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Do you guys actually tell your doctors when you switch to the grey market or is it better to keep it to yourself?

So my regular doctor actually started me on a compounded glp from a telehealth place a few months back. It was working fine, but it just got way too expensive for me to keep up with, so I decided to switch to the grey route. Now I am just wondering if it is a smart idea to tell my doctor about it. I know they cannot give me official advice on it or anything like that, but is it even worth bringing up at my next appointment? Or should I just keep it to myself?

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u/Standard_Paint8036 — 4 hours ago

Peptides for INFLAMMATION !

Has anyone been having inflammation or inflammed lymph nodes that you sometimes mistake for a cyst or cancer lump or tumor? Have you taken any peptide that you noticed helps inflammation die down or help?

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u/Apprehensive_Set2238 — 6 hours ago

EYE FLOATERS AND PEPTIDES !

Hey! Might be a stretch but has anyone had eye floaters? (those gray moving things in your vision that just don’t seem to go away) and used a peptide/s that indirectly helped them get rid of them or reduce it? Let me know your experiences and thoughts

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u/Apprehensive_Set2238 — 8 hours ago

Anti-aging protocol and bloodwork reference chart

I put together a lil reference guide I made for anti aging protocols. I wanted to map out the standard doses, cycle times, and the specific bloodwork you need to track for each compound all in one place. Wanted to share it here. Thought It'd be a lil helpful for ppl new to this.

u/Future-Intern609 — 4 hours ago

1 Yr Natural Weight Loss / 4 Month Enhanced Recomp

34 yo | 5’11 - current weight 181.2lbs

march 1 ‘25 @ 283lbs i decided to get back to myself, naturally

good ol’ creatine, pre-workout, calorie restriction, and intense lifts for 3-6-5 days!

dropped to 215lbs and decided it was time to let the lab rat do some experimenting!

march 1 ‘26 — may ‘26:

retatrutide: titrating up to 2mg weekly
cjc-1295/ipamorelin blend: 300mcg before bed on lift days
glow blend: 2mg on weekdays in am

june 1 ‘26 — july ‘26:

5-amino-1mq: 2mg on lifting days in am
mots-c: 2.5mg 2x weekly (night before rest day)
retatrutide: 1.5mg weekly

july 1 — august ‘26 (current)

selank: 300mcg on weekdays in am
cjc-1295/ipamorelin blend: 300mcg post workout on lift days
ghk-cu: 2mg mwf in am
retatrutide: 1.5mg weekly
tadalafil: 5mg daily

future plans for winter arc post-blood work and 2 months off:

hgh: 2iu on lift days in am
test-c: 250mg weekly split into 2
retatrutide: 1.5mg weekly
tirzepatide: 2.5mg weekly
mots-c: 2.5mg on lift days in am

never tried growth, anabolics or trt. how’s the transition from secretagogues?

down to post more photos, but i’m newer to reddit and tend to mess up my posts way too often lol

whatcha guys think?

u/Jazzlike-Client-2899 — 10 hours ago

Why is it so damn hard to find a legit direct supplier that ships to the UK

It's nearly impossible at this point, it's hard to trust people who say they have because there are just so so many scammers out there. Is there anyone in the UK who has found someone, ordered and received their delivery for a good price? Tirzepatide is what I'm looking for.

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u/duckkyxox — 17 hours ago

Tesamorelin to IGF-1 LR3

Any research on actual required washout periods?

Coming off a 5/2 schedule on Tesa (2) 10mg vials over approx 2-3 months. Paired with Test HRT base, and Trizepitide...

Overall goal is to build muscle while continuing to lose weight.

Any recommendations, experience making the switch between cycles, washout periods, overall health feel, results in the gym and/or mirror?

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u/22Hoofhearted — 16 hours ago
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Anyone else notice the FDA's proposed use for some peptides has almost nothing to do with why we actually take them?

I was looking through the briefing docs for the July 23-24 PCAC meeting and something kept jumping out at me. It's not just that FDA is leaning toward keeping all seven off the 503A list, it's that the use case they're actually reviewing is often totally disconnected from why any of us are running these things.

Epitalon is the one that got me. FDA reviewed it for insomnia. That's it. Not telomeres, not longevity, not any of the anti-aging stuff that's basically the entire reason people know this peptide exists.

Same deal with BPC-157. The reviewed indication is ulcerative colitis specifically. Meanwhile pretty much nobody in this sub is running BPC for UC, it's tendons, joints, general gut and recovery stuff.

Semax was reviewed for cerebral ischemia, which is a stroke related use. Not exactly the same as running it for focus.

TB-500, KPV, MOTS-c, and DSIP line up a lot closer to their actual community use honestly, wound healing, inflammation, metabolic stuff, sleep.

I get why this happens, someone nominates a peptide for a specific indication and that's what gets evaluated, it's not really FDA's job to review "what biohackers are actually doing with it." But it does mean the review process and the actual demand driving this whole market are kind of talking past each other.

I wonder what you guys think. For whatever you're personally taking, does FDA's reviewed use match your actual reason at all, or is it not even close?

Meeting page: https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-calendar/july-23-24-2026-meeting-pharmacy-compounding-advisory-committee-07232026

More stories at r/PeptideTides

u/Sea-Performer-71 — 22 hours ago

cjc question

how long have you guys been on cjc no dac to see results? i’ve been on it for a week and honestly don’t see the “vivid dreams” people talk about.

how long do people usually run a cycle for to see actual results on body?

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u/Remarkable_War1653 — 13 hours ago

Thoughts on this cycle

Thoughts on 525 test 300 eq 200 primo 20 dbol
Would love to hear some thoughts on this and maybe some insight my e2 was 90 on 350 test im cruising rn a 175 test 105 primo would love to hear some thoughts and ideas

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u/Fancy-Storage-8626 — 21 hours ago

Compounds to reduce body fat %? 19M

Currently on 5mg tirz (had issues with reta when I tried it), went from around 260 to 210, ideally hoping for around 150-160. I'm still consistently losing weight, but my body fat percentage is staying pretty much exactly the same (with BIA anyway). I'm sitting around 31% right now, how can I reduce this? Ideally with pinning as few times per week as possible, the convenience of once a week is amazing with tirz. If yall have exercise routine recs, I'm open to those as well (I do have chronic pain bc joint issues which limits my exercise but I'm very much open to recs still)

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u/saucythrowaway6969 — 20 hours ago

I want something to use that doesn’t require a test base (if possible)

Opinions???? 6’3 235lbs (lost 80) and want to start putting on some real muscle

OPINIONS ON PEPTIDES !!

Hey! What is everyone’s opinion on peptides? I feel like it’s a gray area with half the people im favor and half of them against it. Since they aren’t approved or researched long term , what do you guy’s say on it?

How do you feel taking something without knowing the LONG term risks or potential risk profile? Or am i missing out on something.

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u/Apprehensive_Set2238 — 2 days ago

is cialis actually a good preworkout or is social media just trying to get me to spend money?

I keep seeing people talk about using cialis before the gym lately. I am eating in a big surplus right now to gain muscle, so I want my workouts to be as effective as possible. But I really cannot tell if this stuff is actually as good as everyone claims or if social media just wants me to spend more money on supplements. Do any of you guys actually use it for lifting?

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u/Godkiller0602 — 2 days ago
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July 1 – Libido Stack

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- 1:35 a.m. — I took 6.25 mg enclomiphene.

- 1:57 a.m. — I took 3 Maeng Da kratom and 3 Green Malay kratom capsules.

- 2:00 a.m. — I took 1,000 mg NAC.

- 2:30 am — I had Coke Zero and a Danish spliff.

- 3:21 p.m. — I ate my first meal: penne chicken pasta.

- Afternoon — I took 15 drops of Psy Stabil.

- 6:13 p.m. — I took 2 Maeng Da kratom.

- 6:25 p.m. — I took another 6.25 mg enclomiphene.

- 11:11 p.m. — I injected 10 mg testosterone propionate.

- 11:54 p.m. — I took 30 drops Psy Stabil.

- 11:54 p.m. — I took 30 drops pollon.

- 11:54 p.m. — I took 10 mg RAD-140.

Then I had sex.

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u/ancientforest111 — 2 days ago

Reta Dosing

I have been using Reta for a while, but I recently got a pen from an online source and for the life of me, I cannot figure it out properly. So is 60mg pen in 3ml of solution. Ok. I know how to do that math when drawing, but what the hell is each click on the pen? I am assuming each click is a mg.

Feel like such an idiot having to ask this.

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u/fuzznutz77 — 3 days ago

Semaglutide weekly dosage guide for the grey market (since most guides assume you have compounded)

Hello, no one asked for this but I thought it was needed since most of the dosage guides for sema you see online assume you’re getting that pre-mixed compounded stuff, which is kind of useless if you’re dealing with the grey stuff. When you’re doing the mixing yourself, the math really just depends on how much BAC water you actually add to the vial. You kinda have to figure out your target concentration first. Once you pick whatever works best for your vial size, it’s just mixing it, and then just sticking to that specific column for your syringe math so you don't mess up the numbers.

Because you are adding the water yourself, always double-check your vial size and water volume before every single draw to make sure you have the right concentration. Do your own research and stay safe out there.

u/Flaky_Resident_4987 — 2 days ago