Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center review
Everything about this one reads like the reassuring option — a clinic you can drive to in Oakland, Maine, a named doctor, free consultations on Wednesday afternoons, no contracts. Then you reach the pricing page: "Add Retatrutide to your current Semaglutide or Tirzepatide regimen for just $100/month." Retatrutide is not approved by the FDA for anything. It is a phase 3 investigational drug, and it is being sold here as a top-up to a medication you are already taking.
- Six-factor Editors' Rating
- Source-based review
This review draws on the provider’s public pricing, terms and disclosures. No one on this desk is your clinician.
Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center at a glance
- Semaglutide
- $200/mo at the starting dose, paying cash
- Tirzepatide
- $300/mo at the starting dose, paying cash
- Coverage
- A Central Maine clinic; no wider coverage published
- Brand-name
- Compounded only
How we scored Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center
Each score comes out of Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center's published pricing, disclosures and oversight, and the six combine into the 39/100 Editors' Rating on our weighted six-factor framework. A commission never changes a provider's score.
The headline rate obscures a plan requirement or a hidden step-up.
Cost is unpredictable, premium, or hides behind a plan commitment.
Little here is shaped around a mother's week or her life stage.
Support is thin once the prescription ships.
Oversight and lab support fall short of the best we track — the review below says exactly where.
Leaving costs you — notice windows, minimum terms or fees you don't get back.
How we verified this review
- Primary source
- The company's own site
Verified October 2026. A physical clinic at 8 Water Street, Oakland, Maine, serving Central Maine, with a named physician, free Wednesday consultations and no contracts to sign. Compounded semaglutide starts at $200 a month by injection and tirzepatide at $300, both cash prices at the starting dose; its published price list climbs with each dose step, to $450 for semaglutide at 2.5 mg and $500 for tirzepatide at 10 mg. Dissolving tablets start at $149 for semaglutide and $199 for tirzepatide, and a promotional banner separately advertises a $150 starting dose. What does need naming is on the same page. It offers retatrutide as an add-on — "Add Retatrutide to your current Semaglutide or Tirzepatide regimen for just $100/month." Retatrutide holds no FDA approval for any use and is still in phase 3 trials, so there is no approved product behind it, no labeled dose or safety profile, and nothing published anywhere about combining it with a GLP-1 already in use. The site also has no terms of service, privacy policy or telehealth consent. No compounding pharmacy is named, and it has no FDA warning letter on file.
Pricing
| Medication | Price | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Compounded semaglutide | $200 | Injection, 0.25 mg starting dose"Start Your Journey for Just $200/Month" on the clinic's medication pricing page. Its price list shows $225 for the starting dose with $25 off for paying cash. A "Seize The Deal!" banner separately advertises a "$150 Starting Dose of Semaglutide". |
| Compounded semaglutide | $450 | Injection, 2.5 mg top doseThe price list climbs $25 to $50 per step: 0.5 mg $275, 1 mg $325, 1.5 mg $375, 2 mg $425, 2.5 mg $475, each $25 less paying cash. |
| Compounded tirzepatide | $300 | Injection, 1.25 mg starting dose"Starting at $300/ month" at its Central Maine location; the price list shows $325, less $25 paying cash. |
| Compounded tirzepatide | $500 | Injection, 10 mg top dose2.5 mg $375, 5 mg $425, 7.5 mg $475, 10 mg $525 on the price list, each $25 less paying cash. |
| Oral semaglutide | $149 | Dissolving tablet, 2 mg"Oral glp therapies: Available Starting at $149". The price list shows 5 mg at $175 and 12 mg at $225. |
| Oral tirzepatide | $199 | Dissolving tablet, 3 mgThe price list shows 4 mg at $225 and 5 mg at $250. |
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GLP-1 telehealth is usually HSA- and FSA-eligible, so check your own plan. Everything above comes from Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center's public disclosures at last review and change often; confirm the current number on Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center's own site.
What we like
- A real clinic: street address, phone number, named physician, walk-in consultations
- Free consultations every Wednesday afternoon, and no contracts to sign
- Publishes a full dose-by-dose price list, so you can see what the higher doses will cost before you start
- $25 off semaglutide and tirzepatide when you pay cash, plus $25 for each patient you refer
- The oral GLP option, from $149, undercuts the injection substantially
The caveats
- Sells retatrutide — no FDA approval for any indication, still in trials — and sells it stacked on top of an existing GLP-1
- The price climbs with every dose step: semaglutide runs from $200 to $450 a month and tirzepatide from $300 to $500, paying cash
- No terms of service, privacy policy or telehealth consent appears anywhere on the site
- One clinic in Central Maine, so geography decides whether this is an option at all
- The compounding pharmacy is never named
- Weight management shares the menu with laser body contouring, TRT and a house supplement line
- The $150 "starting dose" is a promotional banner rather than a monthly price
Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center in short
Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center costs about $200/month, about what most providers charge. In our scoring it does best on price transparency and worst on value for a family budget.
What Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center actually costs
- Compounded semaglutide — Injection, 0.25 mg starting dose: $200/mo
- Compounded semaglutide — Injection, 2.5 mg top dose: $450/mo
- Compounded tirzepatide — Injection, 1.25 mg starting dose: $300/mo
- Compounded tirzepatide — Injection, 10 mg top dose: $500/mo
- Oral semaglutide — Dissolving tablet, 2 mg: $149/mo
- Oral tirzepatide — Dissolving tablet, 3 mg: $199/mo
The typical price we see is about $196/month, so Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center is in the middle of the pack. Over a year at that rate, you'd spend about $2,400. The price rises with the dose, so budget for the higher figure you'll reach at maintenance.
What's included: the clinician consult and the medication.
What Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center prescribes
Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center prescribes semaglutide and tirzepatide — the two GLP-1 medications with the strongest evidence. If insulin resistance is part of your story (PCOS, a history of gestational diabetes), tirzepatide is often the better fit, and you won't need a new provider to try it. These are compounded versions from a licensed pharmacy, which keeps the price down, but compounded GLP-1s are not FDA-approved finished products the way Wegovy and Zepbound are.
A needle-free option is on the menu, which appeals if injections have been the sticking point. The catch is evidence: oral and sublingual versions of these peptides are much less studied than the injectable ones.
Similar providers
Close in price to Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center, and worth comparing:
- TelePeptide — $199/mo, semaglutide and tirzepatide, same price at every dose
- Andrew Meds — $199/mo, semaglutide and tirzepatide, same price at every dose
- RxSpan MD — $249/mo, semaglutide and tirzepatide, same price at every dose, brand-name pens available
Who Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center suits, and who should look elsewhere
Worth a look if…
- You'd like a real prescriber looking at your health history before anything ships.
- You may want to switch between semaglutide and tirzepatide later on.
Probably not for you if…
- You specifically want an FDA-approved brand pen with its own pregnancy and breastfeeding labeling.
- You want one flat price at every dose — compare CoreAge Rx, a featured partner.
Trust, safety, and oversight
It's fair to ask any compounded provider two things: which pharmacy makes the medication, and what's in it. Our Editors' Rating methodology explains how we score oversight.
For mothers, pregnancy plans and breastfeeding deserve a separate clinical discussion. Weight-loss treatment is not recommended during pregnancy, while breastfeeding advice depends on the medicine and formulation. Ask your clinician to assess your treatment needs and your infant’s circumstances.
Questions to ask before you pay
- What will I pay at my maintenance dose, not just the starting one?
- Can I pause the plan if we decide to try for a baby?
Our take
Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center is a fair middle-of-the-market option. Choose it for price transparency; think twice if value for a family budget is your priority. CoreAge Rx, a featured partner, is worth a side-by-side look before you decide.
The bottom line for mothers
Best for: A mother within reach of Central Maine who wants an in-person clinic and will say no to the retatrutide add-on.
Alternatives to Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center
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- Visit CoreAge RxCoreAge RxFeatured partner
The one program on our list whose number still makes sense at the top of the dose. A flat, all-in monthly price on both molecules, no teaser rate to expire, and a cancel button you can actually find — the closest thing to a family-budget guarantee we've reviewed.
- Visit HumeCare+
Semaglutide is $199 a month as either the weekly shot or a daily pill, tirzepatide is $299 bundled with B12 and glycine, and the price does not climb as your dose goes up. Every plan includes a smart scale that separates fat from muscle, which is a better question than the one your bathroom scale answers. Two things deserve a slow read before you buy. Nothing on the public site carries a price until you have handed over your height, weight and date of birth. And the money-back promise in the homepage banner is not the promise written into the terms — the banner refunds you for missing 10% in six months, the contract refunds you only if you lose nothing at all in 90 days.
- Visit SkinnyRx
A flat $249/mo semaglutide, $299/mo tirzepatide after a $99 first month, with an option most of the providers we list skips: a sublingual tablet instead of a weekly shot — but the FDA issued its parent entity, Lean Rx, Inc., a warning letter on 02/20/2026 (ref. 717989) for mislabeling itself as the compounder on its own product images and for marketing language implying its compounded products share FDA-approved status with Mounjaro and Zepbound, which they don't. Confirmed directly on FDA.gov; SkinnyRx's own site never mentions it.
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Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center, answered
- How much does Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center cost?
- When we last checked, the lowest eligible ongoing compounded price at Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center worked out to an estimated $200 per calendar month. This is a monthly budget equivalent; the actual charge and billing interval may differ. Confirm today's all-in invoice amount, renewal dates and dose-specific rate before signing up.
- Is Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center safe to use while breastfeeding?
- Discuss breastfeeding with your prescriber before starting treatment through Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center. Advice depends on the exact medicine and formulation, your treatment needs and your infant's circumstances; limited milk data do not establish infant safety. Oral and injectable products can have different labeling, and a compounded preparation needs its own assessment. Tell the clinician if you are pregnant or planning pregnancy so treatment and any stopping interval can be planned individually.
- Does Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center offer both semaglutide and tirzepatide?
- Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center discloses both semaglutide and tirzepatide options. Confirm the specific product, formulation, current availability in your state and eligibility with the provider; a listed menu does not mean either medicine is appropriate for you.
- Where does Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center rank for mothers?
- Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center takes 39/100 in our Editors' Rating, placing it #321. Six factors chosen for mothers feed that number. CoreAge Rx, a featured partner, is worth a side-by-side look.
Pricing, states and verification reflect Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center's public disclosures at last review; the Editors' Rating is our editorial judgment per the published methodology. This is background reading, not medical advice — GLP-1 medications are not established as safe in pregnancy or breastfeeding. See our medical disclaimer and how we're funded.