A lot to unpack here...but need advice

[Calm Logic]

I forget some people have carpeting. I only have hard floors:

Plantar fasciitis

Find out about plantar fasciitis, including the causes, the symptoms and how to ease them, when to get medical help and treatments from a specialist.

www.nhs.uk

 

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You may find that you will be unable to meet your goals with a maximum allowable dose of 5 mg. These are the average percent losses by dose from the phase 2 trials.

1 mg: -8.7%

4 mg: -17.1%

8 mg: -22.8%

12 mg: -24.2%

If you have found some research that doses above 5 mg are not advised, I think that would be new information to most of us.

Those are also time constrained values. So they are definitely not maximums. ( I lost 40% staying under 8mg)

 

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I'm looking to loose around 30lbs. I'm in my 40s, diabetic, weight doesn't budge even though I workout 6 days a week. I could be eating better but alas, life. I was terrified of starting at a higher does because 1) I can't stand being nauseous and 2) I didn't want to go any higher than 5mg ever while taking this. This is also the first peptide I've tried. Everywhere I read, people said to start low and go slow so that's why I started with 0.25mg. Plan is next Monday to move up to 1mg.

1 mg is enough for most people to start seeing an effect.

 

[pavlovs]

One of the better "did my glp1 cause..." posts was made by someone who had taken their first dose the day before their 29 year old dog died in his sleep. I don't know if anyone was able to convince the gal that the dog didn't somehow overdose from tirz seeping through her pores.

If you are a gal, stop wearing high heels and wear slippers around the house with support. I got PF by running without shoes, like Zola Budd. Was fine when I was a kid, but now the old dogs need support Good luck with the reta!

 

[IrishLeoMurphy]

I had severe PF a few years ago after suddenly running after my dog (I was also overweight, of course). It was horribly painful.

I did three things to help get rid of it. I used a night splint that I ordered off of Amazon. It used velcro straps to pull my toes slightly toward my shin during the night. I also used rubber inserts (Heel Seats) in my shoes (also Amazon) from Heal That Pain. The third thing was a cortisone shot in my foot. Thank God I only had to get one and with everything else, my PF finally went away.

 

[Calm Logic]

My favorite shoes are the rocker-bottom sneakers, like by Skechers and originally designed (?) by HOKA. That helps the most with my Achilles tendonitis, even more than heel inserts.

I can't stand the night splints. But I know stretching is important, and you can't stretch too much, at least for those parts of the body.

 

[Bflo_Bflo_Bflo_Bfl]

I had PF for years. Thing that finally got rid of it was to wear the horrible uncomfortable orthotics until the most recent flare up was gone, and then ease my way into 0 drop wide toebox shoes. I started with Hokas with a wide size and a 5mm drop, then got some Altras I cycled into my daily shoe rotation one day a week, then two, etc. until I was wearing them full time.

 

[YoYoFat]

Agree with everyone else. Reta dose is too low to experience any real benefits, and almost certainly didn’t cause your PF that is incredibly common among overweight people and can take a very long time to heal.

I know it’s scary to try something new then experience something odd and how easy it is to link the two. But they’re not related.

 

[toologic]

Another tidbit to add--you can't go wrong by going to a really good shoe store that has the expertise to watch how you walk/run and determining if you need a neutral/overpronation/heel striker, mid sole striker etc to get the right shoe. Even if the shoe feels good , it may not be the right shoe. I was wearing zero drop Newtons for several years until I developed achilles problems. I didn't want to believe it but switched to Brooks Ghost. After a year of wearing the Brooks, I tried to go back to Newton and within a couple of weeks my achilles started flaring. They were donated.

 

[black_tweets]

Not sure about going barefoot but I can attest that many issues with feet (like plantar fasciitis, achilles tendonitis) can be alleviated with proper stretching of the calf. I have a foam incline board in front of the vanity that I stand on every morning and evening while getting ready. I haven't had a problem in 6 years since doing this and I had chronic issues. I also swear by the cloud massager.

Would you mind sharing a picture/link for the foam incline board? I'm assuming it's to keep you toes elevated while you're standing and that will stretch your calf?

 

[black_tweets]

Thank you everyone for all the wonderful advice and suggestions! I'm truly grateful. I've started doing some stretches that seem to help. I just ordered the foam incline and heal seats. And most of all, thanks for the reassurance that it's not Reta. I'll be upping my does to 1mg (2mg seems a bit intense to me going from 0.5mg). I'll stay on that for 4 weeks before going to 2.

As for my comment about not going over 5mg - that's just a personal thing...nothing from my research. Maybe I'll change my mind once I've been on Reta for a while and actually see some difference.

This really is a great community - you guys have been so helpful! Seriously - thank you!!