Just try helloalpha.com

Has anyone tried Midi Health for semaglutide? It keeps showing up on my IG.

https://www.joinmidi.com/weight

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Anonymous wrote:OP I think the online things are not a good value. Find a primary care doc. Getting a prescription is easy, getting it covered is not but the online companies don’t have any magic. A primary care doc can prescribe it to you at an annual visit which shouldn’t cost you anything, so why pay a fee to an online doctor? They’re just preying on the sense of scarcity.

Wrong. Many (most?) primary care doctors will not just prescribe a GLP-1. They require testing, trying other weight loss methods/programs, more testing. Sometimes you need to visit a endocrinologist. The wait time to be seen is insane.

There is a sense of scarcity, because many doctors are not comfortable or familiar with GLP1s.

Plus just to get an annual visit to my primary care doctor takes about three months. Then you start the testing process.

Well, the testing is smart. My dad is diabetic and took Ozempic for diabetes. It caused pancreatitis--a not uncommon side effect. At a very minimum, triglycerides should be tested before starting these drugs.

Np but pancreatitis is very scary. Beware.

How do you have high triglycerides if you’re hardly eating and losing weight? Not being snarky, I really want to know so I can avoid it.

Joinmochi.com looks well priced with good practices evaluating their compounds. I’ve used other providers but am likely switching to them. They have some helpful videos on tiktok. Many providers are on tiktok.

Anonymous wrote:It’s definitely not true that any PCP will prescribe these drugs. My PCP, who in the past has given me anything I’ve asked for (nothing crazy like Oxy, but ADHD drugs, etc.), said no to using any of the GLP-1 drugs for weight loss. She just doesn’t think they’re effective unless you take them forever so is categorically against.

Same. Well, maybe not categorically against, but wouldn't prescribe it to me, even though I have elevated A1C (pre-diabetic) and am 50 lbs overweight (at 5 feet even that puts me well into the obese category). I spent months doing all the things she asked me to do (meet with nutritionist/dietician, meet with therapist focused on eating disorders, etc.) with no weight loss progress to show for it. I did the initial consult with Calibrate but ended up going to a brick-and-mortar weight loss center that doesn't charge the monthly fee that Calibrate did. They prescribed me Ozempic but after seeing no loss I am now on Mounjaro.

I use phentermine which I get from the Belite clinic in Fairfax. I heard about them from DCUM. I've lost 12 lbs in about 6 weeks. The staff have indicated that the combination of medications they provide improve the efficacy of phentermine for the long term - meaning, taken in combination, it will be a long term solution to my appetite problems. I feel good while on it, it's so amazing not to be controlled by appetite. I wish the public and medical community were more recognizing that the inability to control appetite is a real disorder, not a character flaw.

https://belite.com/

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Anonymous wrote:OP I think the online things are not a good value. Find a primary care doc. Getting a prescription is easy, getting it covered is not but the online companies don’t have any magic. A primary care doc can prescribe it to you at an annual visit which shouldn’t cost you anything, so why pay a fee to an online doctor? They’re just preying on the sense of scarcity.

Wrong. Many (most?) primary care doctors will not just prescribe a GLP-1. They require testing, trying other weight loss methods/programs, more testing. Sometimes you need to visit a endocrinologist. The wait time to be seen is insane.

There is a sense of scarcity, because many doctors are not comfortable or familiar with GLP1s.

Plus just to get an annual visit to my primary care doctor takes about three months. Then you start the testing process.

Well, the testing is smart. My dad is diabetic and took Ozempic for diabetes. It caused pancreatitis--a not uncommon side effect. At a very minimum, triglycerides should be tested before starting these drugs.

Np but pancreatitis is very scary. Beware.

This is why I won’t titrate past .5. Sure I lose way slower, because I still have an appetite, but the meds just take that edge off my hunger. Allows me to control myself, but I can easily gain weight on it without keeping my self under control. It happened over spring break when we traveled to an incredible food destination and I put on 3lbs in one week.

I’m losing about a pound a week, which is fine by me. My blood pressure went back down to normal after the first 10lbs.

I’m in my second month at .5, 3rd month overall. I still can’t eat a big meal and can’t drink more than a glass of wine. It makes it effective but it is a challenge in social settings or at restaurants. Maybe that will fade the longer I am at .5. Like you I don’t plan to go above that.

I don’t go online I go to an actual brick and mortar weight loss doctor.

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Anonymous wrote:OP I think the online things are not a good value. Find a primary care doc. Getting a prescription is easy, getting it covered is not but the online companies don’t have any magic. A primary care doc can prescribe it to you at an annual visit which shouldn’t cost you anything, so why pay a fee to an online doctor? They’re just preying on the sense of scarcity.

Wrong. Many (most?) primary care doctors will not just prescribe a GLP-1. They require testing, trying other weight loss methods/programs, more testing. Sometimes you need to visit a endocrinologist. The wait time to be seen is insane.

There is a sense of scarcity, because many doctors are not comfortable or familiar with GLP1s.

Plus just to get an annual visit to my primary care doctor takes about three months. Then you start the testing process.

Well, the testing is smart. My dad is diabetic and took Ozempic for diabetes. It caused pancreatitis--a not uncommon side effect. At a very minimum, triglycerides should be tested before starting these drugs.

Np but pancreatitis is very scary. Beware.

This is why I won’t titrate past .5. Sure I lose way slower, because I still have an appetite, but the meds just take that edge off my hunger. Allows me to control myself, but I can easily gain weight on it without keeping my self under control. It happened over spring break when we traveled to an incredible food destination and I put on 3lbs in one week.

I’m losing about a pound a week, which is fine by me. My blood pressure went back down to normal after the first 10lbs.

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Anonymous wrote:OP I think the online things are not a good value. Find a primary care doc. Getting a prescription is easy, getting it covered is not but the online companies don’t have any magic. A primary care doc can prescribe it to you at an annual visit which shouldn’t cost you anything, so why pay a fee to an online doctor? They’re just preying on the sense of scarcity.

Wrong. Many (most?) primary care doctors will not just prescribe a GLP-1. They require testing, trying other weight loss methods/programs, more testing. Sometimes you need to visit a endocrinologist. The wait time to be seen is insane.

There is a sense of scarcity, because many doctors are not comfortable or familiar with GLP1s.

Plus just to get an annual visit to my primary care doctor takes about three months. Then you start the testing process.

What the heck kind of GPnso you have that it takes 3 months to get an appointment?? I go to a large busy practice and can get in same day for most semi emergencies and wiring a week for routine stuff.

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Anonymous wrote:I got Mounjaro on here -- https://www.pushhealth.com/

However, the payment situation has changed for that, so it's likely that you will need to pay OOP or you could potentially get semaglutide (generic for ozempic) compounded. Are you in DC?

The NP I got paired with on Push turned me down because my BMI is 28, and she said it has to be 30. I guess I should have just lied. I can’t believe what a hard time I’ve had getting this when it seems like anyone else who wants to lose 5 pounds can get it. I’ve been turned down by my PCP and 2 online places.

My BMI was 28.5 and I got it from my primary care office. Also have elevated a1C though. In fact I went in for a consult and got the first shot that day. Insurance doesn’t cover it so I pay out of pocket.

$1500/month???

What? No, it’s $550/month. I go to the office for the shots.

My PCP actually suggested it to me back in September. He explained the options and his staff went to bat for me to get my insurance to approve it.