In r/medicine, clinicians debate why some patients prefer peptides over statins, tying it to distrust, misinformation, and uneven standards of evidence, with real-world examples and a related federal indictment reinforcing safety concerns.
“My patient would rather take a peptide than a statin. That reveals an uncomfortable truth in medicine.”
“I like to tell me patients that statins and aspirin are the reason you see so many 80 and 90 year old.”
“One of them told ne she heard that you die within a decade of starting statins...”
“GLP-1s are peptides too, dear patient!”
“Utah physician federally indicted for selling peptides from China”
Supplements and peptides use phrases like “infuse, biohack, jerryrig, overdrive, reset, boost” to describe (or non-describe) how their claims are supposed to work.
Laypeople like these terms because they are easy to understand.
Where as if you say a statin
This isn’t news. About 30% of my patients would rather use meth than their prescription medication.
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