Taking Reta On Work Trip (Flying)

[Nerker]

Hi,
I go on a two-week work trip Monday and was wondering how to do this.
I will need to pin 2mg 2x.

A. Bring a 10mg vial and bacwater + needles and check it all in suitcase. Recon at room that has a fridge.
Concerns: 1/ Vial out of freezer and at room or checked luggage temp for 14hours during travel. 2/ 6mg leftover reconstituted liquid dies on flight home

B. Load 2 needles with my dose, pack them in needle tote (or homemade version of) with ice packs and hope they don't get cloudy.
Concerns: 1/ freeze or destabilize my doses somehow


Choice A seems more solid but may waste 6mg if it doesn't travel home well.
Choice B seems simplest but not sure how stable a homemade ice pack in luggage works (Like would I freeze it accidently with ice packs?)

Any experience? Any option I'm missing?

I thought of needle bag through security but I'm not good at lying and can't pull off diabetic alibi (especially unmarked syringes). And wouldn't every junkie on Earth travel through security with speedballs this way if it didn't draw attention?
Thanks.
Nerker

 

[woundcarping]

When I'm traveling and temperature control could be a hassle, I put what I need peptide wise for the duration in an empty vial which I discard at the end... that way I'm not taking exposing my main supply to the variations in temperature.

For testosterone, being a controlled substance that doesn't need refrigeration, I'll fly with the labeled vial to reduce the potential for theatrics.

Medicine usually goes in the carry on, not the checked bag, fwiw.

 

[indolent]

I go on a two-week work trip

This is a frequently-discussed topic. Have you done searches for relevant terms?

 

[ComputerElbow]

When I'm traveling and temperature control could be a hassle, I put what I need peptide wise for the duration in an empty vial which I discard at the end... that way I'm not taking exposing my main supply to the variations in temperature.

For testosterone, being a controlled substance that doesn't need refrigeration, I'll fly with the labeled vial to reduce the potential for theatrics.

Medicine usually goes in the carry on, not the checked bag, fwiw.

This. I've travelled for 4 years with my vial of Test, syringes and the piece of the box that has my prescription on it, but no one has ever questioned or inspected it in my carry on luggage.

I did have an issue with Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Whey protein- the sweetener they use sets off the explosives detector. I had to wait for 20 minutes for a federal guy to come over and test my protein with his kit before I was allowed through. I also had creatine servings in baggies inside my blender bottle. They had questions.

 

[spyke65]

I’ve traveled all over the US, Europe, and the Caribbean without TSA (or equivalent foreign agency) even asking. I have only once had an agent open my container (metal thermos with sealed ice pack) peek inside and then tell me I was good to go. I did switch to a pen and carry cartridges filled only with enough for doses while traveling. Usually 3 peps - Reta, Sema, and TA1 and enough pen needles for the trip are in the thermos. I throw out the cartridges (empty) and throw the whole thing in my checked bag on the way home. In the next two months, I’ll figure out how easy South America will be.

 

[MFGamesta]

I don't travel often any more for work but if I did, I would bring the vial in a cold pack container of some sort. If you travel often, maybe it would be worth buying the small milligram quantities of the peptide and reconstitute???

Don't think it will kill you to skip 2 weeks if you pin the day of your trip.

 

[Nerker]

I don't travel often any more for work but if I did, I would bring the vial in a cold pack container of some sort. If you travel often, maybe it would be worth buying the small milligram quantities of the peptide and reconstitute???

Don't think it will kill you to skip 2 weeks if you pin the day of your trip.

I don't think it'll kill me. I love to solve puzzles is all.

 

[Nerker]

This is a frequently-discussed topic. Have you done searches for relevant terms?

I searched: flying, travel, flying with peptides. But not "airports". Searched that and found some threads. I was considerate but missed a key term. Sorry for the oversight.

 

[ftv10hb]

Hi,
I go on a two-week work trip Monday and was wondering how to do this.
I will need to pin 2mg 2x.

A. Bring a 10mg vial and bacwater + needles and check it all in suitcase. Recon at room that has a fridge.
Concerns: 1/ Vial out of freezer and at room or checked luggage temp for 14hours during travel. 2/ 6mg leftover reconstituted liquid dies on flight home

B. Load 2 needles with my dose, pack them in needle tote (or homemade version of) with ice packs and hope they don't get cloudy.
Concerns: 1/ freeze or destabilize my doses somehow


Choice A seems more solid but may waste 6mg if it doesn't travel home well.
Choice B seems simplest but not sure how stable a homemade ice pack in luggage works (Like would I freeze it accidently with ice packs?)

Any experience? Any option I'm missing?

I thought of needle bag through security but I'm not good at lying and can't pull off diabetic alibi (especially unmarked syringes). And wouldn't every junkie on Earth travel through security with speedballs this way if it didn't draw attention?
Thanks.
Nerker

They sell insulin travel cases on Amazon for about $6 that include TSA-approved ice packs. I've taken them through TSA multiple times with vials of Reta and other peptides, labeled as what they actually are, and syringes without them saying anything, and the one time they did inspect it, it was just to check the ice pack, they don't care at all about the vials or the syringes. Others are right though, this should be done in your carry-on not checked baggage, where the temperatures and handling are on a whole other level, and the inspectors aren't right in front of you.
Also on Amazon you can get empty 1ml or 3ml vials, to avoid wasting any of your 10mg you could reconstitute at home, transfer the reconstituted amount that equals 4mg for you into a smaller vial to bring on the trip, and leave the remaining 6mg in the fridge at home for when you return

 

[joseblo]

I searched: flying, travel, flying with peptides. But not "airports". Searched that and found some threads. I was considerate but missed a key term. Sorry for the oversight.

It is difficult to travel with unlabeled vials and needles. It's easier with a pen. I don't think you have time to get one or fill a cartridge, but in the future, if you're using a pen, putting it in a bag with a cold pack is typical of insulin users and most any clear liquid (blue GHK-Cu might arouse theatrical Hollywood alarm) will be assumed to be insulin. I've traveled for weeks in Asia this way, but I keep it to a single pen/cart for 4 weeks, not some huge complicated protocol.

If they don't ever discover it, all of thus is irrelevant, but if they do discover a vial and BAC with syringes, they're likely going to confiscate it and ask a lot of questions. You don't want that.

Simplest thing is to time your last dose to be just before you leave and take your next dose when you come back. If you're feeling daring, bring a single syringe loaded with 50u (just pull extra BAC before you pull your normal dose) with a cold pack in an insulin bag (nice if it's Red with a Cross on it) that you can get off of Amazon. That way it doesn't look like you're trying to hide anything.

Best luck. It's your call. Don't be nervous, jokey, or angry. Be bored.

 

[Nerker]

It is difficult to travel with unlabeled vials and needles. It's easier with a pen. I don't think you have time to get one or fill a cartridge, but in the future, if you're using a pen, putting it in a bag with a cold pack is typical of insulin users and most any clear liquid (blue GHK-Cu might arouse theatrical Hollywood alarm) will be assumed to be insulin. I've traveled for weeks in Asia this way, but I keep it to a single pen/cart for 4 weeks, not some huge complicated protocol.

If they don't ever discover it, all of thus is irrelevant, but if they do discover a vial and BAC with syringes, they're likely going to confiscate it and ask a lot of questions. You don't want that.

Simplest thing is to time your last dose to be just before you leave and take your next dose when you come back. If you're feeling daring, bring a single syringe loaded with 50u (just pull extra BAC before you pull your normal dose) with a cold pack in an insulin bag (nice if it's Red with a Cross on it) that you can get off of Amazon. That way it doesn't look like you're trying to hide anything.

Best luck. It's your call. Don't be nervous, jokey, or angry. Be bored.

Thank you.

 

[HereKittyKitty]

Flying domestic USA? Put it in your carryon. Use a proper ice/cold pack case. TSA doesn't care. They are trained to know people take medication and have syringes and such in their belongings. They care about what they don't know, recognize or expect.

Had no problems with TSA in Dec/Jan traveling with mine. Stopped on departure for having hand warmers in my luggage. Stopped on return for the huge 2# bag of coffee in my suitcase. They never asked about anything else.

 

[Nerker]

Update.
I bought the insulin kit with ice packs, added my loaded syringe, swabs and band aids.
Got through security no probs.
FWIW, I had the paperwork from my first Reta purchase. A "clinic" in AZ. Added that for just in case.

 

[guster]

I filled my reta into a NovoPen 4 and will bring my old Mounjaro box and prescription from six months ago with me. I’ll place everything in a 3D printed case, then store it inside a cooling pouch in my checked luggage. If anyone asks, I will explain that it is my prescribed Mounjaro dose.

 

[ghreid]

Saw on STG links to get free needle disposal jugs. Ordered one from the genetech site and they included a travel case with ice pak for free

 

[Slogger]

Hubby and I flew yesterday. I had my Amazon gel travel pack filled with 3 full pens (2 pens tirz unlabeled and 1 KLOW unlabeled), assorted syringes, a filled pen vial of NAD+ (I switch it out with my KLOW as needed). In our checked luggage we had a small plastic case of alcohol wipes, pen needles, extra syringes just in case. TSA didn’t even slow down as we went through security.

 

[JustSomeGuy050]

Saw on STG links to get free needle disposal jugs. Ordered one from the genetech site and they included a travel case with ice pak for free

I’m not seeing anything about Genentech on the STG links. Any more guidance you could give? Did you have to tell Genentech you were using one of their medications?

 

[indolent]

I’m not seeing anything about Genentech on the STG links. Any more guidance you could give? Did you have to tell Genentech you were using one of their medications?

Try this one:

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Tell them what they want to hear.

 

[spyke65]

In the next two months, I’ll figure out how easy South America will be.

Just got back from 2 weeks in South America. Had a cartridge of Reta and a cartridge of Sema, BAC and 2 vials of TA-1 powder in my carryon and all of the remaining pen needles and syringes needed for reconstitution in my checked bang for departure. No issues with TSA or upon arrival in Buenos Aires. Departed from Rio de Janeiro with the same and no questions asked both upon departure or upon customs clearance in the US.

Next up is Mexico and Colombia.

 

[DragonOfTheSea]

Just got back from 2 weeks in South America. Had a cartridge of Reta and a cartridge of Sema, BAC and 2 vials of TA-1 powder in my carryon and all of the remaining pen needles and syringes needed for reconstitution in my checked bang for departure. No issues with TSA or upon arrival in Buenos Aires. Departed from Rio de Janeiro with the same and no questions asked both upon departure or upon customs clearance in the US.

Next up is Mexico and Colombia.

Dang, traveling with the lyophilized and BAC seems gangster to me…

I just got back from a trip to Canada and took a single vial with enough for the trip including syringes and wipes in a TSA approved cold pack pouch with no issues whatsoever.

 

[spyke65]

Dang, traveling with the lyophilized and BAC seems gangster to me…

Probably not the wisest move I’ve made. I think I will avoid it when I go to Colombia given the historic reputation of Bogota.