What dose of reta are you at?

[BNLFL]

It is. I had to force myself to eat after realizing it.

It can be tough with the appetite suppression and feeling full after just a small amount. That seems to go away a little as you keep going. The wife and I will be on shot 17 on Friday, and that's dropped off some, except shot day and a couple after. That's my experience anyways.

 

[gianthobbit]

Week 10 ish, 3mg. skipped a week due to overseas vacation. Down 15lbs. Going real slow to minimize loose skin

 

[Llanitox]

I accidentally took 4mg on my first dose and felt like shit since then taking 2mg weekly but on 1mg on Mondays and Thursdays. This has been working just fine for me. I’m seeing a steady decline in weight. No appetite suppression really but do get fuller quicker. I stick to my macros prioritising my protein intake for muscle retention.

I have no plans to increase dose although I may decrease in near future but 2mg seems to be the sweet spot.

 

[Llanitox]

At 1 mg per week, I’m in my 5th week, and around days 5–6 I’ve started noticing the food noise coming back slowly, so I’m thinking about increasing the dose. I started at 259 and I’m down to 243 as of this morning.

I may switch to 1 mg every 3–4 days, or just move to 2 mg once a week. I’m going to do a bit more research before I decide.

I’ve found that 2mg weekly doses in x2 1mg doses mon/Thursday, has worked very well for me.

 

[Madkate]

Maintenance with Reta since 5/25. Intially on Cagri stack in Reta Maintenance, but dropped the Cagri 11/25 due to inadvertently loosing 15lbs more than I wanted past my goal weight. Still on 3mg 1x weekly. Weight stable.

How much Cagri were you pinning with the Reta?

 

[janedoe]

How much Cagri were you pinning with the Reta?

I titrated .125 mcg, .250mcg, then maxed my Cagri dose at .500mcg.

 

[Bucky]

.5mg 1x per week for these first four weeks. Then will progress to 1mg with a planned max dose of 2mg per week.

 

[MTSpace]

My wife and I have been at 6mg for 6 weeks, and will likely go to 7mg depending on the scale Friday. She hasn't much appetite suppression and isn't losing. How she knows, as she wont weigh herself. I have no clue.

She knows. As does my wife. And my wife is always right.

 

[BNLFL]

She knows. As does my wife. And my wife is always right.

Oh, she's losing. She's wearing a bunch of out grown clothes these days.

 

[derekd419]

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you lost about 9 lbs. from the .5 dose in 1 month?

 

[Bioexplorer]

Started at 1mg and planned to go up to 2mg after a week or 2 but weight kept dropping over 3 lbs per week and I can't afford to lose muscle. Still at 1mg on 4th weekly dose and may stay here until weekly loss drops below 1%. I'm apparently a strong responder.

Side effects are tolerable so far - lower energy at the gym, restless sleep, mild upset stomach. No hurry to move up. I didn't think this through when I started on an R30. Gonna take a long time to get through that vial since my wife is also staying at 1mg. Oops.

 

[RetCurious]

you lost about 9 lbs. from the .5 dose in 1 month?

Yes, I'm sure some was water weight.

My dose is now 2 mg a week (1 mg twice a week) and I'm down to 195 lbs.

 

[derekd419]

I had been at 15mg Tirz in a stall for 6 months swapped straight to 8mg of Reta two weeks ago

any difference in RHR and did you start losing again? I'm about to do the exaxt same switch I'm at 15mg tirz and just got a year's supply of reta. Wanted to start at 1mg but wasn't sure. Any recommendations?

Yes, I'm sure some was water weight.

My dose is now 2 mg a week (1 mg twice a week) and I'm down to 195 lbs.

that's honestly great, congrats! I'm starting reta this morning but at 2mg since I've been on tirz at 15mg for 6+ months. keep it up

 

[Johnny D]

Is 1mg weekly Reta a good starting dosage, or should I start with 1/2 mg (500 mcg)??

 

[BNLFL]

Is 1mg weekly Reta a good starting dosage, or should I start with 1/2 mg (500 mcg)??

Do 2mg for 4 weeks and go from there. Lilly studies go 2-4-8-12. I don't understand these small doses. The stuff doesn't bite. To each their own I guess.

 

[V6R3W]

Do 2mg for 4 weeks and go from there. Lilly studies go 2-4-8-12. I don't understand these small doses. The stuff doesn't bite. To each their own I guess.

Phase 2 studies may have done that, I'm not sure. There was a slight refinement in phase 3. TRIUMPH-4 and TRANSCEND-T2D-1 both did 2-4-6-9-12.

 

[dirtyharry]

I've been on Reta for a little over 2 months now. SW was 192, CW is 170. I've settled on 4mg at the moment. Some days I actually struggle to hit 1700 calories so I dont think going up is the move. With that said, if i find myself stalling in weight loss (more than like 2 weeks) I may consider going to 5mg. I'd preferr to never go over 6mg though.

 

[woundcarping]

I've been on Reta for a little over 2 months now. SW was 192, CW is 170. I've settled on 4mg at the moment. Some days I actually struggle to hit 1700 calories so I dont think going up is the move. With that said, if i find myself stalling in weight loss (more than like 2 weeks) I may consider going to 5mg. I'd preferr to never go over 6mg though.

What's your goal weight?

Just curious, why the aversion of over 6mg? My personal desire is to not have to dose to the point of getting sides that cause a negative shift to the quality of life.

 

[dirtyharry]

What's your goal weight?

Just curious, why the aversion of over 6mg? My personal desire is to not have to dose to the point of getting sides that cause a negative shift to the quality of life.

Im not really worry about sides. Honestly my main goal is to find a sustainable dose that can be used for the forseeable future (life?). I suppose I worry that if I titrate up more, I could possibly get used to it then have food noise slowly come back and need to titrate more and more.

Not sure what my goal weight is as Im at roughly 12% BF at the moment, I think Im going for around 8-9% BF. At that point, Ill up my calories to maintanance and lower the Reta dosage to sustain that new BF.

 

[woundcarping]

Not sure what my goal weight is as Im at roughly 12% BF at the moment, I think Im going for around 8-9% BF. At that point, Ill up my calories to maintanance and lower the Reta dosage to sustain that new BF.

Ah, you're not a big'n... that makes more sense.

Food noise was one of my primary problems leading to weight gain. I still get some on Reta, but appetite control is great and the occasional food noise has proven to be inconsequential to my weight loss endeavors.