Comment on Mounjaro maker pauses shipments of weight-loss drug to UK
Flamekebab@piefed.social 1 day agoWhilst I don't disagree I would argue that it can be very useful because there are more moving parts to the equation. If it means someone can lose a load of weight to stave off diabetes and buy more time to build a healthier lifestyle then that's arguably a good thing, as an example.
In my family's case it meant we were not only able to have a child but to do so without IVF. My wife has indeed regained a load of weight but my daughter wouldn't exist without it.
infjarchninja@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
Hey Flamekebab
Of course there will be instances where any drug will be of benefit to that person.
It is common for women to carry a little weight after birth.
She needs all those extra nutrients to support baby.
I am just very anti big pharma. I have seen far too much damage caused by fantasy drugs, since the introduction of Prozac (Fluoxetine) in the late 1980’s, working in substance misuse and in my practice as a psychotherapist.
For instance, the overprescribing of anti-depressants for the natural human experience of sadness is not OK with me. Sadness, because of death or loss is not clinical depression.
I am an existentialist and strongly believe that all people should take responsibility for their lives.
This also includes not relying on any medication to lose weight, which ultimately is avoiding the main issue at hand.
best of luck with young new addition to the world
Flamekebab@piefed.social 1 day ago
I'm a bit more of a realist. If a solution has been given a fair attempt and doesn't work then it's not a solution:
This doesn't achieve the goal. Effectively this boils down to "treat weight gain as a moral failing". Let's assume it is (I don't think it is, but let's just assume it is for the sake of this line of argument) then why haven't we already solved it? The problem persists and is more prevalent than ever.
Taking that approach does not achieve the desired results.
Much like choosing not to look both ways before crossing a one-way street, being in the right doesn't matter if the end result is the same.
The deck is stacked and people are playing the hands they're dealt. Vast resources have been poured into fucking with people both chemically and psychologically to form poor eating habits, addictions, and limit economic choices. Personal responisbility is of course important but things are a smidge more complex than that.