What dose of reta are you at?

[Prodigy217]

I am at 8mg, 12 weeks in and no weight loss.

 

[timj382]

I think you could just inject into a sterile vial. Obviously it wouldn't include the level of preservatives that are in a multidose vial so it just depends on your risk tolerance. I do know of many that are splitting Zepbound vials/pens and haven't heard of any issues though and some people do just dilute their peps with sterile injection water without alcohol.

I actually did find a video showing a guy doing exactly that-- injecting a vial with the Mounjaro autopen. Looks fairly straightforward. Pinned my first 2mg of reta yesterday (so far so good) and going to add half my heretofore typical weekly tirz (from my PCP) dose tomorrow. I'm kind of psyched.

 

[frostycobbler]

Started 0.5mg for 2 weeks then went up to 1mg for the 3rd and 4th week when I started. After which, I went up to 2mg for my 2nd month. Still at 2mg now in the middle of my 3rd month and plan to stay on it as I still lose weight.

For me the idea is to be on the minimal effective dose and stay on it.

 

[CNCCurrency]

8 mg reta and 6 mg tirz.

 

[deliriousduckie 62272]

Just started, I'm on .5mg reta and planning to stay on it for a full month and reassess.

 

[povidiu]

At the moment I take 6mg/week divided in 2, Monday 3mg, Thursday 3 mg. since now I lost arround 10 kg, but I came from Mounjaro high dose.

Anyway, I plan to add Tirz to Reta ...

 

[povidiu]

8 mg reta and 6 mg tirz.

8 mg once per week? Tirz also once per week? you take on the same day? Can you explain me please?

 

[CNCCurrency]

8 mg once per week? Tirz also once per week? you take on the same day? Can you explain me please?

I stager them 4 days a part and yes only once a week on each.

 

[Tadpole1]

I know everyone is different but I read a lot of posts where people start at low doses and don't need to titrate up that high of a dose.

I'm curious as to if people go all the way up to 12mg like in the clinical trials, if if they have reaped most benefits at lower doses.

So my question is:

How long have you been taking Reta for?

Where along are you in your journey?

What is your current dosage?

I been on it for 1 week, and i started with 1 mg first week, I dont think illl ever go over 4 mg a week

 

[LabRatts]

At 0.75mg.

Got to 1.5, hit goal, dropped to 0.5 and decided a tad more won't hurt and it doesn't-

Will do that indefinitely-

 

[BNLFL]

I been on it for 1 week, and i started with 1 mg first week, I dont think illl ever go over 4 mg a week

That depends on your situation. I had said the same when I was reading studies before I started, and now I'm on 8mg.

 

[BigRed1]

I been on it for 1 week, and i started with 1 mg first week, I dont think illl ever go over 4 mg a week

Good luck

This is what I said week 1 because it worked so good out of the gate, but on weeks 2-3 the appetite suppression dropped pretty heavy for me.

I'm going up to 2mg now in a few days

 

[Terminix8]

I'm at 2 mg every 7 days. Started a bit over a month ago at 1 mg per week. Decided to bump up to 2 mg at week 5. Working well for me, lost about 10 lbs so far. About 18 more to go for goal.

 

[Rooster! 35695]

At 7mg right now. Been on since Feb. I def feel a drop off in hunger suppression opposed to when I initially started, even at 6mg dose there is still food noise. Lost around 30 lbs though, but now am at a place where weight is much more difficult to drop. Will keep ramping up slowly to the 8-10mg range. Hoping the glucagon and GIP are still firing away since the glp-1 suppression is weak.

250mcg of Cagri was a game changer on 5mg reta and continued hunger. I would suggest investigating that as an option, but take it very slow with Cagri, it is powerful. I titrated up to 500mcg and it's too much, 250 remains the sweet spot imo, though your results may differ.

 

[Speedy 24430]

I know everyone is different but I read a lot of posts where people start at low doses and don't need to titrate up that high of a dose.

I'm curious as to if people go all the way up to 12mg like in the clinical trials, if if they have reaped most benefits at lower doses.

So my question is:

How long have you been taking Reta for?

Where along are you in your journey?

What is your current dosage?

0. Had to stop due to hypotension. Also I felt like crap. Now on Tirz.

People all respond differently.

 

[smallbrainchud]

8mg every 5 days. i started on 4/3 @ 229lbs, but the past few days i've been plateaued at 190lbs. if i don't drop additional weight by 6/12, i'll just up the dose again to 10mg or 12mg.

i believe that as long as one is willing to endure the side effects, there's really nothing wrong with titrating rapidly.

 

[muhvugga]

8mg every 5 days. i started on 4/3 @ 229lbs, but the past few days i've been plateaued at 190lbs.

So that’s like nearly 10 wks, for an average loss of nearly 4lbs a week. At that rate I think you’re likely to be losing muscle weight as well.

i believe that as long as one is willing to endure the side effects, there's really nothing wrong with titrating rapidly.

Hey, we all make our own choices, so you do you.. but if it were me I’d only consider it a plateau if I stayed at the same weight for 10-14 days. I’d also titrate down a step in the next 4wk phase to try to hit no more than -2lbs a week on average.

 

[mdec85]

I'm at 5mg going to 6mg soon, been on it for 2 months. I went up pretty fast because I was on ozempic for about 2 years prior

 

[smallbrainchud]

So that’s like nearly 10 wks, for an average loss of nearly 4lbs a week. At that rate I think you’re likely to be losing muscle weight as well.

give or take, yes. 21lbs in the first 4 weeks, 16lbs in the next 4 weeks. as for the muscle, i would neither be surprised, nor care much for it personally. at the end of the day, it's nothing i can't rebuild within a month or two at the gym, if i find that it affects my daily life enough. my sole focus is overall weight going down.

Hey, we all make our own choices, so you do you.. but if it were me I’d only consider it a plateau if I stayed at the same weight for 10-14 days.

i've been hovering at 190/191 for the past 5ish days, so for me it's a plateau, given the rate of weight loss rate to date. i did start 8mg about 5 weeks in and have been taking that dose since, so i figure it's time to bump it up regardless.

I’d also titrate down a step in the next 4wk phase to try to hit no more than -2lbs a week on average.

to each their own. my goal is to hit 170's at some point by next month, so i'd personally rather not slow down for any reason. given that i'm not experiencing fatigue or any other side effect that would have an impact on my quality of life, i see no real reason to taper down as it is.

 

[Endeavor Fitness]

.5 - 2 mg/week... I'm not trying to kill my appetite. With Reta, I still get my food in, but I don't feel the need to eat. I like it more for my blood work with TRT and HGH...