Heart racing from Reta

[Adavis3053]

So everyone has heard of the great Reta which will officially be available in 2026 or 2027. I am very interested as it uses a 3 prong approach (sema is 1 and tirz 2) however i have read some mixed reviews. Some say it is a super appetite suppressor and others have reported it actually made them hungry! Also, i have heard the main side effect is increased heart rate. We all have side effects we can and cannot deal with. This is mine.

I have had nausea, diarreha and constipation with Sema. I can handle it. but heart racing scares me and i dont think i can handle that.

anyone have experiences positive or negative with REta?

 

[Morbius]

I started it recently so I am still on the baby dose of 2 mg.

I have still been losing 3 lbs/week and my appetite is suppressed strongly for a day or two after the shot, and moderately the rest of the week. Whatever label I put on that effect, it is enough to be helpful. I'm eating small meals and choosing to skip my second rich coffee drink or tasty beer, too.

Group consensus is that reta has the least appetite suppressant of the big three meds. If this is the least effective suppressant I cannot imagine what sema is like.

I have observed zero side effects other than a bit less regularity on the ol' throne. I'm adding fiber and miralax supplements to address that. No big deal.

I will stay on 2 mg until I feel like I need more.

AFAIK an uncomfortably high heart rate is a pretty rare side effect. An increase you can notice, but isn't bothersome -- like +10% -- seems to be somewhat common.

All you can do is give it a try. YMMV.

 

[Calm Logic]

Tirz + Survo can be a substitute for Reta, with less elevation of heart rate apparently.

 

[Galora]

AFAIK an uncomfortably high heart rate is a pretty rare side effect. An increase you can notice, but isn't bothersome -- like +10% -- seems to be somewhat common.

All you can do is give it a try. YMMV.

I guess the key it's what is your resting HR. Mine is 80-90 range. All glps increase hr but reta is the worst apparently. Tirz got my RHR to 110 today and I'm not having any fun. Can't even imagine what reta would do to me.

 

[m100568]

I guess the key it's what is your resting HR. Mine is 80-90 range. All glps increase hr but reta is the worst apparently. Tirz got my RHR to 110 today and I'm not having any fun. Can't even imagine what reta would do to me.

I guess everyone is different. When I started my RHR was 94. 8 1/2 months later and on 12mg Reta my RHR is 78. I've never experienced any racing. I know it is anecdotal, but these meds really do have a range of effects on different people. You don't know until you experiment on yourself.

 

[ktg123]

I stacked Tirz and Reta, I was on 9.5mg Tirz and 2.5mg Reta. My RHR used to be 70ish before any GLP-1s. A couple weeks ago it was up to 95. I stopped Reta 2 weeks ago to see what would happen. RHR is still over 90.

 

[Super Trips]

Tirz + Survo can be a substitute for Reta, with less elevation of heart rate apparently.

DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH YOU TAKE LOL

 

[EsSquared]

Heart racing isn't a 5-8 bpm increase.

I've read 2 ways to help mitigate that. Do long duration low intensity cardio regularly.
Instead of dosing every 7 days, dose every other day or even every day and just make sure you hit your weekly dose

 

[Galora]

I stacked Tirz and Reta, I was on 9.5mg Tirz and 2.5mg Reta. My RHR used to be 70ish before any GLP-1s. A couple weeks ago it was up to 95. I stopped Reta 2 weeks ago to see what would happen. RHR is still over 90.

Tirz (and all GLP-1s for that matter) increase RHR.
This increase might just be caused by Tirz. I was looking at my historical RHR, and I do have +20 or 30 bpms over my original pre-GLP numbers. I did have to stop my betablocker because my blood pressure went down, so that could also explain it a bit, but it's A LOT of increase with tirz alone.

 

[Ted R]

Tirz (and all GLP-1s for that matter) increase RHR.
This increase might just be caused by Tirz. I was looking at my historical RHR, and I do have +20 or 30 bpms over my original pre-GLP numbers. I did have to stop my betablocker because my blood pressure went down, so that could also explain it a bit, but it's A LOT of increase with tirz alone.

Not for everyone it doesn't. One size definitely doesn't fit all in this arena.
Reta spiked my rate to ~125 after only 2 hrs. after my first dose, and it took 4 weeks after stopping to return to my normal 68-70.
Started Tirz then at 2.5, have advanced to 7.5 every 5 days and and Surv2 3 days later and still normal HR.