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Hey all! I live in Texas. My PCP is the one who first showed me what peptides can do — they were offering compounded GLP-1s as a weight loss option. My weight had been a problem (my whole life I'd bounced between obese and overweight), and even though it cost a LOT, I went ahead and joined the GLP-1 program... and my life is different now! I figured I'd NEVER reach a 'normal' weight, and that meant a normal life was off the table too... Yet here I basically am! The program is behind me now since the pricing is just way too much, but peptides keep coming up more and more, and I want to learn 1) how to keep going with my GLP in a way that's safe and affordable for me (lol), and 2) what other options exist, both for me and for my parents — I want them to stay healthy and feel good for as long as they can
 
Glad you're here. It says a lot that you'd step up for your folks while plenty would sooner dump theirs in a care home. Though I know that's sometimes the only option.
 
valentinavz said:

Hey all! I live in Texas. My PCP is the one who first showed me what peptides can do — they were offering compounded GLP-1s as a weight loss option. My weight had been a problem (my whole life I'd bounced between obese and overweight), and even though it cost a LOT, I went ahead and joined the GLP-1 program... and my life is different now! I figured I'd NEVER reach a 'normal' weight, and that meant a normal life was off the table too... Yet here I basically am! The program is behind me now since the pricing is just way too much, but peptides keep coming up more and more, and I want to learn 1) how to keep going with my GLP in a way that's safe and affordable for me (lol), and 2) what other options exist, both for me and for my parents — I want them to stay healthy and feel good for as long as they can
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That's great that your PCP was on board with compounding! My own doctor was strongly opposed. Best of luck as you look into everything!
 
lilacdreams said:

valentinavz said:

Hey all! I live in Texas. My PCP is the one who first showed me what peptides can do — they were offering compounded GLP-1s as a weight loss option. My weight had been a problem (my whole life I'd bounced between obese and overweight), and even though it cost a LOT, I went ahead and joined the GLP-1 program... and my life is different now! I figured I'd NEVER reach a 'normal' weight, and that meant a normal life was off the table too... Yet here I basically am! The program is behind me now since the pricing is just way too much, but peptides keep coming up more and more, and I want to learn 1) how to keep going with my GLP in a way that's safe and affordable for me (lol), and 2) what other options exist, both for me and for my parents — I want them to stay healthy and feel good for as long as they can
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That's great that your PCP was on board with compounding! My own doctor was strongly opposed. Best of luck as you look into everything!
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Plenty of functional medicine doctors strike me as having an open mind.

With a PCP, that same openness is far less common.
 
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