gulangaloid
GLP-1 Novice
are the pucks usually smashed to pieces? i think they could use a little more packaging material in the boxes lol
Order of R30 received from Binh at bff
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Retazempic
GLP-1 Enthusiast
It’s my understanding that yes, BFF’s product typically comes like that (mine did, too).
Based on information I’ve gleaned from Janoshik (can’t remember where at this point), the lyophilization process that BFF employs is mostly likely to blame, but that as long as the peptides test well, the broken pieces are not necessarily a problem. I heard somewhere else (K-Hole?) that someone in the research community intends to do some experiments related to that issue.
In any event, it’s just another reason for everyone to do an independent 3rd-party test on every product they buy (whether solo or as part of a test group).
Based on information I’ve gleaned from Janoshik (can’t remember where at this point), the lyophilization process that BFF employs is mostly likely to blame, but that as long as the peptides test well, the broken pieces are not necessarily a problem. I heard somewhere else (K-Hole?) that someone in the research community intends to do some experiments related to that issue.
In any event, it’s just another reason for everyone to do an independent 3rd-party test on every product they buy (whether solo or as part of a test group).
Nathanologist
GLP-1 Enthusiast
Maybe partly due to packing, he’s sent before shipment photos and they’re beautiful. I’ve heard community claims that it’s because he doesn’t use enough (or any?) mannitol as a binder. A beneficial side effect of the ugly puck is there’s a lot of 3p testing being done and it’s mostly if not all well dosed (slight overfill) and >99% purity from what I’ve seen. So few vendors have this problem in the grey market it’s almost a hallmark. It tells me that Binh is the manufacturer, not a reseller, or a re-reseller, or even worse a re-re-reseller. When some bad batch wreaks havoc in the market, I always feel safe knowing that, a) that not binh’s product ! 🙂 and b) I have had my batches tested.
nonyabizznez
GLP-1 Specialist
From AMO in 2024:
I haven't seen an AMO result where puck appearance impacted mass or purity.
Here's something to read on the subject:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
I haven't seen an AMO result where puck appearance impacted mass or purity.
Here's something to read on the subject:
Lyophilized Drug Product Cake Appearance: What Is Acceptable? - PubMed
Cake appearance is an important attribute of freeze-dried products, which may or may not be critical with respect to product quality (i.e., safety and efficacy). Striving for "uniform and elegant" cake appearance may continue to remain an important goal during the design and development of a...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Just wanted to chime in, got 2 kits of R30 in today.
Only real noteworthy thing with the order was with the Zelle checkout.
Wait until they hit you back with a followup email with the actual Zelle information. This will follow your order by some indeterminate amount of time.
Outside of that pretty normal after that liitle hiccup. All the normal communication, confirmed payment, emailed ship date 12/1, emailed delivery 12/5.
Only real noteworthy thing with the order was with the Zelle checkout.
Wait until they hit you back with a followup email with the actual Zelle information. This will follow your order by some indeterminate amount of time.
Outside of that pretty normal after that liitle hiccup. All the normal communication, confirmed payment, emailed ship date 12/1, emailed delivery 12/5.
Nathanologist
GLP-1 Enthusiast
Update Dec 5th 2025 (week 7 R2mg weekly)
HbA1c no test
Cholesterol no test
Triglycerides no test
LDL no test
HDL no test
Weight 196.5 lbs (-13.3)
BMI 28.2 (-1.7)
BF 24.1% (-2.1)
LM 75.9% (+2.1)
BD 3.8% (+0.1)
VF idx 4.1 (-0.4)
BP avg 112/83 (-8/+0)
RHR avg 68 bpm (+7)
Notes: Weight daily 30 min after waking before any food/drink. BP daily on waking and before sleeping. Devices used Withings scale & BP cuff, and Apple Watch. Cut back to 2mg weekly, the skin SE was killing me. Weight is kind of plateaued but I am going to begin concerted effort to eat more controlled. I know people say thy lose weight without trying, but I think I’ll need to begin paying attention because I just can’t handle the higher dose of Reta. still Thinking of adding KLOW, Ipamorelin, and NAD+.
Supplements: HMB 3g, creatine 10g, collagen 10g, glycine 3g, psyllium 20g, Inulin 10g, zinc 50mg, magnesium 200mg (elemental), fish oil 2g (epa 1g/dha 500mg), d3 2000iu, methylated b-complex, berberine 1000mg, melatonin 3mg. As these run out I will be cutting out zinc, berberine, melatonin and maybe HMB.
Community questions: Dose adjustment? Supplement adjustments? Other metrics I should track? Other useful peptides to stack for 45yo male? Random thoughts? Questions? Concerns?
HbA1c no test
Cholesterol no test
Triglycerides no test
LDL no test
HDL no test
Weight 196.5 lbs (-13.3)
BMI 28.2 (-1.7)
BF 24.1% (-2.1)
LM 75.9% (+2.1)
BD 3.8% (+0.1)
VF idx 4.1 (-0.4)
BP avg 112/83 (-8/+0)
RHR avg 68 bpm (+7)
Notes: Weight daily 30 min after waking before any food/drink. BP daily on waking and before sleeping. Devices used Withings scale & BP cuff, and Apple Watch. Cut back to 2mg weekly, the skin SE was killing me. Weight is kind of plateaued but I am going to begin concerted effort to eat more controlled. I know people say thy lose weight without trying, but I think I’ll need to begin paying attention because I just can’t handle the higher dose of Reta. still Thinking of adding KLOW, Ipamorelin, and NAD+.
Supplements: HMB 3g, creatine 10g, collagen 10g, glycine 3g, psyllium 20g, Inulin 10g, zinc 50mg, magnesium 200mg (elemental), fish oil 2g (epa 1g/dha 500mg), d3 2000iu, methylated b-complex, berberine 1000mg, melatonin 3mg. As these run out I will be cutting out zinc, berberine, melatonin and maybe HMB.
Community questions: Dose adjustment? Supplement adjustments? Other metrics I should track? Other useful peptides to stack for 45yo male? Random thoughts? Questions? Concerns?
gulangaloid
GLP-1 Novice
have you tried tirz? if you can only stay at the minimum reta dose i'm not sure it's a good long term solution, especially if you're concerned with a plateau
