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- 0:00Okay, so we are going to test a peptide that I have done before and it is called oxytocin
- 0:07and it releases like the love hormone that's already naturally in your body. This is Drea
- 0:13and she is getting ready to do it. So we are going to pause and let her do that because we're
- 0:19not going to do that on camera. But show me how much you're doing. We are doing three units. Okay,
- 0:28so pause for a minute. We'll come back and we are going to show the results.
- 0:33Okay, so you injected at 528, which was three minutes ago and do you. So filling a little warm.
- 0:42Okay, where I'm like in my face a little bit here. I'm kind of going down. Okay.
- 0:50Okay. Like yep, I feel good. I feel happy. You do? Yeah. Okay. Okay. I definitely fill it.
- 1:01I really feel like kind of like at the top of my head all the way down like up and
- 1:05okay whatever you call these things right here. Yeah, I can feel it. Okay, it's great.
- 1:13Okay, we're going to come back in like five minutes, maybe 10 minutes, maybe 20 because I know that
- 1:17like the effects are supposed to go in about 20 minutes. Okay. And I know when I did it, I also
- 1:22felt really warm, but I didn't. I don't think that I, I don't know what I felt 30 minutes later.
- 1:28Okay. So we're going to check back in 20, 30 minutes. Okay. Okay. You just told me something
- 1:34it's five 35. So what another two minutes later? Yes. And so the intense warm filling is kind of done.
- 1:44I feel a little pressure in my head a little bit. It's not like uncomfortable or anything,
- 1:49but like almost like your hat was too tight. But it's not I'm just saying I felt like that came along.
- 1:55Okay. So just kind of feel happy, but not necessarily the tingly warm filling. Okay. Okay.
- 2:06Okay. So it is now five 56, which is about how many minutes after you took it. What do we take it
- 2:12around? Five 30? Five 28. Yep. Okay. So how are we feeling? So again, I don't feel the warmth
- 2:20or the tingling, no pressure anywhere during it. Like you could feel your heart rate up a little
- 2:27bit that did not last long at this point. I'm not really feeling any of those fillings. I do not feel
- 2:39I just feel good. I feel happy.
- 2:44Um, however, you know, this was a test that we tested. I wasn't ready for a situation or going
- 2:52into a situation where I needed to take this. However, we will continue to document that.
- 2:59Okay. So oxytocin is not a peptide that you take like a few times a week where it builds up over
- 3:05time. It is an ad as needed one. So you do you're supposed to take it before you're in like a
- 3:11situation that could be intimate or you want to feel like an emotional connection, maybe like
- 3:16you have a hard time connecting with people and you take it where you're going to be in a setting
- 3:21where you guys are like talking or something like that. Um, she's not having huge effects from it.
- 3:27And I did not either. We both took really small doses. Um, I did this a week or so ago and I will
- 3:33do it again and document how that goes and I'll take a little bit more of a higher dose. But um,
- 3:38so not a lot of effects and warmth, things like that. But like I said, it is like an as needed
- 3:44situational things. So we're going to do this at a time also that we are kind of in that situation
- 3:49where we are in a setting where it's like maybe like a we're talking and having like an emotional
- 3:57connection and we will document it again and let you know how that goes. Thanks.
Oxytocin peptide therapy: separating hype from clinical evidence
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The video documents two women self-injecting what they describe as compounded oxytocin subcutaneously at a self-reported dose of three units, outside any clinical setting or documented prescriber oversight. The transient symptoms observed, including facial warmth, head pressure, tingling, and elevated heart rate, are consistent with oxytocin's peripheral vasodilatory effects, though CNS penetration via subcutaneous injection in humans is not well established for this application. Oxytocin is a prescription pharmaceutical in the United States and requires cold storage, weight or context-appropriate dosing, and clinical supervision, none of which are referenced in the video.
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- The video documents two women self-injecting what they describe as compounded oxytocin subcutaneously at a self-reported dose of three units, outside any clinical setting or documented prescriber oversight. The transient symptoms observed, including facial warmth, head pressure, tingling, and elevated heart rate, are consistent with oxytocin's peripheral vasodilatory effects, though CNS penetration via subcutaneous injection in humans is not well established for this application. Oxytocin is a prescription pharmaceutical in the United States and requires cold storage, weight or context-appropriate dosing, and clinical supervision, none of which are referenced in the video.
- Oxytocin is a prescription pharmaceutical in the US, not a research peptide. Self-injection without a verified prescription and clinical oversight is illegal in most states and carries real pharmacological risks.
- A 2016 meta-analysis (Walum et al., Biological Psychiatry) confirmed oxytocin's social effects are context-dependent and modest, which actually supports the creator's observation that the dose felt underwhelming in a filming context.
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- Oxytocin is a prescription pharmaceutical in the US, not a research peptide. Self-injection without a verified prescription and clinical oversight is illegal in most states and carries real pharmacological risks.
- A 2016 meta-analysis (Walum et al., Biological Psychiatry) confirmed oxytocin's social effects are context-dependent and modest, which actually supports the creator's observation that the dose felt underwhelming in a filming context.
- The elevated heart rate observed on camera is a documented pharmacological effect of oxytocin-driven vasodilation, not just a sensation. In people with cardiovascular conditions, this is clinically relevant.
- Subcutaneous oxytocin for social or emotional purposes is not FDA-approved. Its blood-brain barrier penetration via this route is not well established in humans (Leng and Ludwig, 2016, Nature Reviews Neuroscience).
- Compounded oxytocin requires refrigeration and careful dose verification. A vague 'three units' without confirmed vial concentration makes the actual dose administered unknown.
- Oxytocin can increase anxiety or have neutral-to-negative social effects in people with trauma histories (Shamay-Tsoory and Abu-Akel, 2021, Current Directions in Psychological Science). Filming a first-time user for TikTok is not a screened clinical environment.
- If oxytocin therapy is something you are genuinely curious about, a licensed provider who specializes in hormone health can assess whether it is appropriate for you and prescribe a formulation with proper oversight.
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What did @cassie.goodman.we actually say?
The video shows two women injecting what they describe as oxytocin and filming the aftermath in real time. The creator frames it as a personal test, saying the hormone "releases like the love hormone that's already naturally in your body." She notes they took "three units," watched for warmth, tingling, and emotional shifts, then concluded the dose was probably too small and the setting was wrong. Her take: oxytocin works best "before you're in like a situation that could be intimate," and she plans to try a higher dose.
To her credit, she does not promise dramatic outcomes or claim it treats any condition. The documentation is raw, not promotional. But framing a subcutaneous oxytocin injection as a casual at-home experiment for emotional connection, without mentioning a prescriber, dose verification, or storage requirements, is where this gets medically complicated fast.
Does the science back this up?
Partially, and the parts that hold up are more nuanced than the video suggests. Oxytocin does have a real pharmacological basis for what she describes, but the clinical picture is messier than "love hormone" implies.
Oxytocin is an endogenous neuropeptide produced in the hypothalamus. Intranasal oxytocin has been studied extensively for its effects on social cognition, trust, and anxiety. A meta-analysis by Walum et al. (2016, Biological Psychiatry) found modest, context-dependent effects on social behavior, emphasizing that setting and baseline anxiety levels heavily moderate response. That actually aligns with the creator's observation that the effects were underwhelming in a casual filming context.
Injectable oxytocin, however, is a different pharmacokinetic situation. It is used clinically for labor induction and postpartum hemorrhage at doses measured in milliunits per minute via IV. Subcutaneous self-injection for social or emotional effects is not an approved use, and the bioavailability and CNS penetration via that route are not well characterized in humans for this application. Leng and Ludwig (2016, Nature Reviews Neuroscience) specifically noted that peripherally administered oxytocin has difficulty crossing the blood-brain barrier, which raises real questions about whether the warmth and tingling the women felt were central or simply peripheral vascular effects.
What did they get wrong (or right)?
She got the situational framing mostly right, even if by accident. Wrong: the "love hormone" shorthand flattens a hormone with genuinely complex and sometimes contradictory effects in the literature.
The idea that oxytocin works best in a contextually appropriate social situation is actually supported by research. De Dreu et al. (2010, Science) showed oxytocin enhanced in-group trust but had no effect or even negative effects in neutral or out-group contexts. So her instinct that the dose "didn't land" partly because they were just filming is not crazy.
What she got wrong: calling it a peptide is technically debatable. Oxytocin is a nonapeptide, so it's not wrong exactly, but grouping it with BPC-157 or TB-500 implies a similar regulatory and safety profile, which it does not have. Oxytocin is a scheduled, prescription-required drug in the US. It is not a research peptide you can casually self-administer at whatever dose feels right. She also does not mention refrigeration requirements, injection site hygiene, or the cardiovascular effects she observed, specifically the elevated heart rate, without any apparent concern. That matters.
What should you actually know?
Injectable oxytocin is a real pharmaceutical with real risks, not a wellness supplement. The cardiovascular signal the creator casually dismissed deserves more attention than it got in this video.
- Oxytocin causes vasodilation and can transiently lower blood pressure or increase heart rate. The elevated heart rate they observed is a known pharmacological effect, not just a "feeling." In someone with an underlying cardiac condition, that is not trivial.
- The "three units" dose is meaningless without knowing the concentration of the vial. Compounded oxytocin varies widely. This is not a minor detail.
- Subcutaneous oxytocin for social or intimacy purposes is not FDA-approved. It is sometimes prescribed off-label by integrative or hormone-focused clinicians, but that requires actual clinical oversight.
- Storage matters. Oxytocin degrades at room temperature. There is no mention of cold chain in this video.
- A 2021 review by Shamay-Tsoory and Abu-Akel (Current Directions in Psychological Science) warned that oxytocin's effects are highly individual and can increase anxiety in people with certain trauma histories. Filming a first-time user for content is not a clinical setting.
If you are curious about oxytocin therapy for legitimate purposes, such as social anxiety or intimacy challenges, talk to a licensed provider who can assess your baseline health, prescribe the correct formulation, and monitor your response. Replicating a TikTok injection for the camera is not that.
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About the Creator
Cassie Goodman Weston · TikTok creator
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#peptidejourney #oxytocin
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What does the video say about oxytocin?
Oxytocin is a prescription pharmaceutical in the US, not a research peptide. Self-injection without a verified prescription and clinical oversight is illegal in most states and carries real pharmacological risks.
What does the video say about a 2016 meta-analysis (walum et al., biological psychiatry) confirmed oxytocin's?
A 2016 meta-analysis (Walum et al., Biological Psychiatry) confirmed oxytocin's social effects are context-dependent and modest, which actually supports the creator's observation that the dose felt underwhelming in a filming context.
What does the video say about the elevated heart rate observed on camera?
The elevated heart rate observed on camera is a documented pharmacological effect of oxytocin-driven vasodilation, not just a sensation. In people with cardiovascular conditions, this is clinically relevant.
What does the video say about subcutaneous oxytocin for social?
Subcutaneous oxytocin for social or emotional purposes is not FDA-approved. Its blood-brain barrier penetration via this route is not well established in humans (Leng and Ludwig, 2016, Nature Reviews Neuroscience).
What does the video say about compounded oxytocin requires refrigeration?
Compounded oxytocin requires refrigeration and careful dose verification. A vague 'three units' without confirmed vial concentration makes the actual dose administered unknown.
What does the video say about oxytocin can increase anxiety?
Oxytocin can increase anxiety or have neutral-to-negative social effects in people with trauma histories (Shamay-Tsoory and Abu-Akel, 2021, Current Directions in Psychological Science). Filming a first-time user for TikTok is not a screened clinical environment.
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