What dose of reta are you at?

[SVT810E]

Just dropped back down to 12 after running 24 for a couple months.

 

[Imfrijole]

Jumped today on 4mg. Started from 1mg and titrating 1mg up every 3 weeks. So curious if the magic dose of reta (4mg) is a real deal, or just another urban legend 😉

The only red line was my 4mg. I’ve since stalled and wondering if I should go up to 5 tomorrow or stay with 4. I’ve been packing on muscle with surfing almost daily so I’m not sure what do do…

 

[ultima thule]

The only red line was my 4mg. I’ve since stalled and wondering if I should go up to 5 tomorrow or stay with 4. I’ve been packing on muscle with surfing almost daily so I’m not sure what do do…
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I tirtrated from 3mg to 4mg 2 days ago and definitely can feel the difference. Don't say it's something more unusual than before, but as everytime I boost the dose it hits me harder.

 

[gpwdeux]

Followed phase 3 dosing schedule. Dropped 110 lbs now at 14.2% body fat. 2.3 visceral fat.

 

[Padre01]

Week 1 .5mg
Week 2 1mg
First time on Reta, no issues

 

[Sumblime81]

Weeks 1-3, 1mg
Week 4, 1.5

Steady 1.5-2 lbs/week at this point

5mg a week. I feel like I need to change it to every 5-6 days though. By the end of the week, I can eat like normal, like, food noise is completely gone. Still super slow digestion, so that isn’t any fun.

 

[dolph]

Another 6mg yesterday and I should have gone 8mg.

 

[FunkyOtter]

Week 1 .5mg
Week 2 1mg
First time on Reta, no issues

If I switch to Reta, that is my plan as well. It took me forever to get past the starting dose of Sema, so I wouldn't anticipate Reta being much easier on my system.

 

[bluewater]

10 weeks in and 45 pounds down.
Started at 0.5mg and slowly worked up to 5mg which seems to be about right for me. Combined with MOTS-C. I have been astonished at how effective it has been at cutting the craving and constant thoughts about food.

 

[asdf1234]

I'm 4 months in & at 4 mg (started at 2 mg). I went up to 6 mg for a couple of weeks but got sick. I don't know if it had anything to with the increased dosage, but I went back down to 4 mg after feeling better. I'm almost at 40 pounds lost, close to goal & still losing. I may go back up to 6 mg for a couple weeks or just stay where I'm at. I'm happy with how I've responded at these doses & need to focus on working out more.

 

[Shadow27]

I know everyone is different but I read a lot of posts where people start at low doses and don't need to titrate up that high of a dose.
I'm curious as to if people go all the way up to 12mg like in the clinical trials, if if they have reaped most benefits at lower doses.

So my question is:
How long have you been taking Reta for?
Where along are you in your journey?
What is your current dosage?

Currently finishing up week 8 of my journey on 6.5 mg this week. Started at 229, and down to 204 today working out 5-7 days a week doing 30-40+ minutes of incline treadmill on-top of daily workout routines.

Even though I’m eating at a caloric deficit, I’m prioritizing my protein and have actually gained muscle during this cut instead of losing any at all.

 

[BigScout]

6mg once a week now, 6 months in. Have been basically maintaining at this point but eating and drinking whatever I want. I'm a fit 170-175lbs right now. If I really wanted to cut I would look to cut another 10-15lbs.

Will likely start going down in dose to start back in a bulk phase end of July.

 

[BNLFL]

Started the 9mg ride this morning on 2 BFF R60's I reconstituted on Thursday with 3ml Hospira.

So, this BFF stuff is really smooth, at least that's how I describe it.

 

[RetCurious]

So, this BFF stuff is really smooth, at least that's how I describe it.

It's the good stuff. Compare it to BioChem's when you get it and let me know what you think.

 

[BNLFL]

It's the good stuff. Compare it to BioChem's when you get it and let me know what you think.

I remember you saying that, and I sure will. That R140 BioChem will be here tomorrow, but she hasn't sent the testing yet. Hard to believe I have all this BFF stuff, and just used it.

 

[RetCurious]

I remember you saying that, and I sure will. That R140 BioChem will be here tomorrow, but she hasn't sent the testing yet. Hard to believe I have all this BFF stuff, and just used it.

Crap, when's it due? Any vial that big you're going to want to know before reconing, that sucker could be a 160. 😆
Didn't you say most of your product was BFF? You won the lottery.

 

[BNLFL]

Crap, when's it due? Any vial that big you're going to want to know before reconing, that sucker could be a 160. 😆
Didn't you say most of your product was BFF? You won the lottery.

Yeah, 100 vials of BFF, most R30. I heard it's overfilled. I was planning on a total of 6ml BAC, 3 in the 140, then filter into a 10ml and 3ml more in there. Should be 15 doses at 39 units. That's two months/8 weeks at 9mg? Two of us using it.

 

[woundcarping]

...Any vial that big you're going to want to know before reconing, that sucker could be a 160. 😆...

Percentage is percentage.

20/140= 14% overfill.

That's equivalent to an R30 being 34.2mg.

 

[jpru2001]

5mg sucked ass. We did one 5mg shot after 6-4mgs. Did 6-6mgs and was good till the last two then nothing. Last 2-6mg it where the sleep issues started and the weight loss stopped. One pin at 7mg, nope. Went to 8mg, did 5-8mg. That was a good one, but OMG, my sleep was brutally bad and stalled a little. Just started 9mg Sunday, and I can tell already, we should've gone to 10mg. These 1mg increased just aren't working in my wives or my plan. I'll do 1 more 9mg, and likely go to 10mg.

Man I am hoping I am not going to need to go much higher. Still losing at 1.75 lbs/week average at 198 pounds/BMI 28ish (subtracting out the 4 pound first week water weight drop), only going to 175-180 before I start titrating back down. Once I get into that range I'll be perfectly happy with maintenance or ultra-slow weight loss. Also considering Tirz at that point because I do have a bit of elevated RHR on the reta and I plan to run a small dose for life probably, so we will have to see how the RHR reacts when I lower the dose back down. Studies indicated it went back down on average around the 24 week mark also.

Also gives me an excuse to stockpile a little tirz for the collection lol.

 

[gusterbuster]

Just dropped back down to 12 after running 24 for a couple months.

Wait, is everyone gonna skip over this gem? 24mg of reta for a couple of months? Dude is kinda my hero. Studied at 12mg, and said send it to damn near a full 30mg vial sub-q.

 

[RoadRash]

wk 1-4 : 1mg
wk 5-8 : 2mg
wk 9-12 : 3mg
wk 13-16 : 4mg
wk 17-20 : 5mg
wk 21 - 22 : 6mg - broke my 4wk rule for the first time
wk 23 : 8mg (6mg + 2mg) - going rogue. go big or go home

Total : 80mg of reta over a course of 23 weeks
Weight loss : zero
Weight gain : zero

I will be switching to cagri soon as the food noise on high dose reta has taken over my life.

What? Zero weight loss? That seems unbelievable, actually.