Reta Beginner- Titration Questions

[PorcShanc]

Hey community,

I just started Reta today. My plan is to do 6 weeks at 1mg per week and I plan on splitting that into two doses per week. 0.5mg on Monday and 0.5mg on Thursday. My reasoning behind this is simply because I feel it might work better if there’s a steady stream of it rather than just once a week doing a full 1mg. Please let me know if doing this makes no difference at all. Another reason I’m doing it is to more so ease into it than going full on straight away.

I’m also taking g BPC, TB and GHK. All of these are being injected into my belly just above where my boxers waistband is.

Wondering if this is where everyone else does it as well?

Finally, I’m wondering should I move onto 2mg (weekly) after 6 weeks? I’ve read that there’s no need to really ever go beyond 2mg weekly but I’ve also seen people go up to as much as 12mg per week so I wanted to hear some opinions about this also.

Thanks in advance guys

 

[Calm Logic]

Most people here will be at 2 mg within a month of starting reta. But there are some super responders who stay at 1 mg longer than most, just as there are many who start at 2 mg or titrate up ASAP.

It's generally a good idea to rotate injection sites.

 

[MsGizmo]

Hey community,

I just started Reta today. My plan is to do 6 weeks at 1mg per week and I plan on splitting that into two doses per week. 0.5mg on Monday and 0.5mg on Thursday. My reasoning behind this is simply because I feel it might work better if there’s a steady stream of it rather than just once a week doing a full 1mg. Please let me know if doing this makes no difference at all. Another reason I’m doing it is to more so ease into it than going full on straight away.

I’m also taking g BPC, TB and GHK. All of these are being injected into my belly just above where my boxers waistband is.

Wondering if this is where everyone else does it as well?

Finally, I’m wondering should I move onto 2mg (weekly) after 6 weeks? I’ve read that there’s no need to really ever go beyond 2mg weekly but I’ve also seen people go up to as much as 12mg per week so I wanted to hear some opinions about this also.

Thanks in advance guys

I don't think you can fully plan dosage that far ahead. You don't know how your body reacts to it. I mean you just took your first shot and it hasn't even had a chance to get up and running just yet. You don't know if your current dosage will cause a side effect nor even if it works at all at a low dose.

The way I decide: I take a first shot or dosage increase and wait until just before my next dose to decide if I need to reduce due to side effects. (I have never had anything so bad to do this) After the 4th shot at any dose I decide if to stay at the same dose or increase based on how my body responded. I do eventually plan to increase to the dosages in the official studies that are most effective .. but I want to get there slowly.

 

[PAPoots]

Document date, dose, weight, and side effects at the least. I started with the published protocol and as I titrated up i started getting allodynia and cramps for the first couple days. So I backed off the dose until the pain went away. Then the weight loss stopped. So I switched to Monday and Thursday dosing and then titrated up until I started seeing affects. But the allodynia came back. So I then moved to Monday, Wednesday and Friday. That worked for a couple months. That was a 2,2,3mg dose. Now I'm at 3,3,4 for a total of 10mg per week and I'm back to losing about a pound a week. My issue is appetite control. I was about to look into Cagri because I was so frustrated. But 10mg is working well.

I don't know how some people get away with a maintenance dose of a couple mg a week. Unless they really didn't need it for health issues, but they are already lean and hit the gym daily. They must want to shave that last few percent off to show their abs on Instagram. I'm also 5'10" and 210lbs. I imagine a smaller person, closer to their goal weight needs a lot less.

 

[Not_Your_Dad]

I agree that you shouldn't try to plan out that far ahead. You never know how you will or won't respond, what sides you'll have, etc.

I am curious where you read there's no need to go above 2 mg / week. I'm not sure 2 mg is even considered a therapeutic dose. Not to say you should titrate beyond it if 2 mg is working, but that planning on stopping at or before 2 mg doesn't make much sense to me.