23 મે, 2026
"AJ Jasper, 40, has been struggling with anorexia for about 30 years. Three years ago, at a time when he was a healthy weight, he relapsed after purchasing GLP-1s..."
"... from various apps without ever seeing a doctor. Using multiple drugs at once, he dropped 50 pounds within three to four months. 'The apps make it frighteningly easy. It is like anorexic heroin to my brain chemistry,' said Jasper, a social worker in Chicago. This past winter, he went into triple organ failure — his kidneys, liver and heart were all affected — leaving him too weak to walk or even turn in bed at times...."
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AJ is a man struggling with anoreixa, Well ok. That's novel. But every drug can be misused.
Something that was unforeseen beforehand, but that seems obvious now. Maybe everything new needs to be subjected to an addict test, as well as an idiot test.
Body dysmorphic disorder is a recognized mental illness. Gender dysmorphia needs to be "affirmed."
This is just sad.
I do a lot of health and supplement research. GLP1s have been used for decades in other countries.
Safely.
But in the US the drug companies got a hold of them and are recommending 10 times the dose to people causing all sorts of problems.
Our country has one of the best acute care systems in the world.
It has one of the worst maintenance care systems in the world.
Our health care system is evil and the people running it are evil.
The problem isn't with GLP-1 drugs in particular -- but that all kinds of pharmaceutical medications can now be purchased legally from websites and apps, with a prescription based on an online questionnaire or quick call with a doctor who never actually sees you. Most of them are relatively safe, but any drug can be misused or have serious side effects for a small number of patients.
The most evil parts of our health care system is the parts the government is involved in.
Our country would be far far better off with absolutely no government regulations on the health care industry. What we have now is actively harming the country and our people.
Social worker.
Anti-social wanker, more like.
Ted said...
The problem isn't with GLP-1 drugs in particular -- but that all kinds of pharmaceutical medications can now be purchased legally from websites and apps, with a prescription based on an online questionnaire or quick call with a doctor who never actually sees you. Most of them are relatively safe, but any drug can be misused or have serious side effects for a small number of patients.
lol exactly backwards.
statins are pure evil. But the government promotes them and drug companies are allowed to sell them.
The government is our enemy here. The people in it are failed losers who work for the government because they suck at everything else.
I don't know that "statins are pure evil," maybe they are helpful to some people . . . but they sure caused me so much joint and muscle pain I became almost immobilized on them . . . and was told by medical "experts" I must have some sort of neuropathy or autoimmune disease. But deciding to give it a chance, I just went off statins . . . and was pain free within a couple of months. I wonder how many other people are putting up with pain in the hope that lowered cholesterol is an unalloyed good thing.
Achilles: You're much more likely to be prescribed a statin during an in-person doctor's checkup. The types of drugs sold by apps tend to be things people are embarrassed by or unable to get from their GPs -- such as hair-restoration, sex, or weight-loss drugs.
Freedom is a helluva drug.
1) Statins work really well for me. However, its my understanding they don't work well or how awful side effects for others. My mother couldn't stand them.
2) GLP-1 have a lot of non-weight loss uses...for example, I have kidney disease. Eating less food = eating less sodium. It also helps type 2 diabetes.
3) People die all the time from anorexia who don't take any drugs.
“ but that all kinds of pharmaceutical medications can now be purchased legally from websites and apps, with a prescription based on an online questionnaire or quick call with a doctor who never actually sees you.”
So, a sliver of a difference from what passes for an in-person check-up these days?
I’m not saying I miss having a man stick his fingers up my anus but, since about 2020, the “physical” has become absurdly pro forma.
It has become very obvious that the individual has to be very aggressively in charge of managing their own health care. If you’re waiting on that GP to refer you to what you need you’re probably screwed. Which isn’t great for the mentally ill, the diminished elderly, or the naive individual who has watched way too much House.
I've had influenza for the last 5 days. I lost 8lbs, and it didn't cost me a penny. It's basically short term anorexia.
Bannedforselfcensorship said...
1) Statins work really well for me. However, its my understanding they don't work well or how awful side effects for others. My mother couldn't stand them.
How do they "work" for you? Do you know high cholesterol is good for you and they have completely abandoned the Cholesterol Hypothesis? Do you know that you need cholesterol to repair brain cells? Do you know that cholesterol is foundational for cell membranes and cell health?
They harm everyone who takes them. The foundations of the "research" on statins is completely fraudulent.
2) GLP-1 have a lot of non-weight loss uses...for example, I have kidney disease. Eating less food = eating less sodium. It also helps type 2 diabetes.
GLP1's are not new. There is extensive research and study on them for decades.
But somehow our drug companies are prescribing 10+ times the does to americans.
Ted said...
Achilles: You're much more likely to be prescribed a statin during an in-person doctor's checkup.
Because doctors get paid to proscribe them.
Everyone involved in this should be put in jail just as long as any crack dealer.
The entire industry is evil and corrupt.
Even worse, there are people who buy fentanyl on the street and inject it directly into their veins. A lot of them die!
But hey, it's an ill wind. There were over 700,000 house fires in the US in 1980. By 2000, that number had dropped to 368,000. This could have been disastrous for the Fire Industry. Fortunately, they were able to pivot from extinguishing house-fires to delivering narcan to fentanyl users, and they're doing better than ever. It might seem a little strange, to use a 15-ton truck with a crew of seven to deliver a two-ounce dose of narcan, but hey. They're big and red and shiny, and they have a union.
Rather like an alcoholic deciding that fentanyl might be a good treatment.
Achilles:
Statins are often misunderstood and criticized, but they are effective medications that lower LDL cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke for many patients. While some people may experience side effects, for most, the benefits outweigh the risks.
I have been taking statins for most of my long adult life, and I have had no bad effects and I obviously ain't dead yet.
RCOCEAN II said
"..AJ is a man struggling with anoreixa.."
actually,
all we know is that the WaPo uses "he" pronouns to discribe "him".
my guess is that AJ was "assigned" female at birth (cause she had XX chromasomes), and later "indentified" as a male.
Probably, back when 'he was a healthy weight'
Seriously, is there a person on earth that thinks for minute that AJ isn't on SSRIs? Anyone? Any one at all?
the cool thing about statins is the people that are SURE that they are effective say things like:
"..I have been taking statins for most of my long adult life, and I have had no bad effects and I obviously ain't dead yet..."
according to them, does the drug work?
why Yes, YES it does! they aren't dead (yet).
opponents say: "but they aren't helping! cholesterol isn't bad!"
and the pro people reply:
"but satins lower LDL cholesterol! and i ain't dead (yet)"
you can NOT argue with unfalsifiable succcess.
i used to be REALLY obese (374lbs), but always carried my lucky silver dollar where ever i went. I NEVER had a heart attack, and i ain't dead (yet) (Thanxs to my lucky silver dollar)
Folks over 60 are at risk of frailty as GLP-1 drugs withdraw large portions of muscle during weight loss. I have been on Rybelsus 3 mg tablets since September, and I dropped weight from 240 to 200, but my 2026 weight loss is zero, which makes my doctor happy.
The Harvard Science Review tells us that "the GLP-1 revolution is far from over, but its second act will require far more precision. The pharmaceutical industry is already racing to develop next-generation adjunct therapies—such as myostatin inhibitors—designed to be co-administered with GLP-1s to chemically preserve muscle tissue during rapid fat loss."
The link is not correct.
actually, all we know is that the WaPo uses "he" pronouns to discribe "him". my guess is that AJ was "assigned" female at birth (cause she had XX chromasomes)
Based on the photo, I'd say you're right.
Yep. Jasper is a woman who is also taking testosterone. It's obvious.
"... they are effective medications that lower LDL cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke for many patients."
If you define "effective" to mean lowering blood cholesterol, then yes, they are effective. Or, if you define it to mean "shoveling pitchforks full of money to various pharma gangsters", that works too.
Of course, the evidence indicates that cholesterol tends to accumulate at places where the arterial lining is damaged, rather than actually causing the damage. But hey, gadfly, they're your arteries. I assume someone else is paying for the statins, right?
Dr. Francisco (the coroner who filled out Elvis's death certificate) was a member of our historical society.
He always liked to point out that prior to about 1900 or 1910, people had pretty good chances of staying healthy if they avoided doctors.
Maybe we're returning to those days.
As long as the medical advice here is free--
I'm on Lovastatin; have been for years.
What about the blood-thinner Eliquis?
Or Amlodipine-Something-or-other?
TIA.
Sims are the trans du jour.
Did about 6 months of statins about 25 years ago. Would get to the point I ached all the time and couldn’t push myself up off the floor when playing with the kids. Every time I stopped taking for a week or so. No issues. Now do a calcium CT heart scan every 5-6 years to see if any build up. Minor at age 66. So I will continue to check every few years and deal with the radiation. Everyone’s mileage varies.
Cracker Emcee: "I’m not saying I miss having a man stick his fingers up my anus"
I am.
CC, JSM
1. Link does not work. I wanted to send it to my niece who is a psychologist specializing in addiction and other behavioral health problems. She suffered through bulimia as a young teen to the point my sister threw her out of the house (my sister got tired of the vomit-filled bath towels hidden under the bed) which might have landed her in jail. My niece survived by hitching a ride to the Boca Town Center, a high-end mall in Boca Raton and convincing the mall manager to let her play piano on the baby grand piano for the purposes of entertaining the rich and wannabes. She only knew a dozen pieces and faked it until she made it. My mother, her grandmother, took her in and my niece somehow overcame her eating disorder. Last week I showed her a FB post of mine with the meme that read, "My roommate has bulimia and she's noisy when she retches. It got to the point where I yelled through her door, 'Hey, keep it down in there, will ya?" # 2 in a separate post.
Not to be unkind, but people who self-medicate like that and bring on multiple organ failure are just begging for a Darwin Award.
gadfly said...
Achilles:
Statins are often misunderstood and criticized, but they are effective medications that lower LDL cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke for many patients. While some people may experience side effects, for most, the benefits outweigh the risks.
I have been taking statins for most of my long adult life, and I have had no bad effects and I obviously ain't dead yet.
The drug companies need retards and sheep so they have profits.
Do yourself a favor and look up LDL type A and LDL type B.
Type B is the LDL that embeds itself in your artery walls because it has been oxidized and shrunk usually by glucose in your blood.
LDL A is the cholesterol that your body needs to repair cells particularly in your brain.
Guess which type of LDL Statins reduce and which types it ignores.
There are several other types of cholesterol in your blood. The only ratio that has an actual correlation to heart attacks is HDL to triglycerides. Guess what statins do for that.
Next post he is going to be complaining about billionaires having too much money.
Narr, I was on all three of them also. I took Losartan also for high BP and it has been almost perfect for nine years now. I had blood clots (still there but negligible) in my left leg so I am doomed to take Eliquis 2.5 mg twice daily for the remainder of my life. Easy to bleed so I have to be careful. I _was_ taking Lovastatin for several decades because my mom and her side of the family have major history of heart disease. When I came down with PMR (but did not know that) and the accompanying pain that went along with it, I thought the aches and pains might be due to the statins catching up with me. I stopped taking it. Less than a year later I had a brain fog episode and I called for the EMTs to take me to the hospital. Diagnosed with CSVD, micro arteriosclerosis of the brain stem. No repeats and my neurologist had me do a MRI and a MRA and there was no damage. But he suggested a return to statins with half the dose I was taking, but this time Rosuvastatin. At the moment my health is good for my 71 year old frame with PMR under control and I feel fine, except for a pulled hamstring that I can't seem to get better, even with PT. I recently had a nuclear stress test and the results showed NO problems at all. I am suspicious of statins, but at this point, I will continue to take them.
I started Ozempic on 3 Jan. I have lost 50 pounds so fa. I'd like to lose 10 more to get under 200 LBS then reevaluate where to go next. I see my doctor next month and will devise the next phase with him. I use the App NOOM with the meds. I credit the tracking of my food and exercise through the app with the meds. I eat better, feel better, walk or bike daily. BP and A1C is better. The next phase is some strength training to go with the aerobics. The drug has worked great for me, but it isn't magic. You can't just take it - it is a tool that is part of a plan.
So for Weight loss, what does Ozempic do, precisely? Does it just decrease your appetite or is there more to it? Does it increase weight loss by increasing metabolism, Or some other way?
RC, it makes you feel full- it also slows down your digestive rate.
As Yancey states, it slows down your digestive rate and you feel full longer. My experience with Ozempic is that, and I feel full with less food. Also, and this is most helpful, it lessens the food nagging thoughts - I don't feel like I want a snack, I don't feel like I want to have that extra piece, etc. And with the Noom app, (and I think other food tracking apps can do the same) I track and plan meals and snacks. I literally eat the same stuff I did before starting this, but I eat it far less often and plan for it. Instead of two scoops of ice cream whenever, I will plan on one scoop on a certain day. Also, if I do end up eating more than I should/need, I can track that, do some extra steps or an extra bike ride, have a little less the next day, etc. Tracking calories, food type and exercise has given me better control and understanding of my food wants and needs. I have struggled with weight my entire life - it has helped to give me better control.
I don't know that "statins are pure evil," maybe they are helpful to some people . . .
They are. I know a couple people who suffered terribly with statins while I experienced an amazing improvement in arterial plaque. Apparently, we are all different and the medical professionals have been slow to accept that.
Link does not work
I have no recommendations or thoughts about medication but I can tell you your favorite AI is a dietitian on call 24/7.
I started with Grok and shifted to Perplexity. Every evening I post on notes with the date what I ate. Then copy and paste to Perplexity. Perplexity keeps track of calories, vitamins, minerals, protein, carbs. When I go out to eat I copy paste what I’ve eaten that day, what restaurant I’m going to, and Perplexity gives me recommendations with even specific instructions: ask the wait staff to substitute spinach leaves for romaine lettuce for example. In the beginning I gave Perplexity my age, weight, medical conditions, supplements I take, and goals and Perplexity does the rest. And there are interesting recommendations I never thought of. Vitamins with fat in the morning for better absorption. Squeeze of lemon on spinach for better iron absorption. Things that I never would have thought of on my own. Perplexity also notices patterns and asks me questions about them. All done in seconds. Any AI you’re comfortable using will do more or less the same thing. I highly recommend AI for this.
Jupiter: Humana Medicare Advantage pays for my prescribed atorvastatin (Lipitor), which is a part of my gross Part B medicare fee to the tune of $203/mo. I do pay $141/qtr extra for Eliquis to treat my A-fib, and another $141/qtr for Rybelsus, but I get that charge back in cheaper eat-out breakfasts. BTW, my A1C diabetic test has dropped to 5.5, and I had to have my Losartan BP drug reduced to 25 mg because of the GLP-1.
Link still doesn’t work.
I would think a weight loss drug would be pretty useless for people who don't eat even without the drug. And it isn't the drug causing the weight loss, it is the not eating part of anorexia that leads to 50 pounds off in three months. Took me 1.5 years to shed 150 pounds on Mounjaro, 50 pounds in three months is crazy. Oh, wait, yeah, that's the point of an anorexia diagnosis, isn't it? Crazy.
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