I stacked by adding reta to my tirzepatide. But now my ALT levels are 10 times the upper limit of normal. While the doctor believes that reta is probably not the cause of my increased ALT levels, I agree and am following his recommendation to stop taking reta until my levels return to normal. My hepatologist and I both believe that Lipitor (atorvastatin) is the likely cause of my liver problems. I stopped taking Lipitor But considering my liver problems, I'm not going to continue risking things by taking reta, an unapproved drug. If my ALT levels return to normal, I will start start reta again and see what happens.
Or even revert to sema.... I switch up every 4 months maybe.
Wish I could get the 0 desire for alcohol. It costs me 1000 calories every time I drink
Believe my daughter gave me that a few years ago, didn't seem to help much. Maybe cuz I stopped after a few weeks. Thanks brother.
Semaglutide seems to work best in this category, plus look for low calorie options - Vodka, lemon juice, Splenda plus ice
Mojito is my favorite drink from all drinks.
My best friend, an alcoholic who stopped drinking over 10 years, marvels at the fact that I have no desire to drink alcohol. However, I didn't like drinking even before starting GLP-1 meds.
I’m old, so I distinctly remember in the ‘90s we were told by the experts that red wine was healthy for the heart. In fact, the recommendations were two glasses of red wine daily for men and one glass daily for women. Since I loved red wine, I happily followed their advice for years. 🫠 Now they tell us that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption. Wtf.
Unfortunately I've loved it 25 years but I did quit cigarettes over a year ago..
I always thought it was the mixers which do add calories but even a 2oz serving of just vodka 200 calories .... pretty much every Oz of liquor is 100 to 120 calories or I'd be ordering 0 calorie booze by the case lol. Not ideal for liver and pancreas on glp1's also.
I started 2.5mg in October of 2023. I increased every 4 weeks u til I reached 10mg and stayed on that for a few months as long as I kept losing. Eventually I increased up to 15mg and in about 8 months I’d lost 70 pounds and reached my goal weight. I have continued to take 15mg every week since but my body stopped losing weight. It’s like as soon as I got a good weight for me I just stabilized. I’m a female at 5’6 and fluctuate between 145 and 150 for the past year and a half. I don’t feel like it’s lost its effectiveness. I intend to take it for the rest of my life.
My completely unscientific opinion is that it might be tied to how heavy you are. I mean if you are approaching a healthy weight maybe the body just becomes more resistant to losing? Sure, it might SEEM like its a tolerance build up but you are already thinner.
That may be something else: The medicine won’t necessarily stop all overeating. Getting 450 pounds Dwight down to 215 is a huge accomplishment. Staying at 215 or neat there does the mrdici r works. But you may still struggle with current meds to get below 215.
Again referring to my skinny husband who is taking twice as much sema as me .. he has not had any appetite suppression at all. While I almost need to force myself to eat to get some protein in. I will concede that maybe that is just his personal biology. But I don't know anyone else who is taking ozempic who started out at a healthy weight.
Pitavastatin recently went generic and has far less side effects and liver impact, than all the other statins. It was so expensive oop that some drs aren’t familiar with it as an option yet. I’m not sure where the person saying people who use AAS avoid statins, because I learned of this one from the Meso steroid forum. It’s one they recommend. Sharing in case it’s an option for you.
