Healand Clinic reviews

[Beachforever]

I’ve read the older threads of people’s experiences of success microdosing via The Healand Clinic and now that it’s 6-12 months after those threads started, was just wondering if anyone can update their experience please?

I’ve just signed up and wondering what to expect? I’ll be starting on 0.5mg MJ for first 2 weeks then up to 1.0mg for second 2 weeks.

I’m a bit nervous about injecting myself. Also wondering if they will make any difference at all?

I only have 1 stone that I want to lose. I already eat healthily, never snack, and work out several times a week. But perimenopause and hypothyroidism is making that 1st impossible to shift.

I also don’t want to stay on it forever, so if you did manage to lose a small amount of weight via microdosing, did you manage to keep it off after stopping the injections?

TIA

I was thinking of posting this exact same question earlier today. I have an initial consultation with Healand later this week. Only looking to shift about 4-5 kg of stubborn peri weight, and am equally interested in the other benefits that microdosing GLP1s can supposedly offer.

My injections have just arrived. And now I’m suddenly very nervous and not sure I should be doing this!

@Beachforever did you start? I signed up today too. Perhaps we can have a support/progress thread!

Being nosey - how much are they charging you for the 2 x 0.5mg, 2 x 1mg (including consultation, delivery etc).

As do you take from a pen?

I did start! First injection was on Tuesday. Not noticed any side effects or changes as yet but I guess it’s only 0.5mg and early days.

Support/progress thread sounds good!

When do you injections arrive?

It’s £190 for 4x any weekly dose up to 2mg.

No pen, I received 4 pre-filled syringes.

Wow, why don’t you just buy a 2.5 pen and count clicks, then buy another one two months later, they are about 150 quid now.

Because I have a normal BMI. So I don’t qualify for pens. I don’t want to lie to try and get one.

This way, I’m completely open with the clinic about my body, my medical history etc and they can advise me appropriately.

I’m fortunate in that I’m not price sensitive. I don’t mind how much it costs as long as I’m receiving appropriate advice and support.

No need now. Mainstream suppliers are giving witn a BMI of 25 and it works out so so much cheaper (and less risky) to use official MJ pens

A BMI of 25+ is the overweight category. As I said, I’m not in that category.

@MeridaBraveI’d hazard a guess that most people who use Healand for microdosing have a normal BMI, so it’s the only option. I haven’t found any other ways of obtaining it apart from dodgy online Indian pharmacies! And this seems far preferable.

What is your BMI?

I’d lie. Personally I think far safer using a licensed pen from Eli Lilly. I’m too risk adverse to use their pre filed syringes.

I lost just under 2 stone and my BMI is now around 22.5 (although I am very muscular so bodyfat is low and I have a six pack and very good arm defintion). I’m still taking the same dose (2.5mg) I found that if I stop taking it or reduce my dose my appetite increases and I need more willpower to maintain.

I’m also menopausal / PCOS / hashimotos.

I guess they can lie about their weight as many online pharmacies are giving with a BMI of 25. Mine was 26.5 when I started so I stood on scales on an online call with dumbells down the back of my trousers. Now 26.5 is apparently ok..

I don’t want to lie. I want to do it safely and have it prescribed properly by a CQC regulated clinic that knows my stats, my medical history and can monitor me appropriately.

If you can afford it, there are plenty of private clinics and doctors that offer this so there is no need to lie. I agree that it’s not the most economical way, but I don’t need to save money.

I understand, but my risk assessment despite this is that it’s still safer to use official mounjaro pens rather than what’s been decanted.

Plus in the long run, it will cost 3x the amount.

How much under 25 is your BMI? Mine is now 23.5 and I don’t want it to go any lower as I’m a size 8 / can see good stomach defintion. I’m using Swift and have paid the extra £30 for GP support re: maintenance.

Mounjaro is available in vials, not just pens.

We all do our own risk assessments I guess. I’ve weighed it up and would rather not lie about my bmi to an online pharmacy and instead have it prescribed off label by a private doctor.

I’d also rather not use a pen past its use by date and count clicks and instead receive it with the exact dose I want.

But I understand that different people may do things differently to me.

I don’t mind the cost, it’s not expensive compared to other private prescriptions.

Are they some kind of special syringes? Made of glass or something, I wouldn't have thought plastic syringes were suitable for storing medication in for a month and would be concerned about the leeching of plastics into the medication.

I know you say they are CQC registered, but which pharmacy is actually dispensing your prescription and are they licensed to repackage in this way safely?

Yes - that’s my concern - decanted into syringes and kept for a month, also is anyone licensed to repackage Mounjaro, and if not how can you be sure that’s what you are getting. I debated decanting into a syringe for my holiday to avoid taking the pen but even that for a week seemed too risky.

No it’s not. Not in the uk snd it’s not licenced either to be, someone is just taking your money,

seriously 0.5? The lowest therapeutic dose is 5mg. 2,5 is to get your body used to it, 0,5 is like taking a tenth of a nurofen.

of course they are prescribing at a normal bmi, it will have no effect, you’re just paying for nothing. Literally.

Would be interested to hear if the low dose has any effect at all. I did get an effect at 2.5mg but it was marginal - enough to help my willpower to lose but always able to eat normally etc.

I also think it’s very unlikely that it’s legal to decant mornjaro into pre filed syringes.

ask them

Ask them:

• “Is this being supplied as a licensed Mounjaro pen or an unlicensed compounded preparation?”
• “What is the clinical reason I cannot use the licensed pen?”
• “Which GPhC pharmacy is preparing it, and under what legal basis?”

I didn’t start this thread to debate this topic. There are plenty of private doctors with clinics prescribing WLI’s and other medication off-label in the UK, and more predominantly, in the US.

I appreciate your concern, but I have researched and I’m comfortable with the decision I’ve made.

I’m simply looking for other people’s experiences of microdosing via this clinic.

No one is doubting you have researched, just interested in what you found that makes you comfortable that they are prescribing safely and how they can do this. Why so defensive?

I’m not being defensive, I just can’t be bothered to debate the how’s and why’s. That’s not what I started the thread for.

This isn’t illegal, unethical or even unusual. Plenty of medications are prescribed off-label in the private sector.

I don’t want to debate it. I just want to hear about other’s experiences.

Private doctors are prescribing MJ pens “off label”for sure to those who aren’t overweight and that’s legal. It’s the decanting that’s not likely to be legal.

Don’t think anyone is looking for a debate, just asking as interested. Why not just answer those who are curious and say -

— yes, as it is unusual I looked into it/asked them and they supply through x pharmacy which has a special license called a y to repackage into special syringes in a sterile environment.

— or, I didn’t look in to that specifically but it doesn’t concern me

— or, I’ll ask as that is actually concerning now I think about it

then some might say they wouldn’t as sounds risky to them or some might say they might be interested. Instead of being coy about it.

There have been several threads about the Healand clinic on here over the last year, they don’t tend to go beyond a few posts as others are more interested in the unusual setup and oddly no one shares or seems to know anything about it beyond they got 4 syringes in the post.