My honest Freya review

I started Freya the way everyone does, with an online health quiz - height, weight, goal weight, and the standard GLP-1 screening questions about thyroid history and pancreatitis. It took barely a minute or two. What surprised me was how little friction came after it: no phone tag, no video visit scheduled weeks out. I uploaded a photo ID, answered a couple of follow-up questions, and that was it. If you have ever sat on hold with an insurance line trying to get Wegovy approved, the contrast is almost jarring.

A licensed provider reviewed my intake asynchronously and signed off within a day. It is worth being clear-eyed here: what Freya ships is compounded semaglutide, not brand-name Ozempic or Wegovy. Compounded GLP-1s are not FDA-approved and legally require a prescription, which Freya does handle through its clinicians, but it is a different product than the branded pens and the site could be more upfront about that distinction. My medication arrived as a multi-dose vial with syringes, alcohol wipes, and a clear dosing schedule.

My first box shipped within about two days and showed up fast, which matches what a lot of reviewers say - the quiz-to-doorstep speed is real. Shipping is free and the cold pack was still cold on arrival. Refills landed on schedule once I settled into a rhythm, and I never hit the multi-week supply gap that pushed me off branded Wegovy in the first place.

This is where you have to read carefully. The $150 off my first order was real and applied automatically at checkout, so my opening month felt cheap. After that, standard compounded semaglutide is $297/month, dropping to $250/month if you commit to quarterly billing. Tirzepatide runs higher, $390 monthly or $332 on the quarterly plan. There is no membership fee, and the price bundles medication, syringes, shipping, and provider access, so it is genuinely all-in. Just budget for the refill price, not the promo price - the 'as low as $147' figure on the homepage leans on that first-order discount.

Messaging support was a real strength. I got same-day human replies most of the time, there is a one-on-one dietitian consult included, and monthly group calls if you want them. When I hit the usual early nausea, the care team walked me through slowing my titration rather than just telling me to push through. A couple of refill messages did sit for a day, so it is not flawless. My results were my own and I will not pretend they are typical - GLP-1 response varies a lot person to person. One honest gripe: Freya markets itself as '#1 GLP-1 on Trustpilot' with a 4.9 from 931 reviews, and when I actually checked the public Trustpilot page the score and count did not line up with that. The service is good enough that it does not need to oversell.