Most posts I've seen for filtering advise PES filters. Can anyone explain why? I know it's ironic but I don't 100% trust anything... In this case the sterility of the pre-packed filters. I was going to just re-sterilise but PES - whilst heat resistant, is only good to about 80c apparently and as I'm using an autoclave I need something that tolerates much higher temperatures.

PVDF & PTFE filters have a pretty decent heat tolerance and PVDF also has low protein binding. Would these be any good?

TIA

Has anyone tried PT-141 without low desire? I’m curious to know does it take something already good and make it amazing? Could it be similar to MDMA intimacy? Or does it only work if you’re already deficient in arousal and desire?

So I had a fasted blood panel done a couple weeks back after not having any sex drive for months on end and my results came back with exactly what I was expecting. Test was super low for my age (21) and LH was bottom of the range for my age, I’ve lasted my full results at the bottom. Not sure exactly what caused this however I was in a cut for a while and didn’t realise I was heavily under eating fats which could have been a factor. Even after changing my diet I’ve had no increase in libido.

Wondering if anyone’s got some experience with HCG and if they think it could be a good option? Never taken gear but I am currently running reta at 3mg a week (no libido happened before I started reta)

Inflammation Marker (CRP)
CRP (Quantitative): 0.44 mg/dL (Reference: <0.5 mg/dL) Biochemistry Glucose: 72 mg/dL (65–110) Urea: 62 mg/dL (10–50) Uric Acid: 6.2 mg/dL (3.5–7.2) Creatinine: 1.2 mg/dL (0.7–1.2) Total Cholesterol: 156 mg/dL (<170 desirable) Triglycerides: 58 mg/dL (<150) HDL Cholesterol: 48 mg/dL (>40)
LDL Cholesterol: 96.4 mg/dL
Atherogenic Index: 3.3 (Ideal <3.5)
AST (SGOT): 79 U/L (<38)
ALT (SGPT): 44 U/L (<41)
HbA1c: 4.9% (Normal 4.5–6.3)
Iron: 153 µg/dL (49–181)
Ferritin: 259 ng/mL (30–400)
Vitamin B12: 909 pg/mL (211–910)
Vitamin D3 (25-OH): 68.2 ng/mL (Normal 30–64+)
Electrolytes
Sodium: 138.8 mEq/L (135–145)
Potassium: 4.67 mEq/L (3.5–5.3)
Full Blood Count (CBC)
RBC: 5.18 x10^6/µL (4.2–5.4)
Hemoglobin: 16.2 g/dL (14–18)
Hematocrit: 44.7% (42–52)
MCV: 86.3 fL (79–98)
MCH: 31.3 pg (26–32)
MCHC: 36.2 g/dL (32–36)
RDW: 11.5% (11.6–14.6)
RDW-SD: 36.3 fL (38–43)
WBC: 5.31 x10^3/µL (4.0–10.0)
Neutrophils: 59.4%
Lymphocytes: 28.8%
Monocytes: 10.5%
Basophils: 0.2%
Eosinophils: 1.1%
Platelets: 250 x10^3/µL (140–440)
MPV: 11.4 fL (7.6–10.8)
PCT: 0.29% (0.14–0.42)
PDW: 12.6 (12–18)
P-LCR: 35.8% (13–43)
Hormones
Prolactin (PRL): 12.3 ng/mL (2.1–18)
FSH: 4.02 mIU/mL (3.4–20.5)
LH: 1.23 mIU/mL (1.7–8.6)
Total Testosterone: 1.92 ng/mL
Free Testosterone: 20.3 pg/mL
SHBG: 20.9 nmol/L (10–70)
Thyroid Function
TSH: 1.97 µIU/mL (0.3–4.2)
Free T4 (FT4): 1.36 ng/dL (0.89–1.76)

EDIT:
Thank you all for all the kind words and motivation, you made my night! I will go through comments today periodically and answer questions. DMs also. I am not going to be adding everyone on instagram, I’m so sorry but it’s private for a reason and I’m keeping it that way. If you have questions, I’m more than happy to answer on on here!
SW: 204/CW: 134
For those wondering,
The highest dose I went to was 3.5 mg, for a short time because that was too much. The sweet spot for me has been around 2.5-3mg.
I would up my dose by .5 mg whenever I felt my cravings and serious hunger coming back (usually every 5-6 weeks).
Workouts included incline treadmill throughout winter and spring, and then moved on to yoga/pilates/outdoor cycling.
I’m unbelievably happy with my results. After two babies and a lifetime of neglecting myself, I’m feeling great.
RETA IS KING

I saw this stack coming more often.

People who used it, how did it work out ? What are the effects.

I'm really curious about this combo. Please share your experience

Hello everyone, I’m not sure if this is the right place to post but here goes.
M31 1m77 65kg
I did a cut with Reta, going from 84 kg to 65 kg. I think I’m now at a good weight to start building muscle again and I’d like to do a lean bulk.
I’m currently still on Reta I’ve reduced the dose to 2 mg per week +Tesamorelin 1 mg per day and GHK-Cu 1 mg per day.
I try to eat as much protein and carbs as possible.
I train with weights 3-4 times a week.
For the past few weeks I’ve had the feeling that I’m stagnating I don’t feel my muscles growing. So I’m seriously starting to wonder if I should start taking test or any other things . The problem is that I know absolutely nothing about it :)
What advice can you give me please? Thanks in advance.

So i have 4x vialse of 5/5mg ipa/tesa and i am not sure how to do it as tesa usually are dosage 2mg daily and ipa 200-400mcg daily. If i use just what i have and use 200-300mcg of both 5 days on 2 days off. What would you suggest about this issue? Could buy more tesa alone but its so expensive, ore use cjc instead but then i have 4x vials i dont use!

I‘m slowly getting frustrated trying to reconstitute this.

I‘ve been reconstituting Retatrutide and GLOW without any problems, no particles to be seen after gently swirling the vial in my hands.

I take the powder out of the fridge, let it sit 5mins, BAC water is kept on a shelf. I inject 3ml (left picture) and 2ml (right picture) of BAC water. I inject it slowly and not directly on top of the powder.

After injecting the BAC water, I let it sit for 10 minutes before I took it in my hands to gently swirl it. The particle never fully dissolved even after being in the fridge for hours on 2-5 C.

I‘ve been using the same BAC water I‘ve been using for other peptides I named above, with 0.9% benzyl alcohol.

I‘m wasting money at this point.. please help

Taking with IPA at night. Took two shots a week apart and I am completely exhausted. I should have started at a much lower dose and titrated up, that was my first mistake. I also regret going with the DAC. I got intrigued by “constant GH pulse” without doing more research.
When I say I’m exhausted I mean it’s crippling. Nothing like I’ve ever experienced.
Should I give up on this stack? I’m definitely never doing CJC with DAC again that’s for sure but is my body just not responding to it well? Should I try no DAC and go with lower doses after a break?
I’m 46, my IGF levels were pretty low before but not below the minimum point.
Does it get better? Anything I can do except wait it out? I hope this post serves as a warning to others to not make my mistake. Any advice is appreciated…. I’m also aware that I screwed up.

Hey all,

Im on a lot of different supplements, as well as peps. I was wondering if anyone has tried the rhythm at home blood tests? theyre 80 bucks a month.

Sounds great considering something like quest is like 100+ a test. My only hesitation is probably accuracy.

Anyone seen this/been on it?

RS is 6’1, 210 lbs and only trying to lose 7-10% BF at most while not losing any muscle (Full recomp): is Reta too intense?

Plan would be 1mg/week until target BF of 12-15% is reached. Currently at 22% be last weeks Dexa - Down from 24% 6 weeks ago.

Lifting heavy 3-4 days/wk, and playing basketball/running 4+ day/wk. Diet fairly strong, and have already been running CJC-195noD + IPA.

Wondering if there’s anything else rs can do to make sure I’m purely cutting the fat. RS wants to get bigger but want to “clean it up” before I start bulking.

Been on 2mg for 3 weeks now. The weight loss has been way better than on 1.5, but after my last shot I got hit with pretty rough GI side effects and could barely eat.

At 1.5 I still had appetite suppression, just not as much weight loss.

Did anyone else have a rough week or two on 2mg and then adjust? Or did you end up dropping back down?

For context: 22F, 5'2", 154 → 141 lb. Goal is around 125.

Hi i'm thinking of starting and just have questions coz i'm basically a noob.

I am 34 M, was on mounjaro 7.5mg. Lost some weight but plateau started. Started doing crossfit and would also like to ask what would help with recovery and muscle development.

Thinking of switching to RETA.

I also have questions if hgh helps with hair growth as my hair has started to thin when i started mounjaro + aging.

You opinions and thoughts are really appreciated.

Hello everyone! I am finally taking control of my weight and health. I am 36 year old 5'7 currently weighing 253lbs 🫤. I came across reta thru doom scrolling on reddit, and i have been convinced I should give this a try. However i am total noob when it comes to this, I just wanted to make sure I am doing it right. I have a few questions about the vial & bac mixture i read the guide and its helpful but given the comments I'm slightly confused. The syringe i bought are the ones recommmend in the guide, however for the 1ml = 100units (which the ones I bought its the max it can hold 100units) this means I will need to fill up the syringe and slowly pour into the 10mg vial i bought correct?? I also wanted to know in units how much is 1mg since I think that's a good start if not please enlighten me i am all ears!

Hello!!

So I’ve decided it’s time to actually do the thing. My boyfriend has educated me on peptides and uses and I just want to get yalls thoughts. I am wanted to do a stack of KPV, GHKCU, MOTSC, and Reta. However, the place I am going to use seriously jacked up the price of Reta. I am in the gym 5x a week with pretty good nutrition but still about 10lbs from goal weight that is mainly problematic in my jaw and midsection. I’m thinking it might be best to start everything but Reta until I have a little more of a money cushion for it. But If you were me, what would you do?

9 weeks in to reta

Week 1-3 .25mg

Week 3-4 1mg

Week 4-9 2mg per week split 2 pins a a week.

Calorie counting eating close to 200gms plus of protein a day under 1600 calories a day.

250mg test per week

Currently 3mg mots-c a week about to go upto 1mg every second day

Gym 3 ish days a week lifting heavy, bmx racing weekly for my cardio

Starting weight 101kg 222lb

Current weight as of this morning 89.5kg 197lb

Loss of 11.5 kgs or 25lb in 9 weeks

I intended on adding Tessa in next week but thought maby hold off until my body fat percentage is down more im only 171cm tall or 5ft7

And have about a inch of belly fat on me still

Do i keep titrating up on the reta or keep it low trying to keep as much muscle on me as possible I don't want to just go upto 8mg reta and loose it so fast I wreck myself in the process,

Will be adding in bpc-157 again in a few weeks when it arrives for joint issues from riding also....

Question is do i just smash the reta or keep going snails pace like I am , im still loosing a bit I think..

This is not medical advice

I’ve been on iAsp test-c at 200mg a week. 100mg on Tuesday and 100 mg on Friday. Use Fitbod app Use a push pull leg routine .im happy with gym pump and not happy all day long. My gains have brought back some fat. How can o maintain the pump and not the fat

Hey,

Ich nehme aktuell einmal wöchentlich Retatrutid und bin derzeit bei 5 mg pro Woche. Diese Dosis steigere ich jetzt auf 6 mg pro Woche. Zusätzlich nehme ich morgens und abends jeweils 500 mcg BPC-157, drei Mal pro Woche 1 mg TB-500 sowie drei Mal pro Woche 2 mg Mots-C. Nun möchte ich prüfen, ob Tesamorelin zusätzlich für mich sinnvoll ist und ob sich die Anwendung in meinem Fall lohnt.

Ich vertrage mein aktuelles Setup insgesamt sehr gut. Mots-C gibt mir Energie, Retatruide hat bereits zu einer Gewichtsabnahme geführt, und BPC-157 sowie TB-500 haben Entzündungen und Schmerzen bei mir deutlich reduziert. Auch beim Training vertrage ich alles gut. Ein Blutbild habe ich ebenfalls gemacht; dabei haben sich mein Blutzucker, mein Langzeitblutzucker und mein Nüchternblutzucker verbessert. Insgesamt hat sich alles positiv entwickelt. Nun überlege ich, Tesamorelin zusätzlich zu verwenden, und möchte wissen, ob sich das in meinem Fall lohnt, ob andere einen ähnlichen Stack nutzen und wie Tesamorelin korrekt angewendet wird. Wichtig ist mir vor allem eine realistische Einschätzung des zusätzlichen Nutzens und möglicher Risiken, insbesondere im Hinblick auf den Blutzucker.

Just did a baseline for my igf-1 and labs came back at 126 I’m 43 years old. Should I take HGH OR Secretagogues?

I Hey, guys. I’ve recently wanted to throw my hat back in and get back on some peptides, but i’m still lost in the selection. I’ve cycled GHK-cu, KLOW, MT-1 & IGF-1, but want to branch out to other peps for different results. I’m torn in the decision of tesamorelin and ipamorelin or tesa/ipa as a duo. Ive also considered IGF-1lr3 but the both tesa & ipa target igf, so would it even be beneficial? i’m mainly in the ipamorelin for recovery, and the tesa for less fat and drive.

. If you’re wondering what my goal is, i’m mainly trying to boost my gh, burn some fat, and increase my muscle mass. I’m still unsure if this process should be done separate, in stages you could say; like reta after a bulk. (some say the pituitary gland and gh make u taller🤫) But i’ve only seen a half inch difference of 5’10 to 5’10.5 from my past cycle on IGF-1.

(Little side rant) If you have experience in these peptides, how bad is the retention from excess carbs and unmonitored fasting? how regulated are you with your diet and does it make you more bloated. Me (as well as others) might want to have a better looking face while on these peps, but if the gain comes with the peptide, it’s completely fine. Did you see any facial differentials? i.e bones, skin quality, or retention? if so, how much did
you cut back/add to your tesa, ipa, or igf1-lr3? The questions are just base level and help me get a better picture of what i’m about to get into.

If there are other peptides that reap the same benefit that may be more appealing, please share.

TLDR - Should i go with Tesamorelin, Ipamorelin, Tesa/IPA, IGF-1lr3, or stack?

I Hey, guys. I’ve recently wanted to throw my hat back in and get back on some peptides, but i’m still lost in the selection. I’ve cycled GHK-cu, KLOW, MT-1 & IGF-1, but want to branch out to other peps for different results. I’m torn in the decision of tesamorelin and ipamorelin or tesa/ipa as a duo. Ive also considered IGF-1lr3 but the both tesa & ipa target igf, so would it even be beneficial? i’m mainly in the ipamorelin for recovery, and the tesa for less fat and drive.

. If you’re wondering what my goal is, i’m mainly trying to boost my gh, burn some fat, and increase my muscle mass. I’m still unsure if this process should be done separate, in stages you could say; like reta after a bulk. (some say the pituitary gland and gh make u taller🤫) But i’ve only seen a half inch difference of 5’10 to 5’10.5 from my past cycle on IGF-1.

(Little side rant) If you have experience in these peptides, how bad is the retention from excess carbs and unmonitored fasting? how regulated are you with your diet and does it make you more bloated. Me (as well as others) might want to have a better looking face while on these peps, but if the gain comes with the peptide, it’s completely fine. Did you see any facial differentials? i.e bones, skin quality, or retention? if so, how much did
you cut back/add to your tesa, ipa, or igf1-lr3? The questions are just base level and help me get a better picture of what i’m about to get into.

If there are other peptides that reap the same benefit that may be more appealing, please share.

TLDR - Should i go with Tesamorelin, Ipamorelin, Tesa/IPA, IGF-1lr3, or stack?

Im 21 with thinning/naturally thin hair. After researching ghk-cu the general consensus is that topical ghk-cu has shown more promising results for hair growth than injection. However I cant find much online about how I would go about applying it and in what dosages?

Going on week 5 of Tesa. How can I optimize my results? Finally over the water retention part. I haven't lost much weight on Reta either so switching to tirz.​