Dr. Rocio Salas-Whalen

What are the big side effects? The problem with those side effects... were that they were initially created by people using compounded medication and that didn't have expertise on that. So their thinking was, well, maybe if you use less, you'll have less of the side effects. But that's not a problem of the actual drug of itself, right?

It's an actual problem of who was prescribing it and also using compounded medication.

It's an actual problem of who was prescribing it and also using compounded medication.

It's an actual problem of who was prescribing it and also using compounded medication.

If you're using the FDA-approved drug the right way by somebody who knows how these medications work, you won't have those side effects that will make you use a microdose. Wow.

If you're using the FDA-approved drug the right way by somebody who knows how these medications work, you won't have those side effects that will make you use a microdose. Wow.

If you're using the FDA-approved drug the right way by somebody who knows how these medications work, you won't have those side effects that will make you use a microdose. Wow.

They're not heavily regulated. We don't know exactly what you're getting in the medication. There's the risk of overdosing yourself. There's higher risk of side effects, one, from not knowing what it is in the medication and not doing the right dose. And third, there's no evidence-based research that says that microdosing is effective.

They're not heavily regulated. We don't know exactly what you're getting in the medication. There's the risk of overdosing yourself. There's higher risk of side effects, one, from not knowing what it is in the medication and not doing the right dose. And third, there's no evidence-based research that says that microdosing is effective.

They're not heavily regulated. We don't know exactly what you're getting in the medication. There's the risk of overdosing yourself. There's higher risk of side effects, one, from not knowing what it is in the medication and not doing the right dose. And third, there's no evidence-based research that says that microdosing is effective.

That they're easy way out, that is cheating, that you can sit back and not worry about how you eat and if your exercise or not.

That they're easy way out, that is cheating, that you can sit back and not worry about how you eat and if your exercise or not.

That they're easy way out, that is cheating, that you can sit back and not worry about how you eat and if your exercise or not.

patients are more involved in exercising. They're eating better. They're increasing their protein intake. They're working out. Because when you explain to a patient the possibility of muscle loss, and when they see it physically, when they come and do their body compositions and they think, oh, I lost three pounds. Great.

patients are more involved in exercising. They're eating better. They're increasing their protein intake. They're working out. Because when you explain to a patient the possibility of muscle loss, and when they see it physically, when they come and do their body compositions and they think, oh, I lost three pounds. Great.

patients are more involved in exercising. They're eating better. They're increasing their protein intake. They're working out. Because when you explain to a patient the possibility of muscle loss, and when they see it physically, when they come and do their body compositions and they think, oh, I lost three pounds. Great.

And then they go into the body composition and they saw that half of it was muscle. They get it. They understand.

And then they go into the body composition and they saw that half of it was muscle. They get it. They understand.

And then they go into the body composition and they saw that half of it was muscle. They get it. They understand.

And they become part of the treatment. They start working out. They start lifting weights. They start eating better. And then halfway the journey, which for me is what drives me of what I do every day, is there's a switch. There's a switch from when the patient comes thinking of something externally, physically, and then halfway it becomes something internally. They like how they feel strong.