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Peptides / Incretin and metabolic peptides

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Lipotropic injection MIC

A compounded injection (often a mix of vitamins and amino acids, sometimes with B12) marketed by weight-loss clinics to support fat metabolism. There isn't strong research testing the blend as a whole, though a few individual ingredients have some support for people who are actually deficient in them.

Also known as MIC B12, lipo shot

Effects Lose fat
Routes Injectable
Legal status Prescription drug
WADA Not listed

Reported dosing

Limited data

What has been reported in the literature and by users. This is a record of what is done, not a recommendation.

Typical dose Varies widely by formulation (commonly a blend of MIC — methionine, inositol, choline — plus B vitamins)
Reported range 1-2 mL per injection, weekly
Route Intramuscular injection
Frequency Once weekly
Duration Ongoing (as offered by weight-loss clinics)

A compounded product commonly sold at medical weight-loss clinics; formulations and dosing are not standardized or FDA-approved as a single product, and evidence for meaningful independent fat-loss benefit is limited.

Where this comes from Clinic/compounding-pharmacy marketing literature; limited independent evidence

Human data for this compound is limited. Read the figures above as a record of reported use rather than established dosing.