Compounding prices dropping with zepbound self pay program?

[Gr33dyOctopus]

That particular story has an ending full of relief. I talked with her about sourcing, reconstituting, and filtering, and she went "oh shit, it's actually a whole new skill set and sort of a new hobby. You know what, I love you and I appreciate this, but I think I'm not in a place where I want to fuck around with any rabbit holes; I don't need better skin that badly."

If and when she changes her mind (she's a little over a year into widowhood and is in an 'I don't do anything that comes with labor or complications, I just wake up, have a nice, peaceful, calm little day, go to bed and repeat" place), it'll be with the understanding that this is a thing with a learning curve.

Ive since lightened up, been enlightened reading this board. Anything I try on myself first, id likely share with my mom.
We tend to grow and learn every day...

 

[Labcat]

Ive since lightened up, been enlightened reading this board. Anything I try on myself first, id likely share with my mom.
We tend to grow and learn every day...

This is really how I feel about my willingness to even consider all this. Growth.

 

[skeptick]

My Mom is gone. Lost her 2 years ago. I understand what you are saying, but she died from heart issues brought on obesity. If Id have known, I would've possibly extended her time here.

Condolences to all. Lost my Greatest Mom Anybody Ever Had couple years ago who died from lung cancer. This before it was known that GLP's can help with addictions. If she were here now, I'd personally shoot her up...

 

[HZM808]

I feel like grey is one of those things that should be a thousand percent "because I'm interested and have done a ton of reading and have asked questions in the community and fully understand the risks and accept them in a way that's real for me," and zero percent "because a friend I trust made it sound fine."

Hmmm, making me think...thanks. While I would have really appreciated someone I knew taking me by the hand and showing me all this (think of the time I'd have saved!), I would not want them to feel personally responsible bc of that and, by nature, I'd have looked into it myself anyway. However, I guess bc I feel responsible when I recommend a vacation spot to someone and it ends up not going well or not being their cup of tea, I would definitely feel responsible if this went wrong...

 

[Labcat]

Hmmm, making me think...thanks. While I would have really appreciated someone I knew taking me by the hand and showing me all this (think of the time I'd have saved!), I would not want them to feel personally responsible bc of that and, by nature, I'd have looked into it myself anyway. However, I guess bc I feel responsible when I recommend a vacation spot to someone and it ends up not going well or not being their cup of tea, I would definitely feel responsible if this went wrong...

It’s why objective and impersonal regulatory structures help everyone. It’s already uphill against resistance to talk about something new, that it’s something unregulated (even if the “system” isn’t working as well as touted) triggers a lot of reactivity, which if they do evaluate the info you give, makes many people tend to misdirect any negative feelings that arise.

 

[randompersonrandom]

Ive since lightened up, been enlightened reading this board. Anything I try on myself first, id likely share with my mom.
We tend to grow and learn every day...

My feelings on risk assessment being something that needs to be left to the affected individual come from teaching motorcycling through most of my thirties. Like everyone who's done a lot of motorcycle training for beginners, a number of people who came through my classes are now dead from motorcycle accidents, because motorcycling carries a higher level of risk than driving a car, and sometimes people die on a bike.

I knew fellow coaches who would take it terribly hard when that happened, but I never did, because never did I ever encourage someone to keep going if they didn't want it badly enough TO keep working at whatever it was. I can support, I can offer perspective on what I'm seeing while they work, but I wouldn't dream of making it sound like no big deal.

If my mom struggled with obesity AND didn't have the mental capacity to assess her own risk when it came to grey, then I'd be really torn. But since she doesn't have that particular problem and is fully with it mentally, I wouldn't want to encourage her to take on risks with grey that she hadn't worked to understand and assess by herself.

 

[byefatlicia]

My feelings on risk assessment being something that needs to be left to the affected individual come from teaching motorcycling through most of my thirties. Like everyone who's done a lot of motorcycle training for beginners, a number of people who came through my classes are now dead from motorcycle accidents, because motorcycling carries a higher level of risk than driving a car, and sometimes people die on a bike.

I knew fellow coaches who would take it terribly hard when that happened, but I never did, because never did I ever encourage someone to keep going if they didn't want it badly enough TO keep working at whatever it was. I can support, I can offer perspective on what I'm seeing while they work, but I wouldn't dream of making it sound like no big deal.

If my mom struggled with obesity AND didn't have the mental capacity to assess her own risk when it came to grey, then I'd be really torn. But since she doesn't have that particular problem and is fully with it mentally, I wouldn't want to encourage her to take on risks with grey that she hadn't worked to understand and assess by herself.

My Buddie's mom is in her early 90's and asked me if this would help her. She struggles with weight and inflammation and the other stuff that being over weight can effect. I told her it is a strong possibility that it would help her. But that she needs it from a doctor... with a script...

Ultimately, something will take her out. And grey meds need to not be a part of the conversation at that point.
I love her, but I can't help her.