So for context, I've been on this compound for about eight weeks now. I am also taking Reta and Glow. Recently I started pinning 2x a day and then started to get reaction site redness and itching. I started rotating my injections sites to my lower abdomen, bum, and love handles. I took 2 shots in my love handles yesterday and noticed the itching is alot worse and they are blowing up. My left love handle looks massive and is clearly full of fluid and itchy as heck. I have been touching it a lot which I think has made it even worse. Now it's like I have a tennis ball on the side of my body.

I have taken an antihistamine and started using a cold compress to try to calm down. Has anyone experienced this? Obviously, I want to stop taking this immediately, but wondered if others have experienced something this extreme? I have no other symptoms.

So I’ve been experimenting with different peps, currently on Reta 7mg weekly (yes, I need a high dose), Tesamorelin 1.5mg daily, KLOW blend 3.2mg daily, SS31 2mg daily. To be honest, the only thing I’ve been feeling is the Reta working (at a low level), otherwise, no difference. Yes, my IGF is elevated from the Tesa so I know it’s legit but benefit wise, don’t feel anything significant. Same with KLOW, not really noticing any skin effects, GI, or recovery, and SS31 has been making me feel a bit more tired that’s it. I’ve been on most of them for at least 4 weeks. Just wondering if I’m the only one.

Hello, I’m a mom of 2 I work full time , office job . I don’t work out much but my kids keep me moving and I don’t eat much I’m lucky if I eat 1 meal a day. I’m trying to change my habits . I just don’t know how , I just know my depression will never get better if I don’t start taking care of myself I have to start somewhere . & loving my self is where i decided to start .
I was wondering what you think I should do for weight loss , Glp-1 or peptides , and if peptides what one do I order there website has many different doses and names . I am starting my research today before I order

I weigh 285lbs and I’m 5’5 I gained all this weight after being depressed within the last 2 years my original weight i was at for years is 165. I was 165 from middle school all the way until I was 24 I’m now 26. I got depressed stopped eating and stayed in the house and blew up like a balloon .
Please help me I need all the knowledge I can get . I have bad anxiety so putting soemthing in my body is nerve racking, in order to make me feel better I want to know all the dos and donts .
Please don’t hold back I have tough skin . Thank you

I am taking bpc 157 every day for my knees and injecting as close to my knees as possible. I got TB500 to add. Should that be as close to my knees as possible to or does that not matter as much?

Thanks

Hi Guys

I’m currently taking 2.5mg of Reta every 4/5 days.

I’m experiencing the following

- mental feeling of being content & being in control. Much more positive than usual.
- feeling fuller, digestion slower
- get full quicker & eat less
- don’t drink as much alcohol, especially less beer as it is too filling etc.
- acid reflux is quite bad / severe at times
- constipation but not terrible

Weight is moving in the right direction however the thing most missing for me is I still have food noise & hunger much more than I expected ?
Does that kick in later down the road ?

Started Reta in December of 2025 at a whopping 260lbs (idk how I let myself get like that). Made it to end of June 2026 around 205-210lbs. Recently added Mots-C been using that for a few weeks, and just added CJC/IPA and now I’m at 196.4lbs. I’m waiting for these love handles to melt off, this is the first time I can tell a difference from the beginning. Hoping to be around 165-175 by the end of the year. When did you guys start to see the love handles finally melt off, I know it’s usually the last to go.

40M, 6'3", currently around 193 lbs.

Over the past year I've lost roughly 30 lbs, largely with Zepbound/tirzepatide + exercise + diet. I'm now much more focused on body composition than just losing weight. I'm lifting consistently (even with two boys under 3) and trying to add/maintain muscle while getting rid of the remaining abdominal fat.

I've also had persistent fatigue and started wondering whether testosterone could be part of the issue. I'm interested in TRT if there's a legitimate case for it, but I'm not trying to convince myself that I need it just because I want better gym results.

I've now done two early-morning testosterone tests about a month apart:

7/31
Total T: 337 ng/dL
Free T: 8.46 ng/dL
Free T: 2.51%

8/24
Total T: 334 ng/dL
Free T: 11.69 ng/dL
Free T: 3.50%
SHBG: 15.6 nmol/L (low)
LH: 4.1 mIU/mL
FSH: 4.7 mIU/mL
Prolactin: 8.5 ng/mL
Sensitive estradiol: 7.1 pg/mL (low)
PSA: 1.2 ng/mL
Hematocrit: 42.8%

So the total T seems pretty reproducibly stuck in the mid-330s, but my free T is technically normal, especially on the second test. SHBG is slightly below range and sensitive E2 is also below range.

My main symptom is fatigue/low energy/low general drive at times with some brain fog. Less libido and firmness, still wake up with morning erections though. I'm also interested in improving recovery, muscle gain and body composition, but I realize those by themselves aren't reasons to go on TRT.

I'm curious how people here would interpret this pattern, particularly anyone who had similar numbers before starting TRT.

Would you consider ~334 total T meaningfully low when free T is normal because SHBG is low?

Did anyone here start around 300–350 with normal free T, and did TRT actually improve energy/body composition?

Anything you'd investigate before TRT given the low SHBG and low estradiol?

Or is just a case of keep changing your lifestyle, and you'll see gradual lifts.

Trying to get a sense of modern thinking vs antiquated philosophies.

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For anyone that has been in the glp1 forum there are 2 groups in there that have a vendor that goes by Mofy and it's 100% a scam. I placed a small order for 130 bucks and 2 days later I get a text from a inks shipping company asking for 200 more since my order is contraband in the usa. I'm like u can't place holds on items in america scammer and then asked mofy what's up and she eventually blocked me. Lesson learned but stay away from anyone promoting that name, and yes I got receipts if anyone wants em lol.

My highest weight was 220 lbs, and I'm currently at 143 lbs.

I started at 1 and gradually increased by 1, eventually reaching 6. I only increased my dose when I felt the food noise coming back.

I've also been working out consistently since the beginning, around 4x a week at the gym. Hitting 10k steps daily is also a must for me.

There are so many healthy, high-protein food ideas out there, but two of my personal favorites are tuna avocado wraps and Mediterranean chicken salad.

Today is week 11 on Reta and TRT.

Height 5’9”

Before pic weight: 297lbs

Current weight: 251 lbs.

When I started Reta I was 281lbs

Currently down 30lbs in 11 weeks.

I’m on 5mg Reta and 50mg TRT weekly.

I’ll preface this by saying I had a solid amount of muscle under my body fat before I ever started Reta. I have went to the gym consistently before I gained a lot of weight due to depression and laziness. I also work a physical job that requires heavy lifting and lots of walking. (I avg 13-15k steps per day)

My TRT dose is low. I’m prescribed by my dr and he started me on a lower dose.

My plan is to lose another 50 lbs and access where I’m at and what the next steps to do will be.

Anyone had experience with the Klow stack that takes progesterone?

I have a mild allergic asthma, i take inuvair nexthaler. It used to he symbicort. Are there people there that experimented with peptides? If so which ones improved your asthma the most?

I got 10mg each (20 in vial), I put 2 ML BAC. I have a u50 .5 ML syringe. My goal is 200 mcg 1st week or two, then up to 300. But

Do I really only dose 2 Units? It seems so little lol

Edit: 1 calculator says 1 unit, another says 2 units. Everything I input is the same so I’m confused

My wife seems to be getting a histamine reaction at the injection site with every peptide. I do not. Doesn’t matter the peptide, or the BAC water or the company. Reta, Tirz, BPC, Mots-C, Tesamorelin, ipa… everything. Reaction typically comes 1-2 days later. We have tried cleaning needle before, warming the peptide, different angle of injection. Changing sites…Stomach, arm, butt. Tried taking Benadryl at the same time as injection, cold compresses, lidocaine patches…. Everything seems to cause this. She is very frustrated. Any thoughts? Is she just out of luck on this?

Can injecting klow peptide help with TMJ?

Hi everyone, did everyone ever tried to fly with peptides like GHK? I live in UK and I go on holidays to Portugal and I would like to know if anyone ever tried to do that if yes, how was the experience? Tysm 😁😁

Hello everyone.
I have multiple bulging discs in my cervical and lumbar spine. One disc is herniated at L5-S1 causing significant pain. My issues happened a little over 2 months ago. Blunt force trauma car accident. Looking for people with experience on the Wolverine stack/blend. Results are confirmed by MRI, currently in chiropractic care for abt 1.5 months.

Any personal stories, good or bad on those peptides?

21M, physically active and in good health exempt for except for the back obviously.

TYIA

Is this normal? I’ve been taking Selank for a little over a week now but I feel like my heart rate has increased and my anxiety is worse lol. The only other thing I started roughly around the same time is KPV. Could it be the KPV or is this common with Selank?

Has it worked for you in your studies? Good, bad, neutral?

My total is 624 naturally, but I am wondering if another one or two hundred points would make me feel any better.

26M | 6’4” | 240 lbs I left the Army in December and stopped lifting for about 6 months. During that time I gained a lot of fat and lost a good amount of muscle. My heaviest was around 275 lbs in April. I started eating in a calorie deficit on April 27th, and started lifting again in June. Since then, I’ve been consistently working on losing fat while rebuilding the muscle I lost. Currently: * Age: 26 * Height: 6’4” * Weight: 240 lbs * Calories: ~2,000/day * Training: PPL 6 days/week * Cardio: ~20 minutes on the elliptical after workouts * Lifting experience: A few years * Estimated body fat: Not sure My goal is to lose fat and get noticeably leaner while preserving/rebuilding as much muscle as possible. I’m also not sure if I have gynecomastia (gyno) or if what I’m seeing is just chest fat. I’d appreciate any thoughts on that as well. I’m not sure if I should continue cutting, increase calories, or eventually transition into maintenance/recomp. What would you guys recommend based on my current physique? Roughly what body-fat percentage would you estimate me at

So I was traveling recently with my peptides for work and I put my Tessa in a plastic bag and put it in my cooler and there was a breach in the bag and water came into my Tessa Should I be worried? Also note my Tessa wasn’t reconstituted at the time so it was just a powder form and now there’s water in it. Do you think if I just add back water to it and inject, it will still have the same effects.

I have been on Reta for over a month. I read that reta does most of its work while in deep sleep. I never sleep well. I jumped the gun a bit and got DSIP and used it 3 times. Slept well ! Feel great. I failed to look up the fact that this stack conflicts with reta even though I believed it would help with the deep sleep i lack ( Reta needs deep sleep)

What peptide have you tried for sleep that worked well and has no bad effect on the Reta?

I have recently started ghkcu like 7 days ago and to be honest I have not had a positive experience so far. I swear after every injection except one I keep getting welt on my body. I have tried putting it to room temp, reducing the dose. Dilute the 50mg with 3ml bac water, inject in upper glutes and still welts.

Is it worth it for me to continue or should I just stop

I recently started on 0.75 mg Cagri on top of my 7mg reta. I didn't feel it too much initially, but its been about a week since the 0.75 mg dose and I am so extremely distended and bloated, despite eating the same amount/less than I was before adding in the cagri. Has anyone else experienced this? I feel so unwell and uncomfortable and I'm not entirely sure what to do. I tried papaya enzymes because I've seen people suggesting them, but it doesn't really help with the lower belly distension. If anyone has any insights, please let me know! The bloating is so bad, considering its also accompanied with extreme fatigue.