Retatrutide 旅程前后

[Incognitodoberman]

我读了@kaahhillll最近发的帖子，想从女性的角度分享一下类似的经历。我的目的不是详细描述细节，而是分享我的经历是如何开始的，以及目前的情况。

我花了几个星期的时间阅读和研究GLP类药物，但我必须补充一点，我目前了解到的信息与市面上的信息和其他人的经验相比，简直微不足道。我

47岁，女性，处于围绝经期。目前

体重210磅（约95公斤），目标体重180磅（约82公斤）。我的目标从小处着手，所以这是我的第一个目标。

大约两年前，我开始服用Ozempic，当时是通过保险报销的。一年内我减掉了大约17磅（约7.7公斤）。后来保险不再报销，我又负担不起自费。我尝试了很多方法，但都失败了。之后我的体重又反弹了。我的剂量从未超过1毫克。

我尝试过很多节食方法、二甲双胍和步行锻炼。二甲双胍似乎对我不起作用，而且我根本无法坚持服用其他任何药物。

我热爱美食。多年来，我一直偷偷地

暴饮暴食。过去的医生和朋友都建议我减少碳水化合物的摄入，少吃点，去看心理医生，计算卡路里，或者做点别的事情。如果你没有对食物的执念，这些都很容易做到。但就像我们大多数人一样，我脑海里总是萦绕着食物的渴望，这种渴望挥之不去，而且对食物的期待会刺激我的多巴胺分泌。

现在回想起来，我很庆幸保险公司不再报销二甲双胍。奥泽普（Ozempic）几乎是别人主动给我的。我没有事先阅读或研究过服用这种药后身体会发生什么变化。

或许和很多人一样，我最初也是在社交媒体上看到相关信息才开始尝试这种药物的。各种社交媒体网站提供的信息恰到好处，足以引起我的兴趣，让我意识到肯定有办法获得GLP-1受体激动剂。

我发现探索这个迷宫般的系统还挺有趣的。在TikTok、Reddit、谷歌和其他一些平台上，我最终找到了这里。感觉就像找到了宝藏。

我记了很多笔记，划掉又重写。在找到合适的供应商之前，我反复做了好几次。我买了12毫克的瑞他曲肽和几瓶BAC。

现在开始详细记录维生素、益生菌和补充剂的摄入量。哪些品牌最好？什么时候服用？和什么一起服用？哪些不能一起服用？它们和我的处方药（抗抑郁药）的吸收情况是否不同？应该摄入

多少蛋白质、纤维和益生菌？所有东西都下单了，并分装到每日维生素盒里。

我的清单包括益生菌、每日维生素、甘氨酸镁、超级绿粉、狮爪草、Omega-3鱼油、锌和胶原蛋白。

一周的食材采购和膳食准备都完成了。

我该从多少剂量开始呢？每个人的起始剂量都不一样。我决定先从1毫克开始（12毫克肽，1.2毫升苯乙胺）。后来我改变主意，决定从0.5毫克开始。

现在我准备注射了。

 

[Incognitodoberman]

第一天：在下腹部注射了0.5毫克。

两小时内我感到有点恶心，恶心到不想吃晚饭。随着夜幕降临，恶心感有所减轻，但仍然不想吃东西。不过，喝点东西（不是酒精饮料）仍然感觉不错。

我注意到自己打嗝，不多，但感觉有点像消化不良。

到了晚上（9点），我感觉非常疲惫。

上床睡觉后，记得做了非常逼真的梦。

早上7点醒来，仍然感觉很累。我

硬撑着喝了益生菌和蔬菜汁。

早餐带了一份酸奶和一些水果，但没吃。我不饿，也没想过要吃东西（难道这一切都是我的错觉？）。

从早上到午饭时间，我都在小口喝水，午饭也按时吃了。

下午3点，我仍然不饿，也不想吃零食。我强迫自己把早餐的酸奶吃了。

不再感到疲倦，但偶尔会有点头痛。没有恶心，也没有口干。

一开始症状有点严重。没想到这么早就出现症状，但事已至此，我们只能硬着头皮挺过去。我会随时更新情况。

 

[Incognitodoberman]

第二天：

昨晚打嗝打得厉害。我平时打嗝并不反常，但这次真的很难止住。而且感觉打嗝也比平时多。

今天早上感觉休息好了不少。不过整个上午还是有点头疼。泰诺缓解了。

感觉吃东西的声音比昨天多了一些，这有点出乎意料，因为昨天的症状非常严重。

昨天吃东西很费劲，什么都提不起胃口。今天感觉还不错，甚至有点想吃点零食。

我还是会继续喝水，吃我在上班时准备好的饭菜和零食。

午饭后感觉很饱，所以我觉得身体肯定在慢慢好转。

需要说明的是，我事先没有研究过抑菌水，现在意识到我应该事先研究一下。我从亚马逊订购了两瓶30毫克的抑菌水，现在我知道这不是最佳选择。

我想我可以测试一下，但与此同时，我已经从抑菌批发商那里又订购了一些。

 

[Incognitodoberman]

Day 3:

Still some food noise and lack of appetite suppression today. I’m still trying to stick mostly to what I meal prepped for the day.

I am not too concerned since the dosage that I started on was really low (.5mg) and it’s a possibility that my BAC water wasn’t any good.

I’m hoping this new BAC water is more reliable. It’s scheduled to be delivered today so I will likely toss my current vial and start a fresh one with .5 again this weekend.

 

[zpped]

Did you secure better bac already?

 

[Incognitodoberman]

Did you secure better bac already?

I hope so. I ordered from https://www.bacteriostaticwater.com/products/bacteriostatic-

I mentioned tossing it because how would I know if it's effective if I added a poor grade BAC. So do I continue another couple weeks and hope it works or just start over. My gut says start over.

 

[zpped]

I hope so. I ordered from https://www.bacteriostaticwater.com/products/bacteriostatic-

I mentioned tossing it because how would I know if it's effective if I added a poor grade BAC. So do I continue another couple weeks and hope it works or just start over. My gut says start over.

I doubt the bac had any effect on the vial. I'll never stop someone from exercising caution but unless the PH is off on the bac it is very unlikely to have caused it to degrade. You can get PH paper from Amazon.

 

[Incognitodoberman]

I doubt the bac had any effect on the vial. I'll never stop someone from exercising caution but unless the PH is off on the bac it is very unlikely to have caused it to degrade. You can get PH paper from Amazon.

I can certainly give that a try. Is this information your group likes to have? If the BAC I purchased on Amazon decent, or most just don't even go that route?

 

[Calm Logic]

If any BAC water was just as good, the Hospira would not be selling out as much.

 

[ghreid]

After a year on Dulaglutide and still gaining weight, my cardiologist suggested changing to monjaro. After reading and investigated decided to do reta instead. Went for my 6 month check up and he walked in with his residents & medical students and asked what I had been doing. He couldn't believe that I am down 77 lbs (27%) . My labs have all corrected with decrease in cholesterol, fatty liver numbers gone, renal function improved, testost level sky rocketed, EKG improved, A1C and fasting glucose & hemo values normal normal and my hips/knees are thanking me. I told him he was the one that had suggested it and was shocked as he said that no one usually does what he suggests.

 

[Incognitodoberman]

After a year on Dulaglutide and still gaining weight, my cardiologist suggested changing to monjaro. After reading and investigated decided to do reta instead. Went for my 6 month check up and he walked in with his residents & medical students and asked what I had been doing. He couldn't believe that I am down 77 lbs (27%) . My labs have all corrected with decrease in cholesterol, fatty liver numbers gone, renal function improved, testost level sky rocketed, EKG improved, A1C and fasting glucose & hemo values normal normal and my hips/knees are thanking me. I told him he was the one that had suggested it and was shocked as he said that no one usually does what he suggests.

What a great feeling! Congratulations! I hope to see some of those results too.

 

[tracylynn]

I just want to cry. I am so happy for you guys that are getting great results from reta. I so badly want to feel something but unfortunately it's not doing anything at all for me. I hate the food noise. So discouraged.

 

[tracylynn]

I read through a recent topic by @kaahhillll and wanted to start something similar but from a woman's perspective. My intent is not to go into detail on specifics, but instead to share how the experience started for me and how it continues to go.

I have spent many weeks reading and researching GLP medications, however I will add that what I have learned so far is minutiae many times over compared to what's out there and what others have experienced.

47yo, female, perimenopause.

CW is 210. GW is 180. My goals are starting small; therefore, this is my 1st goal to achieve.

I started taking Ozempic, through insurance coverage, about 2 years ago. I lost about 17 pounds over 1 year. Insurance stopped covering it and I couldn't afford to pay out of pocket. I tried so many avenues but never succeeded. I have sense gained the weight back. I never got above 1mg.

I've tried many diets, metformin, and walking. Metformin didn't seem to work, and I just couldn't stick with anything else long enough.

I love food. I binge secretively and have for many years.

Past doctors and friends have said cut out carbs. Just stop eating so much. See a therapist. Count your calories. Do something else. All pretty easy if you don't have an obsession with eating. Just like most of us here, it's the food noise that doesn't stop. It's constant and the anticipation triggers my dopamine.

Looking back, I am grateful that insurance stopped covering it. Ozempic was pretty much handed to me. I didn't read or research anything about taking it and what things would start happening to my body later.

Possibly like many, I started this journey by seeing things on social media. Various social media sites that were telling you just enough to peak your interest. Enough to know that there must be a way people are able to get a GLP1.

I actually found it quite fun making my way through this mole maze. Between TikTok, Reddit, Google and a few others. These all landed me here. It felt like I found the treasure.

I wrote so many notes, scribbled out, started over. I did this many times before I felt confident with the vendor I wanted to use. Purchased 12mg of Retatrutide and a couple of bottles of BAC.

Now onto detailed notes on vitamin, probiotic and supplement intake. What brands are best. When to take them. What to take them with. What not to take them with. Do they absorb differently with my prescription medication (antidepressant).

How much protein, fiber and probiotics to shoot for. Got it all ordered and separated into a daily vitamin container.

My list consists of probiotics, daily vitamins, magnesium glycinate, super greens, Lions Main, Omega3 fish oil, Zinc, and Colligan.

Grocery shopping and meal prep for the week is done.

What dose will I start with. So many start differently. Decided to start with 1mg (12mg peptide, 1.2ml BAC). Changed my mind and decided to do .5mg dose.

Now I'm ready to poke.

Thanks for sharing! Your journey sounds similar to how mine started. I can totally relate to how you got where you are today. Mine started on Trizep first because of really bad joint pain from an auto immune disease. Got rid of the pain and dropped 40 lbs in 6 months. Great intro to this world for sure. Now i'm trying to revamp things and trying to be patient but it's hard.

 

[Incognitodoberman]

Little behind on my updates. Apologize in advance that I’m going to catch up

I did end up testing the BAC that I purchased on Amazon. Results in the photo. I also ordered from a more reputable source (I believe listed in a previous post).

 

[Incognitodoberman]

Week 2

Week one has passed Minimal side effects and noticeable loss in food noise. Was hesitant to bump from .5mg to 1mg but decided to just move forward with 1mg for a few weeks.

SW: 210. CW: 203.

Here's to week 2

 

[Incognitodoberman]

Week 3

Week 2 complete. Surprised to have only lost .8 pounds. That's with remaining in a calorie deficit and making sure to get over 100g of protein and within ranges of fiber. Most of what I ate was clean.

Food noise wasn't too bad most days and it took quite some time to feel hungry. I tried to stay consistent with drinking water because of mild constipation.

Stuck with 1mg again but poked in my arm instead of my stomach. Always a mystery on how the week will go!

 

[Incognitodoberman]

Late entry-7/31/25

Just wanted to share something I noticed. I’ve never really been someone who breaks down over stress—but when it does hit, my first instinct has always been to reach for food. Not out of hunger, but for comfort. Of course, it never actually helps and usually just ends in frustration or regret.

Today was one of those high-stress days at work. I realized something kind of surprising: I didn’t think about food. Not once. My mind was completely focused on whether I should say something to the person who caused the stress, and if so, how to go about it.

It might sound small, but for me, that’s a big shift. Stress, boredom, anxiety, even excitement—those have always been triggers. Breaking that pattern, even just this once, feels like something worth noticing.

 

[Incognitodoberman]

Week 4

Week 3 complete. Another great week with no real symptoms. There are still those little things that let me know it's working, but it's not uncomfortable. No food noise, not tempted by food/sweets sitting in front of me, feeling fuller sooner.

What I've come to realize is I don't have that urge to take food that's available just because it's sitting there. On several past occasions I would question why a colleague cuts their cookie in 1/2. Why is there always a donut cut in fours? Some saying, "that's way too big-I could never eat all that," and I'd be thinking, I could easily eat two !

Now I get it. I am that person. And the funny thing is, it's not even something I have to think about. I don't have to tell myself, leave it alone, T. You don't need this. Remember you're trying to cut calories. It's like my brain automatically knows appropriate portion sizes or if I even want it

It's a new feeling, but a good feeling. It's the first time I actually feel normal around food

SW: 210

CW: 201.6

Poked 1mg ag

 

[Incognitodoberman]

1 Month Complete

No updates that are really worth mentioning. From here on, I'll likely update once a month, unless there's something significant to add.

SW:210

CW: 201

Poked 1.5mg

 

[ZippityDooDah]

Little behind on my updates. Apologize in advance that I’m going to catch up

I did end up testing the BAC that I purchased on Amazon. Results in the photo. I also ordered from a more reputable source (I believe listed in a previous post).

Spicy. Looks good for anyone taking cag I suppose.