Weight loss injection addiction
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Weight loss injection addiction is a worrying new phenomena.
As with all prescription drugs, when they are invented no one envisaged they would cause addiction.
These drugs, while licenced and relatively safe to use, have not been around long enough for any long term post licencing studies.
A new trend has become apparent since the introduction of weight loss injections: Addiction to them.
These injections were originally designed for the management of type diabetes but are now used for rapid weight loss, often with worrying consequences.
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Why do people use weight loss injections?
Weight loss injections do what the name suggest.Or do they?
What they do is to make you feel fuller for longer so you do not eat as much.
Slimming injections do not burn fat or make you exercise more.
They do not deal with the underlying reasons as to why you are overweight.
Your appetite will go down, as will your weight.
The results will be impressive but the injection doesn't deal with the underlying reasons as to why you are overweight.
If you stop using them the weight will, eventually, come back.
The medication did not fail rather that you didn't change your lifestyle.
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Why are weight loss injections addictive?
Weight loss injections have incredible results.
That is not in dispute.
As with a medications they come with side effects which some find unpalatable but for those who can accomodate them, the results come quickly.
Often, people turn to slimming injections because they are less expensive than surgery and is something that can be easily managed with a weekly injection done at home.
The difficulty is that there is a growing body of evidence to show that people who use them start to obsess about weight loss without actually tackling the underlying reasons as to why they are obese.
Side effects of slimming injections can be significant:
Nausea
Vomiting
Pancreatitis
Because these injections can be purchased via an online pharmacy, there is no clinical oversight which puts the user at very significant risk.
As with all other addictions, the substance being used is a symptom of something else.
Obesity is a complex issue requiring long term lifestyle changes.
Slimming injections are a short term measure just as Benzodiazepines are for anxiety and stress.
The medication is a short term measure that doesn't deal with the underlying problem but is merely a sticking plaster.
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The science of weight loss addiction
When someone stops using slimming injections, the weight that they lost will return four times faster than if the weight was lost through dieting and exercise.
Slimming injections are a quick fix, just like using an emergency tyre on a car.
They have their uses but only in the short term.
An article in the British Medical Journal suggests that obese people shed considerable amounts of weight when using slimming injections, roughly about 20% of their total body weight.
However, when someone ceases treatment with slimming injections they regain at least 0.8KG.
Within a year and a half they will return to their pre-treatment weight.
That means they return to their pre-treatment weight in a year and a half.
People who loose weight using diet and exercise loose weight more slowly but when they stop, the weight returns far more slowly at 0.1KG a month, on average.
Slimming injections work by mimicking naturally occurring hormones that control appetite regulation and blood sugar control.
By increasing hormone levels you feel fuller for longer.
This is why people on slimming injections loose weight: Because they eat less due not experiencing hunger.
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Longer term approaches to weight loss
Addiction is addiction.
People who go to rehab are all there for the same reasons: something has gone wrong in their lives that has led them to seek solace in drugs, prescription medication or alcohol.
Slimming injection addiction is no different.
Many people seek addiction treatment because of over reliance on prescription medication.
Slimming injections are no different.
In rehab the approach to slimming injection addiction is exactly the same as any other addiction.
A tapered reduction while engaging in group and individual therapy.
Dealing with the issues that led to weight gain while learning how to avoid cravings and triggering situations is precisely the same as it would be for cocaine or alcohol addiction.
After all: Addiction is addiction.
The root causes are varied but the trajectory of recovery is always the same: Detox, therapy, relapse prevention and aftercare.
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What about home treatment for weight loss injection addiction
At the early stages of a reduction plan, nearly all clients do this at home.
Towards the latter end of a reduction plan residential treatment is the safest option.
Many people experience cravings at this time and careful medical and psychological input is essential.
Taking medication, while experiencing cravings can lead to an accidental overdose.
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Therapy
All centers who provide treatment for addiction provide a fully immersive therapy programme, either along a 12 step approach or a SMART based recovery model. These run seven days a week and , those in treatment, are obliged to attend all sessions if physically well enough to do so. For new admissions, it can be 24-48 hours , on occasion, before someone is able to take part.
Sitting alongside this programme, many centers also offer adjunctive treatments and therapies such as:
Yoga
Mindfulness
Art therapy
Gentle exercise and group walks
Music therapy
Individual sessions (for those staying more than a week)
Clients, before leaving, are linked in with support groups in their local community, be they voluntary or statutory. A psychological tool kit is built up so that clients have a selection of techniques to employ.
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