Sydney Lepkin

But like if it's too strong and you don't know it, that can be really risky.

We're already seeing a lot of people use them.

The ads, actually at one point I looked at Facebook ads over time for compounded drugs and they were only growing.

But I do think we're going to see more people using them if they can get cheaper.

There are still going to be a lot of people who...

can't afford a couple hundred dollars a month and don't have health insurance coverage because one of the things I'm now hearing from people is also like even if they do have coverage it's very restricted like I've heard from several people I can't get it covered for weight loss unless I have a BMI of over 40 which is interesting because a BMI of 30 is considered obese so like I've heard from people be like wait am I supposed to gain weight to get coverage are you kidding

By altering their desire for food, some people say they've lost their desire for everything else.

And what's left is a long-lasting state of meh, blech, numb, flat, take it or leave it.

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