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Biggest chunk of my savings, like a lot of people here, comes from cutting out the liquor store runs entirely, used to hit it three or four times weekly. Saving enough now that I could keep affording compounded tirz on a tighter budget, but genuinely glad I stumbled onto this community. Means...

Two weeks in for me now. Felt it working almost immediately, within about 12 hours actually. Know it varies person to person, but I'm clearly sensitive to it, dosing on schedule today basically guarantees I'll feel it by tomorrow.

Sema's been around way longer, more of a track record, while the newer options are still kind of unknown territory. I'm 8 months in, still just at 0.75mg since it's worked so well with zero side effects, 67 lbs down and about 10 left to go. I'd only consider switching to Tirz if Sema quit...

Thanks! Doctor advised against taking that anti-diarrheal medication. Staying on top of hydration and taking probiotics though.

Got hit with a departure scam right after several transactions had gone smoothly with one particular seller elsewhere. Rough losing over 400 dollars, but lesson learned the hard way.

Read a book from an endocrinologist who specializes in obesity treatment. She recommended capping protein at 30 grams per meal and spacing out roughly three hours prior to the next 30 gram serving.

Felt exactly this on sema. Not totally sure why I'm not getting the same on tirzepatide yet, guess I only just started and I'm still at .30. Not sure, honestly, sema seemed to hit all the feelings way harder, but maybe that's just early days or starting-dose stuff. Anyone with a similar...

You can figure out if it's actually reta, though the amount will only be an estimate. Too many variables can throw off the exact bac volume used during reconstitution. That's why labs prefer starting with an unmixed vial.

Two months in on tesofensine and really enjoying it. Taking it nightly around midnight, and I cut off eating after 8pm, on top of also running Reta and a couple other things. Sleep quality's noticeably better since starting it.

10 days into the low dose now, 7 pounds down, nothing side-effect-wise yet. Though I'm perimenopausal, so honestly who even knows what's causing what anymore. On this for diabetes too. But not being hungry all the time? That part's genuinely nice.

Share that same sentiment honestly. Understand generics are supposed to match branded versions in active ingredient exactly, but personally had a rough experience with a generic antidepressant before. These are pretty different medications though, so not entirely sure how comparable it is.

The labeling system for working stock is the piece that prevents the most common protocol errors - when multiple compounds are in the same storage, reading the label before every draw is the only reliable guard against grabbing the wrong vial. The 3D printed inserts that add structure and...

You look incredible! I started at about the same place and I know that stuck-at-200 feeling. Did you change anything during a stall or just push through? I've found keeping protein high helped me break through plateaus - sometimes it's just a week or two of patience before the scale moves again.

Week 20 at 67 with Hashimoto's and weight gained after the covid vaccine and sema working successfully is a different set of circumstances than most people hitting the medication. The OP at 100 lbs down asking what's next is in the maintenance question territory. For someone with Hashimoto's...

The alcohol urge returning as the dose drops is one of the things that catches people off guard. The GLP-1 effect on reward circuitry isn't just food-specific - when the dose decreases, those cravings for other rewards can surface. Something worth flagging to whoever is managing your taper.

5'3 from 156 to 139 and 3 lbs from goal is a great position to be in, and the observation about how the body hides weight is accurate - 17 lbs at 5'3 shows up very differently than 17 lbs at 5'9. 130 lbs for the OP and still going is the longer version of the same journey. What's the approach to...

A year at 5mg losing 20kg from 113kg is solid and a lot of people miss that kind of result by comparing it to the fast responders. 60+ pounds in a year is right in that range. Great result either way.

Three years in and the taste shift still hasn't reversed - that's one of the longer-running anecdotal reports on carbonated drink aversion. The flavored water enhancer pivot ends up working for most people because the sweetness translates without the carbonation texture that's become the problem.

4-5 years on 1mg without problems and then the gastritis and daily GI issues starting is a tough way to end something that was clearly working. The plateau and the medical stop landing at the same time is genuinely hard. Switching to something with a different mechanism makes sense if the GI...

4mg weekly found as the right dose and pumped on Reta is the point where the split-dose question usually comes up naturally. For the OP new to it, weekly is fine to start with - split doses make more sense once you know what 4mg feels like and want to even out the half-life curve rather than...