Should I move up to 4mg on Reta?

[poundsdownstayfit]

This community is awesome. Thank you all for sharing your feedback. "We're all in it together"

 

[vale113]

I know it's wrong, but I did the first week at 1mg, the second at 2mg, the third at 3mg, the fourth, unfortunately the vial I took ran out and I paid a lot for it, so I did 1.5mg. When the kit arrived, I did the fifth one again at 3mg. I don't know if I'm getting used to the drug, but if before I felt few effects, with the last dose I felt even less. Maybe the kit is less effective, I don't know. should I switch to 4mg this week?

 

[JFinHK]

I think a good rule to follow is to stick with the same dose for 4 weeks and titrate slowly. Just because the trials started at 2mg and went up by 2s, doesn't mean you have to.

 

[poundsdownstayfit]

I know it's wrong, but I did the first week at 1mg, the second at 2mg, the third at 3mg, the fourth, unfortunately the vial I took ran out and I paid a lot for it, so I did 1.5mg. When the kit arrived, I did the fifth one again at 3mg. I don't know if I'm getting used to the drug, but if before I felt few effects, with the last dose I felt even less. Maybe the kit is less effective, I don't know. should I switch to 4mg this week?

Could be something wrong with the vial itself. You shouldve felt something with 3mg

 

[vale113]

very little, I didn't have any side effects with the other one either, but it seemed to suppress my hunger more, even though I can easily manage it.

 

[lessthanhalf]

Side effects from GLP medications vary hugely from person to person, a dose that will make one person throw up for a week might not be noticeable to someone else, but usually once the doses get a bit higher it becomes more obvious. Even different GLP's can have unexpectedly different effects, I had horrible nausea even on tiny doses of ozempic at 0.2mg/2nd day, but next to nothing from 4.5mg of tirz/2 days. The fact that there was some appetite suppression is good evidence the GLP is OK,( not sure if reta or tirz.) and not fake. Not from the research, just from reading this forum, people who are less overweight often seem to have effects and side effects at lower doses than people who are severely overweight. The other thing to know is due to the long half life of 6-7 days, side effects that are unpleasant can last a long time, they are usually worst the day or 2 after a dose, but can last a week or more, which becomes a major problem if those effects are diarrhoea or vomiting as it can cause dehydration, which is the main way to get very unwell and need a hospital visit from taking GLPs.

In general if you have zero side effects at a given dose , bumping up a bit like from 3mg to 4mg is unlikely to cause severe side effects, but nothing is impossible. It is always worth checking out GLP plotter to see what drug levels do over time, it helps to make sense of the effects and side effects over time, as a given dose will only peak in level after the 4th weekly dose. The other method for pushing up doses with lowest risk of side effects is to just have an extra mg halfway between usual doses . As side effects relate to dose peaks, you are much less likely to have adverse effects with smaller more frequent doses than single larger ones, but you need to read up on the pharmacokinetics and understand it by using GLP plotter if you want to mess with dosing intervals.

 

[boerboel]

I also started of with 2mg a few months ago and upped it to 4mg. I have been on 4mg ever since. It differs from person to person but my suggestion is to stay on the lowest possible dose which work for you.

If you loose weight to quickly, you might end up with loose / saggy skin.

You can consider to combine it with Tesamorelin for even better results.

 

[ContainHer]

very little, I didn't have any side effects with the other one either, but it seemed to suppress my hunger more, even though I can easily manage it.

What mass did the original batch test at vs. the kit you ordered?

If you were using a 10mg vial and the first tested at 12mg, and now your kit is testing at 9.5mg - of course you will feel a difference.

 

[vale113]

Qual era la massa del lotto originale analizzato rispetto al kit che hai ordinato?

Se prima utilizzavi una fiala da 10 mg e il primo test ha dato 12 mg, e ora il tuo kit ha dato 9,5 mg, ovviamente noterai la differenza.

I don't know the mass, the first vials was 10mg, the current ones are 20mg

 

[tbaby]

Here’s the schedule I followed. I decided to stay at 5mg.

Week: Dose: 1 0.5mg 2 1mg 3 1.5mg 4 2mg 5 2mg 6 2.5mg 7 3mg 8 3mg 9 3.5mg 10 4mg 11 4mg 12 4.5mg 13 4.5mg 14 4.5mg 15 5mg 16 5mg

 

[poundsdownstayfit]

Here’s the schedule I followed. I decided to stay at 5mg.

Week: Dose: 1 0.5mg 2 1mg 3 1.5mg 4 2mg 5 2mg 6 2.5mg 7 3mg 8 3mg 9 3.5mg 10 4mg 11 4mg 12 4.5mg 13 4.5mg 14 4.5mg 15 5mg 16 5mg

How much weight have you lost since you started?

 

[poundsdownstayfit]

Side effects from GLP medications vary hugely from person to person, a dose that will make one person throw up for a week might not be noticeable to someone else, but usually once the doses get a bit higher it becomes more obvious. Even different GLP's can have unexpectedly different effects, I had horrible nausea even on tiny doses of ozempic at 0.2mg/2nd day, but next to nothing from 4.5mg of tirz/2 days. The fact that there was some appetite suppression is good evidence the GLP is OK,( not sure if reta or tirz.) and not fake. Not from the research, just from reading this forum, people who are less overweight often seem to have effects and side effects at lower doses than people who are severely overweight. The other thing to know is due to the long half life of 6-7 days, side effects that are unpleasant can last a long time, they are usually worst the day or 2 after a dose, but can last a week or more, which becomes a major problem if those effects are diarrhoea or vomiting as it can cause dehydration, which is the main way to get very unwell and need a hospital visit from taking GLPs.

In general if you have zero side effects at a given dose , bumping up a bit like from 3mg to 4mg is unlikely to cause severe side effects, but nothing is impossible. It is always worth checking out GLP plotter to see what drug levels do over time, it helps to make sense of the effects and side effects over time, as a given dose will only peak in level after the 4th weekly dose. The other method for pushing up doses with lowest risk of side effects is to just have an extra mg halfway between usual doses . As side effects relate to dose peaks, you are much less likely to have adverse effects with smaller more frequent doses than single larger ones, but you need to read up on the pharmacokinetics and understand it by using GLP plotter if you want to mess with dosing intervals.

Thank you for this explanation!

 

[AsterixNYC]

Be patient and you will see results.

 

[BNLFL]

I think, and this is my opinion. Everyone wants a instant rock hard 21 year old body, loose 100lbs crap and don't want to wait.

 

[JFinHK]

Here’s the schedule I followed. I decided to stay at 5mg.

Week: Dose: 1 0.5mg 2 1mg 3 1.5mg 4 2mg 5 2mg 6 2.5mg 7 3mg 8 3mg 9 3.5mg 10 4mg 11 4mg 12 4.5mg 13 4.5mg 14 4.5mg 15 5mg 16 5mg

Wow, too fast in my opinion. Side effects?

 

[tbaby]

Wow, too fast in my opinion. Side effects?

The only side effect I get is constipation.

 

[tbaby]

How much weight have you lost since you started?

I’ve lost 13lbs since starting. I take a prescription medication called Gabapentin to treat restless leg. The Gaba makes me gain weight so I think that’s a contributing factor as to why my weight loss is smaller than some.

 

[JFinHK]

The only side effect I get is constipation.

I guess you are lucky that there is nothing else. They could still pop up. I am only now, one year in, starting to get some gastro issues, and I am on 3mg only. Just remember, if anything pops up, it's ok to go back down in dose.