Funky-King
Well-known member
Alright y'all, buckle up. This is gonna get personal, but hopefully it'll help someone else out there. I've been clean and sober for a solid decade, since January 2016. I'm at a point where I don't even think about drinking or using anymore. Like many of you, I got interested in Retatrutide as a way to get even healthier. I spent most of my sobriety carrying extra weight. I lost some back in 2020 doing calorie counting, but gained it all back when I stopped. Last year, I started counting calories again with a large daily deficit. I'm also at the gym like 5 times a week. It's been a routine and I'm in the best shape of my life. Recovery has helped me in so many ways, but there's one thing it hasn't touched.
I call it 'The Gremlin.' Don't ask me why, but nothing I have done has helped with it. I go to meetings, eat right, lift weights, help others, get my sleep, therapy every week, stay close to my family, and on and on. This Gremlin hangs around and it's brought me close to ending things more than once. It doesn't disrupt my life, but it's always there lurking.
I heard about Retatrutide on social media and got curious. I wanted to lose a bit more weight. I went from like 225 to 190, but I was hoping to go further. Back in my using days, I was all over the dark web and research chemicals, so this wasn't new to me. I started on Reddit, but they've cracked down on sourcing. So I found this forum and connected with some vendors. I made my first order. After figuring out how to inject it properly, I was off to the races.
I wanted to slim down even more. I had NO clue about how Retatrutide can affect the dopamine reward system and potentially help folks with addiction. I took my first dose a week and a half ago, and like many, my food thoughts vanished on just 1mg. It was shocking. But even better, The Gremlin finally shut up. For the first time in forever, this issue I've been dealing with that has led to suicidal thoughts was quiet. I was floored. It did come back, but its control over me is lessened. This has given me space to work through things in therapy and my support group. I have no clue why this peptide has had such a profound effect, but it did.
I'm sharing this in case it can shed light on addiction or GLP-1s. I'll keep up my healthy routine with or without Retatrutide, but this stuff has had a positive impact in more ways than one. I'm still early in this journey, so I'll update as things change.
I call it 'The Gremlin.' Don't ask me why, but nothing I have done has helped with it. I go to meetings, eat right, lift weights, help others, get my sleep, therapy every week, stay close to my family, and on and on. This Gremlin hangs around and it's brought me close to ending things more than once. It doesn't disrupt my life, but it's always there lurking.
I heard about Retatrutide on social media and got curious. I wanted to lose a bit more weight. I went from like 225 to 190, but I was hoping to go further. Back in my using days, I was all over the dark web and research chemicals, so this wasn't new to me. I started on Reddit, but they've cracked down on sourcing. So I found this forum and connected with some vendors. I made my first order. After figuring out how to inject it properly, I was off to the races.
I wanted to slim down even more. I had NO clue about how Retatrutide can affect the dopamine reward system and potentially help folks with addiction. I took my first dose a week and a half ago, and like many, my food thoughts vanished on just 1mg. It was shocking. But even better, The Gremlin finally shut up. For the first time in forever, this issue I've been dealing with that has led to suicidal thoughts was quiet. I was floored. It did come back, but its control over me is lessened. This has given me space to work through things in therapy and my support group. I have no clue why this peptide has had such a profound effect, but it did.
I'm sharing this in case it can shed light on addiction or GLP-1s. I'll keep up my healthy routine with or without Retatrutide, but this stuff has had a positive impact in more ways than one. I'm still early in this journey, so I'll update as things change.
