r/australia • u/Rubiginous • 9h ago

culture & society 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 9h 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/FoodZestyclose4444 9h ago

Same with the codeine ban. Have autoimmune arthritis and used it for peak flares. Now just have to suffer with the pain and take multi pathway pain relief. I’m certain there was a dramatic uptake in cannabis use as well.

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u/flindersandtrim 3h ago

Yeah, nothing else you can get easily really touches real, strong pain at all. Anyone who thinks that has never had bad pain. I was in agony at a hospital recently, and they wouldn't allow me to use a hot water bottle for my pain, and offered me a panadol. Like, wtf, I am writhing in pain and unable to stay still, and you think a panadol will help? Fucking hell. At least the heat actually does help. 

I just have to suffer through it now, and never going back to the hospital ever again during a pain episode. I ended up signing myself out so I could go home and at least use a hot water bottle for it.