I used these recently for some trips. They were great and took up a bit less space than the normal pens. No problems going through the airport with them.

To confirm - single cartridge vs single use (unless you are using large doses).

I jumped straight to Reta and have lost 30+ pounds in six months.

My significant other has been, and is currently, on Tirz (12.5) prescribed by her doctor. After seeing my success, she wants to transition to either the Tirz/Maz combo or the Reta. Are there any suggested processes?

If Tirz/Maz is the route, should you (a) keep Tirz at 12.5 and slowly add Maz, (b) reduce Tirz by some amount and also slowly add Maz or (c) some other process?

If Reta is the route, should you (a) stop Tirz and replace with Reta (titrating up), (b) reduce Tirz by some amount and also slowly add Reta or (c) some other process?

I would presume 2-4 weeks for each "step".

Experiences and suggestions?

For what it is worth, I've found the pen cartridges that are available in the Peptide Critic store seem to be less likely to jam/bind up the Convipen than those purchased elsewhere. I would agree that the Gansulin is tops.

@Mydogdaryl423 I believe it can be saved locally and then syncs across devices

@denti @mydogdaryl423 I second the recommendation for the Smart Peptide Tracker. On top of its features, the developer is constantly taking feedback and requests for additional features to make it even better.

@neil-mccauley @researchcat While I’m only doing 1 mg of Tesa, I suspect you may be tight that the aggregate of the two was too high. Stopping one dropped it to a more tolerable level. Which one I stopped may have been somewhat arbitrary at the time. Now that I’ve been on the Tesa for 7 weeks, it might make sense to add the ipa back. Going to daily be 5/2 makes some sense for the rest of my planned 14-16 week total Tesa cycle. Open to thoughts and advice. One of the reasons I like the exchanges here.

As far as impact, tough to say for sure but my waist size is down 2 inches since starting Tesa and 6 inches since starting Reta the first week of June. The last two inches were with much less accompanying weight loss. I’m also noticing more rem and deep sleep time since starting Tesa.

@vpeps @beekind I started with a Tesa/Ipa cycle but stopped the Ipa part after 2 weeks. I didn't like the way I felt (suspect is was mostly water retention) and decided it was either the Tesa or Ipa or both. I stopped the Ipa (and the side effects went away) but have continued the Tesa on the same 5/2 schedule. I feel much better on just the Tesa and decided to extend that cycle to 16 weeks. That has been my experience, but your mileage may vary.

Gotta love Nexaph - crypto sale purchase made yesterday, product in hand today.

@jackiee I have traveled recently as well with a couple of pens in a cooler pack. Didn't specifically say anything, but the "sharps" container included likely gave all the explanation needed. Not even a question about them.

Those are great results!

I like the Gansulin best, but it's a slim lead over the V4. I like the weight of both of them which gives the edge over the V3 Ultra. Not as big of a fan of the Xulin. Looking forward to receiving my Plastique.

Question - would adding PBS (Phosphate Buffered Saline) to BAC work? I see that recommended for ARA-290 (75-80% PBS/20-25% BAC) and was curious about whether is might also make sense in the context of this discussion?

@STATIEEIGHT I recognize that remark. I think it's only appropriate to have spare pens available (and spares for the spares too). FWIW, I like the V4 best (then V3 Ultra, then Xulin). May have to find a Convi or Gansulin just because.

I'm running out of things to justify stocking up on --- but I just can't resist ---- I'm sure there is a protocol for that.

@Commander --- And, what I feel is more accurate dosing from the pen versus my "eyeballing" the syringe.

Great progress. Something for me to strive for.

@newenough @stevepep Consider me inspired. I think I will make a purchase today as well (and I like the idea of transferring to 10ML vials)

@Snake-Pepskin My protocol was

SS-31 (ramped up from 2mg to 4mg) - daily
MOTS-c (ramped up from 1.5mg to 4mg) - 3x/week
NAD+ (50 mg) - 6x/week
KLOW (4.4mg) - weekdays
Reta - (1.5mg) - 2x/week

I wanted to ramp up to ease into the MOTS-C so as to be aware of any potential reactions. Fortunately, I had none.

@Commander I did that for 8 weeks and felt great on it.

Received my V3 Ultra today (along with the new Rose Gold V4s). Like the new colors. Looking forward to testing the V3 Ultra out.