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c/reconstitution·submitted 2 years ago by u/elodie_grimaldi

help me understand reconstitution, I have read the wiki twice

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Been lurking in c/insurancefights for about 16 months and finally have something worth posting. Short version: week 38, 0.5mg, and reconstitution is the bit I still cannot get a straight answer on. I have read the wiki, I have read the last 15 threads, and the answers split roughly down the middle. What I actually…

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u/ilias_cabrera28 points·2 years ago

Dead space ate 13 units on a low-volume draw. Tiny impact at 7.5mg, massive impact at 2.4mg.

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u/tl_dr_tina9 points·2 years ago

Not convinced. The evidence does not support that reading.

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u/nabila_espinoza7 points·2 years ago

the concentration on the vial in marker is the most important step

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u/dilara_szabo6 points·2 years ago

bacteriostatic and sterile water are not interchangeable, do not use them that way

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u/britta_nakamura2 points·2 years ago

That is net peptide content, not purity. Different number, different meaning.

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u/runa_cabrera2 points·2 years ago

dosing errors come from people reconstituting two vials differently and forgetting which is which

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u/ruben_cabrera2 points·2 years ago

dosing errors come from people reconstituting two vials differently and forgetting which is which

Counter-anecdote: opposite result, same dose. Which mostly tells us the variance is huge.

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u/yusuf_achebe1 point·2 years ago·edited

u-100 syringe, not u-40, or your math is off by factor of 24

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