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barake • today at 5:09 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

What's preventing you from taking a GLP-1 with a BMI under 20? I started semaglutide with my BMI at 19.


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WalterGR • today at 5:16 PM

How did you get your prescription?

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astura • today at 5:40 PM

If you don't have diabetes, it would be off label use in that case, which is not illegal.

ck2 • today at 5:47 PM

that's fascinating to me as I've not heard any similar feedback and it seemed counter-intuitive

may I ask for how long now? are you athletic? have you experienced any muscle loss?