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The M2 is not perfect, but pretty solid... especially for the price!

As popular as they have become, I believe we’re still in the infancy stage of GLP-1s and the like. Even though a lot of people use them now, I personally believe that they’ll say 90% of the population should be on them (I might actually agree). That would be money unseen by any pharma company EVER! They also have crazy deep pockets. I wouldn’t be surprised if they engage in the Tom and Jerry anyways and start buying up the Chinese API’s. Me? I’m going @commander and stocking up!

I recently got 500mg vials from Nexaph. I only mix with 1mL of Hospira BAC. Zero burn…. Sure it’s a little viscous pulling into the syringe, but if it’s buffered properly you should not need to dilute it with 9mL of BAC! This is just my experience.

Realize you could also be E-mailing back and forth with a teenager in Tim-buck-tu who’s never tried NAD and is reciting bullet points. If it really needed 9mL of BAC, I’m going to go out on a limb and say it’s NOT buffered.

@jackie

@peptidepete Your dilution ratio is much higher than I’m currently using. I will try this, thx!!

@aronmezera You didn't mention exactly why she was looking to get her bloodwork done other than the mention of the potential Reta research. Generally speaking, bloodwork and baselines are always good to have especially in the "Research World."

Being that you mentioned Progesterone, I'm assuming she's potentially investigating getting her hormones back in balance. Assuming this is the case, her consultation isn't neccessarily ill advise. My wife is navigating perimenopause, and her doctor advised against bloodwork, noting it "isn't always a helpful diagnostic tool." Instead, they started her on a topical hormone cream, using a 'trial and error' approach to fine-tune the dosage based on her symptoms. It has been a total game-changer for her (positive).

The reason bloodwork is often unreliable (for women) in order to get a baseline on their hormone levels is because, unlike men’s relatively stable hormonal levels, a woman’s hormones fluctuate wildly throughout her monthly cycle. A blood draw taken just two weeks apart could show completely different results, making it nearly impossible to establish a true "baseline" or use those numbers to dictate treatment.

That said, I've used Function and she will soon be doing it as well. For women, you just have to take the hormone piece of the blood panel results with agrain of salt...

(BTW... Function is like $365 right now and I used the promo code "Huberman" to get $50 off. If you get a referal from somebody it's aonther $25 off bringing it down to like $285. Not bad. This is for a baseline test and then another test 3-6 months later to see "what's changing" I really like their App too). I swear I have no affiliation and could care less who does or does not use them LOL!!!

Hope this helps...

@Lady-Hamilton I was sluggish and I felt like the calorie deficit from the Reta was leaving me more tired than I should have been. The NAD has eliminated a lot of those symptoms and I’ve only just started it… I’ve heard it’s cumulatively and keeps getting better. We’ll see….

Of the peps I’ve tried, there are few that have had immediate, undeniable effects. The GLP’s are one and this NAD is another. Not saying that there aren’t others, I’m just speaking about the ones I’ve tried so far…

I’ve heard a lot of younger people say NAD had almost no affect. This makes sense to me. From what I’ve “heard” us mid-century-and-older folks see the greatest effects

@Hammertime65 you can send a Telegram request to this guy and he’ll send you an invite to the TG Group https://t.me/Umaxwell (Max).

Their website is listed here on the Peptidecritic.com community under “Grey Market”

@randy A speak freely zone?!?! HGH! It’s so liberating!

Thanks for the recommendation. What do you usually test for? ID, Purity, Assay and add on Dimer?

@MyB
Found Test Groups via main link. Thanks guys!!!!

I hadn’t seen that anyone posted this anywhere. Thought I would share. I learned some things (acknowledging to take it all with a grain of salt…)

https://youtu.be/UCeaHJkdvvU?si=ImbbpKfvbdcbJIhr

@PeptidePete
Hmmmm…. Good to know, Thx! Happy with your results of your buffered?

@ResearchCat This is exactly where I'm at...

@justalittleprick

I hadn’t thought of that, but I think it’s a great alternative strategy. I should have done something like this from the get-go.

I originally posted because I’m considering adding NAD+ to boost my energy. I’m about to pull the trigger on an Ipamorelin, CJC-1295, and Tesamorelin stack and hit the gym hard, so I’ll definitely need the extra fuel. I’m also planning to start tapering off Retatrutide; while my sub-Q fat has diminished significantly, I still have some visceral fat I’d like to target.

I’m approaching the fine-tuning phase now, so I need to put away the bazooka and pull out the sniper rifle. My goal isn’t to hit 6–8% body fat, as I believe maintaining that level of leanness comes with a whole host of other issues (IMHO).

Thanks for the insight!

@saltyalty

Sorry to hear this. I’ve had good luck with them (at least I thought).

Why does your 3rd party test results show a mass of 196.6mg when it seems they tested a 5mg bottle? I’m sure I’m missing something blatantly obvious….

EDIT: I’ll go ahead and answer my own question. I did not realize that 5 mg of these peptides can amount to a grain of sand, and therefore they all use fillers of some sort… thank you Grok.

But you’re right…. How can you dose properly when you’ve got 8.1mg net and your Peptira COA says 6.25mg net…

@diegoc Got a good source for the JPB’s? Expensive! But might be worth it. Agree with @peptidepete the EasyTouches are hit or miss (at best) needle to needle…

@randy Yes FPP

@quicksilver80 I don't know if this still works:
Group Link: https://t.me/+ytHr4K15wFo2NjIx
Request to Join: https://t.me/c/2405888914/10121/53682

He may have closed it to the public. If so, search for "BPC1003112026-21" or for @billnelson on TG. He's the owner of the group. He'll send you a DM for an invite. I think there're like 16 people in so far. Testing is $519 so it's at like $32/person.

My journey has been:

Dosage:

• 500mcg CJC (no DAC)
• 1mg IPA

Timing:

• Both before bed.
• Trying not to intake any calories for 3-4 hours prior.
• 5 days ON / 2 days OFF
• I'll run it for 12-14 weeks. Then take 3 months off before I run again (this is important)

Personal Anecdotal Results

• I'm only 4 weeks in. Modest gains at the gym but going in the right direction.
• Actually seems to improve my sleep the days that I'm ON.
• Tappering off of Reta as well which has squashed hunger. The IPA does seem to be counteracting this as my hunger cravings have slightly increased since starting this protocol.

Other Notes/Context:

• I'm pinning 6 other peps in addition to these 2, so my results are likely influenced by this.
• Of these, Tesamorelin (1mg), NAD+ (50-100mg), and MOTS-c (2mg) seem to be the most complimentary.
• Of those 3, the most complimentary is the NAD+ (but I'm 50). If your under 40, you may not see as much of a benefit.

Let us know if going back to the larger doeses eliminates the itch/welts!!! Id'd be curious.

Been there!!! Unfortunately, this is the first law of thermodynamics previaling! Calories are units of energy. If your rat is not taking energy in, it will not have any energy to put out.

For me, I started to get more/good quality sleep at night. I also bumped up my caloric intake a bit. I was still running at a deficit but not a 1000 calorie/day deficit which was kicking my butt!

I did add SS-31 and MOTS-C and I did see an uptick in energy. Then recently added NAD+ and this helped even more. Everyone's different, but I think doing these things might help.

I'm now tappering off from 4mg/week (2mg twice a week) to 1mg twice a week and in 2 more weeks I plan to be off entirely. As I taper, my hunger is coming back so I'm eating more which is also helping but I'm being meticulous about the "calorie counting" to ensure I'm not taking in more than I'm burning (I err on the low side).

Good luck and tell him to hang in there!!!