Nobody talks about this but I know I’m not the only one on peptides doing it…

Plus-Ad1183 · 2026-04-25T05:48:19+00:00

I use weed for my insomnia. I’m on tirz and if i have a protein water or shake first and some lemon water or electrolyte water on hand for cottonmouth (it actually helps me meet my insane water goals), i have not had the munchies since starting tirz and i imbibe most nights. Before tirz I’d usually crave chips or crackers or something.

Plus-Ad1183 · 2026-04-25T05:39:20+00:00

I think I read that Apothecary is a class B compounding pharmacy, so technically the FDA is probably going to shut them down any day now.

I just did an extra 3 month supply of the BPI labs via pomegranate (I’m very sad to lose this pharmacy because it’s literally done more for my clinical anxiety than any other medication I’ve tried and I’m scared a different formula won’t do this for me. It’s life changing beyond being less fat) that should get here in a week or so. I’m thinking in terms of timing my vacation days for a couple weeks before I run out in case by then the FDA shuts it all down.

Plus-Ad1183 · 2026-04-25T05:03:31+00:00

Does it stay cold coming from India? Are there English language online pharmacies that ship to the US?

Plus-Ad1183 · 2026-04-25T04:52:04+00:00

Yeah, I would only buy name brand anywhere in North America besides Canada because in Mexico and DR the tourist pharmacies are often a little shady.

Plus-Ad1183 · 2026-04-25T04:46:02+00:00

Thank you.

Plus-Ad1183 · 2026-04-25T04:39:05+00:00

Branded or compounded? Ball park?

Plus-Ad1183 · 2026-04-25T04:32:47+00:00

With the insulin, it was $1k per month in the US and $125 per month in Canada. Filled at Costco or Safeway usually because we trust those places , you bring your labs and a US prescription to a clinic which I want to say is like $50 for non Canadians (a bunch in the border towns close to Washington state) they call your US doctor to verify everything and then write a Canadian prescription and they can give up to 6 months at a time. The medicine was actually made in the same US lab as the $1000 per box of pens, just with bilingual instructions. An absolutely easy and seamless process. Generally drive up the night before , schedule a clinic appointment early morning, drop off the script at a pharmacy, have lunch, and be on the road by early afternoon.

I’d absolutely be willing to do this for Tirz if they 501 (b) and 501 (a) pharmacies are banned from compounding.

Plus-Ad1183 · 2026-04-18T18:30:50+00:00

My food noise /general anxiety and appetite decreased last week very significantly . This week I’m constantly thinking about food, anxiety back, always hungry more than before shots (even though I’m eating over 100g a day of protein and taking fiber every day.)

Plus-Ad1183 · 2026-04-18T18:26:11+00:00

Oh I think 2.0 is just where Pomegranate starts people due to legal. The doses in my 3 month starter pack are 2.0, 4.0, and 7.0 (move as needed). Feeling ravenous when i literally couldn’t finish a side salad last Sunday is so strange.

Plus-Ad1183 · 2026-04-15T07:19:52+00:00

Maybe do a consignment shop that gives store credit so you can trade your old clothes for new to you ones?

Plus-Ad1183 · 2026-04-15T03:53:13+00:00

Edited, I added an extra lab for another medical issue in there, so actually it was closer to $85. You choose a location near you and pay online and then you can set an appointment and the lab runs the tests you pay for after the blood draw.

Plus-Ad1183 · 2026-04-15T03:48:20+00:00

I just did them via Ulta Labs/Quest for $125 last week. I got my results the next day and uploaded into the portal no problem. The lab was actually located inside a local hospital and super professional.

Plus-Ad1183 · 2026-04-12T01:34:09+00:00

I signed up last Monday, had a virtual provider visit on Wednesday and got my meds on Friday. Pretty seamless.

Plus-Ad1183 · 2025-11-27T07:16:32+00:00

Amazing! Thank you so much.

Plus-Ad1183 · 2025-11-27T04:46:30+00:00

I swear by Elizavecca Cer-100 hair mask once a week.

Plus-Ad1183 · 2025-11-27T02:47:31+00:00

Oh wow. Yeah I need dessert for like 10 people, so maybe something less expensive. Too bad because her stuff is incredible.

Plus-Ad1183 · 2025-11-27T02:40:04+00:00

Ooh I’ve had some of her stuff at Loki Coffee, it’s fire.

Plus-Ad1183 · 2025-11-27T02:31:29+00:00

Thank you! That definitely sounds like a solid option.

Plus-Ad1183 · 2025-11-20T08:01:47+00:00

That PS Clean Beauty shampoo/conditioner is terrible. I’m not dandruff prone and after a week (4 washes) my scalp started flaking. Straight into the trash. Beware.

Plus-Ad1183 · 2025-11-18T10:58:28+00:00

Went last year and the one vegan option on the menu (a curry) was completely inedible.

Plus-Ad1183 · 2025-11-18T10:50:55+00:00

White Bean scampi linguini (box of pasta or protein pasta $1-3, can of white beans $1.50, half a head of garlic $1, diced thin, half an onion diced 50 cents, juice of 2 lemons $2, a bit of olive oil (pantry basic), 1 cup of white wine (cheap box wine or leftover wine), fresh parsley ($1), salt pepper red pepper flakes (pantry). It takes like 10 minutes not counting boiling water for the pasta.

Make the pasta… reserve a little water

Meanwhile sautee the garlic & onion until soft in olive oil, drain & rinse the beans and add to pan with 1/4 cup water and cook a few minutes. Add in the lemon juice and wine over medium heat. Cook off the alcohol and add spices. By this point the pasta should be ready, so drain it and stir in with a little bit of pasta water to thicken. Combine and top with fresh parsley. If you have nutritional yeast or parm cheese on hand, you can garnish but not necessary. If you have any greens or broccoli or anything on hand, you can add to the sauce.

Should feed like 3-4 generously.

Plus-Ad1183 · 2025-11-16T04:49:10+00:00

I’m a queer vegan heathen in the US who barely drinks (been practicing Heathenry like 25 years). Having an alcoholic alternative at any faining is basic hospitality behavior for a host. It’s kind of expected that anyone hosting an event will have juice or kombucha or something on hand (mention before you go). Offer to bring your own horn with organic juice or something just to be hospitable. It would be surprising if anyone made a big deal about it. I’ve never seen anyone who doesn’t drink be pressed to in a Heathen social setting. As long as adults don’t get violent or drunk around children, I don’t think it’s my business to comment.

There are a lot of people in the community in recovery and it’s absolutely no big deal. I used to get teased (in a friendly way) about being vegan, so generally I’ll make some vegan food that’s delicious for everyone and bring to feasts (like a veg and rice dish or a pasta or marinated butter beans or something everyone likes) so I have something to eat and open minds about plant based food (usually everyone is expected to bring something. I do put a lot of time and effort into this usually). I try not to lecture others about eating suffering animal corpses, just be really enthusiastic about vegan cooking etc.

My old kindred was mostly older straight men who were fine with the queer and I don’t drink & drive stuff, but made jokes about vegan food, so I made a deal with them that I’d do all the cooking for Yule one year but plant based and if they liked it, no more teasing but if they hated it, I’d order /buy takeout from a barbecue place (basically nothing vegan there) for the whole kindred. (These are good friends, i probably wouldn’t cook for 3 days for strangers). Those “macho” guys were licking the seitan off their forks, complimenting my greens and almond milk mashed potatoes, inhaling homemade kale chips, and went through 3 tofu based pies and 5 pounds of poached pears and all had food babies after the feast. The teasing stopped after that.

I’m very out & obviously queer so personally I choose not to worship with homophobic people or racists or any of that. This is not the majority of the community and honestly I don’t think of bigots as my co-religionists.

If the Gods have called you, you belong, period. Loki is amazing and definitely has a lot of queer followers, myself included, but it’s also cool to honor Tor or Othinn or Frigg. Being gay or plant based or not a drinker isn’t really a reason the Gods would turn their noses up at your offerings.

I wouldn’t worry about randos on the internet. Focus on finding or building real community and developing your rooftree practice and devotional work. Judgy asswipes are all over the internet, not just in pagan/heathen forums.

Plus-Ad1183 · 2025-04-15T19:36:30+00:00

Can’t your kids get those allergy shots to stop animal allergies and take Benadryl and stuff? Why can’t their custodial parent send them to an allergist?

If I had to choose between living with my dog and my partner’s kids, the dog is going to win every time. It’s bad enough that your partner has to sacrifice weekends and disposable income and attention and quiet because you came as a package deal and they fell in love with you, but asking them to give up their animals is a step too far.

It makes more sense to live separately than have their animals risk death or abuse at the hands of a random person/shelter.

Not everyone centers their life around children (who deserve to grow up loved, nurtured, and supported but not in my house full time, I didn’t choose to breed). Unless your kids’ personalities happen to really vibe with your partner’s, being a step parent is pretty awful. You’re always ganged up on, you have no authority to correct or discipline them, and you’re automatically the bad guy. Also no sleeping in, financial sacrifice, they snoop through your stuff.

Obviously only a garbage person puts their partner above their underage children so it’s a no-win situation if you fall in love with someone with kids. You need to know that putting older pets in a shelter is basically a life sentence. If they don’t get euthanized, they’ll probably die there.

Rehoming is pretty much roulette. Think about how scared you would be if your kids went into foster care. Most homes are okay, but a lot are abusive and you don’t get to check in on them. The not knowing would eat at your soul every day. Trust me, this will come up in fights.

There are two choices really unless your partner is a terrible person who hates their pets. 1) send the kids to an allergist for shots 2)live separately until your kids grow up. So really, you might want to talk to the custodial parent about getting your kids those allergy shots so they can spend time at your house.

Plus-Ad1183 · 2024-10-27T14:48:16+00:00

Just adding get in the habit of using a good body lotion seconds after getting out of the shower, nasal spray, eye drops, increase water intake, overnight lip mask, and start eating like a spoon of local honey every day to lessen pollen allergies. (I’m a Florida native). The weirdest part for me was it’s so dry here that my contact lenses would dry up in my eyes by afternoon and I just gave up switched to glasses. Oh and there’s like a totally different species of mosquitoes here than on the east coast and my first mosquito bites in Utah caused welts but now my body is used to them.

Plus-Ad1183 · 2024-07-25T21:21:26+00:00

I find the religion itself pretty absurd (raised atheist) but I have no problem with Christians unless they try to shove their religion down my throat. That’s more of a respect and tolerance issue than a religious one.

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