I do worry in the long run we will see automated package scanning that will shut down our supplies, it’s probably better to stockpile now and hope we have enough to last us till a libertarian attitude finally takes hold.
I wish it would take hold tomorrow but am afraid won’t happen in my lifetime. I thought they do have automated package scanning already?
I’m not sure and it depends on the country you live in too. But if they had it nothing should get through.
You guys are talking about two different types of scanning… there is bar-code / address scanning (which is in widespread use already) , and there is this idea of x-ray, or medication and drug scanning… and this seems to be minimal and in-effective right now.
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Thinking of ordering these, Germini says these are the best brands. Anyone has expericnes with the said brands?
I’ve had experience with all but the “Dr. Reddy’s” brand. They seem ok… but it’s hard to know for sure. The biggest issues that we might run across are going to be impurities, or dosing inaccuracies… which are very hard to identify without testing.
All the companies listed are major Indian pharma, except for the Eisai, and Healing Pharma brands. I try to avoid those, but it’s not always convenient to do so.
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Are you aware of any current or batch level Cert. of Authenticity from these manufacturers? The last time I asked for one it was 2 years old. It would seem that providing these would help overcome the pervasive quality concerns by end-users.
No, I have not heard that they would provide anything like this. I would expect that they would not.
Interesting take, and given what we know about behavioral friction, likely true! Maulik also refused to ship packages that are too large. He’ll break them into two shipments.
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That is true. And in my own experience the only package that was seized in the last 5 years was a large one. I am certainly willing to pay the extra $30 as a little insurance that I will receive my package. My last order was an amazing 8 days in transit.
While that is a prudent thing to do, I’ve had small packages that were stopped also, and one large one. So, it is hit and mis. The good thing is the ratio of stopped ones is about 5% so in my mind I just see it as adding a 5% premium to already a very deep discounted price knowing that at some point, I’ll lose one or two boxes. Had about $3,500-4000 in 25 boxes come in fine from 11/25 to 02/26 and then had two small ones $110 each stopped in April.
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Is there really no service that will aggregate pricing from various suppliers of these medicines?
I am looking into the pricing of the recent Empagliflozin generics and the prices listed on IndiaMart are generally above those listed on Netmeds, 1MG etc. which are retail online pharmacy services directed domestic Indian citizens.
Additionally it is annoying that you then have to consider the shipping rate on top which you know will be a scam relative its true cost.
Anyway, if anyone knows of a cheap generic Empagliflozin supplier, let me know!
I did pricing comparison this last year - Rapamycin etc., Purchase Price Comparison Spreadsheet, and Issues Discussion
Have you tried these Sembolic 14 mg tablets yet? How do the tablets taste to you? The ones I received have a really weird after taste. I’m wondering if this is an “early batch” issue, or something common to all the semaglutide tablets…
Yes I’m on 14mg of Sembolic twice a week. Hit me like a truck, took until last week (about 5 weeks in) for the nausea to die down. I can’t say I’ve noticed too much about the taste as I swallow it straight away. However I have one 14mg Rybelsus tablet left that I was saving to do some comparison anyway so give me a week to “taste” both and I’ll let you know my conclusions.
While we’re on the topic I see two new oral brands have launched in India. “Semalix” which appears to also come from Torrent Pharmaceuticals (I’m not sure why they need two brands) and “Obeda” from Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories. Hopefully the competition will help to deflate the prices further. I’ll try to pick up some of both of them in my next batch in the name of science…
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Interesting… results are so different between people. I have zero nausea (or any noticeable side effects, really) at 14mg Semobolic. But weight loss is going well and feeling good.
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Do you take this daily?
Yes - every morning when I first wake up. I’ve been on it for about 3 weeks. I’ve lost about 13lbs. I train daily to make sure I’m not losing muscle. Once I get down to zero visceral fat, I’ll probably pause it.
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Is it (you think) the weight loss result of less appetite/food, or is it a result of exercising though I assume you must have been exercising even before starting it? Great results but 13lbs in 3 weeks sounds a lot especially if you are not way overweight which I think you’d mentioned somewhere that you weren’t.
Reason I ask is because I had lost about 30lbs about a year ago on Tirze/Reta (had another 10-15lbs to go and then became very sick from them) but gained back about 15, and I’ve tried exercise less food etc. to no avail, so I’m stuck with about 30lbs surplus that I’d love to get rid of. Can’t take injectables as they literally cripple me almost bedridden more so now that even at beginning when I started them. So, my body is not being used to GLP1’s (in injectable form at least, haven’t tried tablets yet).
Also, does it affect your ability to exercise as in loosing motivation, less energy etc…?
Plus was yours from Torrent? Thanks for any info you can provide.
I can chime in for myself on this. I don’t notice any lack of motivation to do other things. However food and alcohol seem much more boring and unrewarding. It’s strange because rather than eating → not getting as big a mental reward as before → therefore gradually eating less, the actual pattern seems to be just somehow “knowing” that the food will not be rewarding before eating it and not even wasting any time thinking about it. I was also getting quite bad nausea until recently even with just two 14mg tablets a week. I can’t see myself taking one every day.
I do notice less energy but that’s always been the case when I’ve cut before and isn’t because of the semaglutide itself.
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