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Tagging this for the weekly digest. 👍

Subscribing to this thread. Understanding peptide is exactly what I've been researching. 🙏

OP here — wow, did not expect this much response! Thank you all for the thoughtful replies on Understanding peptide.

To answer LondonLisa: yes, I am on compounded sema from a 503B pharmacy.

Quick update: things are still going well. Thanks again for the evidence-based discussion — this is exactly why I posted in a science-based community. 🙏

Exactly this. My pharmacist said the same thing about Understanding.

sophie_paris said:

The first month are the hardest

This is exactly right. sophie_paris articulated what I have been trying to explain to my friends for months. The Understanding peptide aspect is what made the difference for me.