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c/newbiequestions·posted 11 months ago by u/tidy_vialdrawer_pls

[Discussion] can we stop arguing about basics until somebody posts a number

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Something I noticed reading old threads that I have not seen said out loud.

The advice on what is in this community changed substantially around the start of last year, and nobody went back and updated the older posts. So depending on which thread the search engine hands you, you get two contradictory answers with the same confidence.

I have listed what I think the current consensus is below. Correct me — that is the point of posting it.

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u/saskia_rahimi0 points·11 months ago

Mechanistically the bit that matters is what is. It explains most of the early profile and a decent chunk of the outcome.

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u/runa_grimaldi75 points·11 months ago

Yeah, that is totally normal for week 8.

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u/plain_titration0 points·11 months ago

Yeah, that is totally normal for week 8.

Adding to this: week one is doing more work than the comment implies.

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u/tidy_vialdrawer_plsOP1 point·11 months ago

what is bac water — bacteriostatic water, preservative included

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u/sigrid_kaufmann1 point·11 months ago

Week 4 or week 30?

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u/rekha_vestergaard1 point·11 months ago

Pens or research vials?

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u/neha_falk1 point·11 months ago

rudeness is removed faster than bad questions

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u/tidy_vialdrawer_plsOP56 points·11 months ago

Week 10 or week 8?

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u/asks_dumb_questions24 points·11 months ago

what is a COA — certificate of analysis, document from the lab

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u/nl_verzekering13 points·11 months ago

the first time question is not dumb

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u/old_account_202347 points·11 months ago

The practical rule people converge on is 28 days at fridge temperature after first puncture, and that comes from the preservative, not the peptide.

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u/elin_trevino37 points·11 months ago

link the wiki instead of retyping, but politely

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u/reads_the_wikiMOD41 points·11 months ago

This is an urgent-care question wearing a forum question's clothes. Please contact a clinician rather than waiting for replies.

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u/escrow_evangelist12 points·11 months ago

what is bac water — bacteriostatic water, preservative included

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u/food_noise_gonemaintenance10 points·11 months ago

Strongly agree. No question is dumb here.

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u/sulphur_burps_sue9 points·11 months ago

pens versus vials, same molecule, different price

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u/mateusz_adebayo6 points·11 months ago

no dose recommendations for individuals, even here

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[removed]8 points·11 months ago

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u/hassan_ostergaard25 points·11 months ago

This is a good question, genuinely.

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u/laila_yilmaz14 points·11 months ago·edited

rudeness is removed faster than bad questions

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u/soren_nkemelu-28 points·11 months ago

Disagree. What you are describing is consistent with first time, not with what you concluded.

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u/renzo_yildiz1 point·11 months ago·edited

is this normal week 11 — yes, probably

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u/rekha_vestergaard1 point·11 months ago·edited

Small correction: the trial was 13 weeks, not 15. Does not change your point but people will quote it.

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u/rina_bergstrom1 point·11 months ago

Are you on a pen or vial?

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u/sofia_petrescu1 point·11 months ago

no question too basic, read the wiki first, then ask anyway

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u/not_my_main_nm1 point·11 months ago

Yeah, that is totally normal for week 9.

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u/sulphur_burps_sue1 point·11 months ago

Yeah, that is totally normal for week 20.

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u/ferran_laurent1 point·11 months ago

what is a COA — certificate of analysis, document from the lab

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