Melanotan 1 dose

[DrCritix]

Ive been jumping around dosing suggestions regarding Melanotan 1.

Some say start with 1mg daily for a week and then 1-2 times weekly on 1mg maintenance dose. Then some say start with 250mcg/500mcg. What is the best protocol dosing as I cant decide. Or at least the best amount to start with.

[WisGal64]

I ended up with the following for loading phase:
250mcg daily first week, then 500mcg 2nd week.
For maintenance 500mcg 2x a week
I have a nice golden tan

Here is one of many guides that may help: https://peptides.wiki/peptides/melanotan-i/melanotan-i-dosing-protocol/

[DrCritix]

@WisGal64 That does seem like the typical dose Ive seen online

[hunt_ak]

I was similar to @wisgal64 but being of Scandinavian descent I started at just 300mcg for a week, then took a week off, now I'm on 300mcg M/W/F. My German blooded wife was doing a 500mcg protocol for a loading phase and is now at 500mcg M/W/F

[gym.rat]

@DrCritix way too big of a dose. Do 250mcg and pin it on days the sun is out where you can get at least 20mins by the pool, etc. I did about 9 doses over the course of about two weeks. All you need. By dose 5 you'll be tan enough. For maintenance I'm doing once a week-ish assuming the sun is out.

[jackiee]

I never went over .250mg and got VERY dark!

[WisGal64]

@jackiew1 I was aiming for that, or at least a nice dark shade but it took all of the 2 weeks to get where I am. I honestly thought being 50% italian I'd get dark really quick, but I'm "guessing" hormone imbalance, body chemistry, any medications a person is taking etc play a role in it. The good news is, my shins finally have some very nice color. Now I just need to find an unpopulated area where I can bare my belly so it gets some color. Pretty sure It hasn't seen the sun since the 3rd grade LOL

[jackiee]

I took mine daily for 10 days, .250mg and then stopped. You saw my picture, lol I have since been out in the sun some, without burning (I don't burn here usually) and just this week I did .250mg and sat outside for 1.5 hour reading. Color is wonderful! I had surgery 2 weeks ago, so this really made me feel good.

[Shaqdiesel]

No loading for me and the wife. Just used it 30 minutes before UV exposure. We have nice golden tans. We use it now maybe once a week and the tan is hanging in there nicely.

Edit: Dosing started small to make sure sides were handled well. I started 250mcg and upped it 250mcg every time until landing at 1mg per use. My wife never went about 500mcg and it works well for her at that dose before sun exposure.

[DrCritix]

I think Ill do first week 250mcg for loading phase, then then next week 2 doses of 250mcg as maintenance.