unpopular opinion: most of what gets said here about GIP is guesswork. Making the case below, and I expect to lose some of it in the comments. SURMOUNT-1 ran 72 weeks…
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comment on [Results] 96 weeks, 40kg, and 2.4mg was the hard part in c/semaglutide · 75 points · 1 year ago
the scale is the least sensitive instrument you own
comment on three years of Ozempic threads, summarised so you do not have to read them in c/semaglutide · 1 points · 1 year ago
do not chase somebody else’s titration schedule, they are not you
comment on [Results] 58 weeks, 21kg, and plateau was the hard part in c/semaglutide · 1 points · 1 year ago
First month I lost almost nothing and nearly quit. Month two and three were where it all happened.
comment on genuine question about nausea that I am slightly embarrassed to ask in c/sideeffects · 53 points · 1 year ago
I would be careful here. "Everyone gets this" is not true, and it makes the people who get something unusual assume they are fine when they should be asking.
comment on [Discussion] can we stop arguing about fatigue until somebody posts a number in c/sideeffects · 2 points · 2 years ago
nobody warns you about how much of this is timing rather than dose
comment on reading API source threads from 2024 and half of it aged badly in c/compounding · 16 points · 2 years ago
That figure is the starting material purity, not the finished preparation potency. Two different tests.
comment on reading API source threads from 2024 and half of it aged badly in c/compounding · 15 points · 2 years ago
503A is patient-specific, 503B is outsourcing facility, they are not the same thing
comment on [Lab] 22th independent test on WXT — 99.2% on a claimed 98.5%, and the trend is the interesting part in c/tirzepatide · 0 points · 2 years ago
Agree. The GIP component is the interesting half and it barely gets discussed outside c/glp1science.
comment on genuine question about Wegovy that I am slightly embarrassed to ask in c/semaglutide · 52 points · 2 years ago
do not chase somebody else’s titration schedule, they are not you
comment on three years of special authorization threads, summarised so you do not have to read them in c/glp1canada · 25 points · 2 years ago
Formulary criteria are revised, and plan renewal is a natural point at which a previously refused request may succeed without anything about the applicant changing.
comment on is it normal to get muscle cramps at week 54 in c/tirzepatide · 27 points · 2 years ago
sulphur burps are the signature complaint and they are not dangerous
comment on [Lab] split one vial across VendorInvestigate and PeptideMeter — 94.2% and 97.9% in c/semaglutide · 13 points · 2 years ago
stalling at 1.7mg is information, not a verdict
comment on someone explain 503A to me like I have not read a paper in years in c/compounding · 97 points · 2 years ago
Compounded preparations are not approved products and carry no bioequivalence claim. That is a statement about regulatory category, not about quality.
comment on someone explain 503A to me like I have not read a paper in years in c/compounding · 27 points · 2 years ago
Small fix — 503B facilities register with the regulator; 503A pharmacies are licensed by the state board. Different mechanisms.
comment on someone explain 503B to me like I have not read a paper in years in c/compounding · 11 points · 2 years ago
Salt form matters for mass: a preparation specified as one salt and dosed as the free base gives you a different amount of peptide for the same number on the label.
comment on [Discussion] can we stop arguing about fraud until somebody posts a number in c/scamalerts · 1 points · 2 years ago
no names without evidence, that is the sidebar rule and it is a good one
comment on three years of 503B threads, summarised so you do not have to read them in c/compounding · 42 points · 2 years ago
Potency and sterility testing on the finished preparation are separate from any certificate covering the starting material. Ask which you are being shown.
comment on [Question] Denmark — has anyone got a straight answer on 503B in c/compounding · 15 points · 2 years ago
Disagree — a 503B being registered does not make its preparations equivalent to an approved product. Different regulatory category entirely.
comment on unpopular opinion: most of what gets said here about GIP is guesswork in c/tirzepatide · 24 points · 2 years ago
What is the waist doing? That is usually the number still moving during a scale stall.
comment on unpopular opinion: most of what gets said here about GIP is guesswork in c/tirzepatide · 48 points · 2 years ago
What step are you on and how long have you been there?
comment on how much of what we believe about hair loss actually comes from gallbladder threads in c/sideeffects · 89 points · 2 years ago
That symptom is not the one being described upthread. Two different things with similar names and the answers are not interchangeable.
comment on the group buy question that gets asked weekly, answered properly in c/scamalerts · 36 points · 2 years ago
Cloned storefronts copy assets, layout and testimonial text. What they cannot easily copy is a batch-specific document that ties to a lot you can then have tested independently.
comment on [Question] how do you actually verify hair loss in c/sideeffects · 1.2k points · 2 years ago
A symptom that begins the day after the shot and fades by day four tracks the exposure curve. One that appears at random in week 10 probably does not, and that is worth saying to a clinician rather than to us.
comment on [Question] how do you actually verify Wegovy in c/semaglutide · 12 points · 2 years ago
Minor fix — the half-life is about a week, not about a day. The rest of your point stands.
comment on [Vendor] QST vs QYB on the same compound, same month — both cleared 99.0% in c/tirzepatide · 93 points · 2 years ago
Agreed, and the trial number is a mean of a very wide distribution — the tails are enormous and nobody posts from the middle.
comment on [Vendor] QST vs QYB on the same compound, same month — both cleared 99.0% in c/tirzepatide · 795 points · 2 years ago
Same experience with the appetite effect being flatter across the week rather than front-loaded.