Independent, first-person peptide notes
Peptide Field Notes
A protocol nerd’s notes on peptides, written from Vietnam as an expat.
Plain-language notes on peptides from someone who has run them for years: the dosing, the mixing, the GLP-1s everyone asks about, and the one skill that matters more than any compound, how to tell a real source from a scam.
No hype, no ads, no paid placements. I disclose the one source I use.
Where do you want to start?
Pick the one that fits. Each goes straight to the plain-English version.
Something else? Browse every compound A to Z or use search.
Or read it in order
New to all this? These five build on each other, top to bottom. Already know your way around? Jump straight to what you need.
- Read firstSourcing9 min read
How to tell if a source is actually legit
The five green flags I run every vendor through before I let anything near my body, and how to use them on a plain Google search.
Read this - Beginner9 min read
Your first cycle, without the overwhelm
How I’d start over if I were brand new today, one compound, real expectations, and the mistakes that cost me money.
Read this - Basics10 min read
Reconstitution + storage in a hot climate
The mixing math in plain numbers, why you count units not milligrams, and how to stop Saigon humidity from wrecking your vials.
Read this - GLP-111 min read
Retatrutide, explained like a normal person
What it is, how the triple-agonist thing actually works, the titration I ran, and a realistic version of what to expect.
Read this - GLP-110 min read
Reta vs Tirz vs Sema, side by side
Three very different molecules that all get called “the weight-loss peptide.” Here is how I’d pick between them.
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