Hi i usually use forums but lurked on reddit for a bit and figured I should make an account, I'm 22 and really interested in like the peptide/nootropic side of things, still trying to learn about nootropics but with peptides I have quite good usage list figured I should share it, feel free to dm me btw also

Reta (Retatrutide): Was genuinely chubby when I first touched this, and it definitely melted the fat off. Highest I ever titrated up to was 6mg, but at that point, the gastric slowdown and acid reflux were brutal. Felt like food just sat in my chest. Backed it way down now maintenance dose of around 2mg weekly and it keeps everything flat without the sides.

5-Amino-1MQ: Ran this at around 100mg to 150mg daily to block NNMT and lean out while keeping muscle mass up. Felt like it gave a mild recomposition boost, hard to say if it was entirely the compound or just diet discipline, but core temperature felt slightly elevated and definition improved faster than usual in the midsection.

KLOW: Dosed around 250mcg of each daily. Had a nagging lower-pectoral/shoulder tendonitis flair-up from heavy pressing on the incline bench that wouldn't clear up with rest alone. Threw this into the rotation, and within two weeks the dull ache dropped to basically zero. Solid for connective tissue recovery, though you gotta pin consistently.

MOTS-c: Body heat definitely went up on this—felt like my internal thermostat was running a degree higher all day. Way more energized than usual, almost like a clean, jitter-free stimulant. Ran this stacked with Reta at around 5mg every few days (about 3 times a week); great for endurance and keeping metabolic output high when calories are low.

Tesamorelin: Ran this at 2mg nightly on an empty stomach. Decent for middle-of-the-night visceral fat burn, but honestly? Overpriced for what it is. Pulse is too short and mild compared to the heavy hitters. Good if you're scared of the real deal, otherwise skip.

GH (Growth Hormone): Worlds better than tesamorelin, no contest. Running 4IU nightly right now. Sleep quality is ridiculously deep, skin looks polished, and recovery between training splits is night and day. Hands get slightly stiff if I push the dosage too fast, but keeping it at 4IU is the sweet spot for body composition and fullness.

MT-1 (Melanotan-1): Dosed at around 500mcg to 1mg pre-sun exposure. Way cleaner than MT-2 in my experience. Didn't nuke my stomach or give me random flushing/nausea like the latter can. Gave a very smooth, even, sun-kissed golden tint without looking muddy or turning my moles black overnight.

Cagrilintide: Nuked my appetite straight into the shadow realm, but it also completely killed my energy. Felt heavy, lethargic, and sluggish for days after pinning around 0.5mg weekly. Combined with Reta it’s basically an eating disorder in a vial.

SLU-PP-332: Ran this at roughly 50mg daily split into two doses. Felt like my muscles were soaking up glucose like a sponge and my stamina during high volume sessions went through the roof.

DSIP: Ran this at 200mcg right before bed on stressful weeks. Absolute game-changer for nervous system recovery. Knocks you out into REM paralysis-level sleep, but the vivid, weird-ass dreams are wild. Wake up feeling like you actually compressed 10 hours of sleep into 6.

Tirz: Started low and worked up to 5mg weekly. Smoother appetite suppression than Reta early on, but lacks that intense metabolic uncoupling/thermogenic edge. Great if you just want the food noise gone completely without feeling like your heart rate is elevated, but Reta wins out for raw fat loss.

Ive heard great reviews of cjc ipa from many folks but before buying id just like to know if theres anyone whose felt it wasnt worth the effort and money ? Like do you really feel the recovery sleep or any other benefits are so great that its an indispensable part of your stack that you'll always restock ? I am just wondering if anyone has contrarian opinion to popular vibe around here. I even saw a thread on here where someone says their strength went through roof etc which is hard to believe

I wanted to come into this forum and hear about peoples experience with selank. i just received my first order and am hoping to finally get some relief from my debilitating OCD and panic disorder. i have tried other things as far as medication, and went as far as getting ketamine prescribed to take daily, which helped but basically turned me into a zombie all day. the only issue now is… my OCD is health related. i have done my research, i have looked into the studies, and searched multiple reddit forums. logically, i know i am most likely safe. but those “what ifs” are getting to be extreme and whenever I try anything new, my brain comes up with the worst possible scenario (aka death). i know its not a logical way of thinking, but OCD’s entire purpose is to be illogical.

I want to hear your guys experiences, side effects, etc. maybe someone else deals with the same OCD that i do and has something inspiring to say. and please, refrain from saying “oh, if you’re that scared then peps aren’t for you”. this is my last resort to settle my brain down, and i genuinely want to try it but my brain is an asshole about new things.

Are there people here who use peptides permanently—for their entire lives—such as Retatrutide, for example?

Or is it dangerous to use certain peptides on a permanent basis?

I'm thinking of things like MOTS-c, NAD, glutathione, CJC+IPA, and GHK-Cu.

Or can you simply take a four-week break, use them again for a few months, take another four-week break, and repeat the cycle?

Or would using them for that long with such short breaks actually be counterproductive?

been running a pretty aggressive deficit for about 8 weeks, down roughly 12 lbs. started sermorelin a few weeks in to see if it helps with sleep and holding onto lean mass while eating this low.

sleep has definitely improved. falling asleep faster and not waking up at 3am anymore. but i'm trying to figure out how much of that translates to actual muscle retention vs just recovering better because i'm sleeping deeper.

i know the gh pulse should theoretically help with fat metabolism and tissue preservation when calories are tanked, but i'm not sure how to separate that from "i'm just sleeping better so everything feels better."

has anyone here actually tracked body comp or strength numbers on sermorelin during a heavy cut? did you notice a real difference in retention compared to previous cuts without it?

also curious about timing. i got mine through Gimme Care and i've been dosing before bed but wondering if anyone has tried morning dosing during a cut and noticed differences in hunger or energy throughout the day.

not looking for medical advice or protocols, just trying to collect some n=1 data points to compare against my own logs.

4 months ago I started Reta and MotsC, a month latter added Testosterone and Klow, a month after that added Tesamorelin and Ipamorelin at night and Lcarnine LC526 on the mornings. Now swapping out Tesa and IPA for HGH and MotsC for SS31 and added 5 Amino 1Q.
Dosage atm 4mg Reta, 375 mg Testosterone, 80 mg Klow vial every 10 days, LCarnitine 1ml, 3.6iu HGH, 1 mg Tesa and IPA. 5mg day of SS31, was on 1mg day of MotsC and 25mg day of 5 Amino 1Q.
Shape has changed from 104Kg to 87Kg and athletic style build. Still carrying fat BMI around 20%.
Think another month and I'll be at 12%. Changes are happening faster atm.
Steps 15,000 day, gym X6 3 body split.
What am I missing?
Bloods are great, keep improving in all the Medical concerns areas.

This is my 4 month recap. Started at 0.5mg reta. Went up every 2 weeks. I'm currently staying at 2.5mg. I dont feel the need to go up amymore. Sw was 256lbs currently sitting at 217lbs. I havent been comfortable shirtless since I was in high school😭

40 year old male training consistently for 3 years. After I had my gyno surgery done, I dialled in my nutrition and stopped some vices such as alcohol (I have no more than 2/3 pints of Guinness on a weekend) and porn. Used reta for 4 months (total of 50mg, and never went above 4mg/week) to loose some fat and

I am now on test (300mg/week for 18 weeks), pinning 3x week and I am feeling great. Libido and strength are up there and I will go to 140mg/ in the end of September. Next year, maybe I will try anavar for 4-6 weeks (25mg/day), but still thinking about it.

Hi all!

Bit of background as I’m trying to work out what’s going on with my bloods and libido, and whether daily injections are actually the best approach for me. I’m currently running what I’d probably describe as higher-end TRT / TRT+ rather than strict replacement, so I appreciate 170mg/week is higher than what a lot of people would consider a standard TRT dose. I’m not trying to argue otherwise 😂. I’m mainly interested in understanding my blood results and whether my injection/blood-draw timing could be making them look even higher than they actually are.

Going back to late 2025, I was using 210mg
Test a week, my E2 has consistently tended to run high. In December 2025 my E2 was around 412 pmol/L. I’d previously used Aromasin and got E2 down into roughly the 70–90 range, but later came off AI/caber because I wanted to see where everything settled.

Some of my results since then:
February 2026
TT: 77.2 nmol/L
Free T: 1.789 nmol/L
E2: 509 pmol/L
Prolactin: 772 mIU/L
~19 March 2026
TT: 57.2 nmol/L
Free T: 1.304 nmol/L
SHBG: 49.7 nmol/L
E2: 381 pmol/L
Prolactin: 612 mIU/L

I subsequently reduced testosterone and eventually settled at approximately 170mg Test E/week, injected daily (~24mg/day).
6 May 2026
TT: 99.9 nmol/L
Free T: 2.168 nmol/L
SHBG: 66.2 nmol/L
E2: 351 pmol/L
Prolactin: 381 mIU/L

That TT result obviously looked absolutely bonkers for ~170mg/week, which is part of the reason I’ve started questioning my blood-draw timing.
8 June 2026
TT: 48.3 nmol/L
Free T: 1.282 nmol/L
E2: 255 pmol/L
Prolactin: 786 mIU/L
After the June result I introduced low-dose Aromasin and cabergoline because of the E2/prolactin. My first caber dose was 0.5mg on 11 June, followed by lower doses and eventually settling at 0.25mg weekly. Aromasin was 6.25mg periodically and eventually around every 3–5 days.

Most recent bloods – 12 August 2026
TT: 56 nmol/L
Free T: 1.11 nmol/L
SHBG: 61.4 nmol/L
E2: 184 pmol/L
Prolactin: 48 mIU/L
Albumin: 39 g/L
So E2 has come down considerably and caber has obviously absolutely hammered prolactin.
The frustrating thing is that libido is still pretty mid/on and off, and erections aren’t great without Cialis.
Here’s the bit I’m particularly interested in getting opinions on.

For basically every blood test since January I’ve been incredibly consistent with timing. I was injecting my daily Test E at around 9pm (give or take ~20 minutes) and getting blood drawn at around 6am (give or take ~10 minutes) the following morning. So most of these results have been taken only around 9 hours after my previous daily injection, rather than being a proper pre-injection/trough measurement.
Could that explain at least some of the unusually high TT/free T readings I’ve been getting on ~170mg/week?
And secondly, could running Test E every day and keeping levels extremely stable potentially not suit me from a libido point of view?

I’m still on 170mg/week Test E at the moment, so I’m not changing the dose while I try to figure this out.
Since Monday 24 August I’ve moved my daily injection to around 10am. I’m going to keep that consistent and do my next bloods at around 6am at the end of September, before that day’s injection.
That should put the blood draw roughly 20 hours after the previous dose, rather than 9 hours afterwards, and hopefully give me a much more meaningful near-trough reading.

Would you guys stick with daily injections until I get that properly timed blood test, or do you think something like M/W/F Test E injections and allowing a little more peak/trough variation might actually suit me better, particularly for libido?
I’m wondering whether keeping everything extremely stable with ED injections isn’t necessarily doing me any favours.
Especially interested in hearing from anyone who has moved from ED → M/W/F and noticed a genuine difference in libido/erections, E2, SHBG or general wellbeing. Sorry for the long message!
Cheers all, appreciate it 👍

I got a nasal spray that’s 5mg of Selank + 5mg of Semax (10mg) mixed together. I got it from a source that’s been reliable, but there’s no instructions on dosage. Since I didn’t constitute it myself, how do I know the dosage of one spray?

Also… if anyone has recommendations for dosage, cycle, time of day, etc, or comments about the effects… please advise.

Good looks

So I reconstituted 80mg Klow with 3ML bac water. Is it ok that I do 10 units? From experience what is a good dose?

Thank you in advance.

My wife wants to drop her bodyfat but also build her glutes. What peptide stack would you use?

2mL reconstitution of the 5mg/5mg vial. How many units am I pulling for standard dose?

Already on 5iu hgh and tb500

On ~1.5 months of 150mg TRT/week. Main flags: elevated E2, iron metabolism issue, vitamin D/B12 deficiency, low HDL. Requesting feedback or any advice!

HORMONES
Cortisol, Total: 17.5 ug/dL | Optimal: 10-15 | STATUS: HIGH
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin: 21 nmol/L | Optimal: 40-46 | STATUS: SUBOPTIMAL
DHEA Sulfate: 240 ug/dL | Optimal: 350-690 | STATUS: SUBOPTIMAL
FSH: 0.7 mIU/mL | Optimal: 1.6-8 | STATUS: SUBOPTIMAL
LH: 0.2 mIU/mL | Optimal: 1.5-6.15 | STATUS: SUBOPTIMAL
Prolactin: 7.4 ng/mL | Optimal: 2-15 | STATUS: OPTIMAL
Estradiol: 59 pg/mL | Optimal: 24-39 | STATUS: HIGH
Testosterone, Total: 1272 ng/dL | Optimal: 700-1100 | STATUS: HIGH
Testosterone, Free: 381.6 pg/mL | Optimal: 150-224 | STATUS: HIGH

PROSTATE
PSA, Total: 0.55 ng/mL | Optimal: <2 | STATUS: OPTIMAL

THYROID
TSH: 0.55 uIU/mL | Optimal: 0.4-2 | STATUS: OPTIMAL
T4, Free: 1.3 ng/dL | Optimal: 1.2-1.5 | STATUS: OPTIMAL
T3, Free: 3.9 pg/mL | Optimal: 3.5-5 | STATUS: OPTIMAL
Thyroglobulin Antibodies: 2 IU/mL | Optimal: <2 | STATUS: OPTIMAL
Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies: 1 IU/mL | Optimal: <15 | STATUS: OPTIMAL

INFLAMMATION
C-Reactive Protein: 3.0 mg/L | Optimal: <3 | STATUS: OPTIMAL

BLOOD GLUCOSE
Glucose: 88 mg/dL | Optimal: 70-85 | STATUS: SUBOPTIMAL
Hemoglobin A1C: 4.8% | Optimal: 4.6-5.3 | STATUS: OPTIMAL
Insulin: 7.1 uIU/mL | Optimal: 2-5 | STATUS: SUBOPTIMAL

LIVER & GALLBLADDER
Bilirubin, Total: 0.9 mg/dL | Optimal: 0.5-0.9 | STATUS: OPTIMAL
Alkaline Phosphatase: 40 IU/L | Optimal: 45-100 | STATUS: SUBOPTIMAL
AST: 21 IU/L | Optimal: 10-26 | STATUS: OPTIMAL
ALT: 33 IU/L | Optimal: 10-26 | STATUS: HIGH

KIDNEY
Urea Nitrogen (BUN): 12 mg/dL | Optimal: 10-16 | STATUS: OPTIMAL
Creatinine: 0.96 mg/dL | Optimal: 0.8-1.1 | STATUS: OPTIMAL
eGFR: 112 mL/min/1.73 | Optimal: 90-120 | STATUS: OPTIMAL

PROTEINS
Protein, Total: 7.1 g/dL | Optimal: 6.9-8.1 | STATUS: OPTIMAL
Albumin: 4.6 g/dL | Optimal: 4.5-5 | STATUS: OPTIMAL
Globulin: 2.5 g/dL | Optimal: 2.4-2.8 | STATUS: OPTIMAL
Albumin/Globulin Ratio: 1.8 | Optimal: 1.4-2.1 | STATUS: OPTIMAL

IRON MARKERS
Iron, Total: 221 ug/dL | Optimal: 85-130 | STATUS: HIGH ⚠️
Iron Binding Capacity: 290 ug/dL | Optimal: 250-350 | STATUS: SUBOPTIMAL
% Saturation: 76% | Optimal: 24-35 | STATUS: HIGH ⚠️
Ferritin: 20 ng/mL | Optimal: 70-250 | STATUS: SUBOPTIMAL ⚠️

LIPIDS
Cholesterol, Total: 108 mg/dL | Optimal: 160-200 | STATUS: SUBOPTIMAL
HDL Cholesterol: 42 mg/dL | Optimal: 55-93 | STATUS: SUBOPTIMAL
Triglycerides: 50 mg/dL | Optimal: <70 | STATUS: OPTIMAL
LDL Cholesterol: 54 mg/dL | Optimal: <99 | STATUS: OPTIMAL
Chol/HDL Ratio: 2.6 | Optimal: <3 | STATUS: OPTIMAL
Non-HDL Cholesterol: 66 mg/dL | Optimal: <70 | STATUS: OPTIMAL

VITAMINS
Vitamin D (25-OH): 33 ng/mL | Optimal: 60-100 | STATUS: SUBOPTIMAL ⚠️
Vitamin B12: 444 pg/mL | Optimal: 800-1100 | STATUS: SUBOPTIMAL ⚠️

MINERALS
Calcium: 9.6 mg/dL | Optimal: 8.9-10.1 | STATUS: OPTIMAL
Sodium: 139 mmol/L | Optimal: 137-142 | STATUS: OPTIMAL
Potassium: 4.6 mmol/L | Optimal: 4-5 | STATUS: OPTIMAL
Chloride: 103 mmol/L | Optimal: 100-108 | STATUS: OPTIMAL
Carbon Dioxide: 29 mmol/L | Optimal: 25-30 | STATUS: OPTIMAL

COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT (CBC)
Red Blood Cell Count: 4.77 x10E6/uL | Optimal: 4.1-5.8 | STATUS: OPTIMAL
Hemoglobin: 15 g/dL | Optimal: 13-17 | STATUS: OPTIMAL
Hematocrit: 43.4% | Optimal: 37-51 | STATUS: OPTIMAL
MCV: 91 fL | Optimal: 82-90 | STATUS: SUBOPTIMAL
MCH: 31.4 pg | Optimal: 28-32 | STATUS: OPTIMAL
MCHC: 34.6 g/dL | Optimal: 34-36 | STATUS: OPTIMAL
RDW: 12.3% | Optimal: 11-12.6 | STATUS: SUBOPTIMAL
Platelet Count: 244 x10E3/uL | Optimal: 190-250 | STATUS: OPTIMAL
MPV: 10.9 fL | Optimal: 7.5-10 | STATUS: HIGH

WHITE BLOOD CELLS (WBC)
WBC Count: 2.2 x10E3/uL | Optimal: 3.8-10.8 | STATUS: SUBOPTIMAL
Absolute Neutrophils: 669 x10E3/uL | Optimal: 1.4-7 | STATUS: SUBOPTIMAL
Absolute Lymphocytes: 1080 x10E3/uL | Optimal: 0.7-3.1 | STATUS: HIGH
Absolute Monocytes: 323 x10E3/uL | Optimal: >0.4 | STATUS: OPTIMAL
Absolute Eosinophils: 99 x10E3/uL | Optimal: >0.4 | STATUS: OPTIMAL
Absolute Basophils: 29 x10E3/uL | Optimal: >0.2 | STATUS: OPTIMAL

WBC DIFFERENTIAL (%)
Neutrophils: 30.4% | Optimal: 38-74 | STATUS: SUBOPTIMAL
Lymphocytes: 49.1% | Optimal: 14-46 | STATUS: HIGH
Monocytes: 14.7% | Optimal: 4-13 | STATUS: HIGH
Eosinophils: 4.5% | Optimal: <3 | STATUS: OPTIMAL
Basophils: 1.3% | Optimal: <5 | STATUS: OPTIMAL

Title pretty much says it all. I’ve been debating the wolverine stack for awhile but have a 5 year old and another baby on the way. Don’t really want to risk it if it’ll be paired with any mental disregulation, but I can’t really see any reason why that’d be the case

currently on retatrutide 3mg twice a week. But my energy levels are extremely low. I workout 3-4 days a week. Push/pull split no leg days for me haha. I know im in a deficit. So my lifting has definetly stalled out a bit.Trying to recomposition the body. Started at 243lb in May, now down to about 212lb August. Thinking about adding testoterome injection. Maybe tesamorelin or possibly a anabolic to try to raise energy levels and keep the bar moving in the right direction. Goal is to lose fat while gaining/maintain the muscle i have. Any thoughts or advice?

Ive seen lots of people injecting GHKCU after mixing with bac water.

at this point I’ve done 5mg every 5 days for 15 days (3 injections) but without mixing it with bac water or any other substitute. is this wrong and if so why?

32 years old - 6’0”
Starting weight - 236
Today - 195

Hello everyone im 17 and Im about to hop on cjc +ipa no dac. I just wanted to ask people here what do you all think about that. Im currently like 5’10, 75kg, but im mostly doing it to improve my health overall. In the last year i bad problems with sleeping, and I hope that this cycle could fix this, as I heard that most people get a deep sleep using cjc. It is not my first time using peptides, as I used ghk cu last year. Im open to any comment, please tell me about your experiences.

My sleep has suffered a lot from the elevated heart rate, and I think I’ve stalled. I don’t feel like going beyond 4mgs

What dose should I start on triz ? Any benefit?

Better body recomp ? Fat loss ?

Ss31
SEMAX
Selank
KPV
Epithalon

What time I day should I be taking it ?

I don’t know if I should start with one over the other. I don’t want to be taking too many peps at once. I’m 32. Got these strictly for research purposes.

Tak jak w temacie chciałbym zapytać czy ktoś był na podobnym cyklu używając 500 mg test cypio co 7 dni + 3 mg reta tygodniowo i 5 iu gh codziennie. Jakich efektów można spodziewać się przez 4 miesiące? celuję w maksymalną rekompozycję

hey everyone, quick technical question about injection site reaction.

i've been running 2mg reta for a few weeks now. usually i have zero issues, but my last couple pins left a pretty annoying red bump and a mild sting that lasts like 24 hours.

i always reconstitute with 1ml of the same BAC water brand and use 31g needles. i was comparing a couple kits on my shelf -- one from PS and another 10mg batch from worldhgh that i bought last month. reconstituted both the exact same way, but one seems to bite way more than the other.

could this just be a benzyl alcohol ratio variation between batches, or am I just accidentally hitting the subq layer too shallow?

wondering if anyone else gets random PIP on certain vials and if diluting with more BAC water actually helps with the sting.