Should I recommend it?

[RetaBoy]

I started using Reta around 3 weeks ago and so far it's been working pretty well for me, I'm already 8 lbs down and I've noticed other benefits like better sleep and overall more energy.

Because it has been doing great for me, I've been thinking to recommend it to my mom since she has always struggled with her own weight management and seeing that she's tired often throughout the day makes me think Reta could help her as well.

Now the question is: would it be a good idea to recommend it to her? She doesn't know anything about GLP-1s and may perceive it as some kind of recreational drug. Is retatrutide fine for ages 40+? If you are a mom on GLP-1 please let me know how you would react in this scenario lol

 

[Batscout]

I am a 61 year old mom who could also be a grandmother if my daughters had children. I am young at heart for my age though, enjoying hiking, caving, backpacking, etc. Whether you recommend this to your mother depends on many things; her age, weight, activity level, interest in learning, open mindedness,

Reta is fine for people over 40, 40 is still young. To say over 40 and above is very broad so it might be important to dial in her age a little more. If she is in her mid to late 70s that might be too old.

Maybe just simply inform her what you are doing and see if she’s interested in asking more questions

 

[pavlovs]

I know this may be a shock to your young heart, sonny, so sit down before reading next sentence. In this forum you are positively surrounded by 40, 50, 60, 70, maybe 80 year olds. That's right, we figured out how to navigate the intarweb and nothing is going to stop us now!

I'm a 54 year old mother buying grey market glp medications and botox online. Your whipper-snapper of a 40 year old mother may be too young to understand these things, so you might start by introducing her to literature on Mounjaro, let her know that it can be bought for cheap, and let her start out on something a little less adventurous than reta. I would be comfortable introducing tirzepatide to a friend or family member, but I don't think I'd go full on with a recommendation for a drug that is still in research mode.

Then tell her that her first vial is free.

Man, teaching these young pups how to become drug dealers is exasperating.

 

[Batscout]

I know this may be a shock to your young heart, sonny, so sit down before reading next sentence. In this forum you are positively surrounded by 40, 50, 60, 70, maybe 80 year olds. That's right, we figured out how to navigate the intarweb and nothing is going to stop us now!

I'm a 54 year old mother buying grey market glp medications and botox online. Your whipper-snapper of a 40 year old mother may be too young to understand these things, so you might start by introducing her to literature on Mounjaro, let her know that it can be bought for cheap, and let her start out on something a little less adventurous than reta. I would be comfortable introducing tirzepatide to a friend or family member, but I don't think I'd go full on with a recommendation for a drug that is still in research mode.

I second that motion

 

[randompersonrandom]

I'm sorry, I turned 45 today and can't with any of this. Could y'all type a little bit bigger and a lot more slowly so my ancient brain can process it? And use lots of old-timey words like "radical" and "bogus" so I know what you're saying?

That said, do not recommend not-yet-approved grey market meds to your mother who doesn't know what GLP-1's are. She isn't ready and might trust that you know what you're talking about, which you don't, because NONE of us do when it comes to reta; it hasn't been studied long enough. Tell her about compound tirzep and if she decides it's right for her, tell her about grey later on but only enough that she can go do her own learning.

 

[MsGizmo]

If you are a mom on GLP-1 please let me know how you would react in this scenario lol

Well, for starters find out what she knows about ozempic and mounjaro. If she knows nothing at all about them she might just hear "weight loss drug" and want nothing to do with them based on the history of other weight loss drugs that were killing people. So you will have to educate her on the new stuff nd its safety record.

If she does know about the retail versions already and is ok with them you then need to find out how she feels about the compounded versions. If she can accept compounded drugs then the final step is introducing the idea of DIY compounding and the cost saving and health benefits of doing so.

 

[BooneDonk]

I'm sorry, I turned 45 today and can't with any of this. Could y'all type a little bit bigger and a lot more slowly so my ancient brain can process it? And use lots of old-timey words like "radical" and "bogus" so I know what you're saying?

That said, do not recommend not-yet-approved grey market meds to your mother who doesn't know what GLP-1's are. She isn't ready and might trust that you know what you're talking about, which you don't, because NONE of us do when it comes to reta; it hasn't been studied long enough. Tell her about compound tirzep and if she decides it's right for her, tell her about grey later on but only enough that she can go do her own learning.

1980 baby. Best year ever!

To OP, this is a long convo. My wife and MIL and SIL and also other BIL AND his spouse have been on GLP’s for years. They either source from compounding or manufacturer name brand. They have been kinda giggling about my grey choices for the last couple to 3 months. I’ll get them eventually to convert. I live in the US and my FIL recently retired after 52 years as a family practitioner. The whole family is used to the “traditional” route of medication obtainment. Crazy our options these days!!!

 

[Peotidethrowaway]

I’m late 40s. Am not good with computer. How did I get here. Who are you people. Here’s a picture of my cat

 

[skeptick]

I am a 61 year old mom who could also be a grandmother if my daughters had children. I am young at heart for my age though, enjoying hiking, caving, backpacking, etc. Whether you recommend this to your mother depends on many things; her age, weight, activity level, interest in learning, open mindedness,

Reta is fine for people over 40, 40 is still young. To say over 40 and above is very broad so it might be important to dial in her age a little more. If she is in her mid to late 70s that might be too old.

Maybe just simply inform her what you are doing and see if she’s interested in asking more questions

HEY!!!! Some of us am mid 70's.

 

[Batscout]

HEY!!!! Some of us am mid 70's.

I know. 😂 I am not far from you in age. We know very little about the mother except that he asked about recommending Reta for the over 40 group (which is a wide range of ages and stages). If his mother is in her late 70s and loses a large amount of weight and muscle mass, it could put her at risk of health problems or injury.

 

[Batscout]

I’m late 40s. Am not good with computer. How did I get here. Who are you people. Here’s a picture of my cat

Made me giggle.

 

[cheaperseeker]

I also came to say, try recommending an FDA approved GLP1, such as tirzepatide (aka Mounjaro/Zepbound), to ease her into it.

 

[Peotidethrowaway]

 

[cheaperseeker]

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I was going to say, you promised a picture of a cat and didn't deliver! I guess this will do.

 

[geoguy78]

I'd never recommend a truly experimental med like Reta straight out of the gate to someone that knows nothing about research peptides. Especially when Tirz is so effective for the vast majority of people. It's bad enough that the Sema and Tirz we use could have funky excipients or contaminants that are slowly killing us that we are unaware of. I use gray Tirz, and when my daughter approached me about info, I steered her to telehealth Sema. I told her that if she gets to the point where she wants to start getting glp's from the gray market, I can be a source of guidance, but that I wasn't going to facilitate it early on. I don't think we should be so flippant about this stuff, these aren't multivitamins we're buying at GNC, they are powerful and sometimes unapproved medications manufactured under questionable circumstances, being sold by questionable people.

 

[Peotidethrowaway]

Why am I the only fucker on the face of the planet that Reta doesn’t work for? 😂

 

[geoguy78]

Why am I the only fucker on the face of the planet that Reta doesn’t work for? 😂

Didn't work for my sister, either. I think it not working for some people is more common than you think