Reta and the hiccups from hell!

Honestly, don't think this drug class is actually behind the diarrhea. Feels a lot more like something I ate that didn't agree with me. That said, reta might be making recovery slower going forward. At this point I really don't want to stop taking it. Injected again just today, and given how long the medication stays active in the system, it won't fully clear for another three to four weeks.

Honestly, the first couple days it genuinely felt like something was seriously off, like my body needed to expel something. I recognize this pattern in myself, happens whenever I eat something not quite fresh, usually hits within minutes when that's the cause.

Really shows how much we all differ. The fifth compound left me completely content skipping food altogether, to the point getting sufficient protein became a chore, leaned heavily on shakes to manage it. Sugar cravings vanished too, and I was surprisingly satisfied with just a salad despite never being a salad person. Solid 9 out of 10 for curbing appetite.

Currently on the second compound and honestly it's been a mixed bag. Nausea isn't quite the same as genuine appetite loss, though it lands you in roughly the same place. Electrolytes take the edge off somewhat.

What gets under my skin is that sometimes it lets me eat something I really shouldn't, then makes me regret it afterward with a rough stomach. Fine for holding steady, but setting the nausea aside, I'd give it maybe a 3.