BNLFL
GLP-1 Specialist
Mine has actually dropped closer to normal when I check in the AM these days.
How has retatrutide affected your heart rate?
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birdwhacker
GLP-1 Enthusiast
Question for the three of you:
Do you supplement potassium and magnesium daily? What supplements do you take, and do you take any supplements to support your heart specifically?
You're not putting your heart under a lot of stress. You can handle a few extra beats per minute for the few months that it takes to lose the weight. After you get the weight down a bit you can drop your dose down and start playing with other glps, but it's not a rush. 10 extra bpm is not a big deal unless you have some serious issues with your heart.
tendency
GLP-1 Enthusiast
Yes, I supplement potassium and mag daily. No affect on RHR and reta.
birdwhacker
GLP-1 Enthusiast
Thanks! I have a theory that the people who had serious episodes don't supplement potassium and magnesium. The increase to RHR is alarming but should be harmless. My heart rate is at 65, the lowest it's been in years, so once I come off the reta I'll probably be enjoying 50-55bpm!
I used to do a lot of drugs and spent years with my resting heart rate at 70-80bpm... And hours above 200bpm.
tendency
GLP-1 Enthusiast
Yes, I never had any other cardio issues when I was on reta just the increase in RHR .. about 14-15 bpm on 4.5mg reta every 6 days.
DidntMakeBrownies
GLP-1 Apprentice
I really want to try Reta because my loss has slowed on tirz and I’m still 45 lbs from goal. I have borderline high BP and a script for a beta blocker- I wonder if the beta blocker would keep my HR from going too high on reta.
LongevitybroTX
GLP-1 Apprentice
Week 1 of Reta (2mg), but I've been on Tirz for like 2.5 years, so not GLP-1 naive. Apple watch hasn't noticed a change yet.
BNLFL
GLP-1 Specialist
8mg. Just checked mine 72bpm and 100% O2 level.
DarkHorse25
GLP-1 Novice
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Have been on Reta at doses starting at 2mg/week back in September last year working up to 10mg/week by January this year then steadily reduced back down to 5mg/week now. I have found that my RHR will not come down below @78 now unless I'm able to get at least 6.5hrs sleep, don't eat less than 2 hours before bed, and finish my workout 2.5hrs before bed. If I don't follow my body clock closely, that rate just stays higher on Reta. Before Reta, RHR average was around 63 at night. Considering bringing the Reta down closer to 3mg/week split as I'm all but done with my loss journey and looking at maintenance now. Hunger/food discipline support along with all the other side benefits are still desired. Not sure where my "floor" is for efficacy just yet.
dzl515
GLP-1 Apprentice
My average resting rate increased by about 5bpm. Not too bad overall. I've been monitoring it long before ever starting reta so I had a pretty good baseline to work with.
Over the first 8 weeks, my heart rate went up about 10 beats per minute, just this past week it has started going down again. Which is great. That said I was in the low 60s so going up to the low 70s was not really a big deal
alphaamigo
GLP-1 Apprentice
I was consistently at about 65bpm. I am at about 72bpm now. However, I was at 145/85 blood pressure before, and after 2 months, I'm already down to 130/78. I would call that a huge net positive, worth the BPM increase.
xgirlmama
GLP-1 Novice
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my RHR went up about 10 bpm. When working out it makes my HR shoot up to max way faster than before reta. So, I have to have longer recoveries between weights sets or take more walk breaks when I run, otherwise I feel weird.
wildweasel
GLP-1 Apprentice
My rhr when I was on it for a couple months. About +6 rhr over time. Started at 500mg weekly ended at 2mg weekly
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BNLFL
GLP-1 Specialist
Mornings waking up its' 70-72, afternoon 76-78. Sleeping 53-58 depending if I actually sleep.
Hawk_recon
GLP-1 Apprentice
For me reta jumped my RHR by about 10-12BPM on average and completely tanked my HRV from an average of about 80 down to the 30s. It's one of the many reasons I'm switching to Tirz to see if that's a better fit for me. Since running long-distance is my main hobby, I'm not comfortable with that large of a change in my heart metrics. This was on about 5-7mg weekly dosage once a week of reta, btw. Sleep and supplementation, hydration, etc. were all dialed in well, so the only variable was the reta.
PineCone99
GLP-1 Apprentice
11 weeks of Reta, now at 3mg. No change to heart rate. Today mid-day was: 106/63, pulse 57
Honestly, I’m naturally tachycardic, usually around 90–95 bpm during the day, sometimes even higher. I did notice my resting HR at night was a little higher than usual, but probably not by more than 5 bpm, since my normal resting HR is around the low 70s
Currently on 2mg every 5 days for 1 month and couple days
oldjarhead
GLP-1 Apprentice
Im up about 8 or 9 bpm, and sweatier, too. I get about 6 hours sleep a night with no choice to sleep longer. 6 doses in currently @1.5mg
oldrunnerguy
GLP-1 Apprentice
I was on 1.5mg per week, now on 1mg per week. Admittedly, a low dose. No effect whatsoever on my resting heart rate, according to my smart watch.
