Do you tell your Dr you're on peps?

Do you tell your dr your on peps?

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notfatanymore123

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I didn't tell mine. If I did, she would know she didn't give me a rx for it. She would know that I'm willing to do risky things and be more carefull what she prescribes later. Like pain meds or benzos. She might think I will abuse them?

I personally believe grey peps are safer than morbid obesity.
 
notfatanymore123 said:
I didn't tell mine. If I did, she would know she didn't give me a rx for it. She would know that I'm willing to do risky things and be more carefull what she prescribes later. Like pain meds or benzos. She might think I will abuse them?

I personally believe grey peps are safer than morbid obesity.
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I tell her, because if i have a pb, i would like to be well diagnose. She already gave me a rx for if, but my assurance doesn't cover It cause even if i'm un morbid obesity, i don't have diabete, or other pb except sleep apnea that Is not covered for in Canada. So She understand even if She disagree.
 
I did, and he refused to discuss it, so I fired him, my next doc I plan to tell I'm on "compounded tirzepatide" but that's it (and that only because I'm still actively losing weight, so there's no way she doesn't notice). Anything else I add in will be strictly on a need to know basis.
 
Yeah with the caveat that I had been prescribed Mounjaro and Ozempic in the past but got priced out. But I also tell her all the other drugs I do take. It's important for them to know that type of thing.
 
I originally got with my doc to get me on enclo, haven’t told him about anything grey. He made a comment about my weight loss but I haven’t told him how it was done other than calorie tracking a consistent gym routine (which I am doing) I’m not sure how to go about it. I get bloods checked every 4 months regardless. I’m only on Reta but have been looking into adding more to my stack protocol
 
I only take Tirz and my doctor does know. He asked where I got it and I said “online.” He didn’t ask any further questions but did try to help me get it through insurance, which was denied twice so. 🤷‍♀️
 
Yeah. My MD and me are friends. He's on tirz too. I got a script and a month of Mounjaro when I started. What he won't and can't discuss is reta. obviously because it's not released/fda approved. Bless him. He seems so far behind the times. But he has hundreds of old fuckers, like me to deal with. I wouldn't have his job.
 
Im going to the doctor on Wednesday. He was trying to get me on Mounjaro but my insurance wouldnt cover it and I wasn't about to pay all that money for it. Im actually kind of looking forward to telling him im on reta to see his reaction lol I did lose almost 60 pounds since I was last there so that is good.
 
I discussed compounded product with mine after my insurance discontinued coverage. As an adoptee, I am consistently treated as a high risk patient. I tend to keep my PCP informed.

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The last time I had my annual physical, I used the patient portal to update my Rx's.

Under the med section it offered the choice of check boxes for brand name Zepbound or generic tirzepatide with standard doses.
I checked a box for Zepbound at a standard dose.

Never have had any questions, but last time the nurse referred to it as tirzepatide, just checking I am still on it.

All in their ordinary day's work, no issues or concerns. Never any reason to bring up grey.
 
Vriende said:
The last time I had my annual physical, I used the patient portal to update my Rx's.

Under the med section it offered the choice of check boxes for brand name Zepbound or generic tirzepatide with standard doses.
I checked a box for Zepbound at a standard dose.

Never have had any questions, but last time the nurse referred to it as tirzepatide, just checking I am still on it.

All in their ordinary day's work, no issues or concerns. Never any reason to bring up grey.
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Yeah, I am pretty open with my doctors, so I will tell her I am still on Triz, but no good would come from talking about grey...
 
Flash-BCR said:
When I asked my primary care Doc for a scrip for Tirz, she told me they carry Tirz at their office. I walked out with 4 pre-loaded compounded Tirz syringes in the same list...
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1st I've heard of such a thing... May I ask about insurance coverage? Out of pocket expense? Dosage dispensed? Insulin type syringe? Do they stock multiple dosage levels(ie: 2.5mg,5mg,7.5mg,etc)? ThanX
 
Definite no. I'm looking for a new PCP bc I'm planning to fire my current one. He's been trying to prescribe me statin for some time, plus when I requested a full bloodwork to check my hormones, he denied it and said what I'm going thru is not hormonal (smdh).
I found an online gyno who was able to ordered me a full bloodwork, and of course the result was that my hormones were out of whack. I'm planning to tell her at my next appt later this year.
 
ER Doc made it crystal clear he didn't give a shit if I lived or died when I went there for elevated blood pressure from my dentist office. He literally told me I would be a burden to my wife and would be a vegetable if I was unlucky because my blood pressure was so high. He said to my face that If I was lucky, I would just die quickly instead of surviving a heart attack or stroke and become a burden to my wife and have her go through the pain of unplugging me.

Docs here in the US in my experience are not people you want to encounter in any way at all. I got an IV and sat for 4hrs and the cost was $7k. FUCK US DOCS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
TacoLifter420 said:
My TRT doc yes, he talked me in to tirzepatide to start with. Now he doesn't know im on the Grey though.

My primary doc, no.
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Exactly the same here with me. On a side note, you should see if they offer Enclomiphene instead of normal TRT. I switched after about a year, and I'm much happier.
 
skeptick said:
1st I've heard of such a thing... May I ask about insurance coverage? Out of pocket expense? Dosage dispensed? Insulin type syringe? Do they stock multiple dosage levels(ie: 2.5mg,5mg,7.5mg,etc)? ThanX
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No insurance coverage for Tirz for me...I didn't meet the threshold...She wanted to start me at 5mg, but I told her 2.5mg because I am usually drug sensitive (I threw up the first weekend on 2.5😯) I went to 5mg the net month...2.5mg was $250 per month, 5mg was $300 mo and 7.5mg would have been $350 mo. I am sure they had stock for all on hand....I punched out at the $350 price and found a compounder, then a single vial, then grey...
 
I wouldn’t as when I go on holiday I’d be worried my travel insurer would wiggle out of any claim I needed to make, if I took ill.
 
FLglpguy said:
ER Doc made it crystal clear he didn't give a shit if I lived or died when I went there for elevated blood pressure from my dentist office. He literally told me I would be a burden to my wife and would be a vegetable if I was unlucky because my blood pressure was so high. He said to my face that If I was lucky, I would just die quickly instead of surviving a heart attack or stroke and become a burden to my wife and have her go through the pain of unplugging me.

Docs here in the US in my experience are not people you want to encounter in any way at all. I got an IV and sat for 4hrs and the cost was $7k. FUCK US DOCS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Unbefuckinglievable!
 
angeliquereta said:
I tell her, because if i have a pb, i would like to be well diagnose. She already gave me a rx for if, but my assurance doesn't cover It cause even if i'm un morbid obesity, i don't have diabete, or other pb except sleep apnea that Is not covered for in Canada. So She understand even if She disagree.
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What's "pb" ?
 
To clarify, I only told her about tirz since she wasn't able to prescribe it, I told her I was going to use telehealth and compounding. I send her a monthly email with an update on my current weight, BP and any side effects and she adds it to my chart. She also prescribed Zoloft when I was having nausea the first couple of months. She's been really encouraging.

I am not sharing my experiments with KPV and MT-1. If I ever end up in the ED for any reason, I would probably tell the emergency doc.
 
notfatanymore123 said:
Hmm. That's a thought. I want to know more about this.
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About having more than one doctor? You could go online and get a Rx for Tirz this week.

I don’t have a PCP, but I have a dentist, optometrist, ortho, gastro, and in the last year two tele MD.

Over the last several years I’ve had several typical PHP take care of sniffles, physicals, etc.

None have an exclusive right to any aspect of health care. Ultimately it’s up to me to make sure they know relevant information to provide their respective services.

It’s conceivable there could some circumstance where it matters if I’m taking Tirz, Reta, Sema, Cag, Elora, etc or some combination therein. In general calling it Zepbound or Tirz takes care of informing them of my health care relevant details.
 
HRH_IceQueen said:
Definite no. I'm looking for a new PCP bc I'm planning to fire my current one. He's been trying to prescribe me statin for some time, plus when I requested a full bloodwork to check my hormones, he denied it and said what I'm going thru is not hormonal (smdh).
I found an online gyno who was able to ordered me a full bloodwork, and of course the result was that my hormones were out of whack. I'm planning to tell her at my next appt later this year.
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I believe that is one appointment I would just forget to show up for.................
 
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