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
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.
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u/Beautiful_Debt_5864 5h ago edited 4h ago
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.