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Has anyone tried Pentadeca Arginate (PDA)? I am about to start injections for the shoulder pain I posted here about a while back.

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Update: I took injections daily for 50 days while also staying out of the gym. I do feel some improvement but the pain is not completely gone. Not sure if it was the PDA or just resting my shoulders. I am starting another 50 days of injections but am back in the gym. Will be taking it easy on the shoulders still.

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Update 2: I have gone through my second vial of PDA. I think I feel an improvement over where I was during my last post but have continued to go easy on my shoulders. Now my shoulders have their good days and their bad days. Not sure if the PDA truly helped or not or if it was just time. I do know before it was tough to find a sleeping position that didn't hurt and I do not have that issue anymore.

Trying out peptideplug. So far impressed with the promptness, went from order to received by UPS in a couple hours. Should be here tomorrow.

I am also liking their most recent COA checking for heavy metals, fentanyl, sterility and endotoxins

I ordered some SS-31 from him last week. Went smoothly and taking it this week.

Almost ended up in the hospital last night from MOTS-C. Broke out in hives, throat went dry, pharmacist got me some antihistamine and wouldn't let me leave for 30 minutes until he figured out if I needed to go to the ER or not.

Thankfully stabilised and went back home. Chucked out the rest of it, that one just never worked for me. Be careful yall!

Yikes. MOTS-c is one of the few that I have heard seems to occasionally cause anaphylactic shock. Glad you're ok.

What dosage did you take?

3.33mg, usual dose.

Dang. The most I have topped out at is 1.5 mg, mainly because I didn't want to have a reaction. The more I hear/read, the more I don't think I'll ever go over 2 mg.

Lots of protocols calling for 5 mg twice a week.

I take MOTS-c 3.3mg two times a week on cardio days. Never had an issue with it until Friday but I don't think it was the MOT-c.

Took Burn20 for the l-carnitine. Everything felt great no issues with cardio and got a good workout and sweat. Got home and continued to sweat. Sweated through a shirt I put on when I got home. Then started to feel like a fever was breaking. Sweating, clammy hands and just couldn't start. Started to feel cold and kept sweating. Took scout an 1.5 to stop. Sweated through two other shirts and a had put on a sweatshirt and it was soaked. Might not take that again.

Took MOTS-C yesterday and did same HIIT workout and no issues so for sure was the Burn20

The one number that hadn't moved for me was LDL, even after cleaning up my diet and losing 90 pounds. My Lp(a) is off the charts, so I got on a statin + ezetimibe and my LDL results yesterday went down 60% to where my doctor wants them. Super happy with that result, even though apparently statins are controversial for some reason.

Received my reta from peptideplugs.com.

Guess I'll be ordering some GHK-Cu and NAD+ soon from them since prices are good.

My code ALLEN4 says 10% off first order (max $20)

Anybody know if discount codes there are applicable to first orders only?

TAMUallen said:

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Received my reta from peptideplugs.com.

Guess I'll be ordering some GHK-Cu and NAD+ soon from them since prices are good.

My code ALLEN4 says 10% off first order (max $20)

Anybody know if discount codes there are applicable to first orders only?

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I've been buying in bulk with most thing's since they are 40% off when you order in bulk. I've got four guys who split most things. Peptide Plugs have really good prices.

jmcfar_98 said:

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TAMUallen said:

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Received my reta from peptideplugs.com.

Guess I'll be ordering some GHK-Cu and NAD+ soon from them since prices are good.

My code ALLEN4 says 10% off first order (max $20)

Anybody know if discount codes there are applicable to first orders only?

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I've been buying in bulk with most thing's since they are 40% off when you order in bulk. I've got four guys who split most things. Peptide Plugs have really good prices.

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Yeah, I ordered 10 vials of 20mg retatrutide. Might become the peptide hookup for my friends and fam if I'm buying everything in bulk because I'm a sucker for better prices if I can find a way (beyond buying bulk from china with bitcoin) haha

Same time I was reading this I got this email. Took out their info just to be safe


There is a fake Venmo pretending to be us

Someone set up a Venmo account using our logo and a handle that looks almost identical to ours. We want to make sure none of you send money to the wrong place, so here is exactly what to look for.

OUR REAL ACCOUNT


No hyphen. It is a verified business profile, so it shows the business layout rather than a personal account.
THE FAKE ACCOUNT TO AVOID


Notice the hyphen on the end. It is listed as a personal account and it is using our logo to look legit. Do not send anything here.
The safest move is to always pay through the link in your order email or the button below. If you are ever unsure, message us first before sending a cent. We would much rather answer a quick question than see anyone lose money.

If you already sent something to the fake account, reach out right away and we will help however we can. We have to be honest that Venmo payments to the wrong person usually cannot be reversed, so the sooner we know, the better.

Open our real Venmo profile


Questions or think you were targeted? We are here.

The good thing about once you setup in Venmo the account is already there so if it went thru the 1st time then it shouldn't be an issue now.

Just curious, what did that reta run total? I just ordered some elsewhere, but wondering how his bulk prices stack up.

AgEng06 said:

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Just curious, what did that reta run total? I just ordered some elsewhere, but wondering how his bulk prices stack up.

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Reta 10 mg vial.

AgEng06 said:

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Just curious, what did that reta run total? I just ordered some elsewhere, but wondering how his bulk prices stack up.

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With code, $538.90. Shipping was free.

20mg x10

Nice. That's a pretty solid deal.

TRT daily

~2 weeks worth of daily T prep. 💉👀

I’m not compulsive, you’re compulsive.

In all seriousness, moving to daily T injections has been a huge win for me personally and for a lot of my patients.

Does everyone need to do this? HECK no.

But it’s easier than you think. 🤔 pic.twitter.com/1QHux7OZ6e

— Dr. Alex Tatem (@DrAlexTatem) June 17, 2026

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check out Rise Mens Health. They are based in Roanoke, TX, but are a virtual PCP. I've used them for approx 2 years for my TRT script and they've also made other recommendations in addition to TRT.

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@dagsa03 - I have a telehealth appointment with them in 30 minutes. Like everything I am seeing thus far.

Any questions I should be asking the provider or are these conversations pretty straight forward based on your lab results? TIA

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Well that was quick. Getting a baseline of lab work hopefully in the next 24 hours. Appreciate the recommendation and the encouragement in here to get my Testosterone levels checked out before fully jumping into this.

Excited to see what TRT does for me along with Reta/Tesa/Ida. Hopefully a new man by this time next year.

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Blood work is back this morning... confirmed

235 Testosterone. Never imagined getting on TRT at 37, but here we go. Sub 299 is supposedly covered by insurance. I should be started within a week.

1 week into Reta/Tesa/Ida regimen, not drinking, intermittent fasting 16:8, Been to gym 4 days. (don't have a baseline for lifting since I haven't been to the gym, but imagine everything will progress)

My challenge is playing the long game and not expecting results immediately.

If you keep up with that routine, you'll get results nearly immediately after you find the reta dosage that works for you.

You'll probably first notice your clothes are looser. Take pictures too for your own sanity because sometimes your mental image of yourself isn't what you actually are and it'll be a pleasant reminder of your progress to use for motivation

*once your reta kicks in you might want to drop the intermittent fasting to make sure you're at least getting in enough protein to maintain or build muscle

At .50 mg Reta Tuesdays and Fridays for 1.0 mg week and will work my way up.

I need to look into a dexa scan as well. The scale can play some mean tricks from what I have researched. I would like to be sub 200lb again, but I don't know with TRT/Tesa/IPa if that will be achievable with muscle gain. Psychological warfare I can probably get over.

Only two meals a day the last week along with everything else and have managed to put on 1 lb haha. Guess it is water retention? Do feel energy already coming back.

For my first three weeks on Reta/Tesa I lost no lbs on the scale but clothes started to be looser. Then one night it hit. It felt like I had been on keto and was staring the water flush but I wasn't on keto. Over the next two days I lost 7lbs of water weight. It was insanity. Water retention comes and goes but not near that severe. I am down 9 lbs in 7 weeks but I am doing it very slow and still lifting heavy and hitting my protein goals.

Scale can be a killer. The poster that said take pictures is 100% correct also just by the dexa and belt size.

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I have been building on Reta the past 2 months. I probably didn't need it but wanted to try. I have been struggling with belly fat for years even though I train for Ironman. It's totally my diet. Think this has helped my habits and see how much food I can function on.

Started at 1mg per week. Did that 2 weeks. Then 2 mg 2 weeks. Then 4mg 2 weeks . 6 mg 1 week and now in my second week of 8 mg . Built up to 8 over a 2 month period. Been good. I am down 18 lbs. 205 to 187. I have 4 more doses at 8mg and then I'm done. Hope to be under 180. If not, no big deal. I've laid the ground work to get back into the swing of things.

Only real side effect has been dysesthesia at 8 mg. Could be fat loss around my lower back and waistline/thighs or the drug. It's not uncomfortable but feels like tingling or muscle soreness that's only skin deep.

Long runs are really tough. I like to run fasted in the mornings. After 45 min I hit a wall. Assume that's the glucagon effect. One more month. I have built some great consistency the past 5 months. Would like to do fall marathon and really try for Boston. After that maybe IMTX and Leadville. Last time I did Leadville I was 195 and way too big for the hills. If I can be 175 and train more climbing I should be ok.

Currently cardio has been running 3-4 days or 25-30 miles per week. Stairmaster 1 day per week (30-45min) and cycling 2 days or 2.5 hours per week.

Also lifting 4 days per week. Push, pull, legs, full body split.

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Reposted my Reta experience for the poster above just starting. I am now on week 10. I have 3 doses left. Hit 185 this morning down from 205. If you have questions don't hesitate to ask. I think most people would be fine staying below 6mg. I did 8mg and it started to suck but I'm going to gut it out until the end. I need to focus more on protein. 8 is when I started to get the dysesthesia. Still here doesn't really bother me but is odd sensation.

Definitely get a dexa. When I first started, I just ran the GH secretogues and didn't lose 1 pound. I stayed the same weight for the entire cycle. But I did a before and after dexa and it showed I gained muscle and lost fat. So a true recomp.

That could be discouraging of you're just looking at the scale.

at 235 you are definitely going to benefit from TRT. It may take a few weeks (similar to starting a new peptide) but soon you'll feel like a million bucks. glad Rise was able to help.

Don't be surprised if your estrogen increases and you need to get on a blocker. Also if your hemoglobin increases, you may need to start donating blood.

All in all, you're well on your way!

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Just curious, what did that reta run total? I just ordered some elsewhere, but wondering how his bulk prices stack up.

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Reta 10 mg vial.

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how do you guys decide who to buy from and to make sure it is what you are getting?

AgShaun00 said:

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Just curious, what did that reta run total? I just ordered some elsewhere, but wondering how his bulk prices stack up.

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Reta 10 mg vial.

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how do you guys decide who to buy from and to make sure it is what you are getting?

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He supplies his lab reports so you know what's in it and the purity and endotoxins. It's all a crap shoot.

Peptidecritics does a good job of reviewing websites and has reviews ppl post. You can decide or word of mouth works best too.

Word of mouth via TexAgs is how I found peptideplugs

Beyond that, look at COAs (certificate of analysis) where the company has sent sample/s to an independent lab to verify that the vials contain a match to what is being sold and are free of other substances, pathogens, heavy metals etc

Ultimately you don't know though. We're all buying stuff from China (none of it directly from the factory) and hoping that the vials sent for testing are from the same batch as the one end up using.

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Ultimately you don't know though. We're all buying stuff from China (none of it directly from the factory) and hoping that the vials sent for testing are from the same batch as the one end up using.

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Like you said. Everything is from China.

All of the peptides listed above are coming from China. Even if you are working with a physician. There is no “American peptide”. All API for the most part are synthesized in China pharma, 503A, 503B, and grey market.

— Daily Peptide (@DailyPeptide) June 16, 2026

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Ultimately you don't know though. We're all buying stuff from China (none of it directly from the factory) and hoping that the vials sent for testing are from the same batch as the one end up using.

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Which is key to know for those who trust going to a MedSpa more than dipping their own toes in. They're getting stuff from the same vendors, or potentially worse with a direct connection to a Chinese manufacturer then possibly not doing lab tests. After, they're charging you absolutely criminal amounts because they're exploiting your trust in them

jmcfar_98 said:

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bthotugigem05 said:

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Ultimately you don't know though. We're all buying stuff from China (none of it directly from the factory) and hoping that the vials sent for testing are from the same batch as the one end up using.

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Like you said. Everything is from China.

All of the peptides listed above are coming from China. Even if you are working with a physician. There is no “American peptide”. All API for the most part are synthesized in China pharma, 503A, 503B, and grey market.

— Daily Peptide (@DailyPeptide) June 16, 2026

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Lol at the response. They're still coming from China, buddy...

A lot of people are buying peptides straight from China.

Our difference is that we partner with FDA and USDA-regulated compounding pharmacies, enabling us to offer effective, third-party tested medications designed to optimize our patients’ overall well-being.

All of our…

— VitaBeneRx - Live Well (@VitaBeneRx) June 16, 2026

What's the deal with veiled negative comments I've seen on X lately about Janoshik and their testing? Is there some controversy on their methods or accuracy?