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Rest

DSIP 5mg + CJC-1295 6mg + BPC-157 10mg

Available as a blendSee the blends in the catalog

The full picture

What Rest is — in plain English.

An educational overview: what it is, what people use it for, how it works, and who it is not for. This is not a grade or a claim of effectiveness.

What's in it

PEPTIDEDOSEROLE IN THIS BLEND
DSIP5mgThe depth signal. Enhances slow-wave (delta) sleep and promotes sleep onset without acting as a sedative.
CJC-12956mgThe overnight pulse. Times a growth-hormone signal to the same window natural deep sleep already uses.
BPC-15710mgThe repair layer. Puts the overnight recovery window to work on tissue repair as well as rest.

The combination logic

DSIP is meant to help trigger the deep, restorative stage of sleep specifically, not just make you drowsy. CJC-1295 is added because growth hormone is naturally released most during that same deep-sleep window, so the idea is to support that release rather than work against it. BPC-157 rounds it out with general tissue support, so the overnight window is being used for repair as well as rest. Clinical detail: DSIP (delta sleep-inducing peptide) enhances slow-wave sleep and modulates the hypothalamus to balance hormonal rhythms, including normalizing cortisol, without acting as a classic sedative. CJC-1295 is a GHRH analog that, when timed to the sleep window, is proposed to amplify the endogenous nocturnal GH pulse that occurs naturally during slow-wave sleep. BPC-157 contributes broad cytoprotective and tissue-repair signaling via growth-hormone receptor upregulation and VEGFR2-Akt-eNOS pathway modulation. The three are proposed to work on complementary, non-competing timescales within the same overnight recovery window.

Is there evidence for the combination, or only for the parts? DSIP has decades of laboratory research behind its proposed sleep-architecture effects but limited modern human trial data. CJC-1295 and BPC-157 each have their own separate evidence bases (discussed on their individual pages) but neither was studied specifically for sleep-timed administration. No study has tested this three-peptide sleep-timed combination directly — the rationale is built from each component’s individual mechanism, not from combination-specific research.

What it's used for

USED FORIN SHORT
Deep sleep / sleep architectureDSIP’s primary studied use; enhances delta-wave sleep specifically rather than simply promoting drowsiness.
Overnight recoveryThe rationale for adding CJC-1295 and BPC-157 to a sleep-focused peptide, aligning GH release and tissue repair with the sleep window.
Stress-related sleep disruptionDSIP is also studied for its role in normalizing cortisol, which is relevant to stress-driven sleep disturbance.

Overlaps & stacked risks

  • Combining three active peptides carries the summed risk profile of all three, not a reduced one.
  • DSIP should specifically be avoided in patients with epilepsy or severe psychiatric conditions.
  • BPC-157’s tissue-growth-supporting mechanism is a theoretical concern in patients with any active or undiagnosed abnormal growth.
  • Vivid dreams, mild grogginess, or headache have been reported with DSIP individually.

Who it is not for

  • Pregnant or breastfeeding patients
  • Patients with epilepsy or a severe psychiatric disorder — DSIP specifically should be avoided in these groups without provider oversight
  • Anyone with a personal or family history of cancer, without physician clearance, given BPC-157’s role in tissue growth signaling
  • Competitive athletes subject to anti-doping testing — CJC-1295 is prohibited in-competition

Who it suits

Patients with disrupted sleep architecture or insufficient deep sleep who have no seizure or psychiatric history contraindicating DSIP, and who have discussed the individual (not combination-specific) evidence for each component with their provider.

Who makes this, and under what rules

Everything dispensed here is prepared by a licensed 503A compounding pharmacy — not bought from a supplier and repackaged, and not sourced from an online seller. That designation carries specific, enforceable obligations:

  • A prescription in your name. Compounded from a prescription for one identified patient, after an evaluation.
  • Licensed and inspected. A state license, subject to inspection by the state board of pharmacy.
  • Sterile preparation to a published standard. USP standards.
  • A paper trail. A lot number and beyond-use date on every preparation.

A compounded preparation is not an FDA-approved medicine — but it is the difference between a licensed pharmacy working to a standard and an unregulated website. This page describes Rest for general educational purposes. It is not medical advice and does not replace a consultation with a licensed provider. Individual results vary, and combination products carry the risks of each included peptide.

Products are available only by prescription after a consultation with a licensed provider, who decides whether treatment is appropriate. Many compounds described here are not FDA-approved medicines and have not been tested in people for the uses described; information on this site is educational and is not medical advice.