Hello, I am new here!

[Pretty Kitty]

Hello, I have been taking GLP-1s for a few months now, and after looking around found this forum. I've been doing a lot of research, and this forum has been a big part of it. I hope that in a couple of months I will be able to confidently start doing my own reconstitutions. I think I will be going the filter route. Although I do have a question, if I currently take 10mg, should I take 10mg right away from a vendor? I've seen a few people mention taking less.

 

[zpped]

What reason do they say you should take less?

 

[Pretty Kitty]

What reason do they say you should take less?

They didn't give a reason, I just saw it in passing. The specific one I remember is admittedly from another new person to the forums, saying "so I'll probably conservatively try 0.5mL (4.5mg) for my first dose from this vial. I usually take 7.5mg, so hopefully all will be well."

I think I saw a couple other mentions of doing this, but I could be wrong. After a few hours it all starts jumbling together.

 

[Skidude]

I have seen the post you are referring to, and it relates to not knowing what is in the vial-
If you are unsure of the total potency.
If I buy a 10mg kit and it is actually 14mg , it would be concerning.

Some people test to determine content or they get involved in a group test.
Other people rely on vendor data-
Whichever method you decide is right for you it will have a report on actual weight of peps.

If you wanted to be prudent, you might make your first dose smaller.
That I have seen posted by a few people.

On a side note: .5 ML could be any size dose, it has only to do with dilution or reconstitution.
It has nothing to do with mg strength. If I put 3 ml in a 60 mg vial, each .5ml dose would be 1/6th or 10mg. If I put 2ml in a 60 mg vial each .5ml dose would be 15mg or 1/4th

 

[Pretty Kitty]

I have seen the post you are referring to, and it relates to not knowing what is in the vial-
If you are unsure of the total potency.
If I buy a 10mg kit and it is actually 14mg , it would be concerning.

Some people test to determine content or they get involved in a group test.
Other people rely on vendor data-
Whichever method you decide is right for you it will have a report on actual weight of peps.

If you wanted to be prudent, you might make your first dose smaller.
That I have seen posted by a few people.

On a side note: .5 ML could be any size dose, it has only to do with dilution or reconstitution.
It has nothing to do with mg strength. If I put 3 ml in a 60 mg vial, each .5ml dose would be 1/6th or 10mg. If I put 2ml in a 60 mg vial each .5ml dose would be 15mg or 1/4th

Yes I have seen some of the reports, and some of them can be several mg off. I'm hoping to buy now and wait a bit to see if any issues with the batch I get come up, and to go off of the vendor report for the mg content.

And yes I do know that the mL amount depends on how much bac water is put in, I have a calculator saved so I make sure I get the right amount when the time comes. 🙂 But I do appreciate the clarification in case anyone else comes across this thread while researching.

(Also I read your reply to the crypto thread and the way you explained it was great; I'm new to crypto and had no idea that 2 separate wallets/apps were needed to avoid being banned)

 

[aquis]

Welcome! I'm new too and figuring things out.

 

[zanny-kanny]

Hey there! You must be on a script GLP1. Reconstituting vials used to intimidate me but it really is a piece of cake as long as you have a good peptide calculator. Glad you have one saved to use, you're already ahead of the game. 😀

 

[Pretty Kitty]

Hey there! You must be on a script GLP1. Reconstituting vials used to intimidate me but it really is a piece of cake as long as you have a good peptide calculator. Glad you have one saved to use, you're already ahead of the game. 😀

Yeah I get it from a telehealth vendor, one of the ones that's become popular recently (idk if I can mention it here). It's a good deal compared to a lot of compound places, but still way more expensive than stuff on here. I'm glad I started with it, but now that I've figured out the medication more and how I react to it I think I can take it from here.

 

[zanny-kanny]

It's safer to start with compounded till you can get used it, but peptides aren't all that mysterious, especially if you do your homework, which it sounds like you are.

But please don't jump in with both feet and stack a ton of peptides just to see if one will work - there's a huge push to do that here and elsewhere. You'll just end up confusing your results and never know which or how it worked. Decide on one, commit and let it work for you. Switch if you need to. That's the beauty of peptides, you can tailor your weight loss to fit you instead of a dr. doing it for you (and most of the time badly).