This worries me a lot

[Omxxl]

I've been on Reta for 9 weeks, and this last week I increased my dosage to 2mg, and the anhedonia has returned.

I actually feel good, but I've noticed that I no longer feel like doing certain things I used to love,only i need working out and eating healthy. My interactions with friends are becoming less frequent, and they ask why I seem more serious, even though I feel perfectly fine, but I'm lacking in interest.

The good thing is that I've stopped drinking alcohol and eating junk food, but I'm worried that I'm becoming unsociable. Has this happened to any of you? Does it get better with time?

My plan is to stay on Reta until September and then taper off, but I don't want to spend the summer without enjoying what I love most. I'd love to hear your opinions, thanks!

 

[Mr. Blonde]

Keep at it til you get to where you want to be physically. You might have to mentally fake it til you make it. Make a conscious effort to try and connect with friends or laugh.

 

[Omxxl]

Keep at it til you get to where you want to be physically. You might have to mentally fake it til you make it. Make a conscious effort to try and connect with friends or laugh.

Thanks! I'll consciously try it. That's very good advice.

 

[donkeydick]

This sounds more like depression than anything. My body took about 6 months to adjust to GLP's and I still find myself taking naps and staying home more often the day after I inject, especially if I increase the dose.

 

[cheaperseeker]

I wonder if switching to tirzepitide would help People tend to think the newest option is going to be the best, but that's not always true.

 

[myopicmystic]

I don't know about reta but I'd heard that tirz has a connection to anhedonia. I've heard it anecdotally as well from people irl. I would imagine there's something to do with the reward pathway being affected from tirz and perhaps reta.

My uneducated advice is to take it easy on yourself and try to get back into your hobbies without putting pressure on yourself. But, do keep a conscious effort to maintain your relationships (the healthy ones)

 

[Chili777]

I think it might just come with the territory. All my bad habits are gone and also I think the Blah's are part of the mental mechanism of how that works. I've stopped drinking after 25+ years, don't smoke weed anymore and even stopped biting my nails. Porn is seen as a biological act and nothing more. I could be a candidate for monkhood. Those are major physiological effects. I have no reason to think it's permanent, and I just push myself to get more engaged. I can handle the trade off for the benefits.

 

[SeaGypsy]

Tirz here and I get some really low days. I'm just pushing myself to go do all the things. I have found that if I just make myself go do something then I usually end up enjoying it once I actually get started. Just takes me more effort mentally to get going.

 

[Jerrey]

Tirz here and I get some really low days. I'm just pushing myself to go do all the things. I have found that if I just make myself go do something then I usually end up enjoying it once I actually get started. Just takes me more effort mentally to get going.

Spot on correct. I have found I have to push myself to start on things but once I'm active everything is good. In my case I keep finding activities are actually more rewarding in a lot of cases because the weight loss is making tasks possible that previously were difficult or even impossible for me.

 

[Dos-Dox]

This thread may be of interest to you.

Anhedonia... that blaaaaah feeling.

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[UpDownLeftRightAS*]

This thread may be of interest to you.

Anhedonia... that blaaaaah feeling.

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It does go away....at least in my experience. Just took some time to adapt. That's a great thread to run though though. I think we all need summer to return as well....get that vitamin d therapy in...

 

[SeaGypsy]

This thread may be of interest to you.

Anhedonia... that blaaaaah feeling.

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Wow, thanks for that. I have already found so much info in that thread. Appreciate the heads up on it. I have it saved now

 

[SeaGypsy]

Spot on correct. I have found I have to push myself to start on things but once I'm active everything is good. In my case I keep finding activities are actually more rewarding in a lot of cases because the weight loss is making tasks possible that previously were difficult or even impossible for me.

Same, feels good to be able to do things that previously were so difficult

 

[Omxxl]

Thank you so much for all the messages of support and advice. Life really does change when you're not dependent on impulses and addictions. Right now, I'm focused on myself, and that feels strange. I'd forgotten to prioritize myself.

 

[Chili777]

Thank you so much for all the messages of support and advice. Life really does change when you're not dependent on impulses and addictions. Right now, I'm focused on myself, and that feels strange. I'd forgotten to prioritize myself.

I don't know if you're researching other peptides, but when I need a lift I like Mots-c. I'm still doing that 14-day protocol, but it's another keeper for the tool kit. It lasts the whole day, pretty much, and then just fades away with no crash. When I have to psych myself up for an important meeting or deadline, I like NA Semax. I like it IN better than SQ, but I just take a bit more via SQ. I'm still on the fence about using other peptides to counteract the anhedonia caused by another peptide, but it's helping.

 

[Jerrydee]

This happend to me for first few weeks... I could not go on social gatherings ... and when i went ... they drank and i was simply consuming soda and lemon lol to fake it like a vodka ... but eventually when results showed up ... i was diffrent me and they looked diffrently .. its just matter of days mate... eventually everything is now normal back..