goofy_basil
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Too soon to call yet. Takes some folks longer to kick in. I didn't notice much at first either when I used a telehealth provider.
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Reta kinda working? Still unsure...
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SnackNoMore
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Nausea at day six means it's active - full appetite suppression usually follows the GI adjustment by a week or two.
Jess70
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Day 6 at 0.5mg is very early - the suppression effect for reta typically starts showing more clearly around week 2-3 at that dose. The nausea you felt this morning is actually a signal it's working. Craving pizza at day 6 doesn't mean it's not working - the full appetite change takes longer to establish. Splitting doses early like you did can extend the side effect window, so it's worth giving a consistent dose schedule a few weeks before adjusting.
SulphurBurpSurvivor
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4th dose at 1.5mg is still the very beginning. A day or two stall at that point is just the body adjusting - the full picture usually takes a few weeks at a consistent dose to be readable. Don't change anything yet.
GingerTeaTox
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On the downsides, others debated reta downsides pretty honestly.
noodle-potter88
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constipation causing nausea is the feedback loop that catches a lot of people on GLP-1 off guard - when gastric motility is already slowed, any additional backup amplifies the nausea rather than adding a separate symptom. the unwell feeling that comes with it is the whole-body version of a system that needs help moving things along, and resolving the backup usually clears both symptoms together
plucky-settling81
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How long before you noticed real effects on the fifth compound?
Currently in my second week myself.
Started on July 20th, splitting doses between two set days each week.
1mg on the first day, 1mg on the second, planning to stick with this exact pattern for a full month!
Feeling fuller earlier into meals, though I still catch myself grabbing fast food out of habit rather than actual hunger, even though I could easily pick something healthier instead. Really hoping to eventually silence that mental chatter and default to better choices naturally.
Does any of this sound familiar to you? And have you managed to push past whatever's been holding you back so far?
Currently in my second week myself.
Started on July 20th, splitting doses between two set days each week.
1mg on the first day, 1mg on the second, planning to stick with this exact pattern for a full month!
Feeling fuller earlier into meals, though I still catch myself grabbing fast food out of habit rather than actual hunger, even though I could easily pick something healthier instead. Really hoping to eventually silence that mental chatter and default to better choices naturally.
Does any of this sound familiar to you? And have you managed to push past whatever's been holding you back so far?