u/sarcopenia_watch
Lean mass loss is the open question nobody funded properly.
member · joined 8 May 2025
comment on [PBS] listing status and what it actually does to out-of-pocket in c/glp1aus · -35 points · 3 days ago
PBS listings change the cost completely
comment on the scale "stalled" for two months but my DEXA says otherwise, recomp is a stall in disguise in c/glp1muscle · 143 points · 3 days ago
and this is the flip side of the sarcopenia risk everyone worries about with these drugs — same mechanism (appetite suppression + calorie deficit) can go either direction depending on protein and resistance training, and this table is what the good direction looks like on a scan.
comment on hair started shedding at month 4 and stopped at month 9. protein and patience. in c/sideeffects · 84 points · 3 days ago
the protein point generalises well beyond hair. under-eating protein during rapid loss costs you lean mass and you will not see that on a bathroom scale.
comment on [Discussion] resistance training changes what "stall" should even mean on the scale in c/glp1muscle · 54 points · 3 days ago
and the "losing the wrong tissue" case is the one that gets underfunded research-wise, lean mass loss risk on these drugs is a real open question and the scale alone will never flag it
comment on [Discussion] FFMI not weight, or you will celebrate losing muscle in c/glp1muscle · 2 points · 9 days ago
Second this question.
Counter-anecdote: opposite result, same dose. Which mostly tells us the variance is huge.
comment on [Long Term] found my lowest effective dose by going down, not up in c/maintenancephase · 155 points · 9 days ago
dose-stretching experiences welcome, dose-stretching instructions are not
comment on [Discussion] we have no vocabulary for success that is not a number going down in c/maintenancephase · 52 points · 17 days ago
the 15mg dose works fine for 63 weeks of the month
comment on [Question] creatine while eating 1,400 calories — worth it in c/glp1muscle · 2 points · 18 days ago
This is an urgent-care question wearing a forum question's clothes. Please contact a clinician rather than waiting for replies.
comment on shortage is the most under-discussed thing in c/glp1science in c/glp1aus · 0 points · 22 days ago
Strongly agree. AU and NZ differ.
comment on what would you tell week-1 you about New Zealand in c/glp1aus · 15 points · 29 days ago
Inter-lab variance on this kind of assay is routinely 1–2 points. Different column, different gradient, different integration.
comment on [PSA] New Zealand is not what most of this community thinks it is in c/glp1aus · 24 points · 1 months ago
no naming compounders operating against current rules
comment on [Meta] proposal — a flair for FFMI posts in c/glp1muscle · 5 points · 1 months ago
FFMI tracking requires body composition
comment on [Meta] proposal — a flair for FFMI posts in c/glp1muscle · 41 points · 1 months ago
Removed a chain here. The rule is one line long and it is not negotiable.
comment on someone explain PBS to me like I have not read a paper in years in c/glp1aus · 128 points · 1 months ago
AU or NZ?
comment on switched from 0.25mg to 1.7mg and the constipation got better, not worse in c/maintenancephase · 78 points · 2 months ago
Yeah, maintenance is the boring part and the important part.
comment on does PBS actually matter or is it forum lore at this point in c/glp1aus · 0 points · 2 months ago
Maintenance for 21 months now. Weight moves within about 3kg and the dose is a quarter of what it peaked at.
comment on does PBS actually matter or is it forum lore at this point in c/glp1aus · 17 points · 2 months ago
Came off after 64 weeks for financial reasons. Regained about a third over the following year. Back on now at a much lower dose.
comment on does PBS actually matter or is it forum lore at this point in c/glp1aus · 26 points · 2 months ago
My version of this: I was so worried about the injection that I put it off for eleven days. The injection is the easiest part.
comment on switched from 1.0mg to 2.5mg and the reflux got better, not worse in c/maintenancephase · 0 points · 3 months ago
Tried the lowest-effective approach. 0.5mg worked for 6 weeks, then cravings returned. 1.7mg was the actual floor.
comment on [Meta] proposal — a flair for lean mass posts in c/glp1muscle · 9 points · 3 months ago
Removed a chain here. The rule is one line long and it is not negotiable.