Reta makin' me needle shy?

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My vitamin B and D levels are both high-normal. I get them checked with my blood tests (D especially) to make sure I'm not over or underdoing it.

But yeah, I could see how low vitamin D could be a factor.
 
My vitamin D level is high and I still get allodynia. I just have to dial back the RETA dose sometimes. It moves around on me. Started on my face at first. I reduced my dose until it was gone, and then didn't feel it again for a few months until I went up in dose. Then someone suggested splitting my dose M-W-F. That worked for a bit. But it came back last week, so I skipped my M-W dose and I'm better. Thinking about trying the vitamin B thing. Which one, though, 6, 12....
 
I'm seeing some chatter about facial changes and aging after losing a lot of weight. It's important to keep up with protein intake, especially when using GLP-1s, to maintain muscle mass. I've been using shakes to help me hit my targets because I have had some nausea.
 
RunFTW said:
I'm seeing some chatter about facial changes and aging after losing a lot of weight. It's important to keep up with protein intake, especially when using GLP-1s, to maintain muscle mass. I've been using shakes to help me hit my targets because I have had some nausea.
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That's smart. I hadn't really thought about shakes. I've been trying to eat whole foods, but the nausea makes that tough some days. I'll have to add a shake.
 
I've lost maybe 25lbs and I'm starting to worry about the aging thing I've seen online. Protein shakes are a good idea. I'll try that. Anything to avoid the dreaded 'Ozempic face'!
 
I agree about protein intake! I emphasize protein with all my patients who are on GLP-1 meds for weight loss. It helps preserve muscle mass during rapid weight loss. The "Ozempic face" some people are talking about is usually just a result of losing a lot of fat in the face, which can make wrinkles and other signs of aging more visible.
 
had the same with bpc-157, might've been just in my head but i kept injecting at the injury spot anyway. also got knocked out on dose 6 with kpv, had to stop and try something else.
 
The two-needle approach is the practical fix for people running thicker compounds - drawing with a wider gauge and switching to the finest comfortable gauge for the actual injection eliminates both the draw frustration and the injection discomfort in one protocol change. The dead space issue with luer slip syringes is real and the luer lock form solves it at the cost of an extra swap step.
 
the test-and-move approach for finding less sensitive spots is the right protocol when injection anxiety is building - the sensitivity varies significantly across even adjacent areas, and spending 30 seconds finding the spot that produces the least resistance on light pressure before committing to the injection site reduces the anticipatory anxiety as much as the actual pain. auto-injectors do not give you that positioning flexibility in the same way a manual syringe does
 
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