Medical Disclaimer

1. We Are Not Your Doctor

Bitches & Besties is a peer community and an education project. Cat Clark is an author and patient advocate, not a physician, nurse practitioner, dietitian or pharmacist. Nobody here is licensed to treat you, and nothing on this site is a diagnosis, a prescription or a dosing instruction.

2. No Care Relationship

Reading the site, downloading a tool, or talking with other members does not create a clinical relationship of any kind.

3. Talk To Your Own Prescriber

Always consult a licensed clinician before starting, stopping, switching or adjusting the dose of any medication, including GLP-1 receptor agonists, and before making significant changes to how you eat, supplement or train. Never delay professional advice because of something you read here.

4. Emergencies

If you think you may be having a medical emergency, call 911 or your local emergency number right now. Do not post about it and wait.

5. Peer Stories Are Not Protocols

What worked for another member may be wrong or unsafe for you. Doses, side effects, timing and sourcing are individual and belong in a conversation with your prescriber.

6. Medication Sourcing

Discussion of compounding pharmacies, shortages or access strategies is reporting on a landscape, not a recommendation to obtain medication outside the care of a licensed prescriber. Get prescription medication only through a licensed prescriber and a legitimate pharmacy.

7. The Provider Directory

Directory listings come from members describing their own experiences. They are not a credential verification and not an endorsement. Check licensure yourself.

8. No Guaranteed Outcome

Nothing here promises weight loss, symptom relief, insurance approval or any other result.

9. Commercial Disclosure

Some outbound links may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Commercial relationships never decide what we cover or what we conclude, and any material relationship is disclosed where it applies.