@afkar7 said in PDA,...not just holding hands: @WisGal64 said in PDA,...not just holding hands: I received my order yesterday for PDA, had wondered if anyone had researched it. Glad I found this topic. Any idea yet what dosage you will start researching with? I was reading between 250-500mcg. For that price I think I have to try. This site gives a rundown of BPC-157 and PDA, side by side comparisons, benefits, dosages etc. Some good information and I have yet to finish reviewing it. Overall, it seems that PDA is the optimized version of BPC-157, more stable and a possible longer shelf life. [https://www.pdapeptide.com/pda-peptide-vs-bpc-157/](link url)

Research for Epitalon should be cycled. Many conflicting ideas about dosage and duration. Some popular dosages say super low in the mcg range for 30 days, others 3-5mg every 2-3 days for 4 weeks.

@myranaam alternating weeks would basically make both of them ineffective as it builds up in your system.

@aaronmoles I was on the 7.5 a week Triz but I first did like 333mcg Reta, then the next 3 weeks i did 500mcg ,then on wk 5 i did 1mg wk 6 back to 500 mcg, then 2mg and wk 8 2mg and the last dose wk10 was 2mg. as for sides . maybe a little loose stool . but the appitite supression was very real . Now 2 weeks off the Reta still on the 7.5 Triz I will dose 250mcg of the Cagri in the morning . (note); all the extra aside from my Triz was at the mid week point (3.5 days oppisite)

Now I got a notice that it will arrive tomorrow afternoon! Woo hoo!

@WowwyZowwy i put the naughty banner on their vendor page with a link to @saltyalty post

So I wasn't sure if I should ever discuss the researching that I have been doing to anyone but I have found this site to be so helpful that I'm going to. Just didn't want to come off as some kind of donkey with what I'm doing. Anyway... MOTS C 2.5mg twice a week a.m. CJC-1295 no dac + Ipamorelin 2x a day M-F 200mcg KLOW M-F 4mg I also added Reta five weeks ago. Wanted to see if I could lean out a little. 2mg for four weeks and 3mg this past week. I know starting that high might not be considered the right thing to do but I might stop after this week. Or should I just scale back again? I ask that based on the results that I have gotten at this point. Results are based off the Hume Body Pod. I know that's not the all to be all but I like using it as a refence. Dropped 13lbs. Body fat 1% Body fat mass down 3.5lb Lean mass down 3lb. Subcutaneous fat mass down 3lb. Visceral fat mass from 6 to 5. Just want to also add that I'm 62. 5'8" 164lb. Work out five days a week for at least an hour. I am close to hitting personal max on back squat, deadlifts and bench press. Just shy of the 700lb club. I feel great and have also had great results on my bloodwork. Any suggestions as to what I am doing right/wrong or anything else would be greatly appreciated. Just don't want to be wasting time or research. Thanks for your time.

@Randy said How much 5am are you researching? Im on 25mg at the moment. Hey Randy, Sorry, didn’t see your reply. Hubby has surgery last week, and I’m just coming up for air. I’m taking it super easy on 5A1MQ - at about 1.5 mg twice a day. Going up slowly but prob wont go over 10mg daily. I think the higher doses were supposed to be for oral preparations, and I’ve heard of people getting pretty good results at the lower doses. I’m always erring on the side of going kinda low. (eg, currently 1mg Epitalon before bed, and I only do 20-30 days twice a year). Just my thoughts… CM

@MyB that makes sense. we've seen a vendor use krause for a new shipment recently and they tested 20% under on a few things. shot the samples over to jano and AFI and it tested within 3% of the expected fill.

@beachfun There are so many variables. I am currently on 2.5mg tirz, while my bride is at 12.5mg. She is plateaued and has some food and booze noise, where i have a little, but am flat - trying to build muscle. Different nutrition and exercise regimens will have a big impact on results, but a lot of doctors are starting to agree that the process of titrating patients to max dose and staying there is more the marketing model(think: OxyContin) than it is good treatment prudence. Most patients should be on the lowest dose possible to get results and minimize side effect while also maintaining good nutrition and an active lifestyle. Not trying to preach or criticize anyone, but I live with this every day.

@MyB said in Has anyone researched or heard of H-20 ?: Wasn’t on my radar but wow what an interesting peptide. It's definitely caught my attention! The only downside for me is it's an immunosuppressant rather than one that helps train like TA-1, I was on immunosuppressants for 10+ years, and all eventually failed. so I've been on a venture. One that sounds very promising is dnaJP1, studies in Cuba, it's completed phase I and 2, now in an AI guided trial. This one teaches the immune system rather than suppress it. I remain hopeful, but like so many other peptide therapies, it'll probably never see the light of day in my lifetime due to $$$ they want and sponsors. Sighhh

@WisGal64 YIKES! I don't need that! Thank you.

@diegoc at least we tried

Purchased a few V-4 pens from the Peptide Critic store, was not sure what color my Rat would like so I got a few! Fast shipping, the pens appear to be very sturdy and seem to work well. I HIGHLY RECOMEND THEM!

It was more that I started taking compound tirzepatide($500/month) and as I researched various supplements and longevity treatments, I became aware that there were clinics prescribing things like sermorelin and Wolverine stack($400/vial) and started watching videos and reading everything I could find on the topic. This led me to Peptide Sciences(RIP) and a couple other vendors, and eventually to EZ and Nexaph. The big leap for me was getting the comfort level of going from compound/T clinic supplies to various web sites. Here is a fun exercise: Has your compounding pharmacy or T Clinic (or whoever) selling you retail priced reconstituted peptides ever given you a COA? My advice is to go slow and start conservatively. In the GLP space in particular, bad math and incorrect doses can lead to illness much more so than some of the other peps, where taking too much doesn’t really do anything noticeable.

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I have added a community alert to their vendor page on here.

@cjbuckshot said in BPC-157 efficacy on chronic injury?: @WisGal64 thanks I will look into the gel…I’ve been to a few different doctors/specialists and none of them have even mentioned it. Luckily it is not debilitating at this point. Another one to consider, have you looked at Cartalax? This one is very interesting, one of my lab rats has rotator cuff issues, facing a complete should replacement. Added Cartalax to the BP/TB, improvement was seen with the BP/TB but adding the Cartalax, it's enhanced the whole healing process after 2 cycles. Mentioned this to Doc, and he's very interested to learn more about it. Next appointment will be interesting.

@PeptideEd said in Starting with healing and recovery: @wisgal64 "Uncle Wang's" is an inside joke wrt a lot of the fun things @randy prints on his labels and 3D printed vial cases Ahhhhh.. thanks for explaining