c/newbiequestions wiki

What this community is for

The deliberately gentle community. Every question that gets an eye-roll elsewhere lives here: what does titration mean, why do I feel nothing in week two, is this normal, what is bac water, what is a COA. Rudeness is removed faster than bad questions.

c/newbiequestions was created on 24 Jan 2024 and currently has 78,400 members and 95 captured submissions. It sits in the second tier of the site, which mostly affects how fast a question gets answered rather than how well.

Rules, and why each exists

Community rules come first, then the six site-wide rules that apply everywhere on GLP Research Hub. Community rules are enforced by the moderators listed at the bottom of this page; site rules are enforced by everyone.

1. Be kind. Condescending answers are removed even when they are correct.
2. Link the wiki instead of retyping it, but link it politely.
3. No dose recommendations for individuals, even here.

And the site rules, which are short on purpose:

1. Independent community. Nobody here sells anything, and anyone who tries is banned.
2. Not medical advice. Describe what you did; never prescribe to a stranger.
3. Claims need evidence. Batch numbers, dated screenshots, independent test reports, or a citation.
4. No referral links, discount codes or affiliate URLs. Permanent ban, no appeal.
5. No contact handles, wallet addresses or tracking numbers — they identify people.
6. Be recognisably decent. Disagree hard, insult nobody.

Terms you will see

Vocabulary that turns up constantly in c/newbiequestions. Each links to the topic page, which collects every submission that touches it.

• beginner — discussed frequently in this community — see the topic page for every submission that touches it.
• week one — discussed frequently in this community — see the topic page for every submission that touches it.
• basics — discussed frequently in this community — see the topic page for every submission that touches it.
• what is — discussed frequently in this community — see the topic page for every submission that touches it.
• first time — discussed frequently in this community — see the topic page for every submission that touches it.
• normal — discussed frequently in this community — see the topic page for every submission that touches it.

Start here

The twelve highest-scoring submissions in this community. Not necessarily the most correct — the most agreed-with, which is a different thing, and worth remembering when you read them.

1. normal: what the trials say vs what this community says — 5.7k points, 41 comments, 2 years ago
2. three years of what is threads, summarised so you do not have to read them — 5.3k points, 55 comments, 2 years ago
3. am I the only one who found first time harder than the injections — 5.1k points, 61 comments, 2 years ago
4. 5 months in and normal is still the thing I get wrong — 5k points, 15 comments, 1 year ago
5. small win: what is stopped being a problem at week 72 — 4.7k points, 68 comments, 2 years ago
6. [Results] 16 weeks, 5kg, and basics were the hard part — 4.5k points, 64 comments, 1 year ago
7. three years of beginner threads, summarised so you do not have to read them — 4.3k points, 49 comments, 1 year ago
8. what changed for me between month 11 and month 16 — 4.1k points, 45 comments, 1 year ago
9. how much of what we believe about beginner actually comes from what is threads — 4k points, 65 comments, 1 year ago
10. switched from 0.5mg to 2.4mg and early fullness got better, not worse — 3.9k points, 42 comments, 1 year ago
11. does beginner actually matter or is it forum lore at this point — 3.9k points, 52 comments, 1 year ago
12. 13 months in and basics are still the thing I get wrong — 3.8k points, 31 comments, 1 year ago

Asked constantly

• week two, nothing is happening, everyone says that is normal, is it
• wait so is 0.25 the "real" dose or is that just the starter
• week two, nothing is happening, everyone says that is normal, is it
• how do i know if my dose is working
• everyone here has a spreadsheet, do i need a spreadsheet
• [Question] how do you actually verify first time
• [Results] 78 weeks, 16kg, and beginner was the hard part
• switched from 12.5mg to 15mg and reflux got better, not worse
• anyone else notice first time kicking in around week 66
• anyone else notice what is kicking in around week 86

If your question is on that list, read the answers there first. If it is not, ask it — that is what the community is for, and "this has been asked" is only a helpful reply when it comes with a link.

Who runs this

Moderation here is done by volunteers who also post as normal members. They are not clinicians, not vendors, and not paid.

• u/gentle_correction — You can be right without being unkind. Usually.
• u/asks_dumb_questions — Somebody has to. The answers help the next hundred people.
• u/reads_the_wiki — The wiki answers 80% of the questions in c/newbiequestions.
• u/wholesome_lurker — Here to say well done to strangers. Somebody has to.