melanotan sickness?

thcwired · Nov 5, 2009

I have been on melanotan2 for 6 months and really enjoying the look, but for the last month I seem to get a flu like sickness for 2-3 days after injection. I thought it could be due to the melanotan being to old. The last vial was used for over two months. So I got a new vial and tried it and after the first .5mg dose was very sick for two days. I have read about mannitol being used as a filler and people having a reaction to it (chills,muscle aches, fever,runny nose). Anyone have any info on this or similar experiences?

K-fed · Nov 5, 2009

I don't have any problem with sickness on it but mt-II has caused me nothin but problems pretty much. Been taking it for 4 weeks now and just decided to quit as i have so many moles/freckles that EVERYONE is making comments on it. Started out at .5mg for awhile and slowly upped it and i had all the moles/freckles before i ever upped it past .5mg's. I did get sick right at the end of my last few injections and i'm still sick but I think its just coincidence. I am a bit darker now but its not worth all the comments of people telling me i got shit splattered all over my face.

thcwired · Nov 5, 2009

What do you mean when you say sick? flu sick? or upset stomach sick?

Myck · Nov 7, 2009

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I (and a number of other m2 users) have had nausea after an injection, but that's always been in the first few weeks of starting a cycle. That's odd that it's happening 6 months into the cycle. In that case, it could possibly be a question of purity or age of the m2 powder.

And the darkening of moles, birthmarks, etc is indeed an unfortunate side effect...I've seen it happen numerous times, especially to people who have darker complexions to begin with. These will usually fade (in time) after stopping m2 use.

MelanotanPeptide.com · Nov 10, 2009

thcwired said:
I have been on melanotan2 for 6 months and really enjoying the look, but for the last month I seem to get a flu like sickness for 2-3 days after injection. I thought it could be due to the melanotan being to old. The last vial was used for over two months. So I got a new vial and tried it and after the first .5mg dose was very sick for two days. I have read about mannitol being used as a filler and people having a reaction to it (chills,muscle aches, fever,runny nose). Anyone have any info on this or similar experiences?

Are you keeping your MTII in the fridge or did you draw out the liquid into syringes and then freeze them?
Could have been a contaminated vial, could be just your body reacting to it. I've had that happen even after being on it a year. All of a sudden my body just had a fit when I used it. But after taking a couple months off it was ok to go again.

PsyT · Nov 10, 2009

it makes me sick and dizzy a little. i just lay down after I administer it. Its honestly more of a novelty to me. Its so cheap I figured I would try it.

thcwired · Nov 10, 2009

The vial was brand new and I keep it in the fridge. I never get sick to my stomach, just flu symptoms for several days after shot. I guess I will wait a week and try it again. I just really like this stuff and dont want to have to stop but I get very sick when I use it now.

DatBtrue · Nov 11, 2009

K-fed said:
I don't have any problem with sickness on it but mt-II has caused me nothin but problems pretty much. Been taking it for 4 weeks now and just decided to quit as i have so many moles/freckles that EVERYONE is making comments on it. Started out at .5mg for awhile and slowly upped it and i had all the moles/freckles before i ever upped it past .5mg's. I did get sick right at the end of my last few injections and i'm still sick but I think its just coincidence. I am a bit darker now but its not worth all the comments of people telling me i got shit splattered all over my face.

It'll take a while but they should fade. You did the right thing in stopping now.

K-fed · Nov 14, 2009

DatBtrue said:
It'll take a while but they should fade. You did the right thing in stopping now.

Ok good...

Thank you for the reassurance as some people told me to do very low doses and it crossed my mind. But no, I'm done for good now as it's not for me.

Coon · Nov 19, 2009

The nausea is usually the worst when first starting after not taking it for a while.

I am having my own issues with MT2 such as coughing up mucus and kidney pains. In fact, every single supplier I have used, except Tan Research in 2007 have caused these problems. The worst was USLabs. I went to the fucking e-room for those kidney pains. Turns out I was ok. They said I probably pulled a muscle in the gym, causing the kidney pains, lol. I figured USLabs used mannitol as a filler. Mannitol, according to Wikipedia, is a "Kidney vasodialator" among other things. Of course, every company that I've had problems with (Europatan, UsLabs, Peptide4u) all deny mannitol use. They say the peptide is "lyophilized" which means freeze-dried, and that gives it its fluffy appearance. The MT2 that gave me no harsh sides back in '07 was not lyophilized. Tan research's product, according to people on the melanotan forum, has gone downhill. The Mt2 looked like a vial with a little bit of white dust in the bottom. If anyone knows where to buy the good MT2, please shoot me a PM.

thcwired · Nov 19, 2009

chest congestion and coughing up mucus was the symptom that lasted the longest for me after injection. body aches, fever, and chills lasted for two days and then chest cold symptoms for 5 to seven days. I never had kidney pains. I would like to know more about the appearence of the Mt2. Why does it look different from brand to brand. loose fluffy powder vs a solid looking puck. Vials with barely any powder vs vials half filled with a solid looking powder. Why do they use fillers? Is it possible to tell by looking if there are fillers present? My symptoms seem to be in line with side effects listed for mannitol after researching it. maybee dat could shed some light on the appearence and use of fillers?

Coon · Nov 19, 2009

Here's a good thread on the mannitol subject with pics.

**broken link removed**

It looks like I might run MT1 from a board sponsor like Nian next time. There again, it still has the risk of added mannitol. USLAbs MT1 gave me the coughing sides as well.

thcwired · Nov 19, 2009

Thank you coon for the link, very informative. My present vial was half filled with a puck like the one in the pictures that has mannitol in it. I have taken other peptides with similar appearences and not had a problem, but who knows. It seems like the next step would be to find a supplier that knows if his M2 has the filler or not and try it. It looks from the pictures like you can get a good idea from the amount of powder in the vial. The pics without mannitol have just a light dusting of powder, very different from the half filled ones with mannitol.
suppliers?

MelanotanPeptide.com · Nov 22, 2009

The amount of powder means nothing. The fuller powder means it's been lyophilized wich is basically dehydrated. Most companies do this twice to make the volume higher.
Amount of powder means nothing.