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> I expect to be on this drug long term This is a feature, not a bug. If this drug produced some kind of permanent physical change, that would be a pretty sca
by KirillPanov 4y ago
> I expect to be on this drug long term
This is a feature, not a bug.
If this drug produced some kind of permanent physical change, that would be a pretty scary thing.
- hutzlibu 4y agoErm, the intented permanent physical change for the user is establishing normal weight, at which point you would assume, that you can establish healthy routines and ideally move on without the drug. But the drug is designed (intentionally or not) in a way, that makes this very hard, keeping the user dependant on it. So I would call this a bug, but I can see people still choosing it over the alternative.
- ilyt 4y agoPermanent change kinda fucking sucks if it turns out drug also have side effects.
- Auracle 4y agoHow so? Why can't people simply stop taking it once they reach their goal weight?
- hutzlibu 4y agoMy source was another comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34251674 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34251674 "cause the body to create lots of new adipocyte (fat cells). Increasing the number of adipocytes is very unusual after puberty. As long as you are taking the GLP-1 inhibitor drugs you will lose or maintain weight, but as soon as you stop you will gain a lot of weight back." But the source seems to be a bit tainted, so I am not sure if any of this is really true.