Switching to Reta - dosage Qs

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Vial says 2.5 mg per 0.5 ml (single dose). Using a 1 ml insulin syringe (100 units). When I draw it, I can pull slightly more than 50 units—sometimes 55–60. Does the vial have extra liquid? Is it saline without med? If I inject 0.55–0.6 ml am I getting more than 2.5 mg? Is concentration fixed so the total's always 2.5 mg?
 
Try splitting the dose. Half on day one, half on day four. Spreads it over the whole week instead of one spike. You can split a 0.25 with pen clicks—like 37 clicks for 0.25mg, 18 for 0.125. Some people are just sensitive to it. Nothing wrong with a lower dose while you adjust.
 
been on 5mg for 8 months, bloodwork is solid. a1c at 5.6, bmi down to overweight from obese, blood pressure way better. lost 45 lbs and don't need to lose more. doc probably won't bump my dose as long as the numbers stay good.
 
Got my first 2.5mg shot yesterday morning. Was fine then, but this morning I've got mild-to-moderate nausea, bloating, fatigue, burping like crazy. Is this normal? What helps besides chugging water (which makes the burping worse)?
 
Just came off a daily blend after 37 days. The fluid retention was killing me—carpal tunnel feelings, tingling, burning, a little pain. Got IGF levels checked before and after. Plan to try again with lower dose next time instead of stopping cold.
 
The taper-down approach on Tirz while ramping Reta tends to work better than stopping cold. Dropping over 3-5 weeks rather than going from full dose to nothing avoids the overlap effect where both are working at full strength simultaneously. What dose of Reta are you planning to start?
 
53lb since December on Tirz and 43 of that since January on Reta is a strong rate. Aggressive titration on Reta is what got that velocity - but starting at 0.5 and building is still the safer approach for the OP who hasn't run Reta before. You can always go faster once you know how your body handles it at each step.
 
Coming from 12.5mg Tirz and wondering where to start on Reta is a common question. Most people stepping across from high Tirz start around 1-2mg Reta and move up quickly since the mechanism is different enough that Tirz tolerance doesn't carry over in a simple way. What's driving the switch from 12.5mg specifically?
 
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