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Apr 5, 2024 at 12:09 PM#16
NurseKim_ATL said:
For anyone reconstituting dosing arithmetic peptides: the water-to-powder ratio determines your concentration.

Same experience, arrived at from the opposite direction. Nothing to add that would improve it.

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Apr 7, 2024 at 6:24 AM#17

Adding the clinical framing, because it changes how the question reads.

Sharing my dosing arithmetic titration experience with compounded semaglutide — I have been tracking injection volumes meticulously:

Using 5mg/2mL concentration with 1cc insulin syringes:

  • Month 1: 10 units (0.25mg) — mild appetite reduction
  • Month 2: 20 units (0.5mg) — significant appetite suppression
  • Month 3: 30 units (0.75mg) — custom intermediate dose
  • Month 4: 40 units (1.0mg) — optimal for me, staying here

The beauty of compounded vials is you can do custom intermediate doses. My provider was great about tailoring to my response.

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Apr 9, 2024 at 12:40 AM#18
PeptideChemSF said:
Sharing my dosing arithmetic titration experience with compounded semaglutide — I have been tracking injection volumes meticulously: Using 5mg/2mL…

This is my experience too, for whatever a second data point is worth.

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Apr 10, 2024 at 6:57 PM#19
PeptideChemSF said:
Sharing my dosing arithmetic titration experience with compounded semaglutide — I have been tracking injection volumes meticulously: Using 5mg/2mL…

Comparison of compounded dosing arithmetic delivery formats I've tried:

FormatProsCons
Lyophilized vialLongest shelf life, lowest costRequires reconstitution
Pre-mixed vialReady to draw upShorter shelf life (28-45 days)
Pre-filled syringesMost convenientHigher cost, shorter shelf life
Sublingual dropsNo needlesLower bioavailability, less data

I use lyophilized vials for cost and stability. The reconstitution takes 30 seconds once you've done it a few times.

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Apr 12, 2024 at 1:15 PM#20

Moderator note: a couple of off-topic posts removed. Thread quality here is what the rules are for. Keep it up.

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