TB500 Anaphylactic reaction

[The_Mentalorian]

Anyone ever experienced this before?

So I usually do 2x 2.5mg IM injections in both delts once a week to help with lingering shoulder issues from my competitive lifting days and never had an issue. Did my normal shots last night and holy shit things went sideways quick. My skin started getting itchy and blotchy all over, sweating profusely, pressure started building in my head and my eyes turned blood red, my hands and feet started tingling and I started feeling nauseous. I’ve experienced some of these side effects at this dose before but then my bottom lip started swelling up and my throat got tight and that’s when I realized what was happening…I was experiencing an anaphylactic response. I popped 250mg of Benadryl and grabbed one of the epipens we have and injected. Jumped in the shower to cool off and waited. Most of the sides immediately subsided but my throat is still swollen today and my bottom lip is kinda looking like a botched Botox injection. I’ve been using TB for close to 5 years now and this vial was from the same source I’ve been using for TB for the last 6 months. I’ve heard of people developing a sudden allergic response to peptides like this but man, I genuinely believe if I didn’t have the Epipen, I might not be here today.

Also as an aside, CVS sells Adrenaclick over the counter and it’s the same epinephrine that’s in an Epipen for $100~.

 

[That Guy]

I don't have any answers but things to consider to narrow things down.

Was it the first pin from that vial?

Did you eat anything that could've interfered with the antibacterial water?

Any other compounds you were on now that's different from past TB500 pins?

I hope you come out of this and don't experience it again going forward.

 

[The_Mentalorian]

I don't have any answers but things to consider to narrow things down.

Was it the first pin from that vial?

Did you eat anything that could've interfered with the antibacterial water?

Any other compounds you were on now that's different from past TB500 pins?

I hope you come out of this and don't experience it again going forward.

It was the first pin from the vial. It was a 5mg vial with .4ml of bac water divided into .2ml per injection. I’ve been using the bac water with my gh so I’m confident it’s good.

I had a slice of wheat bread with peanut butter and 8oz of reduced fat lactose free milk an hour before. Also 4 Tums right before I pinned but I don’t think Calcium Carbonate would cause a reaction like that?

Just 180mg of Sust and .8ml of the Jawbreaker Pre from MC about 7 hours prior in my lat. Both of which I’ve used in conjunction with TB and never been an issue before.

Appreciate you man. Im fully back to normal now so the only thing I can figure is maybe it was just a one off autoimmune response? I read some people can develop antibodies to TB4 even though it’s naturally produced in our bodies already so I’ll give it a week and do a micro dose of maybe .25mg and see if there’s a reaction and go from there.

 

[Case-Akilleez]

Anyone ever experienced this before?

So I usually do 2x 2.5mg IM injections in both delts once a week to help with lingering shoulder issues from my competitive lifting days and never had an issue. Did my normal shots last night and holy shit things went sideways quick. My skin started getting itchy and blotchy all over, sweating profusely, pressure started building in my head and my eyes turned blood red, my hands and feet started tingling and I started feeling nauseous. I’ve experienced some of these side effects at this dose before but then my bottom lip started swelling up and my throat got tight and that’s when I realized what was happening…I was experiencing an anaphylactic response. I popped 250mg of Benadryl and grabbed one of the epipens we have and injected. Jumped in the shower to cool off and waited. Most of the sides immediately subsided but my throat is still swollen today and my bottom lip is kinda looking like a botched Botox injection. I’ve been using TB for close to 5 years now and this vial was from the same source I’ve been using for TB for the last 6 months. I’ve heard of people developing a sudden allergic response to peptides like this but man, I genuinely believe if I didn’t have the Epipen, I might not be here today.

Also as an aside, CVS sells Adrenaclick over the counter and it’s the same epinephrine that’s in an Epipen for $100~.

That’s crazy man. Sorry to hear. I’ve never heard of such a thing. At least you’re pretty much back to normal today. Just proceed with caution, your health is more important than anything else. Do you have a significant other or a close friend you can have around when you give it a try again? It might alleviate some of the fear of it happening again.

My apologies, I don’t have any insight, just wanted to wish you well. Good luck.

 

[The_Mentalorian]

That’s crazy man. Sorry to hear. I’ve never heard of such a thing. At least you’re pretty much back to normal today. Just proceed with caution, your health is more important than anything else. Do you have a significant other or a close friend you can have around when you give it a try again? It might alleviate some of the fear of it happening again.

My apologies, I don’t have any insight, just wanted to wish you well. Good luck.

It’s all good man, I appreciate the kind words. I just wanted to post it since I know TB500 is a fairly common peptide for us and some people might not realize what’s happening until it’s too late. Luckily I was prepared but some others might not be. My wife is usually around so I’m not too worried for next time.

 

[Gainscity]

Damn that’s scary bro I’m glad ur all good now. I’m kind of worried about injecting tb500 now.

 

[GorillaNipples]

It was the first pin from the vial. It was a 5mg vial with .4ml of bac water divided into .2ml per injection. I’ve been using the bac water with my gh so I’m confident it’s good.

I had a slice of wheat bread with peanut butter and 8oz of reduced fat lactose free milk an hour before. Also 4 Tums right before I pinned but I don’t think Calcium Carbonate would cause a reaction like that?

Just 180mg of Sust and .8ml of the Jawbreaker Pre from MC about 7 hours prior in my lat. Both of which I’ve used in conjunction with TB and never been an issue before.

Appreciate you man. Im fully back to normal now so the only thing I can figure is maybe it was just a one off autoimmune response? I read some people can develop antibodies to TB4 even though it’s naturally produced in our bodies already so I’ll give it a week and do a micro dose of maybe .25mg and see if there’s a reaction and go from there.

I get exercise induced anaphylaxis. I can eat peanuts with no issue but if I go for a run longer than a mile I will get exercise induced anaphylaxis, something due to the stress and my body having a food it is not happy with in my system. Maybe pinning is putting your body in a stressed state and caused something similar.

 

[AlexDavis43]

Damn that’s scary bro I’m glad ur all good now. I’m kind of worried about injecting tb500 now.

For what it's worth, I've used TB500 from a few different sources on-and-off for a few years.

I'm still alive and maybe in a little bit less pain because of the TB500. Never had an allergic reaction or anything like that.