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BigGuyInTN

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On week two of a compounding site at 2.2 mg of Terz. Down 6lbs. Was on 12.5 every two weeks stretching out my Zepbound after insurance cut it off from

January through April. Gained 30lbs back and really hope I can figure this out cause even buying a years worth prices through compounding is a little high.
 
I remember in April when I thought $99 for a month was a good deal! If you have enough compounded to last you another month, that’s great! You may even want to suck it up and get 2 months’ worth while you’re learning about the ins and outs of gray. You can check out the tirzdeals subreddit to see if any telehealths are running specials.

After learning about gray, I did my first purchase within a few days. I don’t recommend this—I was just very lucky. But a month or so ought to give you enough time to learn about crypto, vendor selection, reconstitution and supplies. When I first came here it was so overwhelming, but that goes away quickly. See my signature for search tips - sometimes you get better results with that than searching in-site.
 
Check out this thread: it’s filled with everyone’s #1 tips for buying gray (and some offshoot fun about bidets 😂 )




#1 tip for anyone buying grey



This board hasn’t been very lively lately. Figured I’d try to get a helpful thread starting for those who are new. What is your number 1 tip for a beginner looking to buy grey?

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HouseCat said:


I remember in April when I thought $99 for a month was a good deal! If you have enough compounded to last you another month, that’s great! You may even want to suck it up and get 2 months’ worth while you’re learning about the ins and outs of gray. You can check out the tirzdeals subreddit to see if any telehealths are running specials.

After learning about gray, I did my first purchase within a few days. I don’t recommend this—I was just very lucky. But a month or so ought to give you enough time to learn about crypto, vendor selection, reconstitution and supplies. When I first came here it was so overwhelming, but that goes away quickly. See my signature for search tips - sometimes you get better results with that than searching in-site.

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Yeah the crypto part and hiding my identity talk and all that worries me lol. It makes it seem like it’s something I could get in trouble for lol but I’m a worry wart.
 
HouseCat said:


After learning about gray, I did my first purchase within a few days. I don’t recommend this—I was just very lucky. But a month or so ought to give you enough time to learn about crypto, vendor selection, reconstitution and supplies. When I first came here it was so overwhelming, but that goes away quickly. See my signature for search tips - sometimes you get better results with that than searching in-site.

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HouseCat said:


Check out this thread: it’s filled with everyone’s #1 tips for buying gray (and some offshoot fun about bidets 😂 )




#1 tip for anyone buying grey



This board hasn’t been very lively lately. Figured I’d try to get a helpful thread starting for those who are new. What is your number 1 tip for a beginner looking to buy grey?

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HouseCat has some good points there and yes -- read that entire thread.

What follows is an excerpt from there by Skidude and then my usual rant wishing people would "read more, post less". Welcome! --

Skidude said:


Best to spend a few weeks getting to know what to do and worry about where later.

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"I think this is my number one tip for new folks. People are so focused on finding a vendor they forget to learn all the basic stuff.

Then when their kit arrives they get into flustered and repeat the tedious new threads we get too much of here -- what dose? how much is in my vial? how much bac water? weekly or split dosing? why did my KYC exchange freeze my account? why a self custody wallet? ...

Spend more time in your first weeks here searching here with some of those key words learning about those things than finding your first buy."
 
BigGuyInTN said:


Yeah the crypto part and hiding my identity talk and all that worries me lol. It makes it seem like it’s something I could get in trouble for lol but I’m a worry wart.

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Unless you’re reselling, there’s not much change of getting in trouble with personal orders. However, if you have Global Entry and get a customs seizure, you could lose GE. There are ways to lessen this. Search “Global Entry UPS” &/or “US Warehouses”

For crypto in the US you have to provide your gov’t ID and then do a little face scan for many services. Crypto can be traced (not always, but often) but unless you wanna be the next Blome Bathtub Boys, it’s unlikely anyone will be tracing your $500 crypto purchase. In NY and WA, crypto rules are stricter, but not at all insurmountable.

Honestly, these are problems for another day. Just hang out and get your feet wet here. Learn the basics, then learn a little more. 🙂
 
Vriende said:


HouseCat has some good points there and yes -- read that entire thread.

What follows is an excerpt from there by Skidude and then my usual rant wishing people would "read more, post less". Welcome! --

"I think this is my number one tip for new folks. People are so focused on finding a vendor they forget to learn all the basic stuff.

Then when their kit arrives they get into flustered and repeat the tedious new threads we get too much of here -- what dose? how much is in my vial? how much bac water? weekly or split dosing? why did my KYC exchange freeze my account? why a self custody wallet? ...

Spend more time in your first weeks here searching here with some of those key words learning about those things than finding your first buy."

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LOL I was actually just about to link to your post on that thread - it’s #1 TIP GOLD!
 
HouseCat said:


Unless you’re reselling, there’s not much change of getting in trouble with personal orders. However, if you have Global Entry and get a customs seizure, you could lose GE. There are ways to lessen this. Search “Global Entry UPS” &/or “US Warehouses”

For crypto in the US you have to provide your gov’t ID and then do a little face scan for many services. Crypto can be traced (not always, but often) but unless you wanna be the next Blome Bathtub Boys, it’s unlikely anyone will be tracing your $500 crypto purchase. In NY and WA, crypto rules are stricter, but not at all insurmountable.

Honestly, these are problems for another day. Just hang out and get your feet wet here. Learn the basics, then learn a little more. 🙂

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I’ve got a good friend who is very crypto savvy that I’m going to hit up. Definitely not looking to sell anything at all just keep My gains from the actual Zepbound I was on
 
Here is another good basic intro thread that got revived today --




Guides



Can anyone give me links to all the guides on the site please? Im struggling to find them. I would like to read them all and know what im getting myself into. Guides such as buying, mixing, calculations and all other guides that i may and may not be thinking off. UK based is that makes a...

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HouseCat said:


I remember in April when I thought $99 for a month was a good deal! If you have enough compounded to last you another month, that’s great! You may even want to suck it up and get 2 months’ worth while you’re learning about the ins and outs of gray. You can check out the tirzdeals subreddit to see if any telehealths are running specials.

After learning about gray, I did my first purchase within a few days. I don’t recommend this—I was just very lucky. But a month or so ought to give you enough time to learn about crypto, vendor selection, reconstitution and supplies. When I first came here it was so overwhelming, but that goes away quickly. See my signature for search tips - sometimes you get better results with that than searching in-site.

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yer a woman after my own heart. I was like, I will wait a month, and literally, days later, I said YOLO!! Got my order. I have at LEAST two months of compounded already in my fridge from the more expensive places, so I will use those first, but how long from learning about gray to reconsituting your first vial ? I am getting all my supplies by next Monday (If shipping is right) but it could be months before I actually NEED it.
 
bamagirl26 said:


yer a woman after my own heart. I was like, I will wait a month, and literally, days later, I said YOLO!! Got my order. I have at LEAST two months of compounded already in my fridge from the more expensive places, so I will use those first, but how long from learning about gray to reconsituting your first vial ? I am getting all my supplies by next Monday (If shipping is right) but it could be months before I actually NEED it.

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😁 I heard whispers about gray on Reddit biohacking subs, then joined a discord server, so at most 4-5 days before I made my fist purchase. Products were good, but very overpriced as I didn’t know better at the time. Lesson learned!
 
BigGuyInTN said:


On week two of a compounding site at 2.2 mg of Terz. Down 6lbs. Was on 12.5 every two weeks stretching out my Zepbound after insurance cut it off from

January through April. Gained 30lbs back and really hope I can figure this out cause even buying a years worth prices through compounding is a little high.

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bamagirl26 said:


yer a woman after my own heart. I was like, I will wait a month, and literally, days later, I said YOLO!! Got my order. I have at LEAST two months of compounded already in my fridge from the more expensive places, so I will use those first, but how long from learning about gray to reconsituting your first vial ? I am getting all my supplies by next Monday (If shipping is right) but it could be months before I actually NEED it.

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A lot of same-same...I've posted elsewhere on the site, that I was very deliberate in my approach. I got my first compounded from my primary care DR...then went to a online compounder for less $$...then to a single vial US seller....then to gray. From the beginning I knew gray was the way to go, but wasn't sure about the learning curve, or that Tirzepatide was even for me....so baby steps at first...By the time I got to the single vial seller, I had found this place...

I had plenty of compounded to allow me to do all the research here on dosing, mg vs ml vs units, equipment to do recon, how to do recon, filtering, testing, crypto....I don't know that but for a few posts I did much more than read for the first 2-4 weeks...It took me like 2 weeks of very deliberate steps forward to get a Coinbased account that was funded with USDC, and a Exodus wallet that was ready to fire off to a vendor...Learned all of it here, but again, I had the buffer of the compounded to allow me to do it right and not rush it...and then here we are...

...and the single vial 30mg Tirzepatide I bought? I still have the 3 vials set aside...The compounded got me all the way through to the gray... 👍 👍
 
BigGuyInTN said:


On week two of a compounding site at 2.2 mg of Terz. Down 6lbs. Was on 12.5 every two weeks stretching out my Zepbound after insurance cut it off from

January through April. Gained 30lbs back and really hope I can figure this out cause even buying a years worth prices through compounding is a little high.

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One thing that should be abundantly clear, although no one ever sezs it. The danger of GLP-1's is if you stop and gain back, you are gaining back nothing but fat. It is so important to take the initial loss and go on maintenance and resistance train to build muscle.
 
bamagirl26 said:


yer a woman after my own heart. I was like, I will wait a month, and literally, days later, I said YOLO!! Got my order. I have at LEAST two months of compounded already in my fridge from the more expensive places, so I will use those first, but how long from learning about gray to reconsituting your first vial ? I am getting all my supplies by next Monday (If shipping is right) but it could be months before I actually NEED it.

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Once you get all your supplies and get the goods, it's hard to resist putting it all together and trying it - at least it was for me. I also had some compounded left, but it is now sitting in the back of my fridge wasting away... But it is good that you have the time you need to get up to speed, gather all your supplies, and watch some videos on reconstituting and filtering.
 
Big orange? If not, sorry. My roommate was big orange TN. Read a bunch. Don't be afraid to wait longer than you think you want. You will be successful. It takes time. Hell, I'm still learning, too. You got this.
 
oldjarhead said:


Big orange? If not, sorry. My roommate was big orange TN. Read a bunch. Don't be afraid to wait longer than you think you want. You will be successful. It takes time. Hell, I'm still learning, too. You got this.

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Thank brother
 
CJsMom said:


Once you get all your supplies and get the goods, it's hard to resist putting it all together and trying it - at least it was for me. I also had some compounded left, but it is now sitting in the back of my fridge wasting away... But it is good that you have the time you need to get up to speed, gather all your supplies, and watch some videos on reconstituting and filtering.

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I literally (thats right, I said it)...literally ran my last 5mg of compounded this morning...it was a bit old but seems to be hitting ok...
 
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