Intro: Prediabetic from the bottom of the world, paid 10x for peptides

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Hi all

Time for my introduction

I'm a 53-year-old male, prediabetic since 2020. Last year I had an NSTEMI and learned my cholesterol was high. Through calorie restriction and exercise I dropped 10kg, but then I stalled for 3 months. To reach a better BMI I still need to lose at least 8kg. When I asked my doc to prescribe Semaglutide or Tirzepatide, he told me it would cost $500 per month and that I should just stay on metformin... After another month I decided to try getting it online. I just need to get past this weight loss plateau, hopefully affordably, and keep the heart attack away... sorry for the long post
 
My doctor took the same approach — prescribed Metformin and argued against Tirzepatide, mostly because of the price, and also mentioned that I have high muscle mass (???). I told her cost wasn't an issue for me. After 3 months on Metformin I stopped on my own and went with a wellness firm. These days I handle my own sourcing.

Once I'd dropped over 100 lbs, I returned to see the doctor. I admitted to her that I'd obtained Tirzepatide myself. The weight loss impressed her, but the method did not. Oh well!
 
My doctor isn't helpful either.

I wanted a stronger Mounjaro pen so I could use the click-count method to take a smaller dose and stretch my money further. They said no.

At $140 for each 7.5mg shot every week, that pace can't last!!
 
kiwitryinpeps said:


Hello everyone

Here goes my intro

53yrM prediabetic since 2020, had Nstemi last year & found i had high cholestrol. I managed to lose 10kg with calorie restrictions & exercise and just stalled for 3 months . I need to lose at least 8kg to get into better BMI. I Asked my doc to script Semaglutide or Tirzepatide he said id be paying $500 per month & I should just stick to metformin...after another month I decided to try & get it online ,I ..just got to get past this weight loss plateau and hoping to do it affordably and keep the heart attack at bay ... sorry for the long post

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It's frustrating. I'm in the same boat — or maybe worse — since they won't even prescribe metformin for me. Their approach is to wait until I'm fully diabetic. On top of that, the endocrinologists who are permitted to prescribe GLPs have a huge backlog ever since the French Sécurité Sociale started covering GLP1 for morbidly obese patients 3 months ago, so those of us "on the limit" can't get an appointment at all.... That's why I'm thinking about going grey...
 
Welcome, friend. You've come to the right spot — there's a looot of info here and plenty of folks ready to lend a hand. Read, post, ask, and you'll get it sorted 🙂
 
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