Anybody here taking rapamycin?

[anonymouse1]

I hear it's good for longevity; I'm thinking about getting prescription....

Thanks!

[samintx]

You want to live and live in old age? Boy, I don’t.

[sekker]

anonymouse1 wrote:
I hear it's good for longevity; I'm thinking about getting prescription....

Thanks!

Plenty of known side-effects, and not a lot of convincing scientific evidence that it has key benefits.

Talk to your health care provider, learn about the side effects (making sure none are potentially lethal for your specific health status, for example), and make an informed decision.

When I did some googling now, the links to proponent sure looked like advertisements. I do not see a lot of research papers from PubMed noting efficacy.

This project using dogs is interesting, but keep in mind dogs are highly inbred and even if rapamycin DOES help our furry friends, it might not help people.

https://dogagingproject.org/

[anonymouse1]

The most recent research I've heard about is pretty convincing on the effectiveness side, but I haven't heard anything about side-effects. Links are welcome!

sekker wrote:
[quote=anonymouse1]
I hear it's good for longevity; I'm thinking about getting prescription....

Thanks!

Plenty of known side-effects, and not a lot of convincing scientific evidence that it has key benefits.

Talk to your health care provider, learn about the side effects (making sure none are potentially lethal for your specific health status, for example), and make an informed decision.

When I did some googling now, the links to proponent sure looked like advertisements. I do not see a lot of research papers from PubMed noting efficacy.

This project using dogs is interesting, but keep in mind dogs are highly inbred and even if rapamycin DOES help our furry friends, it might not help people.

https://dogagingproject.org/

[sekker]

anonymouse1 wrote:
The most recent research I've heard about is pretty convincing on the effectiveness side, but I haven't heard anything about side-effects. Links are welcome!

[quote=sekker]
[quote=anonymouse1]
I hear it's good for longevity; I'm thinking about getting prescription....

Thanks!

Plenty of known side-effects, and not a lot of convincing scientific evidence that it has key benefits.

Talk to your health care provider, learn about the side effects (making sure none are potentially lethal for your specific health status, for example), and make an informed decision.

When I did some googling now, the links to proponent sure looked like advertisements. I do not see a lot of research papers from PubMed noting efficacy.

This project using dogs is interesting, but keep in mind dogs are highly inbred and even if rapamycin DOES help our furry friends, it might not help people.

https://dogagingproject.org/
I know of no study showing a convincing reduction of age-related disease.

[sekker]

anonymouse1 wrote:
The most recent research I've heard about is pretty convincing on the effectiveness side, but I haven't heard anything about side-effects. Links are welcome!

[quote=sekker]
[quote=anonymouse1]
I hear it's good for longevity; I'm thinking about getting prescription....

Thanks!

Plenty of known side-effects, and not a lot of convincing scientific evidence that it has key benefits.

Talk to your health care provider, learn about the side effects (making sure none are potentially lethal for your specific health status, for example), and make an informed decision.

When I did some googling now, the links to proponent sure looked like advertisements. I do not see a lot of research papers from PubMed noting efficacy.

This project using dogs is interesting, but keep in mind dogs are highly inbred and even if rapamycin DOES help our furry friends, it might not help people.

https://dogagingproject.org/
Plenty of side-effects. The wiki is a great place to start your analyses. Use the links to learn more,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirolimus

[Lew Zealand]

It's an immune system inhibitor. Now may not be the time to start taking something like this for preventive reasons.

[Dennis S]

"When I did some googling now, the links to proponent sure looked like advertisements. I do not see a lot of research papers from PubMed noting efficacy." - sekker

This convinces me not to mess with it.