Sema-Peptide Newbie

[Ocean&Sky]

Hey everyone! New here and I'm sure somewhere in the archives this has been asked but I've done so much reading my eyes have gone cross-eyed. I ended up down the Reddit rabbit hole on peptides, which led me here.

I got my feet wet with Sema, using your typical tele-health company and compounding pharmacy almost 2 years ago. While it worked well for me, I wasn't a huge fan of their process or the price! I ended up doing about 4.5 months on sema before stopping after getting a horrible case of food poisoning and it just got me off track.

I'm ready to give it another go, and have discovered the world of peptides and reconstituting. I'm fully capable of self administering as I've been there done that, but the reconstitution process has be a little intimidated (I'm worried about messing up!). More than that, I'm SO OVERWHELMED at the various places to purchase. Every time I find a company it seems like you can always find a bad review for everyone even with all their good reviews.

If you went this route, how did you make your decision on who to go with? Every post I find says "do your research". I feel like I have done it, and as soon as I think I've found a good supplier I see great reviews but then a reddit post of someone saying they'd never order there again.

I was leaning towards Precision Peptide Co - does anyone have any feedback?
Did you find that the process of reconstituting was simple and hard to mess up?

 

[raw_oyster_eater]

I was leaning towards Precision Peptide Co - does anyone have any feedback?

i suggest you straighten up. never heard of them.

 

[Garbo]

i suggest you straighten up. never heard of them.

@Ocean&Sky Another way to put @raw_oyster_eater 's hilarious and remarkably succinct advice is, slow down and take a breath. You just joined this forum a minute ago, so you probably aren't familiar with the way it works best.

All of us can understand someone's frustration with the famous phrase "do your research." I remember a long time ago, in the very beginning, my unvoiced reaction to that advice would be, "But how? You guys won't tell me anything."

But now you have found your way here, and you are welcome. But my advice to you is to pause that impulse you have to immediately make a purchase…

... and spend a few days and a hundred hours on this site to read, read, read. There are countless posts and comments that convey our varied experiences with, and opinions about, countless vendors.

And advice about how to demystify the reconstitution process is here, there, and everywhere, including YouTube and Google.

You are in a good place here — there's a whole new world to explore that will include domestic vendors like the one you mentioned, but also international sources. There are tricky parts to it, and people here have deep knowledge and an abundance of goodwill to guide "newbies."

Just take a deep breath and jump in like it's a living library. Use the search function. Familiarize yourself with the way the site functions – the categories, the new posts area, etc. Get familiar with the people here; so many of them are trustworthy and knowledgeable. This place is an invaluable resource in the fuzzy world of the Grey Market. Respect its ways, and you will greatly benefit

 

[Mykrodot]

It can be overwhelming, there is a lot of information to process. I agree with Garbo, read until you think your eyeballs will pop. Reconstitution is simple if you get the difference of milligrams and milliliters, it's crucial. With a good peptide calculator, it is simple to do. There are a lot of videos on TikTok and Youtube if you are a visual learner, but read too, science says we retain more by reading. I do. But the videos can help simplify it.

Vendors are a different story, it’s a crapshoot every time you buy. It isn't Walmart and we can't talk to the manager. Even trusted sellers can fail us or close business overnight. I picked my first grey vendor based on their test results posted from group buys. I was happy with my purchase. My suggestion is to download the Discord and/or Telegram apps and join vendor chats. Go to the Vendor Connection section here and start clicking on them. Many will have an open invite (highlighted blue) and you can join their chats to see what others have to say. Google PBG chat, they have their own server, it might be helpful too. This has been helpful for me in narrowing down vendors.

Another thing to consider is how are you going to pay? Some vendors ONLY accept crypto. I've never done it, but PGB has a step by step on how to, I think I could. I think most vendors prefer crypto. Some will go through Alibaba, and I only know of one who takes cards on their site.

You are fixin to get quite the education! Give yourself at least a week or so to read these forums and watch videos on peptides like it's your job. You are at one of the best places for a newbie, the folks are helpful, there is a lot of information, and the site is simple to navigate, unlike some of the chats. Welcome to the forum!

 

[nonyabizznez]

I think "Ocean & Sky" left the room and went back to deciding what color to paint the wall and where to buy the paint. Seems every color and store has good and bad reviews.

The good news is it looks like she was here long enough to hopefully laugh at @raw_oyster_eater 's post (we were all thinking it ) and then read @Garbo 's where she promptly clocked out at 5:22 PM and hasn't been back.

Hopefully she's taking both their advice.