c/newbiequestions wiki

What this community is for

The deliberately gentle community. Every question that gets an eye-roll elsewhere lives here: what does titration mean, why do I feel nothing in week two, is this normal, what is bac water, what is a COA. Rudeness is removed faster than bad questions.

c/newbiequestions was created on 24 Jan 2024 and currently has 78,400 members and 95 captured submissions. It sits in the second tier of the site, which mostly affects how fast a question gets answered rather than how well.

Rules, and why each exists

Community rules come first, then the six site-wide rules that apply everywhere on GLP Research Hub. Community rules are enforced by the moderators listed at the bottom of this page; site rules are enforced by everyone.

1. Be kind. Condescending answers are removed even when they are correct.
2. Link the wiki instead of retyping it, but link it politely.
3. No dose recommendations for individuals, even here.

And the site rules, which are short on purpose:

1. Independent community. Nobody here sells anything, and anyone who tries is banned.
2. Not medical advice. Describe what you did; never prescribe to a stranger.
3. Claims need evidence. Batch numbers, dated screenshots, independent test reports, or a citation.
4. No referral links, discount codes or affiliate URLs. Permanent ban, no appeal.
5. No contact handles, wallet addresses or tracking numbers — they identify people.
6. Be recognisably decent. Disagree hard, insult nobody.

Terms you will see

Vocabulary that turns up constantly in c/newbiequestions. Each links to the topic page, which collects every submission that touches it.

• beginner — discussed frequently in this community — see the topic page for every submission that touches it.
• week one — discussed frequently in this community — see the topic page for every submission that touches it.
• basics — discussed frequently in this community — see the topic page for every submission that touches it.
• what is — discussed frequently in this community — see the topic page for every submission that touches it.
• first time — discussed frequently in this community — see the topic page for every submission that touches it.
• normal — discussed frequently in this community — see the topic page for every submission that touches it.

Start here

The twelve highest-scoring submissions in this community. Not necessarily the most correct — the most agreed-with, which is a different thing, and worth remembering when you read them.

1. stalled for 17 weeks at 2.4mg and I refuse to panic this time — 5.3k points, 58 comments, 2 years ago
2. the what is thing finally clicked for me and I want to write it down — 5.1k points, 41 comments, 2 years ago
3. [Results] 47 weeks, 6kg, and beginner was the hard part — 5k points, 14 comments, 1 year ago
4. first time — my 6-week log, condensed into one table — 4.7k points, 50 comments, 2 years ago
5. stalled for 15 weeks at 2.4mg and I refuse to panic this time — 4.5k points, 63 comments, 1 year ago
6. what changed for me between week 20 and week 69 — 4.3k points, 49 comments, 1 year ago
7. what is is the most under-discussed thing in c/meta — 4.1k points, 50 comments, 1 year ago
8. beginner vs what is — genuinely asking which matters more — 4k points, 65 comments, 1 year ago
9. genuine question about week one that I am slightly embarrassed to ask — 3.9k points, 42 comments, 1 year ago
10. unpopular opinion: beginner is massively overrated — 3.9k points, 42 comments, 1 year ago
11. basics vs what is — genuinely asking which matters more — 3.8k points, 35 comments, 1 year ago
12. [Question] how do you actually verify week one — 3.7k points, 51 comments, 1 year ago

Asked constantly

• week two, nothing is happening, everyone says that is normal, is it
• wait so is 0.25 the "real" dose or is that just the starter
• week two, nothing is happening, everyone says that is normal, is it
• how do i know if my dose is working
• everyone here has a spreadsheet, do i need a spreadsheet
• does basics actually matter or is it forum lore at this point
• first time — my 4-week log, condensed into one table
• Germany: first time, and what it actually costs here
• [Question] the UK — has anyone got a straight answer on what is
• [PSA] what is is not what most of this community thinks it is

If your question is on that list, read the answers there first. If it is not, ask it — that is what the community is for, and "this has been asked" is only a helpful reply when it comes with a link.

Who runs this

Moderation here is done by volunteers who also post as normal members. They are not clinicians, not vendors, and not paid.

• u/gentle_correction — You can be right without being unkind. Usually.
• u/asks_dumb_questions — Somebody has to. The answers help the next hundred people.
• u/reads_the_wiki — The wiki answers 80% of the questions in c/newbiequestions.
• u/wholesome_lurker — Here to say well done to strangers. Somebody has to.