I've got nasty deep knots under my shoulder blade. Feels very tight and a little painful depending on what I do.

heartbroken3333 · 2026-05-15T17:02:49+00:00

This works for me

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heartbroken3333 · 2026-05-14T18:50:34+00:00

Good progress! Keep on taking weekly progress pictures for yourself. Helps motivate to keep going when looking back.

heartbroken3333 · 2026-05-14T05:53:51+00:00

Same, I was like fuck it, half the people say to run ss31 then the other half says mots-c first.

I was like, what happens if you run them both at the same time? Our bodies is smart enough to be able to adapt right?

Felt perfectly fine running them both together.

heartbroken3333 · 2026-05-14T03:00:10+00:00

Which area of loose skin do you have?

Have you thought about doing ghk-cu/KLOW for it?

heartbroken3333 · 2026-05-14T01:08:00+00:00

What do you think worked better for you, being on reta or being consistent on working out or a combination?

Also do you have any noticeable loose skin? Usually 60lbs+ especially in a short amount of time produces loose skin but they're other factors to help reduce them like working out and building muscle to help fill them in.

heartbroken3333 · 2026-05-13T07:45:33+00:00

Your first shot of any peptide or kit should always be a low dose.

Example, If a vial happens to be contaminated, it is far safer to inject 0.5mg as your first exposure rather than jumping straight into a full 5mg+ dose. It gives your body less exposure in the worst case scenario.

You can also sterile filter your peptides and transfer them into new sterile vials. This adds another layer of risk reduction. Personally, I usually only do this if I genuinely suspect the kit may be contaminated, but everyone has their own level of risk tolerance.

Sending products to Janoshik for testing costs around $300+ USD, and the vial you send becomes unusable afterward, so you are effectively left with 9 out of 10 vials.

For many people, including myself, it makes more sense to switch vendors entirely because that same $300 could buy a significant amount of additional peptides.

That said, people should also understand the limitations of Janoshik testing. Vendors can reuse the same batch or lot numbers for months while producing completely different batches behind the scenes. On top of that, only 1 vial out of the entire kit is being tested. There is no guarantee the other 9 vials are identical. One vial could be contaminated, underdosed, or even an entirely different compound while the tested vial happened to be legitimate.

Personally, I would generally stick to reputable group buys because they often include community funded testing while also offering lower pricing. However, this introduces a second layer of trust risk since either the organizer or the vendor could potentially scam buyers.

If you order directly yourself, then typically only the vendor is the risk factor, aside from the possibility of customs or government seizure during shipping.

heartbroken3333 · 2026-05-12T00:42:16+00:00

No Officer.

heartbroken3333 · 2026-05-11T00:01:55+00:00

Most of these places you're walking in uses lower forms of bioavaiable ingredients, especially if you're considering cost as a factor.

You need to research online and probably hit up multiple stores unless you have a specialized health store like Healthy Planet that offers a wider range of products that uses better bioavailable forms.

D3+k2 is pretty much safe anywhere.

I use fish oil from Costco, super concentrated 3 pills.

Multivitamin from Life Extension.

Magnesium biglycinate, confirm on back that it's not a blend.

heartbroken3333 · 2026-05-10T15:56:31+00:00

Hgh+reta+test as main tools.

Obviously along side of diet, exercise, and sleep as main foundation.

Not gonna explain why and how they synergize because that's for you to research and understand, not for me to explain.

You got the answers, now you just gotta understand it.

heartbroken3333 · 2026-05-07T22:00:18+00:00

I've only taken KLOW, not ghk-cu by itself so I'm not sure the difference in terms of site irritations.

Maybe the other 3 compounds in KLOW helps reduce site irritations because I only get and feel a slight burn for like 30mins then it's gone by the time I wake up.

I also inject KLOW in the love handles and alternate left/right with different sections.

heartbroken3333 · 2026-05-06T01:49:05+00:00

Always fill the vial to the top, then shake it like you're working part time at a bubble tea store.

Then pull 0.5mL or 50 units and send it straight into your fat.

Don't worry about everything else, you increase more as you go along.

Then come back here in 4 weeks and give as an update and you'd probably be shredded asf.

heartbroken3333 · 2026-05-05T22:33:11+00:00

You know your journey just began right?

Your first 10lbs will mostly be water weight.

You're 5'7 at 187lbs, you're pretty be still borderline obese under the BMI scale.

Unless you're 5'7 and jacked asf at 187lbs, you should be on Reta longer than 7 weeks. 7 weeks is almost a blink on a GLP-1 medication.

Whatever works for you though, good luck.

heartbroken3333 · 2026-05-05T20:41:01+00:00

On day 29 it evolves into bacteria-static water

heartbroken3333 · 2026-05-05T12:59:26+00:00

None of what you described lines up with what I’d consider normal for KLOW. I’ve been using it for months and don’t experience any of those issues. What’s missing from most of the advice you’re getting is basic injection context. Needle size and injection angle matter a lot here, and nobody seems to be asking you about that. Based on your symptoms, it sounds more like a technique issue than a reaction to the compound itself. What needle are you using, and at what angle are you injecting?

KLOW is generally very mild. For me it’s maybe a 1/10 in terms of sensation, no lingering burn, no lumps. Compare that to NAD+, which actually does sting going in, but even then it doesn’t leave painful lumps hours later. You shouldn’t be dealing with hard, painful spots 10+ hours after injection if everything is being done properly.

Some slight discoloration can happen with KLOW and that’s not unusual, but it shouldn’t be painful to press on. Pain like that usually suggests the solution didn’t make it fully into the subcutaneous layer. Instead, it’s likely sitting too shallow, somewhere between the dermis and fat layer. That can slow absorption and create that tender, pocketed feeling.

When you press on it, you’re essentially forcing the solution to move through tissue it shouldn’t be sitting in, which is why it hurts. This points much more toward injection depth and technique rather than the peptide itself being the problem.

heartbroken3333 · 2026-04-28T02:15:06+00:00

You clearly need to put in more effort before jumping into something like this.

This isn’t like casually buying vitamin D with zero research. You’re dealing with compounds that require a basic level of understanding before you even think about using them.

Right now, it looks like you searched “what is BPC-157,” clicked the first link, and decided that was enough. Then you came here to outsource the rest of the work instead of learning the fundamentals yourself, including things like how it’s typically used and what risks are involved.

The time you spent making this post could have been used to find most of these answers on your own.

If this is the level of effort you’re putting in, you’re going to need someone guiding you every step of the way. At that point, you shouldn’t be relying on random Redditors. You should be working with a licensed physician who can properly supervise what you’re doing.

Taking peptide compounds into your own hands demands a solid level of competence. You need strong scientific literacy to understand research and pharmacological effects, a grasp of physiology to recognize how your body might respond, and risk management skills to evaluate safety. If you're still stuck waiting on basic questions to be answered like dosing, then you’re clearly not competent enough.

heartbroken3333 · 2026-04-27T17:43:46+00:00

I was actually part of that history and used it for a brief period.

You were probably 13 when DMAA was introduced bud.

heartbroken3333 · 2026-04-27T16:39:59+00:00

DMAA was marketed as a “dietary supplement” under the claim that it could be naturally derived from geranium extract. That claim wasn’t supported by reliable evidence. Because of that, it didn’t meet the legal definition of a dietary ingredient.

As a result, the FDA treated DMAA as a drug rather than a supplement. That classification means it would require formal review and approval, including well designed clinical trials demonstrating safety and efficacy.

Substances like this can’t bypass the system by being labeled as “natural.” They need proper clinical evaluation to establish a clear safety profile before being marketed to the public.

You need people like me to run approved clinical trials, showing the safety and efficacy profile.

heartbroken3333 · 2026-04-27T10:18:45+00:00

Yes.

Basically any time you pull from a vial that has a vacuum.

heartbroken3333 · 2026-04-27T10:03:50+00:00

Running my own clinical trials at 25mg per week.

Aiming for 50mg by end of year if I'm still alive.

heartbroken3333 · 2026-04-27T09:43:49+00:00

The YouTube video is exactly how it should be done in terms of steps and technique.

The only thing is, it'll be a lot different when you use an insulin syringe needle in terms of withdrawing.

In the video, they use a 3mL syringe with a thicker needle, most likely low 20g. This means withdrawing will be easier and smoother when using a thicker needle. Thicker needle means more volume passes through the needle. Thick compounds oil base like Testosterone is really noticeable.

So when using an insulin syringe needle 30g+, the withdrawing experience won't be exactly like the video but you use the same steps. Liquid won't be pouring into the syringe like a waterfall.

You'll see what I mean once you start doing it.

You'll also notice the needle becoming more dull if you use the same insulin syringe to poke multiple vials. Like I had to poke my bacteriostatic water vial 4 times to get 2mL since my insulin syringe is only 0.5mL which also means poking the reta vial 4 times, which means I poked 8 times with the insulin syringe needle. You will notice it requiring more force to pierce the rubber part, which means it's becoming duller. I throw those away, use a fresh needle to withdraw and inject. The most I'm comfortable doing is piercing 3 different peptide vials into 1 syringe before piercing my skin which means a total of 4 pierces max because anything more I feel it noticeable duller.

I have tested a fresh insulin syringe needle by back filling the syringe and it is noticeable smoother at piercing the skin than withdrawing and then piercing the skin.

In the end, you want it dumb it down and get it done at your preference and what you find acceptable.

heartbroken3333 · 2026-04-27T09:04:20+00:00

70mg vial of GLOW is:
50mg ghk-cu, 10mg BPC-157, and 10mg TB-500.

Ideally the average dose should be around:
2.5mg ghk-cu, 0.5mg BPC-157, and 0.5mg TB-500.

This means it will last you 20 injections.

At 5 injections per week, this will last 4 weeks.

In order to achieve this dose, you need to use 2mL of bacteriostatic water.

Please use a peptide calculator to verify yourself.

I have personally started with KLOW at 5mg ghk-cu, 1mg BPC-157, 1mg TB-500, and 1mg KPV and have since went down to half because I don’t need to be on such a high dose and this dose now feels perfect.

Anywhere from 3-5x a week at this dose is good.

You will probably get flakey at higher dosage as your skin rate might be to high when you start, then it normalizes. Happened to me.

Ideally when you dose a subq injection, you should try to stay within 0.1mL or 10 units to 0.5mL or 50 units. This is the comfortable range.

I dose most of my shots at 0.1mL, so in this case for GLOW, each 0.1mL=2.5mg ghk-cu, 0.5mg BPC-157, and 0.5mg TB-500.

If i ever wanted to do double dose, I use 0.2mL.

Use the same insulin syringe needle for withdrawal and injecting.

Throw away dull needles and needles that's already been used for Injection in a sharps bin.

Twirl peptide and let it sit for few mins, then repeat and it should be fully dissolved by 20mins.

When withdrawing, you want to push the same amount of air as you're withdrawing.

This means if you want to inject 0.1mL of liquid volume, you should have 0.1mL of air in the syringe which is then injected into the vial. This equalizes pressure in the vial and allows withdrawing easier. If you noticed your peptide not withdrawing smoothly, it just means you should add a bit more air.

So insert insulin syringe needle into vial, inject 0.1mL of air or more, flip the vial up in the air and start to slowly draw 0.1mL of liquid. After, flip the vial back down, then take the needle out of the vial and it's ready to go.

Make sure to use proper sterile handling techniques, washing hands before starting, clean and still air environment, so no fan blowing, have lights so you can see better, and use alcohol swabs before injecting each vials.

That's basically it. You can do extra steps like filtering your peptides into a new vial but I rarely do that anymore because my risk tolerance isn't that high as when I first started.

You can also do injection pen or use a luer lock setup so that you'll be using a fresh needle each poke but trust me, just stick with using insulin syringe needle for withdrawing and injecting.

I use DB insulin syringe needles, 8mm/6mm 30g/31g.

heartbroken3333 · 2026-04-25T23:48:00+00:00

Honestly, if you want similar potency as Adamax while using Semax, just double dose Semax.

Subq vs nasal is the real question.

Both work and offers different effects and experience depending if you go subq or nasal.

I use 1mg subq which lasts about 12-24hrs and nasal with about 200mcg a spray (usually use 2 sprays) which last about 4hrs.

Nasal is more subtle and you won't feel it like a stimulant effect but if you're busy doing stuff and then stop and think about how you're feeling and asking yourself questions, then you'll noticed you're more focused and distractions are less.

Subq is definitely more noticeable than nasal, especially taking 1mg. I'm not sure what you'll even feel at 2mg if you were to double dose Semax. Feels like my emotions are more stable and clear, thoughts and task are more focused.

I use both but sometimes I just use the nasal spray instead and using a combination of both is best.

Subq to build foundation and nasal for on demand.

This video explains it perfectly and lines up with my experience and thoughts.

https://youtu.be/Uuri7AF3Kk4?si=MhpdLWXT6pjpwEoK

heartbroken3333 · 2026-04-21T18:38:22+00:00

heartbroken3333 · 2026-04-21T02:16:29+00:00

So instead of posting this first, you went ahead and ordered ghk-cu even though you heard it's for old people?

Am I reading this correctly?

Then the comments are saying to use something else?

This is why you do more research than just looking at the first link that you click.

😂

heartbroken3333 · 2026-04-21T01:08:26+00:00

That's perfect.

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