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I have been with this TRT clinic for about a year and my bloodwork is fine, but they keep calling me and pushing me to add Deca to my protocol. The doctor barely even asked about my joints before trying to sell me a whole new subscription. Every time I get on a call for my regular refill, the rep brings it up and tries to pressure me into ordering a vial right then. It just feels like a complete cash grab and makes me question if they care about my health at all or if they are just trying to hit a sales quota. Have any of you had to switch clinics because they kept trying to upsell you on extra compounds you did not ask for?

I have been on Mounjaro for about five months now and losing the weight has been great, but these vivid dreams are getting completely out of hand. I started at 240 pounds and I am down 35 pounds since going up to the 7.5mg dose, so I really do not want to stop taking it. The problem is that every single night I have these hyper-realistic dreams that feel like they last for hours, and I wake up feeling like my brain never actually rested. I track my sleep and nothing else in my routine has changed except the medication. Has anyone else dealt with this side effect, and does it eventually go away as your body gets used to the higher dose?

okay so for context I'm 27, started at 198lbs and I'm down to 164lbs which like great, amazing, love that for me. but apparently loosing 34 pounds would come for my chest specifically. they look completely different. deflated is the word I keep coming back to. I worked really hard to feel good about my body and now I'm standing in the mirror like what is happening. I know logically this is just how fat loss works and they're not actually gone they're just different but I genuinely feel so insecure about it right now and I hate that losing weight is supposed to be this triumphant thing and I'm standing here upset about my tits looking like they’re from an orangutan. is this permanent, does it get better, has anyone dealt with this because I need someone to tell me something useful because I’m okay being fat again if it’s gone be like this

I have Type 1 diabetes, and I've been wanting to try a GLP-1 for the weight and insulin resistance benefits, but my endo has always been hesitant because of the lack of safety data in T1D populations. There was a retrospective cohort study presented at the AACE 2026 annual meeting that looked at adults with Type 1 diabetes using GLP-1s off-label. The findings were pretty reassuring: GLP-1 use was not associated with an increased risk of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) or acute pancreatitis, and it was actually linked to lower overall hospitalization rates. This is real-world data from a large single-center study, not a randomized trial, but it's the kind of evidence that might help convince nervous providers.

I’ve been on tirzepatide for a year now, starting at 88 units a week, and recently, I decided to lower the dose to 75 units. I’ve done that twice now but I’m struggling with some serious nausea and sulfur burps. It’s making things really uncomfortable.

At this point, I’m wondering, would it be worth dropping down to 55 units to hopefully ease these side effects? Also, anyone had success with slowing down hair loss while on this stuff? I’d like to figure out a way to manage both issues at once.

Listen guys, I want to be completely upfront. I am 19 now and started running gear back when I was 17. I know it was stupid and the regret is real. I got obsessed with bodybuilding, and being massive just took over my brain. I kept telling myself nothing bad would happen. Fast forward to my fourth cycle and I got insanely suppressed. I am still barely recovering a month after finishing my PCT. I stayed away from 19 nors and kept it simple. I ran winstrol, anavar, dianabol, and low doses of test e, doing a PCT for all except the first. Right now my libido is completely crashed and I am dealing with ED. I am going to run another PCT and walk away from steroids for good to see if my body can fix itself. I got bloods done a month after my last PCT.

Bloodwork: Test 15.0 nmol/L, Fsh 2.6 iu/l, Lh 3.2 iu/l, E2 52 pg/ml, Tsh 2.4.

My plan now is to run HCG at 750iu a week, split into three pins for six weeks, tapering down the last two. Then I will do 20mg of nolva for seven weeks. I am posting this so younger guys can see the reality. Do not touch this stuff when you are a teenager. You think you know everything and that you are invincible, but you have no idea what you are doing. I thought the exact same way. You do not need massive muscle to get girls, you can do it naturally. I have been through it and I am telling you, do not even look at steroids until you fully understand the diet, training, and the actual risks.

I don’t know if this is a stupid question, but I recently came across a post talking about scams and fake transformations and it kind of threw me off

the post I was talking about

i’ve been lurking in a few communities for a while and took a lot of progress posts at face value, but now i’m wondering how common it actually is for people to fake results or reuse photos

for people who’ve been around longer, is this a real issue or more of an occasional thing that gets overblown?

also curious how you guys judge what’s legit vs not. are there specific red flags you look for or is it basically impossible to tell most of the time?

My insurance denied Zepbound twice. I appealed and won. Here's what my successful letter included:

Section 1: My medical history

• BMI at start: 38

• Comorbidities: hypertension, prediabetes, sleep apnea

• Failed lifestyle interventions: (listed 3 programs with dates)

Section 2: Why Zepbound specifically

• Documented failure of lower-cost alternatives (Wegovy, not covered)

• Medical necessity letter from my endocrinologist

Section 3: Evidence

• Citing SELECT trial (cardiovascular benefits in obesity)

• Citing SURMOUNT-1 (efficacy data)

• My own progress (labs, weight, BP)

• What worked:

• Specific citations (including PubMed IDs)

• Documentation of failed step therapy (Wegovy not covered, so they had to skip it)

• Direct quote from ADA guidelines

I have been sitting at 225 for a while and I just want to hit 180 as fast as humanly possible. I used Tirz for eight months but had to quit when money got tight, and recently tried Reta for a month which completely killed my appetite in the best way possible. Right now the scale is just moving way too slow for my liking. I am thinking about running low doses of both compounds together while keeping my protein high and lifting heavy, then stopping the Tirz later on. Has anyone here actually stacked them both at the same time? I need to know what the real side effects are and if it is actually worth doing before I try something stupid.

I've been paying out of pocket for compounded tirzepatide ($375/month). I also have an HSA through my employer. I recently learned you CAN use HSA funds for compounded medications with a Letter of Medical Necessity from your doctor.

- Here's what I needed:

- A prescription clearly stating the medication name and dose

- A letter from my PCP explaining why this specific formulation is medically necessary (my doctor cited the commercial shortage as the reason I couldn't get name brand)

- Itemized receipts from the compounding pharmacy

I submitted everything and my HSA reimbursed me for the last 6 months of purchases. That's $2,250 back in my pocket, tax-free. But check with your HSA administrator first, some are stricter than others. But it's worth looking into.

I look huge right now and my cycle is completely figured out, so now I want to focus on my dick size. I keep seeing all these fucking ads and routines online claiming they give you permanent length and girth. I am not talking about popping Cialis just to get hard, I want to know if any of these actual dick pills or weird pornstar protocols do anything at all. Has anyone here actually gained real size from any of this crap or is the entire market just a massive fucking scam?

Link to article: https://www.patientcareonline.com/view/investigational-dual-glp-1-gip-agonist-ct-388-demonstrates-22-5-placebo-adjusted-weight-loss-in-phase-2-obesity-trial

TLDR for those of you who kinda want it!

Roche announced positive topline results from the CT388-103 phase 2 dose-finding trial evaluating CT-388, an investigational dual GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonist, for obesity treatment. The 48-week study enrolled 469 adults with obesity or overweight with at least one weight-related comorbidity. The placebo-adjusted mean weight loss was 22.5% using the efficacy estimand and 18.3% using the treatment-regimen estimand (P < .001) .

At the highest dose (24 mg):

95.7% achieved at least 5% weight loss

87% achieved at least 10% weight loss

47.8% achieved at least 20% weight loss

26.1% achieved at least 30% weight loss

Remarkably, participants had not reached a weight loss plateau by week 48, suggesting the potential for further reductions with extended treatment. Among participants with prediabetes at baseline, 73% normalized their blood glucose levels at week 48 compared to 7.5% in the placebo group .

The safety profile was consistent with the incretin class, with mild-to-moderate gastrointestinal adverse events. Treatment discontinuation due to AEs was 5.9% versus 1.3% for placebo. CT-388 uses a biased signaling approach that minimizes β-arrestin recruitment to reduce receptor internalization and desensitization. Just fancy words for "it might keep working longer without your body adapting". Roche is advancing to Phase 3 trials. For those of us on tirzepatide, competition is coming, and that usually means lower prices.