[blankostaroe]

If we keep these all in one thread, it will be easier for the vets to help you tweak your dose. Hunger right before you eat is acceptable- but if you're ready to chew your own arm off, we need to help you adjust it!

[Mangoman]

And also if you're weak and shaky, it might be dose related so let us know.

[fereupfer]

hi ladies
i'm sending someone from another thread your way. maybe there's a way we can get this thread as a main topic since it seems to be so often needed? i don't know how to do that but maybe it would help. anyway you two are just so incredibly helpful and i see people trying to find you in all the threads. we just need a direct line to you gals!!! LOL
have a great day.

[BV6lwvXf]

Thank you lilengine. :-) And, Colleen & mgsondance good to find you! I'm finding the new forums challenging at best.

I thought I had my dosing issues under control, but after talking it thru I think maybe my intense cravings this round might be due to dosing...I thought it was just me. I'm at R2P2D15 and I'm -6.0lbs; +2.0lbs my R1LIW. I lost 17.5lbs during a 40-day round R1 using pre-mixed hcg from a Dr. This round, I'm doing it alone and am struggling. I bought my hcg kit from yourhcgdiet.com. I mixed my own using 1 5000 ampule of hcg w/8 1ml syringes of bac water. I followed the directions with the kit I purchased. I'm pulling the syringe to 90 for the subq injection; I was striving for 175...? According to the kit, 1ml of hcg mixed is equivalent to 200ius.

Yesterday, I skipped my dose of hcg and actually felt a little better...except for 1st thing in the a.m. I exercise; have been for about 1-1/2 yrs so it's not new. On my way to the gym at about 7am I had to find a CVS to purchase a candy bar. I HAD to stop. The craving was so strong I couldn't focus on anything else.

Re cravings, I just haven't been able to get them under control and they seem to be getting worse. Saturday afternoon I choked down 8 pcs of toast, slathered with butter and jam. And--I could've kept going but I was just stuffed. The switch in my head never turned off.

Does it sound like dosing? I refuse to give up. I've considered cycling, but don't know that that's the answer. I've thought about just adding in some protein and fat...but that sounds like P3 to me. Again, I'm not sure that's the answer, either.

Any help--I'm grateful. :-)

Jerri

[AlekseyZubkov]

jerry- are you sure you used a 1 cc syringe for mixing? it should have been a 3 cc syringe. if you used a 1, you're taking 3x as much hcg as you need. we'll have to dilute your dose.

if that was a typo (i'm going to assume it is), and you skipped a dose and felt better, i'd drop your dose to 150. that would be .75 or (75 units) on your syringe.

[chechokancho]

Here are the mixing directions from the yourhcgdiet.com website... I think they're a little different from the instructions that came with the kit... It had me drawing 8 syringes of bac water to mix with the hcg, if I remember correctly... Does that sound right?? I'm at work right now so I can't take another look at the directions, til I get home... But I'm pretty sure the 8X is correct--I remember thinking that it was alot of mixture compared to that which my Dr prescribed from the compounding pharmacy...

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Please note: 1cc = 1 ml
After removing the plastic cap, the bacteriostatic water vial needs to be sterilized with an alcohol prep pad. The sterile glass vial should be cleaned the same way.
Using a large syringe, withdraw 25cc of bacteriostatic water. 1cc of bacteriostatic water (from the filled syringe) is injected into the original hCG ampoule, ensuring this is done slowly down the side of the glass, avoiding the needle touching the glass. The powder will dissolve almost immediately, with a gentle swirling of the vial. Carefully swirl the vial until mixed well. – DO NOT SHAKE
The remaining 24cc of bacteriostatic water is then injected into the new glass vial.
With the large syringe, the 1cc of hCG is drawn and injected into the sterile glass vial, containing the 24cc of bacteriostatic water.
1 cc of the new mixture is drawn into a new, disposable syringe for each injection, providing (25) 200iu doses.

[imawlBoli]

I'm wondering if the dose needs to be adjusted as you lose weight?
Yesterday I was having some issues with dizziness anytime I would stand up from sitting or bending over. This has happened once or twice since starting. I am using a different brand as before, spilled the old bottle, I think this brand may be working better. I take 7 drops 5x a day, not feeling hungry until meal time. I do have cravings for meat, could care less about sweets or carbs, but the smell of meat literally makes my mouth water. I drink a half gallon of water a day plus multiple cups of green and mint tea. Thanks for any help.

[janeemljr]

Im confused on how to figure out how much Im taking, I mix 5000iu with 5ml of Bas water. Im using a insulin syringe of 30 units.. It has a line 5,10,15,20,25,30 on it. I thought line 15 was 150iu but i was just told that line 18 is 150iu,, whats the formula to figure it out? Im having a hard time with my dosing also.. all i want is sugar and i dont sleep very well on Hcg, even when i take benadryl

[esanamaserrn]

Im confused on how to figure out how much Im taking, I mix 5000iu with 5ml of Bas water. Im using a insulin syringe of 30 units.. It has a line 5,10,15,20,25,30 on it. I thought line 15 was 150iu but i was just told that line 18 is 150iu,, whats the formula to figure it out? Im having a hard time with my dosing also.. all i want is sugar and i dont sleep very well on Hcg, even when i take benadryl

The way you mixed (5000iu's divided by 5ml bac water) each ml would be 1000iu's so .50 would be 500iu's, .30 would be 300iu's. 300iu's is WAY to high for most people. Are you hungry at all? Are you sure you only added 5ml of bac water?

[deethythitoth]

I'm wondering if the dose needs to be adjusted as you lose weight?
Yesterday I was having some issues with dizziness anytime I would stand up from sitting or bending over. This has happened once or twice since starting. I am using a different brand as before, spilled the old bottle, I think this brand may be working better. I take 7 drops 5x a day, not feeling hungry until meal time. I do have cravings for meat, could care less about sweets or carbs, but the smell of meat literally makes my mouth water. I drink a half gallon of water a day plus multiple cups of green and mint tea. Thanks for any help.

I did have to lower my dose with each round that I did...but I'm not sure if that's typical or not.

[AgindyMinnife]

robbi- i think she means that she's using a 30 unit syringe. anna- if your hcg was powdered, then 15 units is 150 iu's. if it was liquid, then 15 units is 180.

[topcasinobonua]

Hi! I'm new as well to HCG and I'm wondering if I need to adjust my dose. I hadn't been hungry at all but have been over the last couple of days. I'm on day 19 of the VLCD. The hunger hasn't caused a problem for me but I've been extremely dizzy. My instructions had me mix 5 ml of bacteriostatic water with my 5000 IUs of HCG. I've been taking 25 units on my syringe (250 IUs?) a day. From what I've read, that might be too high.

My weight loss has been pretty decent. I've lost 14.6 so far and feel that's about average for a girl. Right? Ahh! Thanks for your help. I've been reading through the forums for the past couple of days and have gotten lots of tips.

[HRS1H7gO]

sunny- it sounds like you're on your original mixture. if you didn't have hunger until the last couple of days, it's probably because your hcg is losing potency. that's why i prefer the vials of 2000, so you can mix more frequently. you can try one of 2 things- skip a day and see if your hunger gets better or worse, or just increase the dose a bit. although it's already a high dose, the fact that you were ok for the first couple of weeks tells me it was probably the right dose for you, and you're noticing the decreased potency.

[otheloComRole]

yes im sure i mixed it with 5ml of bac water, but my syringes are whole numbers, and they are in units so i thought line 15 wld vb150iu but im not sure. Yes im hungry all the time!

The way you mixed (5000iu's divided by 5ml bac water) each ml would be 1000iu's so .50 would be 500iu's, .30 would be 300iu's. 300iu's is WAY to high for most people. Are you hungry at all? Are you sure you only added 5ml of bac water?

[dabibibff]

Yes my Hcg was powder and i add the 5ml of bac water to it. Im just hungry all the time and my sugar cravings are out of control. Thats all i want, not food just sugar.

robbi- i think she means that she's using a 30 unit syringe. anna- if your hcg was powdered, then 15 units is 150 iu's. if it was liquid, then 15 units is 180.

[Pvfcadbh]

but you were not hungry at all until the past few days? sometimes hunger will feel like cravings. but if you're really not hungry, and just wanting a certain food, then it's just a mental battle.

[Sillaycheg]

I often see the dose needing to be adjusted down in the middle of the round. It's like the hcg builds up and then too high. You might try skipping a day today and see if the hunger is better. I've often had to lower my dose in the middle myself.

[Old-old-Ivy]

I've been hungry the whole 25 days,, my stomach growls but I don't want food i want sweets.. i skipped monday and i wanted to eat i tried to hold off as much as possible, Tues i was a pound heavier which freaked me out so i injected wed even though i was going to start p3 cause i gained and i injected to line 18 which i believe is 180 iu. I didn't cheat yesterday i followed the protocol, i was down 1lbs but i had to take benadryl to put me to sleep because my stomach was growling. Im going to Disneyland next week so i think I'm supposed to stop 3 days before to get the hcg out of my system , correct?

but you were not hungry at all until the past few days? sometimes hunger will feel like cravings. but if you're really not hungry, and just wanting a certain food, then it's just a mental battle.

[bubborn]

oh also can u reuse ur Bac water.. I have 2 vials left one in fridge, not sure why and the other in my drawer. Can i use the same one two or three times that Ive used to mix my other bottles of Hcg? Also i can reuse my mixing vials once there empty or do i always need to use a new vial?

[carletoxtrs]

You can use it for 30 days once the top is pierced. It's to be refrigerated after its used once so maybe that's why one is in the drawer?