When using peptides. Does everyone just...

[JoonyO]

fill up a dose of whatever from the fridge and pin right away...or let it sit out for a pre-determined amount of time?
Seriously.

 

[Peotidethrowaway]

Usually if you can’t find anyone talking about doing something like prefilling their dose and waiting, it means no one does that 😀

 

[MsGizmo]

fill up a dose of whatever from the fridge and pin right away...or let it sit out for a pre-determined amount of time?
Seriously.

Not really sure the point of what you are asking so I will give my entire process from start to finish.

I have 10mg vials of semaglutide. I store them in the freezer.
I take out a vial to warm up for 10 minutes or so.
I reconstitute with 2ml of BAC water.
I transfer the contents of the vial into a injection pen cartridge.
I put the cartridge in the pen. (photo of pen assembly below)
Remove excess air from the cartridge.
To do this I waste an needle and dial in "doses" with the pen and hit the button until the air is all gone. I'm sure you could find a youtube video of the process if you are curious.



My dose of sema is 1 mg per week.
I have used a peptide calculator and it tells me that I need 20 units.
On my injection day I attach a needle, set the dial to 20
I jab myself in a squishy spot and push the button.
Remove the needle and dispose of it safely.
When my pen is not in use I keep in it a pencil case in the fridge. I do not pay any attention to temperatures.

There are two things here that I admit are problematic.
#1 - I don't filter. Doing this increases the level of risk I am taking.
#2 - I keep and use reconstituted vials for more than 28 days.

I might start filtering at some point. But as it is now I haven't looked into the process and I don't have the supplies. I will continue to use cartridges for longer periods of time. I don't personally believe that they expire that fast. But that is solely my own opinion with no medical facts to back me up. If it ever becomes a problem then I will only have myself to blame.