Recent content by ShrinkingSheila

Daily is probably too much, but twice a week is pretty common and keeps your blood levels steadier. Food noise stays down and your heart rate may spike less. I tried every other day and got nothing extra out of it. Now I take 1mg tirz and 1mg reta about 84 hours apart each week, that's my...

From what I just have read, starting at .5mg is best. Could I ask what your maintenance dosage of reta is? I used reta to lose 30 pounds, 5 past goal, and I'm coming down from a peak of 4mg each 6 days. I planned to stop completely, though lately I suspect a maintenance dose matters. Thanks

Not really chasing faster loss to be honest, happy enough if it stays at this pace. Read somewhere that dosing typically starts low and climbs monthly. Where I live 7.5mg and 10mg cost the same, so wasn't sure whether to go straight to 10 instead of 7.5. Felt great on 5mg right away so I've been...

Held at 2.5 for ten weeks. Only bumped to 5 after nearly a month of no movement. Stayed on 5mg for seventeen weeks after that. Things went well until the final month at that level. Now at 7.5. The step up went smoothly, likely because of staying on each amount well past the usual four-week...

Just a portion of a reconstituted vial? Couple questions here. First, what's the reasoning? Second, do you actually have any test results back on what you're using?

On the risk side of reta, some weighed the worst-case reta risks laid it out honestly.

Starting at 305 and losing 23 lbs over a few months on Wegovy is actually pretty standard early trajectory at that starting weight - the concern about sustainability applies more when the rate is high relative to current body weight. Getting serious about eating habits partway through is when...

The protein supplement need restructures once eating windows compress - the goal shifts from a daily target to dense-enough protein per bite so smaller meals still cover it.

Incremental substitution is the right approach - abrupt switching can leave a gap in receptor coverage. Small steps let you find the effective tirz dose before fully committing.

Big congrats! You look wonderful!

Try splitting your dose — 0.6 on injection day, another 0.6 four days later. Keeps levels up for health but brings peaks down a notch. glp1plotter.com lets you compare split schedules side by side.

Got the same reaction bumping to 6mg. Complete loss of interest in food, even water was hard. Nausea crept in plus that dizzy feeling when I stood up fast like I'd pass out. Higher dose took over in a bad way real quick. That total lack of eating interest felt bizarre and scary.

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Took a 2-week break - how long till saturation drops? Chance a lower dose works again after the break? I'm on 6mg every 5 days and lost 25kg so far.

curious if anyone's mood shifted on this stuff. some of my friends noticed changes but nothing really helping with depression yet. keen to hear actual stories from people here about what they've felt mentally, especially early on.