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Hi, I am looking at reactivating my hers account to try the GLP 1 pill, but the last time I got a prescription it was for one of the kits and it was a flat fee. The page said the monthly fee includes the prescription and dosage changes, but doesn't say anything about the cost of medicine itself. Does the $149 include the meds, or is it a $149 subscription and month and then you still have to pay for the pills?

I started kit 3 in November 2025. The first month was okay. I lost weight immediately so no problem there. I began getting UTI’s in December and have figured out to be the meds. I should’ve immediately gone to this sub but I didn’t.

I have been married for 19 years, never once having a UTI. At first I immediately thought it was my spouse because he recently started his weight loss journey too and I thought it must be something he’s taking that’s causing it. We changed to fragrance free laundry products, already have been using fragrance free hygiene products. I wipe front to back, we shower after sex, and he’s clean down there, we have always taken all precautions because Ive heard so many horror stories from friends.

I would get on antibiotics and stop using Topiramate and Brupopian, then after finishing antibiotics I’d jump back onto the meds T and B. We both did several different testings, and blood work throughout April and all negative of bacteria, E. coli or other UTI causes.

It finally clicked after the 2nd day back on meds late April that the UTI symptoms started again and we hadn’t had any sex since March. I finally researched and was shocked to see that this med cause UTI’s! This is awful and I feel so dumb that I didn’t put it together earlier. I’m even too afraid to take Brupopian again for fear that could also be a cause, although online articles say it doesn’t.

I discontinued all use, ordered a uti flush kit from Uqora because I didn’t want another round of antibiotics after taking them every month for 4 months. I’m waiting to finish the flush kit to test again to make sure all is still negative, we still have not had sex until I fully figure this out even though the uti symptoms are completely gone.

I just can’t believe these meds are in majority of the kits and i can only wonder how many more are suffering not realizing they could be the cause of a uti.

I’ve labeled this a “vent” but this is honestly just a warning to those pursuing weight loss through Hers. This is just my experience, so please do your own research and take it all with a grain of salt.

I was on Hers for just under a year. It changed my quality of life and I felt better than I had about myself in years. I lost almost 60 pounds, and I felt I had a really healthy relationship with food again. It was really great until it wasn’t.

I made sure to take the medication as prescribed. I was careful to prioritize protein and not to under eat or consume a bunch of garbage. I was doing the compounded shots. At the end I was on 50 units.

I messaged providers constantly. I was afraid of being annoying, but I had a lot of questions throughout and I always made sure I was asking them. I was experiencing nausea and gastro issues, as well as profound fatigue. Anytime I wasn’t sure about a symptom or best practices, I made sure to reach out.

My time with Hers ended in October, but around August, my nausea skyrocketed. I would have these intense bouts of what felt like heartburn, that would grow and grow until it felt like I was having a cardiac event, and would always end in projectile vomiting. I was miserable and discontinued use. I went to the ER, and after bloodwork, I was told my liver was failing. I mean my numbers were off the charts. They didn’t even look like real results. The numbers were absurdly off the charts, and at that point I had been off the shots almost a month. I was told that they truly suspected that this was due to the compounded nature of the semaglutide and that there was never any real way to know what was happening at these compounding pharmacies. That many companies were “cutting corners”. I was told that compounded versions can alter how the drug is metabolized and its toxicity levels, and that the presence of contaminants may stress the liver further

You know those videos you see of surfers in the ocean oblivious that a giant shark is below them, and that they are so close with danger until they return to shore? That’s how I felt. The creepiest feeling to know I was playing with fire so closely.

With the help of my doctors, my liver is now considered fully recovered, but that took months.

To their credit, I reached out to Hers with this information and was refunded all of my money. So at least I didn’t pay 3k for liver failure.

My point is this: be knowledgeable about what you are taking, take it as prescribed, but ASK questions. Get BLOODWORK AND WORK WITH DOCTORS occasionally to make sure everything is in good shape. At the end of the day we have to advocate for ourselves, and be sure we aren’t just relying on an occasional charity a doctor we’ve never seen in person before. It simply isn’t enough precaution.

I’m not even saying I won’t try sema again! I probably will. It will just be monitored by doctors and will not be compounded. Which is cost prohibitive for me at this time.

That’s all. Be safe, guys!

I signed up for the Hers program for a 39$ monthly membership. I didn’t realize at first that this did not include medicine and thought I was getting a good deal.

My bad for not reading the fine print.

As soon as I realized it didn’t include medicine and would increase to $149 I decided to go ahead and get the first month medicine and then cancel the membership, intending to go to another provider that is more affordable (maybe orderly meds). Even since then I’ve been in hell.

For one, hers now refused to fulfill the medication order after the membership had been cancelled. I tried to go through their customer support messaging dashboard but it’s a very bad piece of technology. For one, on mobile the message input box sometimes bugs out and sends messages too early before I’m done.

This bug has compounding effects. It seems that hers uses LLMs to respond to customer support. I say this because I’m in software and I know what it’s like to use a LLM for these kinds of tasks. But if you send a buggy message and then try to fix it, it confuses the bot.

When the bot isn’t confused it will respond with straight up contradictory info. For example it told me to just click re instate on my membership but no such option exists in either the web or mobile UI. Additionally when I pointed this out, it said that what I would need to do is sign up for a new membership, and then once I paid the $149, it would refund me.

I refuse to do this because I have already paid for one month of a membership and even got the prescription. Hers just refuses to fulfill it now. Also, “A computer can never be held accountable, therefore a computer must never make a management decision.”

I suppose I could have waited until the medicine was in hand to cancel but based on this experience I am not at all convinced that hers would have actually shipped it until the membership had renewed anyway.

It’s been a really horrible experience and I would caution anyone considering hers to take this experience into consideration.

Edit:

I called their customer service and they are saying the same thing as the robot - they want me to pay a membership fee again, this time for 149.99, and they are incapable of reinstating the membership.

I was on the generic semaglutide for over a year and didn’t lose any weight. I’m now thinking about Zepbound because it’s clinically far more effective and is the strongest of the GLP-1’s.

Has anyone here gotten Zepbound from Hers? If so, how much has it costed you? How much do you pay per month? How long have you been on it? Have you noticed substantial weight loss on it?

Thanks in advance!

Edit: yes I have talked to my doctors about all of this. They said they don’t know why the original compounded semaglutide from Hers didn’t work for me and suggested it’s because there’s no way of knowing what’s really in that vial because it didn’t come from my healthcare’s pharmacy. Additionally, I do eat very healthy and work out as much as I can. I do not need advice on that part. My doctor prescribed Ozempic for me but it’s $1200 a month which I cannot afford, so that’s why I am coming to Hers.

I started the 4mg microdose of wegovey 2 weeks ago. I am taking it every other day and on an empty stomach. I am also making sure to wait the full 30-minutes post-dose to eat. I'm going into my 3rd week of taking it with zero changes. I have not noticed any appetite changes and therefore, no weight changes.

How long into treatment did you start seeing any changes on the oral microdose?

This is the first time in like 25 years that I've been able to stick with plan to get my health and weight in a good place. I started in October 2025 at 173 lbs (55 years old, 5'6")--the heaviest I've been (barring when I was pregnant).

I did have a few side effects--really intense, strange anxiety dreams and nausea.
The anxiety dreams are still there, but now I'm used to them and can deal.
The nausea has gotten better, but is still there, too, but nothing I can't deal with. I use Boiron anti nausea melting tabs and those do seem to help.

I am now 146 lbs (so 27 pounds down). I'd like to get to 140 and then fluctuate between 140-145. My clothes finally fit again, I have energy for myself and my family and my self confidence is back. I was always able to fake the self confidence when I was heavier, but I always felt that weight was an albatross. I was stuffed into my clothes, just feeling not great. It took up so much of my thoughts. I am so glad to have that gone.
I don't ever want or need to be "skinny." I just want to fit in my size 8/10 clothes and feel good. And I truly feel that now.

For the first time ever in my life, food noise does not consume my day. I eat when I'm hungry and stop when I'm full.
I exercise about 3 x a week (either light weights and/or a 20 minute jog). I have a big dog that I take on hikes and walks, too. Nothing crazy for the exercise, but I'm happy to keep myself active so my body keeps working for me as I get older.

I am a better mom, wife and employee now that I am not consumed with invasive food thoughts and unhappiness about my weight/health.

I will stay on the GLP 1 as maintenance forever if I need to in order to stay in this place. I am so grateful for this medication.

Good luck to anyone starting on this journey. It's really worked for me.

How long does shipping usually take from day of medication approval? I couldn’t find an exact answer on the app just a generic ‘couple of days’.

Has anyone had any luck getting their hers provider to write a doctor’s note for a work absence? I had a bad bout of upset stomach (I also have IBS) and had to miss a day of work.

Appreciate any information you can provide!

I recently started my wegovy journey and I figured I will post my experience kinda diary style week by week starting with getting the pill which I will consider it as..

Week 0 (31f, 5'8,190.3 lbs)

Mon, April 20th - 4:30pm decided to just see what happens through Her and by 6pm everything was approved. They put me on the 4mg Microdosing plan

Thurs, April 23rd - Got the notification that the prescription was filled and a shipping label was created

Fri, April 24th - Prescription out for delivery through USPS. Marked as delivered but didn't arrive. Contacted hers and thev told me to wait because sometimes USPS marks it as delivered before it actually gets delivered

Mon, April 27th - it arrived! One week after it got approved.

I finished my glp1 shots in late Feb after being on it for 6 months and lost about 35 pounds, i know hair loss is common but wondering if anyone else had the same experience, how long it lasted? Or if anyone has supplement or vitamin recommendations?

Hi everyone! I’m currently on Kit 6 and honestly, everything seems to be working well. Working out and eating less and I’ve lost about 9 lbs so far.

I have noticed that when I’m going to bed and it’s super quiet, I feel like I’m hearing a faint ringing in my ears so I stopped the bupropion. I was terrified the tinnitus was going to be permanent or get worse.

Just wondering if anyone else experienced this and what Hers swapped them to, if anything? I haven’t reached out to them as of yet but was planning to next week. Thanks for your help!

So, I’m on HRT: estradiol patch 2x/week, estradiol cream, and progesterone daily. Tomorrow will be my 11th dose (I’m up to 32 units, 2.5mg/ml).

After the first increase in dose at week 5, I started experiencing spotting that would last a couple days. At my current dose it’s lasting until the next dose (almost barely noticeable on the 6th day).

I have a doctor appointment scheduled next week but I’m wondering if anyone else has had this experience and seen their doctor and what the outcome was.

Thanks!