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c/newbiequestions·posted 21 days ago by u/not_my_main_nm

how long until i should expect anything to change

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Question in the title, detail here: how long until i should expect anything to change.

Titration is a tolerance ladder. Each step exists so the gastrointestinal effects settle before the next increase, which is why the intervals are what they are.

Appetite change and weight change are different measurements on different timescales. The first is usually noticed first and the second lags it.

Bacteriostatic water contains a preservative, which is what makes repeated entry into a vial reasonable. Sterile water does not, and the two are not interchangeable for that purpose.

Corrections welcome, especially the pedantic ones. Pedantry is how this board earns its reputation.

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u/arne_restrepo24 points·20 days ago

A certificate of analysis is a document describing one batch: what was tested, by what method, and what the result was. Its value depends entirely on whether it names the batch and the method.

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[deleted]29 points·20 days ago

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u/not_my_main_nmOP11 points·20 days ago

What is the actual question underneath the question? Happy to answer both.

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u/neha_falk9 points·20 days ago

ask the dumb question, three other people are searching for it

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u/sofia_petrescu7 points·20 days ago

write the concentration on the vial, you will thank yourself

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u/reads_the_wikiMOD24 points·20 days ago

Flair set to Question and the wiki page linked in a comment rather than in place of an answer.

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u/rina_bergstrom10 points·19 days ago

Research-use-only material is not approved for human use. That is a plain statement of regulatory fact and it belongs in every beginner thread.

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u/dexa_twice_yearlybody comp6 points·19 days ago

Yes. The starting dose is a tolerance step. It is not supposed to do very much.

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u/ferran_laurent19 points·19 days ago

no question is too basic here, that is the entire point of the board

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u/viktor_kirchner11 points·19 days ago

Agreed — week two with nothing on the scale is so common it should be in the sidebar. It probably is.

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