Start privately from home and connect with licensed providers who review your health history, goals, and available treatment options through a clear online process.
*Prescription products are issued only when clinically appropriate after provider evaluation.
Compare provider-reviewed GLP-1 programs with straightforward monthly pricing and support throughout your care journey.
A provider-personalized GLP-1 treatment path for eligible patients.
Prescription treatment is provided only when determined clinically appropriate by a licensed healthcare professional.
A GLP-1 + GIP treatment path reviewed by a licensed provider.
Prescription treatment is provided only when determined clinically appropriate by a licensed healthcare professional.
Prescription products require an online consultation with a healthcare professional who will determine whether a prescription is appropriate. Compounded medications are not FDA-approved and have not been reviewed by the FDA for safety, effectiveness, or quality.
Share your goals from home, receive review from a licensed healthcare provider, and move forward with a plan organized around your clinical needs. When treatment is appropriate, your provider determines the option and dosage.
Complete a private online intake covering your history, current health, and goals.
A licensed healthcare provider evaluates your information and determines whether treatment is appropriate.
When prescribed, your plan brings together treatment, delivery, and ongoing program support.
Start with the online intake. Your provider will review the clinical details before any treatment decision is made.
Prescription products require an online consultation with a healthcare professional who will determine whether a prescription is appropriate. Compounded medications are not FDA-approved, and their safety or effectiveness has not been verified by the FDA.
At Optym Health, treatment plans are developed based on your individual needs and clinical evaluation. A licensed healthcare provider will review your information and, when appropriate, recommend a treatment option that may include prescription medication. Your plan can be adjusted over time based on your response, goals, and provider guidance.
Begin at home, get reviewed by a licensed provider, and receive medication when it is prescribed and clinically appropriate.
Complete a private, online health questionnaire that helps your provider understand your history and goals.
A licensed healthcare provider reviews your information and may request an online visit when required for your state.
When treatment is prescribed, medication is sent through an accredited pharmacy and shipped directly to your door.
GLP-1 medications are a class of prescription drugs that not only improves blood sugar control but may also lead to weight loss. This class of drugs is commonly called glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonists. Weight loss can vary, depending on which GLP-1 drug you use and the dosage.
Some of the more common side effects include:
Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea.
Side effects can often be mitigated by correctly titrating your dosage upward, so you’ll want to ensure that you are taking the medication exactly as prescribed by your provider to minimize risk and/or severity of side effects. Anti-nausea medications such as ondansetron (generic Zofran) are also helpful to assist in mitigating nausea.
Low blood sugar levels (hypoglycemia) are a more serious risk linked to the GLP-1 class of drugs. But the risk of low blood sugar levels often only goes up if you’re also taking another drug known to lower blood sugar at the same time, such as sulfonylureas or insulin. The GLP-1 class of drugs isn’t recommended if you have a personal or family history of medullary thyroid cancer or multiple endocrine neoplasia. Lab studies have linked these drugs with thyroid tumors in rats. But until more long-term studies are done, the risk to humans isn’t known. The GLP-1 class of drugs is also not recommended if you’ve had pancreatitis.
It is important to follow the prescribed doses and directions from your provider accurately in order to minimize risk and/or severity of potential side effects. If you have any questions regarding how to properly take your medication once you receive it, please reach out to us before taking for proper guidance from a licensed medication professional. Taking doses other than what is prescribed by your provider may have unintended and potentially dangerous side effects.
If you miss a dosage on your day of the week, please reach out to us before continuing your dosage. You may need to lessen your dosage for your next dose in order to minimize risk and/or severity of potential side effects.
These medications should be stored in the refrigerator between doses. GLP-1 medications are sensitive to temperature and could degrade if not stored properly.
You can take GLP-1 medications at any time during the day, without regard to meals. If your dosage is prescribed to take weekly, you should take your dose on the same day each week.
Please discuss your previous prescription and dosage with your provider during your medical intake process when enrolling and if medically appropriate, your provider will coordinate your dosage accordingly.