u/tojisuro

Long story short, a friend pressured me into running gear with him and I just said fuck it and went through with it. I have zero experience or knowledge about any of this. The only research I did was looking around online a couple of days before my first injection. I never got my blood tested or anything.

For context, I am 28 years old and a little overweight, but I work out and play sports here and there. I started taking 300mg of Test Cyp a week, doing 150mg on Mondays and Thursdays. I am also taking 150mg of Tren E a week, doing 75mg on Mondays and Thursdays.

I am on week four right now. After reading a lot more online, I realize this is probably not for me and I do not know what I should do at this point. I have lost nine pounds which is nice, and I actually feel really good. I was thinking about completely stopping the Tren and just sticking with the Test, or maybe I should just come off of both completely.

Where should I go from here? I know a lot of people are going to talk shit because I am an idiot for doing this blindly, but I really need some actual help figuring out my next steps.

Long story short, a friend pressured me into running gear with him and I just said fuck it and went through with it. I have zero experience or knowledge about any of this. The only research I tdid was looking around online a couple of days before my first injection. I never got my blood tested or anything.

For context, I am 28 years old and a little overweight, but I work out and play sports here and there. I started taking 300mg of Test Cyp a week, doing 150mg on Mondays and Thursdays. I am also taking 150mg of Tren E a week, doing 75mg on Mondays and Thursdays.

I am on week four right now. After reading a lot more online, I realize this is probably not for me and I do not know what I should do at this point. I have lost nine pounds which is nice, and I actually feel really good. I was thinking about completely stopping the Tren and just sticking with the Test, or maybe I should just come off of both completely.

Where should I go from here? I know a lot of people are going to talk shit because I am an idiot for doing this blindly, but I really need some actual help figuring out my next steps.

I’m looking for a truly portable projector for travel, camping, or just moving between rooms, and the Dangbei Freedo caught my attention with its claimed 2.5-hour battery life and tilting gimbal stand. For anyone who’s actually used it, how’s the battery life in real-world use at normal or eco brightness? Is the setup really as easy as it looks for ceiling or wall projection in different spaces? Also curious if there are any issues with heat, fan noise, or the software experience over time. Would appreciate any honest feedback before I pull the trigger.

found a source on glp1forum that had decent reviews, people vouching for them in the comments, looked legit enough for me to feel comfortable. bought just over a grand worth of product, paid in bitcoin because that's what they asked for, and got confirmation they'd received it. that was three weeks ago. messages on whatsapp are still showing one tick, account looks like it's still active but zero response, nothing has arrived. absolutely nothing.

I want to put them on blast but honestly I don't know if that crosses a line or causes more problems than it solves. has anyone dealt with this and actually gotten any kind of resolution or am I just cooked. also how do people actually vet sources properly because clearly I did something wrong here

I've searched the sub and found a few old posts, but nothing recent. It's not painful, just really hella distracting but it just goes away by day 3 though.

I have type 2 diabetes and early signs of kidney disease, and I've always worried that if my insurance stopped covering my current medication, switching to a different GLP-1 might leave my kidneys less protected. But a large real-world study published in JAMA Network Open looked at nearly 22,000 US veterans with type 2 diabetes and found something pretty reassuring.

The researchers compared liraglutide (that's the daily injection used in Saxenda and Victoza), semaglutide (Ozempic and Wegovy), and dulaglutide (Trulicity), and they found no significant differences in the risks of kidney failure, major cardiovascular events, or a combined kidney and heart outcome across the three drugs. All three were similarly effective at protecting both the kidneys and the heart over a median follow-up of about three years.

The only meaningful difference was that liraglutide had a modest survival advantage compared to dulaglutide, but otherwise the drugs seemed pretty interchangeable in terms of their kidney and heart protection benefits. For someone like me who is worried about having to switch due to insurance or availability, that's actually really good news.

I am 25 years old, 6 foot 1, and currently weigh 175 lbs. I am naturally pretty stick skinny. When I started college a few years back, I was hovering around 150 lbs. I put in a lot of effort to eat more and lift consistently over the years, which got me up to 175. My ultimate goal is to get somewhere between 190 and 200. I am patient and have no problem working on this over the next few years, but I really enjoy experimenting with new things to give myself an advantage. Right now I use BPC 157 and TB 500 for some shoulder and back issues, and it got me fascinated with peptides and SARMs in general.

Since I am in no rush and want to be careful for my first time, I wanted to run a low dose cycle of Ostarine for 8 weeks, take an 8 week break to get bloods done, and then run LGD for another 8 weeks. I will be eating above maintenance the whole time. I just have a few questions before I pull the trigger. First, are these dosages okay if I want to be extra conservative for my first run, or is it just a waste of time? I was thinking 10mg of Ostarine every day for the first 8 weeks, taking the 8 week break, and then doing 2.5mg of LGD every day for the next 8 weeks.

Second, am I too young for this, or are my natural test levels too high to even bother? I also want to know when you usually feel your absolute best on an Ostarine cycle.

Lastly, I just got my pre cycle bloods back and wanted to know how they look. My total testosterone is 744 and my free testosterone is 86.3, which I am curious about since it seems high. My total cortisol is 12.6, estradiol is 26, FSH is 4.7, LH is 5.5, and prolactin is 3.6. For the routine stuff, my total cholesterol is 160, HDL is 47, the ratio is 3.4, and my LDL is 101, which was flagged as a little high. Any advice is appreciated.

I have type 1 diabetes. Diagnosed at 14. The honeymoon phase where your pancreas still makes a little bit of insulin lasted maybe 6 months for me and then it was gone. The standard advice back then was avoid carbs, take your insulin, and accept that weight gain is part of the package. No one told me about the insulin resistance or the inflammation or the yo-yo weight.

The DIAMOND trial (NCT05767087) is looking at semaglutide in people with T1D who still have some residual insulin production. The idea is that GLP-1s might help preserve those beta cells longer and reduce the need for mealtime insulin. They're also looking at weight and cardiovascular outcomes but the primary endpoint is actually C-peptide change, which is a measure of how much insulin your own pancreas is still making.

The trial started in 2025 and is still recruiting at several sites across the US and Europe. Estimated completion is 2028. If this works, it could change the early course of T1D for newly diagnosed people.

I don't qualify anymore because my honeymoon phase ended like 15 years ago. But I'm watching the results closely. For any T1Ds in this sub, have you tried off-label GLP-1s? What was your experience with insulin adjustments? My endo is open to it but wants to monitor really closely and I'm kind of nervous about hypoglycemia.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05767087. Also a review article in Diabetes Care from January 2026 on adjunct therapies in T1D.

I live in Michigan, close to the border. I looked into getting Ozempic from a licensed Canadian pharmacy (which requires a valid US prescription and a visit to a Canadian doctor or a specific cross-border prescribing arrangement).

The US cash price ( at Walgreens) is 1,050/month, while a Canadian pharmacy price goes for at least 450-550 CAD ($330-400 USD). But the catch it's a hassle. You need a Canadian prescription, which requires a telemedicine visit with a Canadian provider. Shipping takes 1-2 weeks. Some pharmacies won't ship to the US anymore due to regulatory changes.

i finally booked my facial contouring in seoul (jaw + chin), and now that it’s actually happening i feel like i’m spiraling a bit

i was pretty confident during the research phase, but now i keep going down rabbit holes about nerve damage, asymmetry, long term numbness, sagging, all of it

i know every surgery has risks, but facial contouring feels like a whole different level since it’s bone work and not just soft tissue

i’m currently scheduled with View, and the consultation itself went well. they explained things like nerve positioning and recovery timeline, but I still feel like I might be missing something or not asking the right questions

for anyone who’s gone through it, what were the risks you wish you understood better beforehand?

and how did your recovery actually compare to what you expected?

also how do you balance being informed vs just scaring yourself too much before surgery

would really appreciate honest experiences, good or bad