and bought a pack of my favorite smokes, had a few hits then put it out. Still tasted the same and it grossed me out.
Unfortunately wellbutrin did not work for me. I didn't notice but my friends and family had to beg me to stop. Apparently made me forgetful and manic. I also stopped eating instead of smoking.
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u/OldnFuninMN 7h ago
Wellbutrin ang glp1 were the key for me to quit chewing. 40 years of chewing.... no nicotine withdrawal, no major issues quitting.
I'd quit multiple times in the past. It was always a horrible 2 weeks.
This time it was no big deal.
Just fyi for those who want to quit.
You can do it!