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Where did all my reta go?

9 replies9 peopleJul 9, 2026☆ Follow
Summary

Why is there less reconstituted peptide left in the vial than expected after several doses?

Users report that after four doses from a 10 mg vial mixed with 1 ml bac water, only about 1 mg remained instead of the calculated five doses. Explanations center on small losses from syringe dead space, imprecise markings or eyesight, over-pulling past unit lines, extra air pushed into the vial, and possible leakage if the vial is stored on its side. Several people also note that vials are commonly overfilled by 10-20 percent.

What this discussion establishesStill open

Which single factor caused the largest loss in this specific case.

Nothing here is advice.

9 replies · 9 people
QuietLedger43archiveopening postJul 9

Been using reta for roughly a month at the standard starting amount of 2 mg from the studies. Mixed one 10 mg vial with 1 ml of bacteriostatic water. Every time I dose I wash up, swab, stick the needle in, draw to the 21-22 line, tap, then push the plunger back to the 20 mark to clear bubbles and a little liquid. After the fourth shot the vial only had about 10 units or 1 mg left. Calculations said five full doses should still be there, so where did the missing milligram go?

ClearLantern70archiveJul 9

A tiny bit stays inside the needle but not enough to explain this. Needle markings are never exact and neither are people's eyes. Some syringes bought online have scales that are noticeably off. What you're seeing sounds normal. Next time try mixing with 1.1 ml of bac water to give yourself a buffer. Most of these compounds come overfilled by 15-20 percent anyway.

QuietLedger43archiveJul 9
↳ replying to @ClearLantern70

The paperwork that came with mine showed 11.3 mg so I wouldn't be surprised if it was overfilled as well.

IronKettle95archiveJul 9

Running it through a filter can also remove some of the product if that's part of your process.

WarmCompass44archiveJul 9

Bac water left behind in the syringe during mixing, peptide staying in the needle after each shot, and pulling past the marked units are all possible contributors. Sometimes the vial looks low until you actually draw and it turns out to be exactly enough after all.

BrightBramble77archiveJul 9

The same thing happened with my first vial. There should have been two doses left, around 0.3 ml, and there was still some liquid after the previous dose. Half a week later it was empty. I think the vial wasn't kept upright and some liquid seeped out through the rubber stopper.

PlainAlder11archiveJul 9
↳ replying to @WarmCompass44

Exactly. The last two vials I mixed with 3 ml and expected six or seven doses at 45 units each. Before the fourth dose I thought the vial was almost gone and started another one, but we still pulled six shots from the first vial. Both of us are using 9 mg.

PatientQuill20archiveJul 9

All these explanations are too sensible. Nobody is even mentioning that peptide elves could be sneaking micrograms while you're asleep.

NorthWillow72archiveJul 9
↳ replying to @QuietLedger43 (opening post)

While the other suggestions are possible, you might try adding more bac water on the next mix. That gives more room for small mistakes when the concentration is lower. Drawing only 0.20 ml could be part of the problem. Losing just 0.10 ml across five doses could easily come from tiny errors in mixing and injecting. Try 2 ml of bac water and a 0.40 ml dose.

PlainAlder90archiveJul 9
↳ replying to @QuietLedger43 (opening post)

I saw the same thing at the end of my last vial and then realized I had sprayed some in my face from pushing too much air into the vial.

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