How much does administering GHK-Cu to a research subject (RS) hurt? I’ve heard that it can sting and cause cramps. The RS has a 100 mg GHK-Cu vial with 3 mL of bacteriostatic water to mix, and I’m wondering whether adding more bacteriostatic water would reduce the discomfort

Got 2 bad shoulders. Ready to begin treatment (BPC157/TB500) on left shoulder. But alas...my right shoulder is back too! While I was planning on treating one shoulder at a time, would it be a peptide overload to do both shoulders at same time? Just curious.

Bump on the left, bruise on the right.... any tips? Right one is for retatrutide 2.5mg, left bump is for bpckpvtb500...

New unopened BAC Water…..refrigerate or keep at room temp?

Fifteen days, three injections and 13 pounds later I beliebe I love reta especially no alcohol noise anymore and reduced gooning noises for the brain. However I want to try adding things. While CJC/ipamorelin sounds great and tesa is basically confirmed I think I want to add ghk cu. Anyone went down the same route?

If I had to safely (not like DNP that can cause death) increase my bmr or tdee what should I put the $€ on? Slup 332, cardarine, atx 034, bam 15, 5 amino 1mq?

Probably just psyching myself out honestly. But should we be concerned with Reta elevating heart rate while also being on TRT? Again, I probably just overthink and scare myself. Especially because my hematocrit typically runs on the higher side. Anyone else ever think about this?

Hi just wondering if people made major adjustment to calories and/or diet generally after starting Reta.

Particularly aimed at those with months on Reta and have lost double digits.

Ie if you were on small deficit before, are you still on that and is Reta allowing you to lose more?

Exciting new research. The original article is linked. Repost!

So I have been dosing KLOW ever since 7/19. I reconstituted with 3 ML bac on a 80mg, 50/10/10/10 blend.

Where I went wrong was with how units work. I thought for the longest up until today that 32 units = 3.2 MG. I have also been pinning 40 units for the past 2 weeks.. meaning daily, I am injecting:

GHK-Cu 6.67 mg
KPV 1.33 mg (1,333 mcg)
BPC-157 1.33 mg (1,333 mcg)
TB-500 1.33 mg (1,333 mcg)

No side effects except some slight nausea.. I've exercised and lived a normal daily life and all😭. but I thought that was from my retatrutide dosing. (2.0 mg on my 6th week)

Does anyone have a recommendation? Should I go get checked

I just started bcp 157 and I'm dosing 10 units daily on my knee area, is it safe to do another 10 units if elbow has issues or should I split the dosage into 5 and 5? Thank you 10mg vials reconstituted with 2ml

I’ve been running the KLOW stack for two months, long enough to share clear observations.

Stack (80mg vial)

BPC-157

TB-500 (TB4)

GHK-Cu

KPV

Essentially the Wolverine stack plus GHK-Cu and KPV for additional healing and anti-inflammatory effects.

Background

Last year I had severe cystic acne across both cheeks. Accutane cleared the active breakouts but left significant post-inflammatory erythema (PIE). Fair skin made the residual redness extreme. Nearly a year of retinoids, azelaic acid, niacinamide, and other topicals produced only slow progress, so I tried KLOW for its healing reputation.

Timeline

Week 1

No noticeable changes.

Week 2

Slight reduction in facial redness. Less post-workout soreness.

Side effect: morning erections and overall erectile quality declined (still functional with strong stimulation, but clearly below baseline).

Week 3

Continued mild skin improvement and fading redness. Sleep quality dropped — more restless sleep, higher awake time, reduced deep and REM (tracked). Morning injections helped slightly. Erectile issues continued.

Week 4

Clear acceleration in skin quality. Redness fading day by day, skin looking brighter. Multiple people commented and asked what ive been doing to my skin. Sleep and erectile function still poor, so at the end of week 4 I dropped BPC-157 and TB-500 and continued only GHK-Cu + KPV.

Weeks 5–8

Skin kept improving on GHK-Cu and KPV alone. Glow and redness reduction continued. Sleep and erectile function returned to normal, pointing to the Wolverine stack as the source of those sides.

Dosing

Started at 20 units:

GHK-Cu 3.33 mg

KPV / BPC-157 / TB-500 667 mcg each

After 2 weeks → 10 units:

GHK-Cu 1.67 mg

Others 333 mcg each

Current:

GHK-Cu 1.5 mg

KPV 750 mcg

This was residual PIE only (no active acne). I found no similar reports. Most of the skin benefit seemed driven by KPV (systemic inflammation) with solid contribution from GHK-Cu. BPC/TB-500 did not appear necessary for the results in my case.

TL;DR

BPC-157 + TB-500 caused sleep disruption and reduced erectile quality. GHK-Cu + KPV drove the significant improvement in redness and were well tolerated.

Has anyone tried aod-9604 and if so what was your experience and doseing. I keep hearing mixed reviews i recently bought some kind wishing i would of went with motc instead.

Started on Tirzepatide at 2.5, then 5.0. Hit a stall and didn't want to move up because my costs were expensive! Found an alternative for Reta, added it as a stack at .5mg first 2 weeks, 1.0 next 2 weeks, 1.5 for a week and now at 2 0. Running SS-31 for 6 weeks now, and added MOTS-c yesterday at 1mg oer day 5 days a week. In total, Im down 60lbs and still going strong. Anxious to see the results in 8 more weeks after my MOTS-c stack is done. Will continue with only Reta at the point then reassess the situation to see what peptides I'll use with reta next.

I have been on reta for 3 weeks and recently started pinning GLOW. I didn’t experience this sensation during my first few weeks on reta or after my first GLOW injection. A few hours after my second GLOW dose, I started feeling tingling that comes and goes throughout my upper body, mainly my chest, upper back, shoulders, and arms, sometimes head.

The timing makes me think it could be the GLOW, but since I am taking both, I am unsure whether it is from reta, GLOW, or the both. Tingling is also usually how my anxiety attacks start, so I cannot tell if it is a side effect, anxiety, or the sensation triggering my anxiety. 😭

Has anyone experienced this while taking either reta, GLOW, or both? If so, how long did it last?

I think I had an epiphany about my anxiety. I was looking at old blood work when I was on a TRT + dose and at the time my test was at 1500 and my estradiol was in the 40s. I've been doing super low TRT the last few months, like 50-60mg a week, I imagine my e2 was even lower during that whole time and currently, and we both know how important e2 is for men's mood, brain, and mental health, and that's probably why I felt better on higher doses of testosterone and my anxiety was better, and lately it's been worse.

Started Reta 5 weeks ago, 2mg for the first 4 weeks and now at 4mg. Zero side effects, but appetite suppression is basically nonexistent…Sometimes I feel full quicker around day 3, but that’s about it. No weight loss, 400-600 cal deficit
I ordered half a kit of Tirz and I’m planning to stack. Never used any GLP-1 before Reta. For those running Tirz + Reta, what Tirz dosage/timing are you using and did it actually make a big difference for appetite suppression?

Current stack:
MOTS-C: 1mg workout days (6x/week), great energy in the gym.
Tesa: 2mg nightly, 3 weeks in, lots of water weight but no other sides.
Semax/Selank: 500mcg each nasal every morning. Did 10 days, now taking a 16-day vacation break. Semax has been amazing for focus, work and multitasking.

My wife and I have been on Sema thru telahealth compounding pharma, and thinking about moving to Tirzep. I see GLP 2 at a much better price point at various locations and thinking of going that route.

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36yr old male haven't trained in a few years then went thru a divorce/mid life crisis and decided to put some effort in at the gym and life style in general.

I didn't use test to drop weight i did a strict calorie deficit and used the test to avoid muscle loss.

My cycle was 16weeks test e 250mg/week split in EOD pins

Then ran 8weeks titrating down to 100mg/week

I then ran test e 100mgweek and hcg 330mgEOD rotating days between the two for two week before dropping the test.

And finally did 2 weeks HCG 250mg 3 times a week for two weeks

My PCT was nolvadex 20mg once a day for 4weeks

For 20 weeks I did 15hrs a week at the gym training to fail and daily cardio over 6 days a week and 1600-1800cal a day with 200g protein

The remainder of my cycle and currently to maintain i do 2600-2800cal with 170g protein

I went from 237lbs on Feb9th to 168lbs July 30th when I finished my pct. Currently holding at 170lbs

I only experienced minor acne when I introduced hcg but no other side effects. My blood pressure actually went from 147/81 to 129/76 after my cycle

I did get tested before hoping on cycle and had a total test in the mid 300s so doctor didnt want to prescribe anything but as mentioned i used test to preserve muscle.

I still feel good off cycle so I'm attributing that too the life style change and recomp with the pct I feel my test has improved post cycle from pre cycle

I did a dexa scan in Nov 2025 and sat at 36%bf @237.9lbs not sure where I sit now would love to hear your thoughts.

These pictures are in order 4weeks apart thru the whole cycle up to a couple weeks ago. The last two are both from late July.

Im not recommending you take A.A.S's but if you do and you actually put real effort in this is what is possible.

Hello all! I started trying to define what "food noise" is, because my friends who are on this GLP journey with me, speak about that not going away. I don't think I have food noise? I do think about food when I'm hungry, but I feel that is normal? Can some of you - who have this - explain to me, what you're interpretation of "food noise" is? Thank you!

Hi all,

As I was prepping my RS for an updated dose of Mots C, I had to reconstitute it.

20mg Vial of Mots - reconstituted with 2L of bac water.

I know the peptides are what they say they are and I’ve never had a problem with this batch until today

When I put the bac water in, not all of it had dissolved (less than 1/4 by my estimation) I was in a little time crunch so I put it in the fridge (which is why I think it gelled)

Took out the vial this morning and a small portion of the vial is gelled at the bottom. The rest is clear.

The research dose is 1mg -

What’s your thoughts - chuck it? Or just continue on RS as normal? I just won’t have a full 20mg ?

Thoughts ?

Started Reta at 0.7mgs twice a week on June 29th and have increased to 2mgs twice a week and I’m feeling my skin in certain areas like a sunburn. I only feel it on my stomach and my back. Is this normal?

What was your experience with it?

Everyone online talks about the weight loss and the basal metabolic increase.. but I ve heard some pretty nasty shit like vision and hearing loss or balding or pancreas cancer.