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Peptide Therapy

Peptide therapy,
prescribed by clinicians.

  • Concierge peptide therapy practice
  • MD-led care, personalized to your biology
  • Telemedicine across Florida and Montana.
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At-home blood work · Clinic visits not required
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  • "Love this place and Collin is great!"
  • "I haven’t felt this good in a long time"
  • "A new breed of physicians!"
  • "He listens, counsels, but doesn’t judge"
  • "My energy levels have skyrocketed"
  • "Love this place and Collin is great!"
  • "I haven’t felt this good in a long time"
  • "A new breed of physicians!"
  • "He listens, counsels, but doesn’t judge"
  • "My energy levels have skyrocketed"
  • Medically reviewed by Akhil Patel, MD. Institute of Vitality is a non-dispensing prescription clinic. Prescriptions are fulfilled by licensed compounding pharmacies.

Your body runs on signals

Peptides are small protein chains your body uses to coordinate energy, recovery, focus, and dozens of other systems.

With age and accumulated stress, some of those signals weaken. You feel it: slower recovery, lower energy, less sharpness, changes in libido, sleep, or body composition.

Peptide therapy targets specific signals. Each compound below is part of a prescribed protocol designed around your unique physiology.

Potential benefits of peptide therapy

Patients pursue peptide therapy across these areas. Specific outcomes depend on your bloodwork, your protocol, and individual response.

  • Energy, recovery, and repair
  • Mental focus and clarity
  • Body composition and metabolic health
  • Sleep and stress resilience
  • Sexual function and desire
  • Immune resilience
  • Cellular function and longevity

Our peptide catalog

Every compound below is part of a clinician-prescribed protocol. Specific protocols, compounds, and doses are designed during your consultation after we have your bloodwork.

Peptide
Format

Semax

Nasal spray

Selank

Nasal spray

Thymosin Alpha-1

Injectable

Tesamorelin + Ipamorelin

Injectable

BPC-157 + TB-500 “Wolverine Pack”

Injectable

BPC-157 Oral Capsules

Oral Capsules

Ipamorelin + CJC-1295

Injectable

Sermorelin + Ipamorelin

Injectable

PT-141 (Bremelanotide), Injectable

Injectable

PT-141 (Bremelanotide), Nasal Spray

Nasal spray

GHK-Cu (Copper Peptide)

Injectable

SS-31 (Elamipretide)

Injectable

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Our peptide catalog

Every compound below is part of a clinician-prescribed protocol. Your specific protocol is designed during your consultation, after we have your bloodwork.

Cognitive & Neurological

Semax

For focus, mental stamina, and calmer stress response

Nasal spray

Discuss in your consult

Selank

For calm focus, without sedation

Nasal spray

Discuss in your consult

Immune Support

Thymosin Alpha-1

For immune support and T-cell activity

Injectable

Discuss in your consult

Metabolic Support & Weight Loss

Tesamorelin + Ipamorelin

For body composition and recovery

Injectable

Discuss in your consult

Repair & Recovery

BPC-157 + TB-500 “Wolverine Pack”

For tendon, ligament, and soft tissue repair

Injectable

Discuss in your consult

BPC-157 Oral Capsules

For gut and gastrointestinal repair

Oral Capsules

Discuss in your consult

Growth Hormone Support

Ipamorelin + CJC-1295

For growth hormone support and lean mass

Injectable

Discuss in your consult

Sermorelin + Ipamorelin

For growth hormone support and recovery

Injectable

Discuss in your consult

Sexual Wellness

PT-141 (Bremelanotide), Injectable

For sexual function and desire, in men and women.

Injectable

Discuss in your consult

PT-141 (Bremelanotide), Nasal Spray

For sexual function and desire, in men and women.

Nasal spray

Discuss in your consult

Anti-Aging & Healing

GHK-Cu (Copper Peptide)

For skin, healing, and anti-inflammatory support

Injectable

Discuss in your consult

SS-31 (Elamipretide)

Helps cells produce more energy more efficiently

Injectable

Discuss in your consult

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How peptide therapy works at Institute of Vitality

1.

Intake

A first conversation. Your goals, your history, what you’re trying to fix. No commitment to anything yet.

2.

Baseline

You sign up. Our phlebotomist comes to you. Full bloodwork panel.
3.

Individualized Plan

Comprehensive review of labs, body systems, and lifestyle factors that influence decision-making by an expert clinician.
4.

Iteration

Follow-up labs, real adjustments. Your protocol evolves with your data.

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Meet the providers

You'll be working with these two
Collin Dees, MPAS, PA-C, Lead Provider at Institute of Vitality.

Collin Dees, MPAS, PA-C

Lead Provider
Physician Assistant specializing in peptide therapy, bioidentical hormones, and functional medicine.
Seeds Scientific Research & Performance Institute peptide therapy certification badge held by Collin Dees, PA-C, Lead Provider at Institute of Vitality.

Certified by the Seeds Scientific Research & Performance Institute in Peptide Therapy

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Akhil Patel, MD, Medical Director at Institute of Vitality.

Akhil Patel, MD

Medical Director
Board-certified Internal Medicine physician focused on hormone health, energy, and functional patient care.
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Is remote care a downgrade?

Telemedicine changes how you talk to us,
not how we work.

Same clinical work

Same clinical work, same clinician, same questions, same bloodwork-driven protocol design.

 Less friction

No commute, no waiting room, no time off. Our phlebotomist comes to you for the bloodwork.

You choose

Patients near our clinic can come in. Everyone else across Florida and Montana gets the same care remotely.
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Common questions

Yes. Several compounds in our catalog are commonly used by women. PT-141 (Bremelanotide) is FDA-approved for premenopausal women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD). GHK-Cu, Thymosin Alpha-1, and growth hormone support protocols are also part of women’s protocols based on clinical indication. Your protocol is designed around your unique physiology, not around demographics.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding are absolute disqualifiers. Active cancer, certain hormone-sensitive conditions, and some medication combinations may also disqualify you or change which compounds are appropriate. This is exactly what your intake conversation and bloodwork are designed to surface. If peptide therapy isn’t right for you, we’ll tell you during the consultation, before any commitment.
Most peptide protocols are compatible with TRT, HRT, thyroid medication, and standard prescriptions. Some combinations need careful sequencing or dose adjustment, and a few are contraindicated. Your intake covers everything you’re currently taking, and your bloodwork shows how the existing protocol is performing. If you’re already a TRT or HRT patient at Institute of Vitality, we coordinate directly across your protocols.
Most protocols are reviewed at the 8-12 week mark with a follow-up bloodwork panel. That’s when we have real data on how your body is responding. Self-reported changes vary widely by compound and individual; the labs give us the objective read.
Follow-up bloodwork is the primary monitoring tool. Standard cadence is the 8-12 week post-start panel, then quarterly or as the protocol evolves. We watch hormone, metabolic, and inflammatory markers for shifts that warrant a dose adjustment, a compound change, or a pause. If your labs flag something, your clinician is the one making the call, not a template.
It depends on the compound and the protocol. Some compounds are designed for continuous use; others have a built-in cycling pattern (typically 5 days on, 2 days off, or 8 weeks on with a break). Cycling decisions get made by your clinician based on your protocol, your bloodwork, and what the compound calls for clinically. It’s not a one-size answer.
Yes, anytime. There’s no contract and no required duration. If you want to pause for travel, pause to assess, or stop entirely, we adjust or end the protocol on your timeline. Most patients who pause come back; some stop and don’t, and that’s a fine outcome too. Your bloodwork is yours regardless.
Compounded peptide therapy isn’t typically covered by insurance. We accept HSA and FSA cards for eligible services.

Talk to our clinical staff about whether this fits.

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Transparency

Peptide therapy at Institute of Vitality uses compounded medications that have not been evaluated or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the specific uses discussed. Compounded medications are prepared by licensed compounding pharmacies and prescribed by your clinician following a clinical consultation and comprehensive bloodwork. Individual results vary. This page is for informational purposes; protocols are determined by your licensed provider.

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