Keepin' it weird in ATX

[Hawkeye512]

Hi, happy to find this forum. I have been on GLPs since 2021. Could never consistently stay on them with the shortages and bounced back and forth between Wegovy and Zepbound for the first two years. My company then changed their guidelines for coverage and I was excluded last July (they raised the initial BMI to 32 instead of 30). I gained 2# a month eating the same, so I was up 8# and still not close to goal.

Then I found online reta thanks to a friend who is a bodybuilder. I am now on 4mg (I have done them all low and slow) and almost back to where I was last June with 10-15# to go around my stomach, waist and back, but the expense is keeping me from going up when I probably should. My BMI is still 25 and I would like to get down in the low 20s. I have had a ton of hormone issues since 2014, the last time I was at my normal weight, and this has been the only thing I have tried that has helped me lose after menopause and hypothyroidism/Hashimoto's.

I am noticing more food noise on reta than I had with either of the others, but less nausea. I have thought about adding a little tirzepatide to help with that but that would be an additional cost so as long as I'm losing on one, I think I will stick with it for now.

I would be interested in help finding a reputable vendor that does third-party testing and doesn't cost an arm and a leg if anyone can help. Thanks y'all and Go Hawks!

 

[rickyricardo]

Nice to meet you!

Where did you source your Reta? There are alot of Chinese vendors that sell kits of 10 vials for some decent prices at least when compared to some US vendors.

When asking about reputable vendors you'll notice everyone is very opinionated and some of those discussions can even get heated. You'll need to read many threads to form your own judgement on whether a vendor is considered "reputable" to you.

If you ask me though, the vendor I have had the best experience with is Nexaph (Quick google search and they will come up). I have done like 6 orders with them already. They are a US vendor, that poses as a Chinese vendor, so everything that is shipped usually arrives within 3-4 days. A 12 mg kit of 10 vials goes for $275. When it arrives there is a QR code that takes you straight to a third party test for that batch.

Hope this helps!

 

[nonyabizznez]

I think the intersection of price verses confidence in product (testing) is PGB and Nexaph. You'll find strong opinions on many peripheral or tangential issues regarding them (big words for "murky'). You won't find bad product or issues for the most part unresolved. In the US they are the nexus between a fair price, website, customer service and expediency.

No vendor does third party testing, YOU are the 3rd party. If you have time and patience you can get close to CN pricing tested in a group buy. I received a T30 kit today for $170 that's already been tested. I probably would have found it for $150 from a CN vendor untested or at best a fudgesicle vendor test.