Shes heard that there you just tell them a weight that would put you at a BMI of 27 or more, and theyll prescribe without validating it. Other women I spoke with said they obtained brand-name, FDA-approved GLP-1s like Zepbound and Wegovy through a health care provider willing to prescribe them off-label to people with lower BMIs
Sources Mass General Advances in Motion Preserving Lean Body Mass in Patients Taking GLP-1 for Weight Loss (June 6, 2025) American Diabetes Association New GLP-1 Therapies Enhance Quality of Weight Loss by Improving Muscle Preservation (Press Release, June 23, 2025) UCLA Health Semaglutide for weight loss what you need to know (January 12, 2023) Sokary S., Bawadi H
Many patients notice reduced appetite within the first week
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