When you say one full kit, what would that be?
That's a big kit for low dose! 25 weeks is longer than I'd ever go on a vial (I'm high risk tolerance and 8-12 weeks is still a limit). Reta responds poorly to freezing (unlike Tirz), but if you want vials to last even a fraction of that time, it would be best to filter and recon into multiple sterile carts (or vials). That way once you recon you'll only penetrate a single vial 10-15 times and keep the rest refrigerated/dark.
Thanks for the tips! I only have 6 mg constituted Reta left so hoped I would get my big batch home before I run out in three weeks.
The only issue could be that reconstituting gives you a 2 month freshness timeline, at your dose 2mg or even doubling that to 4 mg a week this would be 12.5 weeks per sterile reconstituted vial.....way too long reconstituded. This is the main reason to get smaller vials at the start at least
Out of curiosity, where are you seeing info on the response to freezing?
this is the go interview on all about peptides - shaking, stirring, reconstituting etc.. gold standard...
interested as well , freeze thaw and moisture is what i understand is the killer . I keep stuff stored in insulated containers in freezer.
Personally, if it's still powder (and the puck looks good, there's no moisture inside, it still has vacuum?) I'd assume it's good for years in a freezer. For Tirz it's probably good for years at room temp?!? (though I wouldn't plan on it). If it's still freeze dried, don't worry about your freezer defrost at all, just keep it dark and cool.
That's interesting that the results are "proprietary" to a certain degree. When I think through how the results would be obtained, I'd assume you'd need to have the lab running the full experiment for you based on your instructions to them. I say this because if I tried to run those tests and then mail in samples it doesn't feel like I'd have tight enough control over the in-transit conditions to be confident that freezing was the only thing that varied. And then if you talked Janoshik (as an example) into running a custom test like this for you, it more seems like the kind of thing he'd himself have been curious about and wanted to test VS something he'd want to take on as a paid job, since he must already rolling in cash by being the gold standard in our rapidly growing hobby. But I guess I could be wrong about that last part.
Interesting about TRIZ being frige stable for that long, i had no idea ...so just block light out on triz. I think i would still use insulated something for temp shifts while open fridge doors for months or potentially years.
Freezer bags, desiccant pucks, and storing inside of an insulated container would knock out half of the concerns on your list. Probably overkill and unnecessary, but if it provides the psychological sense of having your bases covered, none of those are horribly expensive.
yeah i just think a simple step of some sort of cooler (insulated anything) in the freezer is a good idea
Keep it in the freezer in any type of cooler and it will last many many years. I use some soft side zipper travel pouches that came with an ice pack. I currently have 3 kits and I plan on buying more when I get down to one kit.
I only tried Reta ……curious, why do you have both?
I do 8mg reta and 5mg tirz. I originally started on tirz and find the combo works really well for me. Down 88lbs in 6 months
How would you describe them working together?
