@PolishGentleman My goal is to release a new version of the list next week probably. If you or someone else finds someone who is missing in the list just send me a message or comment here.
I know that David Sinclair is not taking Rapamycin. He has tried it once but he is currently not taking it. If you find any source where he says he has started again please let me know.
@DMac Interesting thought there! I think Peter said in one of his podcast that around 30% of his patients are taking rapamycin. It can be that I remember the number wrong but it was quite many. One curious thing would be to get a feeling of who his patients are
Ah, super interesting, he is probably checking out what physicans to choose among. Peter is probably among the top ones. Let me know if you find anything more
I strongly suspect that Tim Ferris is taking rapamycin given the frequency of it coming up in his podcasts, and that he is a patient / friend of Peter Attia’s. @Krister_Kauppi , I suggest you reach out and ask him. (admittedly, Tim is more of a quasi-celebrity with a specific audience of people who have read his books and follow his podcast)
And yes - I bet Hugh Jackman is taking rapamycin given his ties to Peter Attia.
Yes - lots on rapamycin in his chapter 5 of the book. But I would say its more of a soft sell… he doesn’t talk as much about his or his patients using it. More of a backgrounder on rapamycin and introduction without a ton of details.
I don’t think Tim Ferriss takes it. I have tried to dig quite much there and if he would have taken it I’m pretty sure he would speak about it. Here is a podcast from 2021 with his friend Kevin Rose who has tried Rapamycin.
But Hugh Jackman is a really good guess. That would be very interesting to dig little bit there. I see what I can find
Regarding Alex Zhavaronkov he is most likely taking Rapamycin but he does not want to reveal his dose regime of some reason. I have asked him some times without any luck. But if you find anything let me know.
Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky is also tied to Peter Attia, he made the doco with Chris Hemsworth. Also incidentally Hugh Jackman has starred in one of Darren’s movies… about immortality (The Fountain). The Whale by Darren also has the main character googling his symptoms and finding studies.
I think it’s more about the ease with which others can obtain whatever else they are promoting versus the fact that apart from us people in the know only an MD will allow people to obtain prescription drugs.
Just a gut feeling I have.
Traditionally that has been true, but it seem that the social media crowd are sharing everything now, in part to shock and surprise their viewers/followers and get more attention. I suspect that if/when Kim Kardashian starts taking rapamycin it would probably be something she’d post about on social media, if for no other reason that it would get people talking about her more…
Remember… this quote (and taking rapamycin is a heck of a lot easier and more enjoyable than eating poop).
and of course, it might be a good idea to get a year or two supply of rapamycin sooner rather than later, because the moment that Kardashians post anything on social media about taking rapamycin, its going to be sold out globally for a long time…
……which won’t be very good for transplant patients who need it to stay alive. 1 death as a result and it will be all over for her reputation.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Kim K already takes it.
I see the issue more of one for the purchases of rapamycin off-shore. There are only a few dozen doctors prescribing rapamycin right now for longevity in the US. They are a bottleneck. If it suddenly becomes of interest to a larger percent of the US population due to some social media star I suspect the demand would quickly overwhelm the few dozen doctors currently prescribing, so people would default to the off-shore approach.
I think the transplant patients would always be able to get their medications via the standard medical channels, but who knows…
which won’t be very good for transplant patients who need it to stay alive
The good thing about rapa vs ozempic is that rapamycin is generic. Many companies make it and can easily crank up supply to meet demand. The Ozempic craze has been difficult because it’s only made by one company and is a biologic which requires all kinds of special manufacturing and supply chain things to make happen.
How do you know they can easily crank up supply - if celebrity endorsement suddenly sees demand go up 10x compared to now there is no chance manufacturers could keep up. More supply cannot happen overnight.
You’re right I can’t say for certain there’s no possibility. But I think the situation is much better than with Ozempic where you only have a single company with a very specialized production line. Rapamycin is made by lots of companies using pretty standard techniques that have been around for a long time.
In addition, I think rapamycin doesn’t have that same immediate appeal for most people, even if a celebrity talked about it. I think most people are going to need time to the idea of taking something long term to possibly but not for sure extend their lives 10% maybe. The appeal of “use this and be skinny in 4 months” is so much more immediate and graspable by anyone.
