Most doctors are persuaded by human clinical studies, with less interest in animal studies. Be sure to tell him/her that the low dose, periodic dosing (weekly or every two weeks) avoids the bad side effects seen in cancer / transplant applications.
You might start with these pages - they have links (this page has summaries, as well as the links to the actual papers):
Hi Beth, yes he does rapamycin therapy if you don’t mind paying for a telemed appt every 6 months. He also offers a bunch of other services (hormone replacement, peptides, etc etc) so if you just want rapamycin be sure and try to keep him focused on that during your visit.
Have you tried PushHealth? Any comment on the service? It seems on their website that they prescribe sirolimus - do they also sell it? Any pricing info?
Did you tell them you wanted sirolimus for anti-aging purposes? Are they requiring you to get blood work? How often are you required to follow up in order to get medication refills?
Yes, I requested rapamycin for anti-aging/ longevity use. I stated very clearly that I am full aware this is off label use and I would be fully responsible. I provided a link to one of Mikhail Blagosklonny published papers.
Just started taking, do not require a refill yet. I assume the refill consultation will cost the same. Cost was around $70.00 for consultation. Prescription was sent to a local pharmacy where I purchased.
I asked for 6mg per week{in 2mg tablet’s] one week on, one week off for 3 month.{this is what I asked for] I puchase by the month, 12 tablet’s at a time. This is my first time / course, will review/discuss changing after this course is finished.
I’m really surprised the provider was willing to take on the potential liability. Would be interesting to see if other people have similar luck with different providers in that network. Did he/she seem familiar with sirolimus as an anti-aging med?
There where two other user/member’s that used this organization and posted information/comments. One person is an MD with a MPH. Scroll upon this thread you could read the postings.
You’re the first person on this thread who tried PushHealth. Oh, the very beginning with the twitter posts! I hadn’t noticed those😬. Looks like the 2nd person failed the first attempt but was better prepared the 2nd time around. The first person, being an actual MD himself, had a definite advantage in convincing the doc to prescribe it to him. Clearly it’s worth a try if a person is prepared to potentially pay the $70 fee and not get anything for it. And it definitely helps to be prepared and/or a health care provider.
I hope you’ll have continuity of care in your follow up visits such that you don’t end up with a different provider who refuses to refill the Rx.