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I am currently doing compound. Soon, i will be switching to gray. I don't mean to sound like a newbie but the dosing and numbers confuse the hell out of me.

Mg to ml to units

0.25mg is 10 units. and 1.5mg is 60.....i don't know how to calculate this. Same with BAC water. how do you know how much to add? I also do not understand vile sizing. I want to buy a vile storage container but don't know if i should get one that holds 3ml, 5ml, 10ml.....goes up to 20ml

and i know about peptide calculators. I have looked at a few and they don't help!

does anyone have a peptide numbers/vile sizing for dummies guide?
 
Adavis3053 said:
I am currently doing compound. Soon, i will be switching to gray. I don't mean to sound like a newbie but the dosing and numbers confuse the hell out of me.

Mg to ml to units

0.25mg is 10 units. and 1.5mg is 60.....i don't know how to calculate this. Same with BAC water. how do you know how much to add? I also do not understand vile sizing. I want to buy a vile storage container but don't know if i should get one that holds 3ml, 5ml, 10ml.....goes up to 20ml

and i know about peptide calculators. I have looked at a few and they don't help!

does anyone have a peptide numbers/vile sizing for dummies guide?
Good questions! The best place to start is the guide in the first link in my signature.

Regarding your specific question:

1. learn the difference between volume measurements in metric or metric-derived (mL/milliliter and units -- AKA insulin units), vs weight/mass measurements (mg or milligrams)

2. there's no consistent dilution concentration--not even with the pharma name-brand stuff. You want to start out with a goal in units, geared to the easier-to-use numbers on your syringes, then use the reverse calculator that's also linked in my signature. If you scroll down it, you'll find a converter between your mg dose goal and mcg (micrograms), which you'll enter at the top part. The typical vial holds 3mL of bacteriostatic water, and I usually shoot for between 1 and 3 mL to add to the vial as per the reverse calculator.

3. Now you understand that "0.25mg is 10 units. and 1.5mg is 60" is not conceptually correct.
 
Adavis3053 said:
I am currently doing compound. Soon, i will be switching to gray. I don't mean to sound like a newbie but the dosing and numbers confuse the hell out of me.

Mg to ml to units

0.25mg is 10 units. and 1.5mg is 60.....i don't know how to calculate this. Same with BAC water. how do you know how much to add? I also do not understand vile sizing. I want to buy a vile storage container but don't know if i should get one that holds 3ml, 5ml, 10ml.....goes up to 20ml

and i know about peptide calculators. I have looked at a few and they don't help!

does anyone have a peptide numbers/vile sizing for dummies guide?
Following. I think I have the maths right but I can’t find a calculator that uses a pen.
 
indolent said:
Good questions! The best place to start is the guide in the first link in my signature.

Regarding your specific question:

1. learn the difference between volume measurements in metric or metric-derived (mL/milliliter and units -- AKA insulin units), vs weight/mass measurements (mg or milligrams)

2. there's no consistent dilution concentration--not even with the pharma name-brand stuff. You want to start out with a goal in units, geared to the easier-to-use numbers on your syringes, then use the reverse calculator that's also linked in my signature. If you scroll down it, you'll find a converter between your mg dose goal and mcg (micrograms), which you'll enter at the top part. The typical vial holds 3mL of bacteriostatic water, and I usually shoot for between 1 and 3 mL to add to the vial as per the reverse calculator.

3. Now you understand that "0.25mg is 10 units. and 1.5mg is 60" is not conceptually correct.
Where is your sig bud? I’m not new to forums, I was a moderator for 12 year on one… my experience the sig is usually under the first post by a user on each page.
 
General Lee said:
Where is your sig bud? I’m not new to forums, I was a moderator for 12 year on one… my experience the sig is usually under the first post by a user on each page.
You need to log in via the app or be online to see signatures.

Your pen has a 3ml or 3cc cartridge (same thing). You will fill it directly from your vial/syringe, so nothing different has to happen. Once ready to go, you just dial how many units you want to take. It's almost too easy. I have 4 pens ready to go at all times in the fridge.
 
Ah I see. Thanks bud, Never realised there was an app. I’ll see if I can get it. Appreciated. The way I worked it out in my head is….30mg of reta and 1ml of bac would be 3mg dose at 10 clicks/units? Is that right? Apologies to the OP for hijacking the thread. Hopefully some useful info.
 
Peloma said:
You need to log in via the app or be online to see signatures.

The APP? Yikes, what app?

I visit this site via browser on computer, and same with iPhone (but on phone have a home screen icon.)

I would love if there were an app, but ...
 
Garbo said:
The APP? Yikes, what app?

I visit this site via browser on computer, and same with iPhone (but on phone have a home screen icon.)

I would love if there were an app, but ...
Same here regarding ios. There’s a thread on how to install the app which is in fact just adding it to home screen and enabling push notifications. I’ve done this but still can’t see any sigs 🙂
 
Peloma said:
You need to log in via the app or be online to see signatures.

Your pen has a 3ml or 3cc cartridge (same thing). You will fill it directly from your vial/syringe, so nothing different has to happen. Once ready to go, you just dial how many units you want to take. It's almost too easy. I have 4 pens ready to go at all times in the fridge.
If you're on the mobile site in a web browser, all you need to do is turn your phone sideways into landscape mode to see the signatures.

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Aw dammit it was that simple? I see it now thank you!! 😅 I’ll have a good read.
 
Garbo said:
The APP? Yikes, what app?

I visit this site via browser on computer, and same with iPhone (but on phone have a home screen icon.)

I would love if there were an app, but ...
There's an app. I downloaded it, but didn't think it was optimized, so I deleted it and just use my phone/ laptop.
 
Yeah I absolutely can’t wrap my head around this dosing at all. I currently use 1ml of bac water in a 10mg (strength) vial of reta. 20 clicks is 2mg. I might just stick to 10mg. Edit* I’ve found the answer. My maths is correct. 1ml of bac water makes 10 3mg doses.
 
Peloma said:
There's an app. I downloaded it, but didn't think it was optimized, so I deleted it and just use my phone/ laptop.
Thanks for replying, Peloma. Are you by any chance on android? Because (unless I am completely) there is no such thing in Apple's App Store. Including no app for XenForo, which I believe is the platform that this forum uses.
 
Garbo said:
Thanks for replying, Peloma. Are you by any chance on android? Because (unless I am completely) there is no such thing in Apple's App Store. Including no app for XenForo, which I believe is the platform that this forum uses.
I am. If you go to the drop down menu on the landing page and scroll all the way down... can you see the option to download the app? The drop down is the 3 horizontal lines.
 
General Lee said:
Yeah I absolutely can’t wrap my head around this dosing at all. I currently use 1ml of bac water in a 10mg (strength) vial of reta. 20 clicks is 2mg. I might just stick to 10mg. Edit* I’ve found the answer. My maths is correct. 1ml of bac water makes 10 3mg doses.
I'm not sure that last sentence is accurate...

Have you tried using a peptide reconstitution calculator?
 
Yeah but I’ve no idea what I’m doing with it. The maths has to be correct, it’s just simple division. 30mg into 1ml of bac water = 10 3mg doses. 30mg into 10 ml of bac would make 30 1mg doses 30mg into 2ml would make 15 2mg doses and so on. If it is definitely incorrect I have to know before reconstituting of course. I had read the same math on reddit too.
 
actually I found this one which really brought it down to my level 😂

Peptide Calculator - Prime Peptides™

Peptide Calculator Use our Peptide Calculator below to calculate accurate dosages for administering peptides using a syringe. Simply select your parameters, and our calculator will give you the results.

primepeptides.co

Almost too easy to use.
 
General Lee said:
Yeah but I’ve no idea what I’m doing with it. The maths has to be correct, it’s just simple division. 30mg into 1ml of bac water = 10 3mg doses. 30mg into 10 ml of bac would make 30 1mg doses 30mg into 2ml would make 15 2mg doses and so on. If it is definitely incorrect I have to know before reconstituting of course. I had read the same math on reddit too.
I was basing my conclusion on your previous comment that said you were using a 10mg vial.

Yes, 30mg into 1mL = 10 doses of 3mg at 10 units per dose.
 
Peloma said:
I am. If you go to the drop down menu on the landing page and scroll all the way down... can you see the option to download the app? The drop down is the 3 horizontal lines.
Again, thank you so much for bearing with me 💜

But no… I don't find anything that says download the app. Which leaves me to think that there's not an iPhone app – and YET I am hoping that a fellow iPhone user will pop in and tell me I'm dead wrong and blind as a bat.
 
Oh sorry bud. Yeah I am currently using a 10mg vial with 1ml of bac so 20 clicks/units makes 2mg 5 doses. I’ve ordered 30mg vials and was planning on using 1ml of bac again to make 3mg.
 
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