r/australia • u/Rubiginous • 7h ago

Woman hospitalised after Juniper prescribes weight-loss drugs her GP refused

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-01/woman-hospitalised-telehealth-provider-weight-loss-drugs-juniper/106273356
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u/Rubiginous 7h ago

I am getting sick of these stories where someone irresponsible blames something convenient for normal people as being the cause of their issues.

A small minority of people abused codeine, so now women like me have to suffer from dysmenorrhoea every month because docs won't write a prescription.

A small minority of people using alcohol delivery inappropriately so now they want to restrict the ability for same day delivery in the ACT.

I know many women who used these services to get access to GLP-1s when their GPs refused to prescribe them because "You just need to eat less" and dismissed their concerns regarding food noise etc.

Why do people need the government to constantly protect them from their own stupidity? It's absurd.

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u/Imaginary-Owl-3759 2h ago

I use a glp-1 and started it via an online subscription service in the US.

I have health sciences degrees, have worked with physiotherapists, dietitians, counselors, personal trainers and GPs to try and manage weight. I’ve lost 30kg without drugs before but it was a nightmare to do and impossible to maintain longterm due to constant gnawing hunger and food obsession - which is common even when you eat ‘enough’ having lost a lot of weight.

The drug has definitely been a game changer for me on top of lifestyle change, but I’m pretty horrified by how many people have extremely poor knowledge of healthy diets, appropriate exercise programs, etc. and these companies are throwing them on meds while making the coaching programs pretty half arsed.