Padgett Medical Center Ocala

Personalized Compounded Semaglutide · Dunnellon, FL

Personalized Compounded Semaglutide in Dunnellon

Yes. If you live in Dunnellon, you can start personalized compounded semaglutide with Padgett Medical Center by telehealth from home, or meet your provider face to face in Ocala, roughly 25 miles away. It is a medically supervised weekly injection, with a personalized dose that is adjusted over time and medication shipped to your door in Florida.

About 25 miles to our Ocala clinicRoughly 39 minutes without traffic

For Dunnellon patients

From $149/month

  • Your dose sets your monthly price.
  • The $100 visit is free if you start medication.
  • Nothing is charged when you book.

Your provider: Sarah Weir, APRN.

Personalized compounded semaglutide starts at $149 a month at the starting dose, and your monthly price follows the dose your provider prescribes. Every dose and its price is listed on personalized compounded semaglutide in Ocala. The monthly price is your medication. Your provider visit is $100 and is free when you start medication at that visit; the only other charge is a $50 no-show fee.

How common is obesity among Dunnellon adults?

Slightly more common than in Marion County as a whole. CDC's PLACES project estimates that 37.9% of adults in Dunnellon had obesity in 2023, compared with 36.4% across the county. PLACES counts obesity as a body mass index of 30 or higher, figured from the height and weight people report. These are estimates for the whole town, not a verdict on you, so check your own number with our BMI calculator before your visit.

How many people in Dunnellon get no exercise outside work?

About 31 in 100 adults. PLACES puts the 2023 share of Dunnellon adults with no leisure-time physical activity at 31.2%, meaning that in the past month they did no running, golf, gardening, walking for exercise or similar activity outside their regular job. Countywide the figure was 26.6%. Medication does not replace moving more, and your provider can talk through food and activity with you, starting from wherever you are now.

Where can you walk in Dunnellon without it feeling like a workout?

Start at Rainbow Springs State Park, a private roadside attraction from the 1930s until it closed to the public in 1974; the state bought it in 1990. Historic brick walkways from those years run through an ornamental garden on the slopes above the headsprings, where a large number of azaleas grow, and three man-made waterfalls remain: Rainbow, Seminole and Aviary Falls. Some of those slopes are steep, so take the walkways slowly at first.

What about a longer walk once you have built up?

The same park has about 3 miles of hiking trails on the east side of the river, through natural woodland as well as pieces of the old attraction, and the state's management plan for the park counts two scenic overlooks. Adding a little distance every week or two is a realistic way to build activity alongside your medication.

Can you swim or paddle the Rainbow River?

Yes. Inside the state park there is a swimming area at the main headsprings, and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection says the spring water averages about 72 degrees. The spring bowl is deep enough that swimmers have to tread water, so the park encourages a flotation device, your own or one from the gift shop, if deeper water is hard for you. The river runs 5.7 miles before it joins the Withlacoochee, and in 1972 the U.S. Department of the Interior declared it a National Natural Landmark. You can paddle it by canoe or kayak, and the park's concessionaire rents both. If walking is hard on your knees right now, time in the water is another way to move.

What happens at your first personalized compounded semaglutide visit?

Your visit is with Sarah Weir, APRN, either at the Ocala clinic or by telehealth from home, provided you are in Florida when the visit happens. Expect questions about your medical history, the medicines you take now and what you hope to change. Your provider then decides with you whether personalized compounded semaglutide fits and, if it does, what starting dose makes sense.

What does the weekly injection routine look like from home?

You inject once a week on the schedule your provider gives you, using clear instructions for your exact medication, and the medication is shipped to your door. Your dose is personalized and adjusted over time, so report side effects and never change your dose yourself. Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea top the list of side effects MedlinePlus gives for FDA-approved semaglutide injection. With your provider, choose an injection day and time that fit your week, such as a quiet evening at home.

Is the drive to Ocala worth it, or is telehealth easier?

It depends on how you like to meet. The clinic is about 25 miles from Dunnellon, a drive of roughly 39 minutes without traffic in each direction, so an in-person visit adds well over an hour of driving to your day. Telehealth skips the drive entirely. You can come in for the first visit and use telehealth later, or use telehealth from the start.

How does the drive compare from Marion Oaks or Williston?

From Marion Oaks the clinic is about 25 minutes away, a noticeably shorter trip, while Williston, in Levy County, sits at about 36 minutes. If you have family in either town, point them to personalized compounded semaglutide in Marion Oaks or personalized compounded semaglutide in Williston.

How do you book from Dunnellon, and what else can you compare?

From Dunnellon, book a personalized compounded semaglutide visit online whenever it suits you; there is no charge at booking. The clinic holds your visit with a card on file, and if you book without one, the appointment is not confirmed until staff reach you by phone. If you want to weigh a second weekly option, read about personalized compounded tirzepatide for Dunnellon before your visit.

Getting to us from Dunnellon

Our clinic is at 200 SW 8th St A, Ocala, FL 34471.

If you choose to come in for your first visit, leave Dunnellon heading north on US 41, and after about 4.5 miles turn east onto SR 40. Stay on SR 40 for roughly 19 miles into Ocala, then take SW Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue south, SW 10th Street east and Pine Avenue briefly north to the clinic on SW 8th Street.

Open Mon-Fri 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM.

Personalized compounded semaglutide questions from Dunnellon

Do I have to drive to Ocala to start personalized compounded semaglutide?

No. You can do every visit by telehealth from your home in Dunnellon, as long as you are physically in Florida during each visit. The Ocala clinic is there if you would rather sit down with your provider in person, and you can mix the two over time.

Will the medication be shipped to my house in Dunnellon?

Yes. Your personalized compounded semaglutide is shipped to your door in Florida, so there is no pickup trip to Ocala. Follow the clear instructions you get for your exact medication, and call the clinic at (352) 369-0104 if anything about a shipment or your dose is unclear.

I have not exercised in years. Is that a problem?

No. Tell your provider honestly what you can do today, and build from there. In Dunnellon that might mean a short, slow walk on the Rainbow Springs garden walkways or a few minutes of paddling, adding more as the weeks go by. The headsprings are too deep to stand in, so swim there with a flotation device.

Sources

  1. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data, 2025 release, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  2. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data, 2025 release, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  3. Health Outcomes | PLACES | CDC (measure definitions)
  4. Health Risk Behaviors | PLACES | CDC (measure definitions)
  5. Rainbow Springs State Park, Park Chapter (Gulf Coast Region management plan), Florida Department of Environmental Protection
  6. Rainbow Springs Aquatic Preserve, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
  7. Semaglutide Injection: MedlinePlus Drug Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine

Personalized compounded semaglutide and personalized compounded tirzepatide are compounded drugs that have not been approved by the FDA. They have not been reviewed by the FDA for safety, effectiveness, or quality. FDA-approved products containing semaglutide and tirzepatide are available. Individual results vary.

This page is educational and is not medical advice. Talk with a licensed provider about your own health, medications and treatment options.

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