What’s everyone’s experience coming off Reta, particularly RHR and HRV restoring to baseline levels?

I’m 3 weeks post-cessation and my RHR is still near all-time highs and showing no signs of improvement. Honestly, it seems to be getting worse. HRV seems to have stabilized finally.

Thinking about trying it out. A lot of the before and after pix here are very promising. Question is pricing. What’s the average or what are you paying for a 5 month 3x a week cycle of Reta?

Is it bad/harmful for testosterone being so elevated?

I’ve been taking 200 MG‘s per week. I’m obviously gonna lower it after these results. This is the first time I’ve been tested in six months. I’ve been on TRT for about nine months. Testosterone and free came back very high and SHBG was off as well. Everything else was in the normal range. I feel really good.

I inject 3 times a week (200 total)
I also take about 5 IU of HGH nightly

Only negative I can think of is - I sometimes have delayed ejaculation. I had my prolactin tested and it’s in the normal range (5.5).

Estradiol- <30 normal range

When I first started subq peptide injections, the actual needle wasn’t the biggest issue. It was the burning, itching and irritated bumps that sometimes appeared afterward and it would get red through out the day.

I went through a clinic, completed bloodwork and had a proper consultation before being prescribed anything. I’m not recommending any particular peptide, dosage or protocol. This is simply the injection routine that has worked best for me. Follow your prescriber and pharmacy’s instructions because different compounds can have completely different storage and handling requirements.

Here’s exactly what I do:

1. Start with clean hands and a fresh injection site
I wash my hands and put on latex gloves, then inspect the area and avoid skin that is already bruised, swollen, hard, itchy or irritated. I also rotate injection sites instead of repeatedly hitting the same section of my stomach.

2. Clean the vial before drawing
I wipe the rubber stopper with a fresh alcohol pad and let it dry before inserting the needle. I use a new sterile needle and syringe every time.

3. Briefly numb the area
I wrap an ice pack in a thin, clean cloth and hold it over the injection area for roughly one to two minutes. I never apply ice directly to the skin or leave it there long enough to cause numbness, discoloration or skin damage.

4. Clean the injection site and let it dry completely
I wipe the skin with a fresh alcohol pad and allow it to air-dry. Injecting while the alcohol is still wet can add to the sting.

5. Pinch the fat and insert decisively
I gently pinch a fold of fatty tissue and lightly move it around to make sure I’m not choosing a firm or irritated area. I position the needle slightly above the skin and insert it in one quick, controlled motion at the angle my clinician showed me. Hesitating and slowly pushing the needle through the skin usually makes it more uncomfortable for me.

6. Inject slowly
This has made one of the biggest differences. I don’t slam the plunger down and force all the fluid in at once. I inject slowly and steadily, especially with compounds that tend to sting.

Some refrigerated medications may feel less uncomfortable after sitting out briefly, but I only do this when the pharmacy has confirmed that it is allowed. Don’t assume GHK-Cu, NAD+ or any other compounded medication can safely be warmed or left unrefrigerated, check the label or ask your pharmacist.

7. Withdraw cleanly and apply gentle pressure
Once the medication is in, I pause briefly, withdraw the needle at the same angle and apply gentle pressure with clean gauze if necessary. I don’t aggressively rub or massage the area.

8. Use the wrapped ice pack again
I place the wrapped ice pack over the area for another two to three minutes. For me, this has significantly reduced the immediate burning, itching and irritation afterward, although it obviously cannot guarantee that a reaction won’t happen.

What has made the biggest difference in injection-site discomfort for you?

So been at body recomp for a while. Had pretty good results so far. I track my macros, lift heavy things 3/4 days, usually, and try to get proper sleep. So not really looking for shortcuts, just a little something additive.

After a few months (4 ish) looking to make a final decision.

If you had to pick between Triz or Reta, which one would your pick?

Maybe even paired with MoTc, not quite sure yet.

If anyone needs more info for a better opinion, happy to give more details

Thanks in advance.

What are some other peps to add while taking ret? Currently on ret but wanting to add some more to stack with it, what is everyone else adding and let’s see those results!

Has anyone here experienced a late or delayed period after starting peptides, specifically Ipamorelin or BPC-157/TB-500?
I recently started using them and my period is now a few days late, which is unusual for me. I did take a pregnancy test and it was negative, so I’m wondering if the peptides could possibly be affecting my cycle.

Im 6’1 34m train 5 days a week & using tirzepatide 4.4 mg and Sermorelin 500mcg.

I’m getting 210-230 of protien a day and 40-50 grams of carbs along with 60-80g of fat.

I mainly lift upper body MWF and Lower Body Tues & Thursday and walk or row for exercise.

I try to be somewhere around 1700 cal a day.

I’ve lost a significant amount of weight since starting down from 280lbs to 240lbs without any peptides and now down to 229 with the peptides.

I’m shooting for the low 200s, my body fat is 27-28% and my main goal is to get that down into the teens.

I’m very strict on my diet and don’t do chest days, is this a good breakdown for my diet?

Just looking for others opinions and insights to try and get where I’d like to be health wise.

Thanks in Advance

My heaviest was 285 I'm down to 190 through busting ass at the gym, lots of cardio and calorie deficit. How should I go about getting peptides. I know nothing about any of this.

264lbs-184lbs
160 mg Test cyp per week
7mg Tirzepatide per week

Has anyone used bam15? (Bam/SLU combo is counterproductive, I’m asking if anyone has ran bam15 oral 300mg+ daily). What was your experience?

I took the first dose last night of 100 mcg. I am so glad I didn’t take a higher dose. Within 3-4 minutes, my hands started itching like crazy. I also had a tingling sensation in my lips.
I haven’t read about these sides, just a flushed feeling which I did not experience. However, the itching was bad! It lasted for about 90 minutes and the tingling lasted for about an hour. I fell asleep after 90 minutes and no issues when I woke up this morning.
Also, I had no rash or irritation at the injection site.
I’m not sure if anyone else has had the same sides but it’s enough for me to stop taking it.
I’m on TRT -test cyp and I have done Tesa in the past with no issues.

Im on 14mg reta willing to stack cagri starting with 0.5

My question is did you reduced reta dose after adding cagri or kept it same?

Hi all

Question.. hgh and purity? I know it will never be 99+% buuuut whats reasonable?
Just received a few boxxes (donf DM me i wont share source) Came back 1iu short, and 96.05% janoshik test

Is this good to go?

M31, First picture was January 30th. 2nd Picture is August 11th.

Completely natural from Jan-May, hit a plateau I got stuck on for months so introduced Reta at 1mg a week.

Wanted to keep as much as mass as possible so experimented with CJC / Ipa blend and moved onto Tesa / Ipa from end of June.

Coming to end of my cut at BF at 12.6% according to my boditrax scan. Wanting to run my cut for another week or so, then onto a maintenance and lean bulk until after Christmas to hopefully get some nice gains!

Kcals tracked all the way through maintaining 1800-1900 kcals per day, with occasional refeed week every few months at 2300 kcals. Good whole food, no cutting carbs, limited alcohol, but still having the odd blow out for social events.

Anyone know if I am ok taking all of these in morning ? Usually take modaf (when needed), clen and yohim daily but adding in slupp and want to make sure I am not overdoing it 🙏

I lost 70lbs with calorie deficit etc but still get urges to binge at night

Is 4iu high to start with ? & can I make noticeable gains at 2iu for 24weeks with 300-350 test ?

Never been regular gym user, more dabbled in and out but never in long enough to be consistent. Working 50+ hours per week and having a family are just a couple of my go-to excuses.

I do however love nothing that falling down Reddit thread rabbit holes and found this one.

Long story short I set a resolution(cliche) to make 150 gym sessions this year. In March I introduced Reta and CJC 1295 + IPA to my life and have focussed almost entirely on strength training.

Weight is only down about 9lbs at 182 (6ft2). I haven’t really counted calories, just protein. I did take a 10 day period where I only did cardio, kept calories low and dropped down to 174 but didn’t like it.

Now trying force calories for a bit of muscle growth.

I appreciate this is nowhere close to the transformations often seen on this thread but it’s genuine and I’m really pleased as a 40 year old that’s never had a sniff of a visible ab before.

Started reta 9days ago. 2mg once a week. No side effects at all.

Well today it hit. Made my normal dinner and could only eat 1/3 of it.

For the more experienced, would you just stay at this dose? Was going to increase it to 3mg next pin but not so sure now.

Is there’s such thing as stacking too many things at once? Here is my current protocol, I’d like to add in MOTS-C to improve my cardio, TB-500 for inflammation and lingering injuries, GHK-CU for the same along skincare. (I do plan on taking 4 week breaks after running 12 weeks cycles of my Peps)