Trouble with refillable injection pens?

Pens are useless if you can't get sterile cartridges. Where does everyone get them? Everywhere seems sketchy, especially when it comes to sterility.
 
My hormones are in grapeseed oil, which is why I want pens. (They are prescribed and come suspended.) My peptides can come along for the ride. Does the oil matter when choosing a pen? I'm guessing it'll just take longer for the spring to push the dose? I use the same syringes for peptides and my prescription, if that helps. I can't find much info online.
 
I only use pens for peptides. Even using insulin syringes for oils is a pain. I have a ton of pens now. Prob over 10.
 
Sharing what I've learned: oils are a little more annoying to work with than water, but worth it. I ordered some pens, and they arrived quickly. The first time I used them, I waited 30 seconds, but there was still oil coming out. I used to warm the vials to help the oil pull into the syringe. It helped a lot. So now, I pre-heat the pen with a heating pad. I upped my wait time to a full minute after the last click, and I haven't had any leakage. It's still quicker than syringes. I'm using 31 gauge needles. For water-based injectables, it's a breeze. They're handsome, as if I needed another thing to collect!
 
Saw a post about hitting a vein... I've been injecting peptides for a few weeks now and it's been pretty uneventful. But last night I injected in my stomach and within like 30 seconds my heart was racing and I was super flushed. It was pretty intense! Anyone else experience that?
 
I saw a post about the new pens coming out in the UK soon that won't have the extra dose thing. It talked about the plunger sitting further down. I wonder if that'll change the price. I bet they lost a ton from the extra liquid wasting.
 
Nerdy_Go said:
But last night I injected in my stomach and within like 30 seconds my heart was racing and I was super flushed.
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I've had something similar happen. I think I hit a vein or didn't inject deep enough. Now I inject further out and pinch up some fat. So far so good! Be careful!
 
this thread is spiraling into optimization hell. these meds already do the heavy lifting for calorie reduction—why are we trying to make it harder? track what you eat, track your weight, run a deficit, take your shots. stop overthinking it. it's not cheating, not a moral thing. you're literally using the best tool ever invented.
 
Day 7 here. No major 'feels' yet. Mind's a bit clearer in the afternoon — not as foggy — but could be placebo. Split 5ml IM into 2.5ml per thigh at first, switched to full 5ml rotating thighs. Inject slow, take 3 minutes. Solution goes in easy.
 
This guy's my favorite on here. A nurse with 30 years said nobody in diabetes care swaps needles between every injection. You stick a needle on, use it till the pen's empty, pitch both. I even see the supply packs — 10 cartridges, 10 needles. Maybe he's onto something.
 
the fun part: by tweaking ml per mg you can control your injection volume. want 2mg of tb-500? reconstitute with 1.5ml and draw 30 units instead of 60. calculators are lifesavers. i screenshot my dose math so reconstituting next time is instant.
 
good tip someone gave: check the needle every time as part of your routine. can't check with the cap on. for staying ahead on doses, refill early. my insurer lets me fill after 23 days so i jump ahead almost a week every month, stays on track and lets me bank a couple months.
 
On this since January, just started my second 2mg pen Tuesday. Since the new pen, side effects are brutal—for 2 days straight after the shot I can't eat without agonizing stomach pain, bloating, sulfuric burps, diarrhea, vomiting. Barely losing weight for the pain. If this keeps up I'm done.
 
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