Reconstituting my first peptide, did I mess up the math?

Posted by nerdy_runs in Beginner Questions - 2 points, 3 comments.

Okay so Im finally taking the plunge and trying Ipamorelin after reading a ton on here. Got my vial, bacteriostatic water, the usual setup. I watched a few videos on reconstitution but I keep second guessing myself on the concentration.

The vial is 5mg and I drew up 2mL of BAC water like the protocol I saved said. 5mg per mL right? 04mL on an insulin syringe?

That math feels right in my head but its tiny and Im nervous about drawing up something so small accurately. Also do you guys let the BAC water stream down the side of the vial or do you squirt it straight in? I see both online.

Probably doesnt matter much but I want to do this right since its my first time. Any tips for a total newbie would be appreciated, especially around injection timing and whether empty stomach actually matters that much.

Comments

• calm_runs: Congrats on getting started, ngl the first time is always the most nerve wracking part. Your math checks out for me, 5mg in 2mL gives you 2.5mg per mL, so a typical 100 to 250mcg dose would be 0.04mL to 0.1mL on the syringe. Yeah those lines are tiny, most insulin syringes only have 10 unit marks so you're eyeballing fractions of a mark. I just go slow and let the plunger settle, you get better at it after a few draws. I always drip the BAC down the side of the vial, never straight in, seems ge
• riley77: I always drip down the side too, never straight in. Foaming was my first mistake lol. For the tiny doses, what worked for me was just letting the plunger find its own stop and not staring at it like its gonna move on its own. You got the math right, dont overthink it.
• patient_chemist510: Thanks calm_runs, that reassures me. I also drip the water down the side to avoid bubbles and found after a few tries the 0.04 mL mark becomes easier to hit. Do you keep the vial in the fridge after mixing?

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