Quote from SirLuck on 03/06/10 at 04:14:49:Before you state...
OK, possibly me statement was a bit strong. Though as this is entirely my oppionion with no other information offered, I refrained from naming the supplier so as not to risk flagging the 3rd party falsel.
For the sake of completeness now you have raised the issue, I'll explain how I came to consider the possibility.
I have been using melanotan II for about 6 months now. At an average dose of about .3 - .4 3 times a week with very good results and little sides apart from a dull headache the first couple of doses.
The latest vial I had procured, while yes it did appear half full and clumpy. Its appearence was not my initial concern and I had indeed already seen the thread in regard to the appearence of double lymphosised peptide.
What did concern me were symtoms of allergy. The first couple of shots presented similar to a heavy cold, then the next couple got a lot worse. I had written the initial cold like experience off to most likely being an actual cold. That week being in a different place around lots of people it was quite likely to be. The following 2 more shots which were over the course of the following week it progressed to a number of the symtoms listed as serious side effects under mannitol sides. At first I drew no correlation and blamed a combination of my usual level of PTSD related anxiety and long hours staring at a tiny netbook screen. But noticed how it got sharpley worse at the last shot, remembered having read the allergy info on this site. Finally symptons cleared up quickly after a few days off.
The actual symptons I experienced from the list are:
difficulty breathing, blurred vision, confusion, decreased alertness, fast or irregular heartbeat, headache, a thick build up of mucous in my nose that meant I could only breath through my mouth and what felt like the start of an Eustachian tube blockage.
tl;dr It was pretty unpleasent.
I realise there is a chance that could have been caused by something other than filler. In the circumstances I figure that after now having taken a couple of weeks break, testing very cautiously with peptide from a different supplier and being insanely paranoid and over cautious every step of the way is prudent. Double lyphothised may be inherently more stable, but would rather rule out any possibilty of filler as if there is any return of symptoms I'll know its the peptide that is causing me a problem and immediately stop completely.
Anyway, I hope that rambling wall of text conveys my point suitably