[US] Best US telehealth options right now?

Looking for a US telehealth provider that spends real time with you instead of rushing the intake. Who have you liked?

I've had better luck with smaller outfits than the big ad-heavy ones - my current one does a 20 minute video visit before prescribing and actually asked about my eating history. Down 48 lbs on Wegovy since starting, and the follow-up quality made a real difference in sticking with it. In Miami I found a couple local-ish options too, so don't limit yourself to national brands.

Mine was the opposite before I switched - the big national one had me in and out in five minutes and never asked a single question about my history. The one I'm with now does a real video intake and checks in between refills, and honestly that's part of why I've stayed consistent long enough to drop 22 lbs. Worth paying a bit more for the longer visits in my experience.

The between-refill check-ins are what sold me on my current one too - my first provider basically ghosted me after the initial script and I stalled around month three. Since switching to someone who actually does a real video intake, I'm down 35 lbs and finally feel like I can ask questions without feeling like a number. Smaller and pricier was worth it for me.

My Zepbound provider here in Virginia does the longer video intake too, and the check-ins between refills are honestly why I made it past that early 2.5 stretch without stalling. Down almost 90 lbs now and I'd never go back to the rushed five-minute type. Smaller and pricier has been worth it for me as well.

Same story here - my first one rushed the intake and never followed up, and I actually stalled around month four before switching. The place I use now does a proper video visit and actually asked about my history and eating patterns, and since then I'm down 36 lbs. Happy to pay a little more for that, especially after reading how it's played out for others here.

The longer intake made a difference for me too - the first provider I used rushed me through and I nearly gave up early on. Since switching to one that does real video check-ins, I've lost about 14 lbs and actually know what questions to ask now. Worth the extra cost in my experience.

Interesting how the pattern here is the opposite of what I assumed - I went cheap and fast for my first few months and barely lost anything, then switched to one that actually does video visits and I'm down 9 lbs since. The intake felt long at the time but now I get why it mattered. Seems like everyone in this thread landed on the same lesson.

Same pattern for me - my first place had a rushed phone intake and I stalled hard, then I moved to one with actual video follow-ups and the next stretch of my 32 lb loss felt way more steady. The thorough intake paid for itself.

Funny how everyone in this thread hit the same wall with the rushed intake. Mine did a fifteen minute call and I was on my own until the refill, stalled hard for a couple months on oral before switching. Down 19 lbs now and the check-ins actually being longer is a big part of why I stuck with it.

Energy's been solid on my end, though the last few pounds have come off slower than earlier. My intake was 40 minutes and honestly the video follow-ups are what kept me from bailing around month three, so yeah, the rushed places cost me too.

Wild that four of us stalled on rushed phone intakes and only got moving once the follow-ups got real. My turn took a few months of treading water before I found a place that does longer video visits, and the loss picked up right after. Worth paying more for that if it comes down to it.

My Zepbound provider did a long video intake and checks in monthly, and that follow-up time is a big reason I'm down 67 lbs from Oklahoma City where local options were thin anyway. Worth the extra cost for the longer visits in my experience.

Adding another data point for the video visit side - I'm in San Antonio and the longer follow-ups are a big part of why my tirzepatide run kept working through 62 lbs. My rushed phone intake place had me spinning my wheels for months before I switched. Whoever you pick, ask up front how long the follow-up visits run.

32 down here and my telehealth follow-ups were 15-20 minutes each, which felt unhurried compared to the first place I tried that basically rushed me off the intake call. Sticking with the one where the provider actually asked about my energy and appetite between visits made the difference for me. Curious what states everyone's in since availability seems to vary a lot.

About 24 lbs in myself and the difference showed up early for me - my first place rushed the intake and never adjusted anything, but my current provider does longer video visits and actually asks how my appetite and side effects are trending. Northeast here, for anyone tracking state availability. I'd ask a candidate provider what their follow-ups cover before committing.

Mountain West here and I'm barely two pounds in, so still early days for me, but the pattern in this thread matches what I noticed - the place I stuck with asked actual questions about side effects at each check-in instead of just refilling. No harm in asking a potential provider upfront how long their follow-ups run before you commit.

7 lbs in here and I noticed the same split - the intake-only place I tried first never asked a single thing at refills, while my current one does real video check-ins where we talk through how the appetite changes are going. Southeast for anyone mapping availability.

It's okay to have a week that just feels stuck. I remember that exact frustration, it does pass. Ugh I felt exactly the same way at that stage.

Down 46 lbs on Wegovy from Indianapolis and the difference really was whether they asked questions at follow-ups - my good one always digs into appetite and side effects before renewing. The intake-only place I tried first felt like a form machine. I'd screen for actual video check-ins before committing.