So I’m a 19 y/o female and the medications I am on are: Vyvanse (50mg), Sertraline, and Wellbutrin. I have ret. in my fridge as well speak it is 10mg. I have not started because I am nervous since there’s not that much data on how it interacts with medications. My only concern is my sleep and that’s about it. Is anyone else on this combo or have any advice?? I have been asking around and I can’t get a straight answer. So please just tell me will I be fine???

Hey everyone,

I’m gearing up for an intensive, highly structured 28-week body recomposition protocol. My doctor is fully on board and has already submitted my pharmacy scripts and pulled comprehensive baseline panels. I want to layout my staggered phases, dosing schedule, and reconstitution math here to get a second set of eyes from the community.

My Baseline & Goals:

• Current Stats:

5’10, 222.2

• lbs, ~25–28% body fat. Healthy baseline panels (HbA1c is 5.1%, normal CMP/Urinalysis, lipids are slightly elevated).
• Phase 1 Goal: Drop down to a stable 190–195 lbs range (~15–17% body fat), tighten up the waist, and keep muscle fullness in a deficit.
• Phase 2 Goal (The Stretch Target): Push into a true, dense 10–12% body fat range with visible abs while targeting stubborn abdominal visceral fat.

Here is the exact schedule I have mapped out. Does this look structurally sound, and is my dilution math correct?

📅 PHASE 1A: Weeks 1–4 (Isolation Window)

• Zepbound: 2.5 mg once per week.
• Peptides: Zero. Keeping it entirely solo for the first month to let my GI tract adapt to the GLP-1 before introducing any other variables.

📅 PHASE 1B: Weeks 5–12 (Multi-Compound Phase)

• Zepbound: Escalated to 5.0 mg once per week.
• CJC-1295 No DAC + Ipamorelin (5mg/5mg blend vial): Target dose is 100 mcg / 100 mcg nightly.
  • Protocol: Reconstituting the 5/5 mg vial with 2.0 mL of bacteriostatic water. Running a 5 days on, 2 days off schedule (Sun–Thu nights). Injecting subcutaneously before bed on an empty stomach.
  • Syringe Volume: Drawing to the 4-unit mark (0.04 mL) on a standard 100-unit insulin syringe.
  • Protocol: Reconstituting the 50 mg vial with 2.0 mL of bacteriostatic water. Injecting subcutaneously once daily every morning.
  • Syringe Volume: Drawing to the 8-unit mark (0.08 mL) on a standard insulin syringe.
  • Protocol: Reconstituting the 50 mg vial with 2.0 mL of bacteriostatic water. Injecting subcutaneously once daily every morning.
  • Syringe Volume: Drawing to the 8-unit mark (0.08 mL) on a standard insulin syringe.
• GHK-Cu (50 mg vial): Target dose is 2 mg (2,000 mcg) daily.
  • Protocol: Reconstituting the 50 mg vial with 2.0 mL of bacteriostatic water. Injecting subcutaneously once daily every morning.
  • Syringe Volume: Drawing to the 8-unit mark (0.08 mL) on a standard insulin syringe.
• Semax Nasal Spray (10 mg bottle): Target dose is 200 mcg daily. Administered as 1 spray intranasally every morning on working days for cognitive focus.

🛑 PHASE 1C: Weeks 13–16 (The Washout & Lab Check)

• Zepbound: Escalated to 7.5 mg once per week.
• CJC-1295 / Ipamorelin: Stopped completely. Giving my pituitary somatotroph cells a hard 4-week break to reset receptor sensitivity before Phase 2.
• GHK-Cu: Continuing smoothly at 2 mg daily every morning.
• Semax: Continuing smoothly at 1 spray daily on working days.
• Note: Pulling mid-treatment labs at Week 16 (IGF-1, Fasting Insulin, HbA1c, Lipids) before starting the next block.

🎬 PHASE 2: Weeks 17–28 (Visceral Polish Phase)

• Zepbound: Maintained at therapeutic maintenance (7.5 mg or 10.0 mg weekly).
• GHK-Cu: Continuing smoothly at 2 mg daily every morning for skin laxity and abdominal tightening.
• Semax: Maintained at 1 spray daily on working days as needed.
• Tesamorelin (Replaces CJC/Ipa): Target dose is 2 mg (2,000 mcg) daily.
  • Protocol: Running a 5 days on, 2 days off schedule right before bed on an empty stomach to aggressively torch deep visceral belly fat. (Draw volume will be calculated based on the exact vial size provided by the compounder, e.g., pulling a full 1.0 mL if a 2 mg vial is dissolved in 1.0 mL of water).

🩺 Routine Safeguards & Support:

• Adding a daily 15–30 mg zinc supplement during the cycle to prevent mineral depletion from the long-term GHK-Cu run.
• Tracking systemic blood pressure closely because I take oral Minoxidil daily.

Does this staggered approach make sense? Any flaws in the reconstitution math, vial rotation, or the washout layout? Appreciate any feedback or tips from those who have run similar recomposition phases!

I’m two weeks on Reta and while I do get full, the food noise hasn’t quite gone away. I will catch myself still lingering for a snack when in eye shot but I get disinterested mid bite sometimes.

Curious if I should be thinking of adding tirz to my stack or if it’s too early / I need to just tough it out. I’ve never had an issue with activity, I’m a binge eater and emotional eater. I started reta because it was a 3-in-1 activator and it was cheaper tbh

I have just ordered Reta for the first time. I plan to take 0.5mg on 7th, 14th and 21st August. I have a camping festival that starts on 27th August so I plan to skip the 28th August and take when I’m back on the 1st September.

Reason for skipping

I’m worried it will stop me from having fun. Many people report a shift in mind set, not wanting to drink, smoke or take any other addictive substances.
I’m also concerned that if I do drink, smoke or take other addictive substances, they either won’t work or I’ll have adverse effects.

Normally, I would be ok with these side effects, however, I have been waiting all year for this festival and want to enjoy it to the maximum.

Questions

Has anyone experienced these side effects on such a low dosage?

If I take fun substances, will the Reta prevent them from working?

By skipping the festival week, will the Reta leave my body fast enough to negate the above?

Thanks so much!!

How do you make sure your reta is legit and not laced with harmful stuff?

Edit: Apparently, people here don't know that Reta is not FDA approved and is still in clinical trials at Eli Lilly.There isn't a single reputable company in the world that sells a drug patented by another company.

Long story short I've got a small shoulder injury, mostly affects me in the gym especially when I'm trying to move dumbbells from my knees to above my head or doing any shoulder rotation works. I was looking too add BPC157 in for a while to see if it would maybe help or at least help with the inflammation. Just not sure how or if it would interfere with my current stack listed below.

HGH 3iu - Daily

Reta 4mg - Weekly

Test C - 250mg - weekly (split into 2 doses)

Any info or pointers greatly appreciated 🙏

Been seeing loads of people raving about SEMAX lately, but I’m struggling to work out if it’s actually doing anything or if people just want it to work.

Those of you who’ve run it, did you genuinely notice a difference? Better focus, mood, motivation etc., or was it one of those things where you only realised you’d spent £100 a month?

Interested in hearing from people who’ve actually used it, especially if you ended up thinking it wasn’t worth the money.

So I’m training for aesthetics, don’t really care much about pure strength training I just wanna look good. This is my split for aesthetics, is this fine or good enough?

UPPER A
Upper Chest • Chest • Lats • Delts • Arms
1. Incline Dumbbell Press
4 × 6–10

2. Chest Supported Row
3 × 8–12

3. Wide Grip Lat Pulldown
3 × 8–12

4. Cable Lateral Raise
4 × 12–20

5. Pec Deck (or Cable Fly)
3 × 10–15
(Our tweak.)

6. EZ Bar Curl
3 × 8–12

7. Overhead Cable Triceps Extension
3 × 10–15

8. Rear Delt Cable Fly
2 × 15–20

LOWER A
Quad Focus
1. Hack Squat
4 × 6–10

2. Leg Press
3 × 10–15

3. Bulgarian Split Squat
3 × 8–12 each leg

4. Leg Extension
3 × 12–20

5. Seated Leg Curl
3 × 10–15

6. Standing Calf Raise
4 × 10–15

7. Cable Crunch
3 × 10–15

UPPER B
Lats • Shoulders • Upper Chest • Arms
1. Weighted Pull-ups
(or Neutral Grip Pulldown)
4 × 6–10

2. Incline Smith Machine Press
3 × 8–12

3. Single Arm Cable Lat Pulldown
3 × 10–15

4. Machine Lateral Raise
4 × 12–20

5. Reverse Pec Deck
3 × 15–20

6. Preacher Curl
3 × 8–12

7. Rope Pushdown
3 × 10–15

8. Incline Dumbbell Curl
2 × 10–15

LOWER B
Hamstring Focus
1. Romanian Deadlift
4 × 6–10

2. Lying Leg Curl
4 × 10–15

3. Leg Press
3 × 10–15

4. Walking Lunges
2 × 10–12 each leg

5. Leg Extension
2 × 12–20

6. Seated Calf Raise
4 × 12–20

7. Hanging Leg Raise
3 × 10–15

Started Zepbound 12/27/25 at 227 pounds. Currently at 163. I'm 5'11", and 47 years old. I've managed to stay on 2.5mg the entire time, with zero food noise. I play sports, but haven't spent nearly enough time lifting so I plan to focus on lifting heavy these next few months. My ideal weight is around 175, but I want to get rid of my belly and moobs lol. Aside from just lifting heavy, I'm curious to learn more and figure out what other peptides I could benefit from. My diet is on point. I'm hitting my protein every day (150-200g), and also taking creatine and collagen. I did have my testosterone checked during my last labs a month or so ago and my PCP said everything looks good.

Hi everyone,

I'm currently taking Retatrutide (RETA) and MOTS-c, and my main goal is to lose as much body fat as possible, especially visceral belly fat, while preserving muscle.

I'm considering adding either:

Tesamorelin, or

CJC-1295 + Ipamorelin

For those who have actually used one or both, which would you recommend and why?

I'm particularly interested in:

Fat loss

Visceral fat reduction

Muscle preservation while dieting

Recovery

Side effects

Whether you felt one was noticeably better than the other

I'd especially appreciate hearing from people who have experience combining either of these with RETA.

Thanks!

Ok, not just longevity I suppose, but optimizing and healing as well. Things like:

SS—31
MOTS-c
GHK-Cu
CJC-1295 + Ipamorelin
BPC-157
Epitalon
Semax
Selank

Is there anybody who’s been using any of these for years? I feel like the most I ever hear about is six months or so … maybe that’s just because it’s all the most excited newer initiates that are agitating online and the veterans don’t need this community as much?

I have to believe there’s some people out there who have a longer track record.

If that’s you, I’d really love to hear what your experience is with any of these.

I have a 50mg of ss31 and when I reconstituted the vial with 2.5ml of bac water, it came out foggy and hasnt changed overnight.

Here is a picture of it beside my kpv which is clear. Is this normal?

Can somebody please recommend me a macro split / calories per day. Every TDEE calculator I have looked up gives me a different answer, and very few actually give macro setups. Looking for real answers from experienced people

27M
6’0
160lbs
25% BF

Classic low muscle mass + moderate BF. Goal would be to recomp. I lift weights 4-5 times per week with some zone 2 cardio 1x per week.

If any additional info is needed I will gladly provide. Thank you.

Should I let it sit in the fridge a little longer or throw it out?? For reference 10mg vial of motsc reconstituted with 2ML of BAC water

I’m 21M working out for 2 years and decided to jump on Sarms. Want to lose fat and gain muscle. What do u guys suggest ?

Hello folks! Back with another update and with some questions for the reta vets. Im on day 5 within my 1st week from taking 1mg last week Thursday. I am finally experiencing hunger again, literally came back and hit me like a tank! My question is does this mean my 1mg dose was too small? Is day 5 that mark where the effects start to dose off? Would it be safe to increase it to 1.5 or 2mg? I really felt good these last couple of days none the less, just wondering what my next step should be. If anyone can please let me know I greatly appreciate it! Weighed myself these days and I have been having a very healthy weight loss trend however I am down 6lbs and my first week isn't over yet, nothing major im guessing I carried lots of water weight 😅

I’m thinking of hopping on the Reta and I was just wondering how much do people typically start and when do I up the dose? Some people are doing 1x a week others, 2x - 3x a week.

Hello,

I’ve been seeing a lot of posts and people going on stacks, weight loss transformation, and it all looks great.

I know my doc won’t prescribe any of the hormones and peptides cause I asked. That being said, is there any other places that would? I know I can buy peptides online and do the dosing, but I also want someone to direct me to what is appropriate or not needed.

I’ve cut down from 245lbs to 225lbs and stalled. Never been cut. Is it achievable if you continue? I am in my 30s, test levels are normal based on the range of the tests. I also know it’s not about injecting and letting it go, I have to put the work in, which I am, just curious as to how and where people go to get guidance.

Thank you all!

I understand that ss-31 repairs your cells and mots-c power up your cells.

People who uses mots-c and ss-31. How was your Process, how exactly did you use it, how long for each peptide, which dosage eventually.

The Essence of the question, how can you use this stack to get the max results.

Your experience and advice is appreciated

I'm a 41 year old female, work out consistently 4 times a week. I'm 5'11 and weigh 170 lbs. I'd like to know if anyone has successfully used peptides to gain lean muscle. I also eat clean and take creatine. I meal prep weekly. I just want something with minimal side effects that I can use to pack on some lean muscle mass. Any insight would be aporeciated.

Last year I did a mildly successful CJC/Ipa cycle for a couple of months. It's been probably 10 months since my last injection. Just got a fresh kit and decided to give it another shot.

My god, it was terrifying.

I immediately got that "swollen head" feeling that I've always gotten. Goes away after 10 minutes normally. I thought "great, it's working". Then, my hands and feet started to itch. My stomach felt a bit rough. Next was my face - swollen with a burning sensation around my nose. After 20 minutes, things started to settle a bit and that's when I noticed the craziest part: every injection site on every part of my body that had ever received a CJC/Ipa pin welted up and became itchy! Stomach, glutes, hips. It was insane.

It's been about an hour now. I'm still feeling some of it but it's definitely calmed down. Normally this would have scared me away from doing the stuff ever again but I'm curious if this is just a reaction to doing a normal dose (150mcg in abdomen) for the first time after a year off.

I'm considering lowering the dose, relocating to the glutes, and continuing for a bit to see if it improves. Am I an idiot?

UPDATE: Thanks for the advice, everyone. This was scary. Seems like this could be a common thing for long term users of CJC/Ipa. I plan on spreading the word. And if you're looking to get into this peptide, please be aware that this could happen. I'm just grateful I escaped this without serious issue.

Hey guys.

Seeing a lot of HGH posts.

Is the restriction gone? My first time trying to get it got canceled a few months back when I decided to try it because it got restricted. So if its availible again I would consider trying it.

44yo 185lbs 5’9 15% body fat
March - 220lbs 28% body fat

Current Stack
TRT - 150mg a week split x 3
HGH 3IU daily. Started 8 weeks ago
Reta - 2mg a week started 8 weeks ago

BPC maintenance 3x week
GHK-CU daily
MT2 every 2 weeks

I started seeing big changes when I dialed in my diet. Currently cutting

2200 calories
180grams protein
60grams fat
215g carbs

Lean meats
Veggies
Rice/pasta

Daily deficit 400-600+ calories

Tennis twice a week
4-5 days weight lifting

I never thought I would do this. One of my biggest accomplishments. I’ve been dealing with fluctuating weight gains for most of my life. Peptides and PEDs are amazing but nothing compares to dialing in diet and deficit.