Question 261 of 433
Should I take rapamycin?
The short answer
I do not recommend it for healthy people outside a clinical trial. If you choose to anyway, do it with a physician who monitors you.
This is the most promising longevity drug we have, and it is still a hypothesis in humans. If you are determined, insist on baseline and follow-up testing of lipids, blood sugar, blood counts, and kidney function, and a doctor who will tell you to stop.
Better yet, join a study. That is how the question gets answered for everyone.
“This book is for education. It is not medical advice, and reading it does not make you my patient or create a doctor-patient relationship.” From the book’s medical disclaimer. Full disclaimer
CLINICAL JUDGMENT — Healthy adults: no established rapamycin outcome benefit; trial participation is preferable to self-experimentation.Evidence grade (draft mapping)JClinical judgment / author synthesisPart 18, Q261 · Part sources
From Longevity Unmasked by Afshine Ash Emrani, MD, FACC. Medical disclaimer. This book is for education. It is not medical advice, and reading it does not make you my patient or create a doctor-patient relationship. Nothing here is meant to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Medicine is personal: a test, drug, supplement, or exercise plan that helps one person can harm another. Do not start, stop, or change any medication or treatment because of something you read in these pages. Talk with a licensed clinician who knows your history first. If you think you are having a medical emergency, call 911. The author disclaims responsibility for any loss or harm arising from use of the information in this book.