Sketch portrait of Samuel, founder of Peptipedia

Founder

About me

“The invisible battle and the quiet in my head”

Hi, I’m Samuel. I’m in my late 40s, a family man, a passionate weekend-warrior athlete, and an IT entrepreneur. If you look at me, you’d probably never call me “overweight.” But what nobody sees is the lifelong struggle that accompanied me every single day just to maintain this weight.

For me, food was always a tightrope walk. A little too much stress in daily life, a moment of distraction-and just like that, the scale would show four to five kilos more after a single month. Celebrations and dinner invitations were pure stress. Every day without ironclad control felt like a wasted day.

The moment it went quiet

The absolute turning point came in 2024 when I started on a prescription for Wegovy. I distinctly remember the second day of treatment: I was sitting at lunch and suddenly started crying. For the very first time in my life, I could just stop eating. There was no more urge to clean my plate or get a second helping. My mind was suddenly quiet. If you don’t know this constant, draining cycle of thoughts around food, it’s hard to understand-but for me, it was an incredible liberation.

After seven months, I reached my target weight. Because of the financial burden, which you just have to question as a family man, I stopped the medication for the time being. I actually managed to maintain my weight for a whole year, but the price was high: the mental pressure returned. Every night became a battle again, every invitation a test of endurance. A stressful project phase at work combined with a vacation was enough, and I had gained four kilos back.

The bitter paradox: to get a new prescription for medications like Wegovy or Mounjaro, I was now “too light.” The system offered me no more solutions.

My path to peptides

So I took matters into my own hands. I dove deep into the subject of peptides, looked for trustworthy sources, and experienced quite a few ups and downs on this research journey. Along the way I fell for scammers myself who promised cheap supply straight from China - and lost several hundred euros. But the effort paid off: I regained control and am today a relaxed and happy person again.

Why this project?

I’m building this platform to save you from the low points, the countless hours of frustrating research, and the bad actors in this space. Important: I do not make recommendations here and explicitly do not offer medical advice.

I am simply using my resources and knowledge as an IT entrepreneur, combining them with modern AI agent technology to compile information transparently and securely. Depending on where you are on your journey or where you want to go, you should find the tools here to make informed decisions.

Welcome to the site. I hope it helps you on your own path.

I’d love to hear about your experiences and views. Feel free to write to me by email (samuel@peptipedia.cc) or share your thoughts in the Forum.

- Samuel