@ResearchCat said:

@davidbrown Yeah, the Repatha injector is a terrible execution. If the GLP-1 injectors are anything like it, no wonder people are needle shy. I am thinking about injecting it into a sterile vial then pulling it into a 31g 8mm syringe.

Currently I inject into my muffin top, alternating sides each time. But the pressure needed to get it to inject ensures it leaves a mark for a few days every time. I’m getting better though. This is month 3 and the first shot left a mark and a welt that lasted over a week.

So this last dose I shot the auto injector into a U-100 syringe with the plunger removed. That totally worked and was an easy experience, I'll be doing that from now on.

@EXTROPIAN norteno style street tacos are amazing

I split dose, 1.5mg every three days to try to reduce the pressure and valleys, and reduce nausea. Down 16 pounds in 1.5 months. Is anyone else doing a split dose protocol, is it more or less effective? I didn't start that way, but titrating up on the 7 day protocol was making me sick.

@researchcat I still have a big nasty yellow bruise on my abdomen from last week's injection. I like the idea of transferring to a sterile vial. Per the instruction card in the repatha box the injection is supposed to take 15 seconds, but by my count it is 4 seconds.

I've been on repatha for over a year, the injections freaking hurt. The needle is too large and the injection rate is way too fast on the sure click pens. I've tried abdominal and thigh injections, get very bad bruising and pain. It's definitely effective, but really dislike taking it. Any tips?

Thank you again, my next orders will probably be through nexaph anyhow for longer term supplies. Thanks for your patience, I'm only a few months in and learning all the things.

Thank you for that info, that's scary. It looks like now they are also using Freedom Diagnostics, any insight on that lab? https://southernaminos.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/TESAMORELIN-IPAMORELIN-TI200826R-20MG.pdf

Yikes, their "Notes & Methodology" footnote 2 claims to test against a standard, but I suppose there is no way to verify that is true, or if true what their standard even is or where they obtained it. Well, I've been researching from Southern Aminos for some time and have had good experiences with them compared to another vendor for single vial and small batch vial orders.

Is ILS trustworthy? https://files.ils-lab.com/coa-pdfs/southern-aminos-EL100726N-thLxUX.pdf

Southern Aminos is selling it