So I’ve become the friendly neighborhood GLP hotspot 😅 anyone else?

[alphaamigo]

It was my mom who got me to look into this gray market. There were some people in my family already in it. I decided to become the expert, and now I'm the one educating everyone around me and placing orders for others. Also, every time I speak to someone who is on it and complains about the price, I have a little convo with them.

 

[Chopper]

I can understand not wanting to be alone around syringes from an IV user’s perspective. An alcoholic would be foolish to hang out in bars to pass time.

Us recovering fatasses knew to not buy the tasty snacks so we wouldn’t eat the box in the first day. We still did it until peptides shut that part of our psyche off.

Until it becomes a legal issue for me, my general stance is it’s their decision that they’re responsible for, not me. As a child, I gave my mother allergy shots… no legal issue there.

If my “best friend” needed me to stick them, I don’t have a hangup with it. If they were an iv user in recovery I’d ask if they thought it through/consulted with their recovery folk. If they said yes, send it.

A random person wanting me to stick them? I’ll pass. Getting paid to stick is getting paid for unlicensed medical work, pass.

It also seems like Tirz could have meaningful therapeutic benefits towards his recovery.

+1 for Tirz helping with recovery. A close friend stopped taking oxycodone after being on it 15yrs when he got on Tirz. He's been off it but still on Tirz 1 year next month. Pretty impressive to me! Obviously it still took constant effort on his part but he said the Tirz made it much more possible. Whether that's true for all idk but we will take the win.

 

[Twowheelr2]

Thank you everyone for this open and honest discussion. I have a lot to think about.

I will say that I am definitely in the camp of having my friend begin his own pep education. I'll direct him to the appropriate links so he can begin to get his own knowledge on it. And I'll discuss it with him straight-up that we need to get him to a place where he can keep his kits at home and do his own shots. However, I will let him know that I can always come and be present on pinning day as he gets used to it.

I’m open about my GLP use. After losing 50lbs people will ask. I started compound tirzepatide through a Telehealth outfit last Aug. (still using it BTW). For people who want to begin GLPs for themselves, and can’t get a Dr’s or insurance approval, I steer them in that direction. Once they have their own script I’m willing to share more.

 

[randompersonrandom]

Thank you everyone for this open and honest discussion. I have a lot to think about.

I will say that I am definitely in the camp of having my friend begin his own pep education. I'll direct him to the appropriate links so he can begin to get his own knowledge on it. And I'll discuss it with him straight-up that we need to get him to a place where he can keep his kits at home and do his own shots. However, I will let him know that I can always come and be present on pinning day as he gets used to it.

THAT is reasonable. Also, if it comforts him; you can get lockable ammo box for like ten bucks on Amazon, and a lock with a timer on it from same. Pin, put your syringes in it, set the timer, and that box is staying closed for seven days. I still cannot be trusted with cookies in the house, so I have one that I keep cookies in.

 

[Mara_aa]

I have a very close friend, basically a sister, and she’s one of the only people I told about the grey. She kept asking how I’d lost weight, and I didn’t want to lie: she had a failed sleeve and was really struggling. In Italy the body shaming is brutal.

I explained everything clearly, risks and heavy side effects, and she was scared, as she should be.

But after seeing my results, she wanted to try. I just asked her to get full bloodwork. She understood the risks, so I didn’t step back.

She’s happy now, and I don’t regret sharing info and purchases with her.

She made her own choice.

I’d never discuss this with acquaintances, coworkers, or people who aren’t truly close.

 

[CNCCurrency]

I was pinning my friend when she first started and she got the courage to pin after a few weeks.

 

[JoonyO]

No way. The possible repercussions....just too many. For instance, what if you shared your Tirz and they had a serious reaction to high endo levels even though you didn't? Would you be at fault? I'd say yes. What if they did one of the dumb things and od? IT's too risky. Your heart's in the right place but it won't be your heart in a court room. Advice from personal experience. That's all you should be giving. Point them to this place.

 

[agussie]

If it were me, I’d point him to Reddit and the tirzepatidecompound sub. At the top is a where to buy of telehealths. He should get an active script. Make him go the above board route. This would help take away some of the “questionable” stigma away for a previous user.

When he’s a ways in you can always offer to point in this direction but leave it up to him.

I’d personally detach from that situation for liability reasons.

 

[Rolltide61]

Hey all — could use some perspective from the forum.

I’ve been on Tirzepatide since October and it’s been a really positive experience for me. Naturally, a few close friends have gotten curious about obtaining their own from the grey market. A couple of them have done their own research and asked if I’d include them when I order, which I’m generally okay with.

Where I’m feeling a little more unsure is with my best friend.

He struggles with obesity and is also in recovery (like me). We’ve talked a lot about GLPs, and recently he decided he wants to give Tirzepatide a chance. I currently have more compounded meds than I can realistically use while I’m tapering off and moving to Reta, so I offered to share and help him start at a low dose.

One wrinkle: he’s triggered by handling syringes himself. So for now, the plan is that he comes by and I handle the injections.

Before moving forward, we looped in both of our sponsors and made sure everything was out in the open. No secrecy—just trying to be thoughtful and accountable about it.

He just started yesterday, but he’s already noticing the usual “food noise” quieting, and interestingly, some of the same mental calm I’ve felt too.

That said… I’m a little in my head about it. Part of me feels like, if something has helped me this much, how could I not help someone close to me access it? But I’m also aware there are some real boundaries here—medical, ethical, and recovery-related—and I don’t want to be naive about that.

So I’m curious:

Has anyone supported a friend or loved one starting GLPs?

How did you think about boundaries or your role in it—especially if recovery is part of the picture?

Would really appreciate hearing others’ experiences.

It amazes me that it's always the man that's the crybaby. Don't hear a peep out of women. I guess that's why they have the babies.

I was gonna do a review on Fox04 which is great. However it did burn and itch me for several hours each time. Since that would "trigger" some dude to take 15 pictures of his red spot from the pin I decided not to.

 

[Jfrick11]

I get why you want to help him, especially if this has been life changing for you. That part makes total sense.

But you’ve stepped into a role that really isn’t yours to carry. Sharing and administering something like this puts you in the position of prescriber, pharmacist, and provider all at once, and that’s where this starts to get risky fast.

The recovery piece makes this more complicated, not less. Even if the medication itself isn’t addictive, the dynamic of you controlling access and giving the injections can create dependency in a different way. That’s not a small thing.... For either of you.

Also, if he’s triggered by handling syringes, that’s important information. The solution shouldn’t be you doing injections for him indefinitely, it’s finding a setup where he can safely and independently manage his own care.

You’re not wrong for wanting to help, but helping doesn’t have to mean being the everything. A better lane is supporting him in getting this prescribed through a legitimate provider who will dictate medical decisions. If sourcing is impossible bc of insurabce/costs.... You could help him navigate access, and then be there for accountability.

Right now you’re taking on medical, ethical, and personal risk that doesn’t really belong to you.

 

[Twowheelr2]

Hey all — could use some perspective from the forum.

I’ve been on Tirzepatide since October and it’s been a really positive experience for me. Naturally, a few close friends have gotten curious about obtaining their own from the grey market. A couple of them have done their own research and asked if I’d include them when I order, which I’m generally okay with.

Where I’m feeling a little more unsure is with my best friend.

He struggles with obesity and is also in recovery (like me). We’ve talked a lot about GLPs, and recently he decided he wants to give Tirzepatide a chance. I currently have more compounded meds than I can realistically use while I’m tapering off and moving to Reta, so I offered to share and help him start at a low dose.

One wrinkle: he’s triggered by handling syringes himself. So for now, the plan is that he comes by and I handle the injections.

Before moving forward, we looped in both of our sponsors and made sure everything was out in the open. No secrecy—just trying to be thoughtful and accountable about it.

He just started yesterday, but he’s already noticing the usual “food noise” quieting, and interestingly, some of the same mental calm I’ve felt too.

That said… I’m a little in my head about it. Part of me feels like, if something has helped me this much, how could I not help someone close to me access it? But I’m also aware there are some real boundaries here—medical, ethical, and recovery-related—and I don’t want to be naive about that.

So I’m curious:

Has anyone supported a friend or loved one starting GLPs?

How did you think about boundaries or your role in it—especially if recovery is part of the picture?

Would really appreciate hearing others’ experiences.

Why not try those injection pins? It could be enough insulation from pushing a plunger and wouldnt be a trigger.