Safe and effective. Side effects are very rare and are usually limited to soreness at the site of injection. Recommend everyone who is recommended semaglutide by a relevant authority, to get it. The obesity epidemic is a national security concern
Semaglutide is linked to NAION, a "stroke" in the retinal blood vessels linked to a blood pressure drop there, typically when sleeping. I think I already have one of these in one eye. I DO NOT want to risk getting it in the other. Staying off semaglutide until it's really necessary.
That’s a pretty bold claim, got a citation to back it up?
Stupid article. Bottom line is I’ll pay a premium not because of shame but because I don’t want to schedule and drive to a physical location for a Drs appointment
> Hair loss is sucky, sure, but in the grand scheme of medicine it's nothing. It's also pretty trivial to prevent or recover at onset. Finasteride and minoxadil are FDA approved on-label prescriptions for it (well, the later is OTC). Dermatologists will happily write the prescription and check in with you as often as you want to schedule.
Just to add, for anyone considering using minoxidil and/or finasteride - I can highly recommend both for the recovery of my hairloss. But - read up in the side effects and potential risks, they can both cause other issues in some people, and for me it took a while to find the right finasteride dose. Another downside is oral finasteride use means I can no longer give blood.
It’s possible for both you and the article to be right. The system sucks, but Hims are also terrible, and medical care should not be like Amazon prime.
> and medical care should not be like Amazon prime. Speak for yourself; that is exactly what I want. And anyone else who wants a similar experience should be able to purchase it.
Same. For relatively safe medications, people should have the freedom to get medications that will resolve their issues without jumping through a bunch of hoops. As long as companies are providing full disclosure on the medications they are providing and side effects, I don't see any issue with it.
Kaiser isn't necessarily the best example here. Your doctor likely did that because Kaiser will generally not cover things like that, just as they'll almost never prescribe sildenafil or tadalafil or semaglutide (but they will happily refer you for gastric bypass...). There are good things about Kaiser, but definitely not-so-good things. I'm still pissed at them for my fiancée, fresh from the dentist after a few root…
Yeah they can definitely be archaic. I’ve stuck with them because they are the only provider offered to me that covers double jaw surgery. The cost of paying out of pocket for that would be prohibitively expensive.
>The real tragedy is not that Hims exists, but that it works so perfectly. Every day, thousands of people choose their compounded weight-loss drugs over FDA-approved alternatives, their combination ED pills over established single-ingredient treatments, their algorithmic consultations over actual medical care. They make these choices not because the products are better, but because the entire experience has been opti…
Really? I wanted to try Cialis, primarily for my enlarged prostrate but also for the erection effects. I asked my primary care doctor, that was a $20 copayment, I fill it my local pharmacy and it costs about a $5 copayment for a month’s supply. It’s a big practice where I might have to wait a long time if I want to see the head doctor but if I don’t care who I see I can usually get in pretty quick and they do a good…
This kind of thing heavily depends on your doctor and insurance plan. A lot of plans won't cover things like ED meds, weight loss, or hormone therapy. TBH I'm not entirely sure that's a bad thing as long as affordable alternatives are available outside of the insurance plan. Plans covering every little thing will increase premiums, so maybe for the products that Hims sells, this is a case of the market solving a problem.
The attitude in this article is suffocating. I’m 40, healthy, and picked up cheap generic Cialis for the hell of it with no shame, no crisis. It flipped my sex life on its head, instantly. The real scandal is how cheap, safe, and transformative this stuff is, and yet the medical world acts like you’re doing something dangerous by just wanting better sex. It’s not a problem. It’s the most fun I’ve had in years.
It can cause increased eye pressure and other scary eye stuff if you take it too often. Definitely look into it
Safe and effective. Side effects are very rare and are usually limited to soreness at the site of injection. Recommend everyone who is recommended semaglutide by a relevant authority, to get it. The obesity epidemic is a national security concern
Yup. And using it as the wonder drug it is, I.e women using it to get “beach bodies” should be celebrated and not stigmatized. I want bodily autonomy and control. The right to experiment with weight loss drugs is analogous to the right to be trans or to not have your foreskin removed at birth. It’s crazy that these drugs even have further benefits like anti addiction properties!
> The right to experiment with weight loss drugs is analogous to the right to be trans or to not have your foreskin removed at birth
Both things the current administration is fighting against, so the metaphor is really apt.
There are a lot of trans people on HRT that DIY their meds, especially transfemmes, because estrogen is not a controlled substance.
Semaglutide is linked to NAION, a "stroke" in the retinal blood vessels linked to a blood pressure drop there, typically when sleeping. I think I already have one of these in one eye. I DO NOT want to risk getting it in the other. Staying off semaglutide until it's really necessary.
That’s a pretty bold claim, got a citation to back it up?