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@cc4part41 well what was reconned?

I’ve used hospira, retail vendors BAC and individual plastic amps of BAC. Haven’t had an issue with sludge.

If I bought a single vial of peptides and a vendors brand water to recon and try it out I’m going back complain to them if it’s not clear.

But since then I only use hospira for 6 weeks and store in fridge.

We’re to the point where your 10-12mg of Reta from a kit costs less than water. That’s crazy and can’t stand. I’m going to other brands not giving a monopoly to them.

@EXTROPIAN people laugh at bro science but there is knowledge there. The old days in 80s 90s the knowledge was very gatekeeped. There wasn’t an internet or books, you had to know a guy

@JtCjEfF second week only? It will take a month before every is adjusted and saturated. 4-5 half life cycles.

Keep an eye on the labs too

I would add get a cheap digital thermometer one with Bluetooth and track the temperature. They’re under $10 Amazon. Sometimes the fridge not being full can make it run less and be warmer. You want it between 37-39f

I’ve use in 2.5mg to 5mg as a pre workout it can offer some good pumps (not an intentional pun).

I didn’t even consider a pen. I suppose Mct based would flow best. Any issues with PIP? Sometimes the shallow IM can cause pip

Even backfilling syringes was discouraged if longer than 24hours in case the rubber would degrade also the open handling invites possible contamination.

Idk daily or every other day micro dosing is the way to go.

I’m of the opinion that people who track their diets prior to glps and have established fitness routines can likely use much less Reta than what the trials show. I also believe it works for me better at a rolling day 6 vs 7. But I track all this.

I don’t want to completely cut off my hunger senses because I don’t want to go much under 1000 calories a day deficit so I can preserve muscle mass as much as possible. Also going too low on the daily leaves me with no energy to perform my cardio and lifting routines.

We’re all learning what works for us individually.

@Neil-McCauley idk my dr wont test beyond annual physical lab work without symptoms. If I did press, like I have before for hormone panel, I end up paying dearly for the lab work copay and such.

Self directed labs are the way to go. They’re done thru quest and labcore anyway. But IGF is always more than hormones and basics

@Stones67 I’ve used clomid off and on for a couple decades now and took an interest in enclomiphene when it became more available.

From my research yes, some were questioning if it was indeed enclomiphene or clomid. And some did mention the difficulty of testing a few years ago. So me I tried to source a place that has a good reputation and I too went with Kimera for both powder and liquids.

I can only my personal experience with this stuff. My starting labs were not applicable but my end labs would take me to 700s on total with 6.25mg EoD. Duration for about 3-4 months and stop using.

I always went with lower dosing as past trying typical doses with clomid had the sides like emotions. But no eye issues like people worry about.

Enclomiphene is much “cleaner” feeling.

I know about the other methods for trt but unsure if those can be discussed here.

2 schools of thought. 1. You take enclomiphene for a period of time to boost levels and get off. 2. You’re on this indefinitely.

If you’re on it indefinitely without concerns of fertility you might want to consider the other option. Enclomiphene is also more expensive to run longer term.

You answered your own question and trying to complicate things by overselling yourself.

Since your labs have improved and the quality of life has as well, don’t change it. Check levels at least every 6 months and revisit this then.

It works for a lot of folks. I like it. Mild not jittery and I don’t mix it with anything aside from my morning coffee.

I found selank before bed give me a little deeper tracked sleep even when I get 6 hours

@Stevepep in all honesty I wouldn’t use insurance Or bother with drs. You’ll pay more with copays vs cash self directed.

I just got testosterone, estrogen sensitive, IGF, prolactin, progesterone, A1c, cbc, cmp all for $106 out the door. That would be idk $2000+ to bill tk insurance and would never cover it.

Simple stuff would be under $50 easy

@hunt_ak maybe I didn’t explain my thoughts that it does suppress and coming off will rebound naturally maybe that’s 3 days or week will those ranges originally still hold? If you’re a 20s something guy maybe it rebounds but a middle aged man who knows?

So if you’re middle aged and have a raw score of say 200ish if you try 2-3ius and see your igf surge to 300 and decide it’s not for you due to the hand pain or bloat, where does that leave you in your original good range?

That’s my question and I haven’t seen anyone post IGF ranges confirming this. I only see the general idea that it rebounds in 48-72hours. Maybe that works in your 20s or 30s idk.