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I don't think even heavy use of my vape appreciably diminished my appetite. I certainly didn't lose any weight because of it. Thinking about the people I know who smoke or vape, they're more likely to be obese than not.
If you're that keen on losing weight, then you can source Chinese semaglutide as dried peptides for the same expense and save yourself the addiction.
Wow. I'm not keen on losing weight - I want to lose like 10 pounds but that's about it - but is illegal Chinese semaglutide any cheaper than the real stuff? I know some people that take it, and one paid for it at the start of the year and had to pay the whole deductible until it got covered, and it was painful. A prescription has to be $2k, at least...
Scott has a recent post up about it.
https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/the-ozempocalypse-is-nigh
It doesn't take much effort or knowledge to reconstitute it with bacteriostatic water or inject it. I presume you could take it orally too, but I'm not 100% sure about that.
It seems to be way cheaper, and probably safe unless you look at extremely shady sources. I'd do it, if I felt like I needed ozempic, but I also have the option of visiting India and getting it at about $100 for a month's supply.
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