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Summary

what happens to unused peptide supplies when someone stops due to side effects or reactions

Users mostly keep leftover vials in the freezer, gift them to trusted friends in the same community, or try to trade them away. Some experiment with dilution or different injection sites to reduce reactions before giving up. A few buy smaller amounts or single vials first to test tolerance instead of committing to full kits. The idea of variety packs or sampler options from makers came up but was seen as logistically difficult.

What this discussion establishesStill open

whether makers would ever offer variety packs or samplers

Nothing here is advice.

18 replies · 14 people
GreyFenwick31archiveopening postJul 27

After seeing lots of stories about people starting something then stopping because of a reaction, sting, burn or hives, I started wondering what happens to the rest of their supply. Do they pass it to someone else or just get rid of it? It seems like it would make sense, though probably hard to manage, if makers offered some kind of sampler set with different options. That would let you try before buying months worth of one thing that might not suit you. I would pay extra for a multi-pack like that even if it meant trying each one at your own risk. Has anyone talked about this before and is there interest? Or do you just throw it out when it does not work for you?

GreyFenwick31archiveJul 27

Answering myself here, I wonder if promising to buy at least five would be enough to get a maker to put something like that together.

LevelAlder29archiveJul 27

Some people sell or trade it in buy-sell-trade sections. A few of those groups have dedicated areas for it. Some sellers treat it like a real resale business with their own branding and testing papers while others are just regular users trying to clear out what they no longer want.

SlowAnchor55archiveJul 27

When something burns I usually start by making it weaker and trying again. I also notice fewer problems when I use my thigh instead of my stomach.

SlowSignal37archiveJul 27

Most of them just stay in my freezer. I would really like single vials that are not too expensive or even half kits of things, but I understand it is not very practical for the makers.

PatientFenwick91archiveJul 27

My soft spot for romance means these stay tucked away in the freezer, with me still expecting that eventually they'll start working the way I need. It's always uncertain.

WarmMeadow92archiveJul 27
↳ replying to @GreyFenwick31 (opening post)

I bought several kits of one item before realizing the sides were too much for me. Instead of letting them sit in the freezer for years I gave some kits to other people here. I did not want to sell them. Going forward I am trying to be more careful about buying new things I want to test. It is a hard balance because I still like having them checked independently even when there is already a testing paper from the organizer. Buying the same item across multiple batches just adds more work. Recently I got one kit of another item thinking that was smarter, but then found out it might not mix well with a prescription I take. I need to look into that more and if it is a real problem I will probably give that one away too.

GreenWillow85archiveJul 27

I spent money on it so it is going in one way or another. Luckily I have not had bad reactions except one that felt like molten lava in my abdomen, so now I just use my thigh instead and it is fine.

GreyFenwick31archiveJul 27
↳ replying to @WarmMeadow92

Hope it is not a problem for you. That is the one I am looking at next.

WryMarble89archiveJul 27
↳ replying to @SlowAnchor55

I like the thigh too. Lately though it seems less meaty and I wonder if that will change where I can rotate injections.

WryMarble89archiveJul 27

I can picture the kids faces when they find out what mom was doing with all those vials of white powder.

ClearLantern70archiveJul 27

Before I knew about the gray market I bought about fifteen single vials from a reseller site and it cost a lot. Now that I know other ways to get these things I realize a kit of each would have been cheaper. Either way the savings from buying gray market stuff covers everything else I get. So if one does not work out it is still a small loss and I will find someone to give it to.

AmberCinder18archiveJul 27

After going through this myself I think the safest move when you are unsure about something or it is new is to buy single vials even though it costs more. I ended up tossing most of a kit because I do not know anyone else using these and I am not getting into reselling.

BrightSparrow36archiveJul 27
↳ replying to @WryMarble89

I actually had this talk with my nine year old last week. He helps me print labels now but was shocked when I said I mostly jab myself in the butt.

LevelTimber64archiveJul 27

I pass them along.

PlainAlder11archiveJul 28
↳ replying to @ClearLantern70

Wasn't it you mentioning in a different discussion not long back that unofficial sources seemed unclear and led to getting scammed on two separate occasions?

ClearLantern70archiveJul 28
↳ replying to @PlainAlder11

Yes I did say that. It still works out for me though. Getting taken by big pharma costs way more than getting scammed on tg. I learned and will not get caught that way again.

LevelAlder29archiveJul 28

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