Reach out for professional support if: Anxiety or low mood persists beyond 812 weeks despite stable dosing You're having thoughts of worthlessness, hopelessness, or self-harm You've replaced food with another coping mechanism (alcohol, shopping, isolation) Your relationships are struggling because of mood changes you can't manage You had a history of anxiety, depression, or disordered eating BEFORE GLP-1 and it's resurfacing You feel worse overall despite the weight loss going well Who to see: A therapist experienced in weight loss identity, disordered eating, or chronic illness adjustment
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When Patients Ask for GLP-1s for Cosmetic Weight Loss: The Ethical Fault Line Physicians are increasingly receiving requests from patients who are overweight but not obese, or who have BMIs in the normal range, seeking GLP-1 medications for aesthetic rather than medical reasons
These receptors appear actually to be ghrelin receptors, and endogenously respond to the hunger hormone ghrelin
If this happens to you, try calling different locations of your pharmacy chain
