Fix the vial and the dose; we solve the bacteriostatic-waterSterile water (with a little preservative) — the standard liquid you mix peptides with. volume that lands your draw on a clean U-100 tickA round mark on a standard insulin syringe (0–100 units, where 100 = 1 mL). — then runs the clock forward so you know what you'll waste.
Pick what you're mixing — it pre-fills sensible defaults.
Reference range: 2–12 mg · once weeklydefault uses low end · ongoing · no cycle
mg
Mg of powder in the vial — on the label.
mg
per injection · range 2–12 mg
total 2 mg/week
Easy-to-read mark, or smallest injection?
Mixing changes only when vial size, dose per shot, or draw style changes. How often affects schedule and vial life, not BAC water.
Store reconstituted peptide refrigerated unless the compound or supplier specifically says otherwise. Room temp is a mistake scenario, not a normal storage plan.
what to do
Retatrutide
1
Suggested plan
2 mg once weekly
ongoing · no cycle
Weekly total: 2 mg/week
2
Mix this vial
Add 2.5 mL BAC water
That's the 250-unit mark on a standard (U-100) insulin syringe — 2½ syringe-fills — draw, empty into the vial, repeat.
Based on 10 mg vial, 2 mg per shot, and easy draw.
Mixed at 4 mg/mL so the dose lands on the clean 50-unit mark — a thinner mix would push the fill past the 3 mL cap, so a bigger vial can use the same or less water.
3
Take each dose
Draw to 50 units
0.5 mL per subcutaneous shot · once weekly
Laddering, split dosing, and rest periods are protocol settings. Save this mix, then set those schedule options in your dashboard.
What the research community is saying
Tesamorelin gets discussed as a visceral-fat and body-composition add-on, not as a proven way to make reta cheaper or faster. The published retatrutide trials study reta by itself with slow dose escalation.
Practical takeaway: treat tesa as an experimental adjunct conversation, not the default stack. The more defensible efficiency levers are lowest effective dose, slow laddering, protein, resistance training, and vial sizes you can finish before expiry.
This 10 mg vial gives 5 full doses and lasts about 35 days at this schedule.
draw to 50 units on a U-100 syringe
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20
40
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100
BAC water
2.5 mL
250 u on U-100
concentration
4 mg/mL
inject volume
0.5 mL
50 u on U-100
Clock C · degradation + depletion
56d stable @ refrigerated
doses / vial
5
before expiry
8
usable doses
5
reorder
Aug 23
✓
Clean burn. You finish this vial in 5 doses, before it degrades. Depletes ~Aug 30; reorder by Aug 23.