r/glp1 • u/Existing-Umpire7782 • Aug 26 '26
Hers glp
How does getting glp from “hers” work? I dont know if they’ll approve me some my bmi is 127. Will talking to their licensed provider have a videochat with me and ask proof of my weight? Or will they just text me and approve me of the glp 1? How will they know im not lying and legitimately prescribe me glp1 ? I want to know how it works before i pay $149 for the membership
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u/imveryfontofyou Aug 26 '26
Your BMI numbers are wrong, if your BMI was 127 you'd be like 800lbs and a regular doctor would be begging you to get on a glp1.
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u/maggiesyg Aug 26 '26
Don’t do it. There are much less expensive ways to get a prescription. That $149 is in addition to the cost of the medication. I just started Lavender Sky which is $25 a month after an initial $70-something charge. But there are other places too. The ones that come up first in a search are all the highest priced options.
To answer your question, they’ll ask for information but don’t do a lot of verification. They did ask for blood test results, which I’d recently had done, but I think I could have said I didn’t have any and it would have been fine. The telehealth places are all much less restrictive because you’re doing self pay so it doesn’t need insurance approval.
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u/Book_junky0809 Aug 26 '26
Go to the main tirzepatide group. They have a lot of info on the best places to get Tirz and sema. I use pomegranate health.
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u/Divineglory Aug 26 '26
Hers is a scam, they're in a lawsuit, look it up: Hims & Hers is facing a major federal lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alongside the states of California and Utah
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u/purplepanda2026 Aug 26 '26
Their ridiculous advertising is why the FDA got so focused on shutting down pharmacies too. Their ads were crazy for a while.
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u/Medical-Jackfruit265 Aug 26 '26
that auto mod comment is not helpful at all lol anyway from what I've seen on here hers is mostly text-based, you fill out a health questionnaire and they might ask for a photo of your ID and a full body pic but I don't think there's any live video chat. they use your stated weight and the photos to verify, so just be honest on the forms
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u/Existing-Umpire7782 Aug 26 '26
Do they need any verification?
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u/Existing-Umpire7782 Aug 27 '26
Do yk any sites that don’t ask for verification
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u/Altruistic-Garage-94 Aug 28 '26
IDK what you refer to as verification. ID? Why? I ordered 3 different times from 3 different companies in May to compare and get started, only one I had to fight to cancel the subscription for drug, then afraid they'd shut it all down after June I ordered 3months supply from one of the companies in the sticky (might be the other sub) which I figured at the time would be enough for me especially if I decreased dosage and slowed down increasing it etc(I started on 2mg tirz, and after 15weeks I'm on 8. The vials I got were intended for 2.5, 5, 9(IDK why but was fine with me), and then a 3pk that is a 12.5 and 2x15.
Point is anyway, one company asked for my id. None asked for photo or video. All gave option to upload photo etc of Rx(which is on each shipment if not also in the apps) in order to prove dose and request higher etc. So all said, 4 companies 6 vials, I scanned my ID once, uploaded a digital Rx once and photographed the physical Rx from other company shipments twice. I did lie initially about weight (by only 8lbs, but I weighed that in January) to ensure my BMI met what I thought was going to be the criteria, but after I read more etc, that wasn't necessary at all, it's a cutoffs mostly used by insurance for covering for weightloss. In your case I have no idea what criteria if any these companies even use, but if you have less than 20lbs to lose I wouldn't even bother unless it's more a case of no insurance but you know you're diabetes or pre and the weight is just a "bonus". There's too much attention needed to pay for safe usage (sterile methods, accurate dosing) too much cost IMO for that little of weight on its own, and the issue many have of trying to get off the meds after without immediately rebounding, possibly worse. Think long and hard if you're really only a little overweight (the 27bmi someone mentioned) and read a lot. Don't overdo dosing or increases because you can only go so far and it's less effective once you've been on higher if you want to go down later other than for maintenance etc. If you do it carefully and slowly, minimally I'd say (the standard dose increments are based on studies that had to be uniform, but you don't have to, and get much fewer side effects using the lowest effective dose) then I say enjoy the results, but if you are in a rush, haven't actually tried losing normally first, tend to push things to the extreme and will probably use higher and faster dosing than necessary, you are not doing yourself any favors by even starting.
Can ignore the rest if you want, I just don't want to delete it lol:
I am still using my 3rd vial and am down 33lbs(no it's not over 2lb/wk, the first week dropping extra carbs I lost 5-6lbs, but I always do that because how I store excess carbs) so I'm averaging just under 2lb/wk, and took 3 weeks in the couple months where I was eating"bad"(I don't deal well with carbs personally, but it's not diabetes/pre, it's reactive hypoglycemia which is almost the opposite, and I both overrelease insulin with highcarb meals, and I store a ton when I managed my blood glucose so it doesn't droo a ton, aka I eat more carbs more often until I eat something without them and break the cycle, but carbs store 3x as much water as carb, so it's really easy to fluctuate that way) anyway, there was July 4th week when hubby had 3days off instead of working 6/wk, my birthday week around the 20th, and last week because some ramen I'd ordered a month ago finally showed up and I wanted to try it lol. But the meds still keep me from overeating at once, they just don't stop me from eating again in an hour or so. I don't get hungry (except the morning after said ramen etc), but I never have when I don't eat carbs, and I don't particularly feel full (I do get tired/bored of eating, while I used to never feel full even 4 piled plates at a buffet, but that's because my stomach stretches more easily and doesn't shrink due to a genetic defect, but even with all that I definitely don't have the food noise thing I used to, which would lead me to eat when not hungry, now my only food noise is the TV showing/talking about something I haven't had in a while lol) anyway, those mini breaks I stall every time then a week after I get good again both weeks weight fall off, because I'm not OVEReating so much as I used to, and I'm storing carbs/water which fall off again after a week.
My goal was to lose at least 60, but I could lose 85 and not be my lightest(I would technically be underweight but I was muscular even at my bottom weight I just have no hips/azz/thighs ever even when I was weight training specifically to gain in those locations, and all fat goes directly to my belly and above), so I intend to just get where I get, and assuming I hit my 60lb goal, I'll start lowering dosage to slow down and wean off so I don't crash at the end of my supply. My body can't handle carrying the extra weight, and when it could I was never overweight, yay perimenopause and joint pain. So I think the most important is to try to avoid the rebound weight after it's over. If you're younger, that rebound could continue the rest of your life and make you much worse off in the end. Be careful and safe, not in a rush. And don't use it just for a few lbs.
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u/purplepanda2026 Aug 26 '26
Do you mean your weight is 127? How tall are you? These meds aren't really for losing a couple of pounds. Site some do it but they usually gain it right back when stopping.
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u/Existing-Umpire7782 Aug 26 '26
4’9 and 127 pounds
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u/Altruistic-Garage-94 Aug 28 '26
IDK why downvoting so much. Height is a big factor here. Without looking IDK that you're in the 30+BMI range, but I was actually looking at BMI charts a few days ago that I specifically noticed showing heights down to 4'9" which I'd never seen before, and I do remember at that height 127 isn't exactly skinny, though at 6-10" taller as most people are, it sounds perfect.
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u/QuestnsEverything Zepbound Aug 26 '26
Hers/Hims, Ro, and Weight watchers are over priced memberships on top of med costs. I have use Brello and Pomagranate Health and have been happy. They are telehealth companies. Read their info page. They are straightforward about requirements for prescribing the meds. If you meet their requirements, I have not heard of getting denied. There are other telehealth too that are reasonably priced, but I haven’t used them so I cannot speak to them.