Traveling with peptides — TSA story time
17 posts
Just got back from a two-week trip and my fridge-to-carry-on setup actually worked. Ice packs, soft cooler, commercial medication labels (I printed some with my compound names on them). TSA didn't say a word.
What's everyone else's travel experience? Worst moment? Best workaround?
- GHK-Cu · 2 mg · topical AM · topical
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205 posts
Domestic US is basically a non-issue. International — check the country's list. Some jurisdictions have weird laws about specific peptides (Korea, UAE come to mind) even for personal use.
- CJC-1295 no DAC · 100 mcg · pre-bed · sub-Q
- Ipamorelin · 200 mcg · pre-bed · sub-Q
- BPC-157 · 500 mcg · 2x/day · sub-Q
44 posts
Flown with tirz four times domestic, twice international. Never a problem. The compounded GLP-1s look enough like 'normal' pharmacy meds that nobody blinks.
- Tirzepatide · 5 mg · weekly · sub-Q
19 posts
I drive everywhere. Problem solved.
- BPC-157 · 500 mcg · 2x/day local · sub-Q
- TB-500 · 2 mg · 2x/wk · sub-Q
23 posts
Worst moment: had a vial leak in my toiletry bag on a 12-hour flight. Arrived to a sticky cooler and no BPC. Learned to triple-bag everything.
18 posts
Pro tip: carry syringes separately in a labeled pharmacy bag with a printed dose schedule. Nobody has ever asked me a follow-up question.
7 posts
I just skip peptides when I travel. Not worth the anxiety for a 4-day trip.
17 posts
I've had TSA swab the outside of a vial but never open anything. The swab thing is normal; don't let it rattle you.