The Pulse · Vol. 2026 · 2026-04-30 · Live
Community-aggregated · Window: 2026-02-22

What the research community is talking about right now.

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▲ 13.8% vs 7-day baseline
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Reading 2026-02-22 · generated 2026-04-30 21:45 UTC
Today's lead

Reta and Low Carb equals Some Dizzy Spell?

A thread drawing community attention to episodes of dizziness among retatrutide users following low-carbohydrate eating has prompted researchers to weigh differential diagnoses including pseudohypoglycemia and orthostatic hypotension, with hydration status and blood-pressure monitoring emerging as practical near-term considerations.

May not apply, but there's something called pseudohypoglycemia: May want to test BP immediately next time (as with orthostatic hypotension). Check urine color for any signs of dehydration:

— anon-b02bf112bb99

I have a home BP cuff and O2 deal. My wiz is normal. I drink crap loads of water these days.

— anon-be596572e94f
30 posts · last activity 2026-02-22 · Subscribe to see source thread
§ I.6 · Bad batches

Bad batches just discovered

Last 7 days · classifier-flagged endotoxin or ≤-25% underdose

No bad batches in the last 7 days — that's a good sign.

§ I.5 · While you were away

What changed since yesterday

vs 2026-02-21 · volume +56.8%

New today

  • Reta and Low Carb equals Some Dizzy Spell? 30p
  • I have no idea how to use crypto safely to make a purchase. 19p
  • Reta is making me unable to eat 15p
  • Tirzepatide stackers: What's the ONE peptide you added that made the biggest difference (and the one you regret trying)? 11p

Compounds surfacing

  • epitalon 0 → 8
  • T30 0 → 4
  • T60 0 → 4
  • IGF-1 0 → 3

Aged out

  • Retatrutide plateau / Adaptation or resistance to reta
  • Beating the Dead Horse
  • I think I was bamboozled
  • Tips for minimizing GHK-Cu ISR?
§ II · Compounds

Most-discussed compounds

By mention volume · 2026-02-22
  1. GHK-Cu▲ 15mentions
    • What peptide didn't work for you? 2m
    • Tirzepatide stackers: What's the ONE peptide you added that made the biggest difference (and the one you regret trying)? 2m
  2. epitalon▲ 8mentions
    • What do you think you spend per month on peptides? 3m
    • Epitalon usage and effects 2m
  3. Retatrutide▲ 7mentions
    • Huberman: Retatrutide Could Be A Trillion-Dollar Breakthrough Set To Change Everything 1m
    • A New Concern About Weight Loss Drugs: What if They Work Too Well? 1m
  4. Tirzepatide 7mentions
    • What dose of reta are you at? 3m
    • The end game 1m
  5. T30▲ 4mentions
    • What do you think you spend per month on peptides? 1m
    • Currently Testing schedule 1m
  6. T60NEW 4mentions
    • What do you think you spend per month on peptides? 2m
    • Currently Testing schedule 1m
  7. IGF-1 3mentions
    • HGH but all low purity??? 2m
    • Beating the Dead Horse 1m
  8. Ipamorelin▲ 3mentions
    • What do you think you spend per month on peptides? 3m
  9. Semax▼ 3mentions
    • Epitalon usage and effects 2m
  10. ThymalinNEW 3mentions
    • What do you think you spend per month on peptides? 2m
§ III · Hot today

Threads to read first

By post velocity
  1. Reta and Low Carb equals Some Dizzy Spell? 30posts
  2. I have no idea how to use crypto safely to make a purchase. 19posts
  3. What do you think you spend per month on peptides? 17posts
  4. Reta is making me unable to eat 15posts
  5. Tirzepatide stackers: What's the ONE peptide you added that made the biggest difference (and the one you regret trying)? 11posts
  6. The urge to stock up peps in the freezer is coming back 9posts
  7. What dose of reta are you at? 7posts
  8. My biggest GLP-1 ethical problem: patients who don’t want to stop 6posts
  9. JEC T-5 group test 6posts
  10. A New Concern About Weight Loss Drugs: What if They Work Too Well? 5posts
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§ III.5 · Discord chatter

From the research-community Discords

2,692,470 messages in last 24h

Most-active servers (anonymized)

  1. Server-A 333,855 msgs · 322 channels
  2. Server-B 194,427 msgs · 984 channels
  3. Server-C 166,592 msgs · 385 channels
  4. Server-D 147,628 msgs · 923 channels
  5. Server-E 113,456 msgs · 35 channels
  6. Server-F 92,845 msgs · 107 channels

Discord-only compound focus

  1. Retatrutide 482
  2. BPC-157 132
  3. GHK-Cu 130
  4. Ipamorelin 91
  5. Tesamorelin 78
  6. CJC-1295 76
  7. GLOW 75
  8. MOTS-c 71

Server identifiers are anonymized in the public view. Operator console: /pulse/network (key-gated).

§ IV · This week

7-day cumulative

Multi-day rolling stories — sourcing crises, safety incidents
  1. Beating the Dead Horse 74posts
  2. Tirzepatide stackers: What's the ONE peptide you added that made the biggest difference (and the one you regret trying)? 63posts
  3. What dose of reta are you at? 60posts
  4. What do you think you spend per month on peptides? 59posts
  5. My biggest GLP-1 ethical problem: patients who don’t want to stop 53posts
  6. Tips for minimizing GHK-Cu ISR? 45posts
  7. What the hell am I doing? 44posts
  8. Grey (Chinese) Market Getting Noticed by Lawmakers 42posts
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§ V · Vendors

Vendors the community is naming

Mentioned · not ranked
Uther▲ Positive community signal across 203 posts.
alleged scamendotoxin concernsstock issues US/domestic shippingtrust signalgood pricing
33
Mix Peptides▲ Positive community signal across 45 posts.
US/domestic shippingfast shippingtrust signal
10
Nexaph▲ Positive community signal across 280 posts.
stock issuesoverpricedunderdosing reports US/domestic shippingrecommended by communitytrust signal
7
Amino Lair Mentioned in passing.
stock issuesshady reportsoverpriced good pricingrecommended by communityfast shipping
4
Deuschem Mentioned in passing. 3
Eros Peptides Mentioned in passing. 3
§ V.5 · Voices

Voices in the conversation

By post + thread engagement
anon-b02bf112bb99 18 posts · 9 threads on Reta and Low Carb equals Some Dizzy Spell?
anon-be596572e94f 16 posts · 5 threads on Reta and Low Carb equals Some Dizzy Spell?
anon-e95e9bfcfbfa 12 posts · 6 threads on I have no idea how to use crypto safely to make a purchase.
anon-276d65d430d4 9 posts · 9 threads on Can we have invite-only threads if we promise not to be jerks with them?
anon-6f7fe6c877eb 9 posts · 7 threads on Sema vendors with CoA?
anon-9d683de69c4e 10 posts · 5 threads on I have no idea how to use crypto safely to make a purchase.