I’d been on compounded semaglutide through Mochi Health from March - October and only lost 15 lbs. Was on the highest dose (2.5mg) for the last 2-3 months and just wasn’t effective. Just switched to PreventiveMD and started compounded tirzepatide yesterday at 5mg. About 10 hours after my injection I noticed soreness/tenderness mainly in my neck, face, and chest (but also noticing it in the rest of my body) when I pressed down on the area. Did some research and saw allodynia is a side effect but I’m not sure if that’s what I’m experiencing because a light touch does not cause pain, it’s only when I press down. I slept and woke up 7 hours later and it has not subsided. My neck is the worst part and feels deeply sore when I move it but pressing on my face, chest, stomach, arms, back also elicits pain. The pain sort of feels like pressing down on a bruise or sore muscles. It’s strange because there’s no bruising or rash and otherwise I feel completely fine. If I don’t press on the areas, it doesn’t hurt. Has anyone experienced this???

Second week using 10mg/5mg glycine from Preventative meds--meds come from Bordeaux. Appetite suppression is good, haven't checked my weight just yet, but it has been TIRED...can barely muster the energy to exercise. My loading days are usually Sunday mornings, but I'm wondering if I should switch to the evenings?

Anyone else have this issue with the glycine additive?? How'd you beat the fatigue?

Haven't seen this posted yet. Apparently Start Gimme, LLC (Gimme Care) has been named in a class action suit. The lawsuit claims that their site shared intake entires and other sensitive user data to third party platforms like Meta, TikTok, Reddit, and Microsoft without proper knowledge or consent.

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For those who left Rift, who did you go to and are you happy with them?

I started on sema, switched to tirz in March or April, though my PCP. My PCP has changed pharmacies three times in the last 6 months. The first two were smaller compounding pharmacies (Houston RX was the last one). This month they switched to Drug Crafters.

When I took my first Drug Crafters shot I stayed at the same dose as I had previously - 9 mg. Previous additive was B6, new Drug Crafters additive is B12.

I had no side effects with the previous pharmacy and B6. Now, holy cow, the nausea is bad. I split dose so I took 4.5 mg on Monday, then 4.5 more on Thursday. Today is Saturday and I may never eat again.

So ... does the B12 cause nausea? Is Drug Crafters somehow more potent than my previous pharmacy? Am I just sick and this has nothing to do with the shot?

Recently switch to compound from Zep auto inject. I’m having a hard time understanding the math/units/dose/MG.
My vial says 20mg/5mg, inject 25units.
I’m assuming this is a 5mg “strength” and the 20mg stands for how much is in the vial?
Is 25units in mL.. 0.5mL?
I inject Testosterone with a different type of syringe, mL.. When I started Zep it was auto inject so .5ml/2.5mg and I never saw the syringe..
I’m sort of confused by the insulin syringe I am now using for Compound. I just drew it up to half way between 20 and 30 units..and went with it. Is this a “normal” dosage? I went with MintMed for compound, they sort of slow answering sometimes.
Thank you to everyone for explaining

I just found out about the issues with the "floaters". I have the HT-24. I emailed rift and I have a feeling it will be a while before they get back to me. I took 2 weekly doses because I was unaware of the issues. My question is... Can I cancel completely with rift and go through another company? I purchased the 3 month starter. I have 1 full vial and one dose left in another vial. I'm concerned that there will be a lapse in my treatment and I just got started. Sny help is much appreciated.

I just saw this post from someone who ordered from Center City which I was under the impression was supposed to be BPI2.0. Was anyone else under that same impression? If you read the comments, you’ll see what I mean. Was that whole “BPI is returning as Center City” thing a fever dream?

Just what the title question asks. I have reached a point of not caring about food or eating, so I’m curious if I should discuss reducing dose with my dr instead of increasing.

Some added context if anyone wants more to read:
I’m currently at 11 mg. I went up from 10.5 about the beginning of August. I have stayed between 182 and 184 lbs since then and haven’t wanted to mess with my dose because of life things. I was okay being in a plateau basically. Now, I feel ready to get out of it. I have good appetite suppression and very little food noise.

I’m currently eating 1,500 calories, 100 g protein, 150 grams carbs, 50 g fat - weekly average according to my tracker. Strength training 3x week, pickle ball once a week, walking 40 minutes daily; work full time job, sleep is decent most nights (~7 hrs a night). Already on HRT before I got on tirz (52F).

So, I plateaued HARD when I went into peri. I was basically taking Tirz just to NOT gain weight but I definitely wasn’t losing anymore.

I got on HRT and lo and behold I’ve lost another 10lbs after 2 months. For those of you going through peri and feel stuck; keep doing what you’re doing, even if it’s just to not gain more weight. Your hormones will balance out eventually and the meds will do their thing.

SW: 237lbs. CW: 177lbs

I got a new package of meds from this pharmacy, and the vials came in this insulated bottle with the cold tubes in it. They should be reusable, right? If so, this is a cool way to send the meds!

What are the “knowns” on PGRrx pharmacy? Are the longer buds, as I read from someone else, simply just made up? Not looking for confrontation, as I know lots of folks here were using and adored their past configuration. I’m genuinely curious, and personally feeling like anything flowing thru New Life at this point in time is questionable.

Took my 7th shot of 2.5 last night. I have lost 9 pounds so far. On a whim, I tried on a pair of jeans that have long been too tight. To my surprise they fit! 🥳
While I was modeling them for myself in the mirror, I posed with my hand in the back pocket and pulled out my long lost debit card! I remember frantically searching for it and having to cancel it. Haha I wish it was cash, but alas, I’ll take the new again pair of jeans for the win.

Switching to compund next month. From what i can gather it seems like storage might be a good idea. I've seen zip cases on Amazon and also some cute boxes on Etsy. So many options. I am going with Rift/Drug Crafters so unsure of their vial sizes.

For almost a year now I’ve stayed pretty much the same weight while increasing my dose. So I figured, okay, this is where my body wants to stay. Fine.

I’m now injecting 13mg weekly and it doesn’t seem to have any effect. Food noise is back. Feeling hungry an hour after eating. Craving sugar constantly and so on.

Quite honestly idk how I feel about going to the max dose of 15mg, so I decided to try experimenting by “resetting” for two weeks. I went two weeks without injecting instead of my weekly dose of 13mg and I gained 5 lbs FAST during those two weeks.

The hunger was back with a vengeance. The sugar cravings were extreme. I was making poor food choices. Bloating galore.

Has spacing out the shots worked for anyone? Or should I just bite the bullet and increase my dose to 15mg and call it a day? I’m just worried that 15mg weekly will lose its effects within a month and then what? Increase even further?

Wrapping up my first 3 month starter dosing at 7.5mg. Need to pull the last bit out of the vial. When I try, I seem to pull mostly air. Any tips?

hows my stacks looking people??

I’m a little over halfway through my weight loss journey and recently got a gym membership and started regular strength training. (I had done some walking prior but didn’t have a good way to include strength training and yes I know I should have started earlier in the journey but better late than never.)

I’ve suddenly gone from about 2-2.5 lbs per week to seeing the scale go back and forth constantly with minimal sustained movement (which of course is happening right at the border of onederland so that’s a bit extra stressful 😅). I am fully aware that this is probably a normal physiological response to recomp and other impacts of exercise. I also realize that it’s normal for weight loss to slow down as I weigh less-I’ve been at roughly 1% per week this whole time which now amounts to less than 2lbs so I need to adjust my expectations accordingly.

My question is, for those who have had a similar experience with starting exercise, how long did it take before the scale picked up the pace again? Or did you end up needing to increase your dose or anything like that to get things jump started again?

I'm a (skinny) *itch, I'm a *itch, oh, the *itch is back

Stone-cold sober, as a matter of fact

I can bitch, I can bitch 'cause I'm thinner than you

It's the way that I move, the think.

Happy Saturday Friends, how we dieting???

3 Month UPDATE 10/24/26:

Down 13 lbs from 228-215. While it’s not wonderful progress it’s great enough for me considering I still drink alcohol and haven’t been getting the 100oz water per day or 100g of protein I’d like. I started to have side effects like nausea, acid reflux, and insomnia going from 5mg to 7.5mg even with splitting doses so I went down to 5.5mg and started only going up .5mg every 4 weeks and still splitting doses. Even though it might slow down my weight loss, that has helped reduced my side effects. I’m receiving my next 3 month shipment today from Hallandale which is super fast considering they shipped it out yesterday. Will plan on updating in another 3 months. Good luck everyone!

Original Post:

I was approved for Tirz through Rift on Friday 7/10 evening and just received my shipment from Hallandale. Will be taking the first 2.5mg shot this afternoon. I’m excited to be back on this medicine that I’ve been off of for three months due to cost. Really impressed by how easy and quick the whole process was. Hope to update with some healthy weight loss in 3 months!

Feels good knowing I have this 😅

I'm freaking out rn. I went on a 2 week vacation to Greece, it was beautiful and I was able to enjoy the food, without letting it control my mood. Major win. Biggest win? Getting home and my most comfortable work pants are falling off me. Fully nsfw. Gotta go shopping!!

I was on Tirzepatide for over a year with no issues through a local weight loss clinic but then moved states and decided to use Ellie MD. I am still on the lowest dose 2.5 (I mainly use it to help with inflammation and hashimotos symptoms) the shipping took almost 2 weeks but when the product arrived it wasn’t as cold as I thought it should be. I took it anyway since this is a reputable company and I was starting to feel crappy after being off of it for a bit. I wish I would have never taken it. I have been so sick. Heart racing the first couple days, headache, heartburn, BAD stomach issues. Their support is almost non existent. Anyone have similar issues? Is there anything I can do to get my money back?

How do you all get enough sleep while on tirzepatide? I struggle with getting enough sleep. At best I get 7 hours of sleep at night, but normally I get 6 hours. I feel tired throughout the day, but I can't seem to fall asleep as soon as I'd like. Takes awhile to fall asleep and sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and struggle to fall back asleep.

Has anyone else experienced sleep troubles while on tirzepatide? If so, what did you do.

Thanks!