Need Advice
Started reta in December at 333 lbs and I’m now 291 in May, so about 42 lbs down. I started extremely low at 0.1mg and slowly titrated up every ~4 weeks. I’m currently at 2.5mg.
The first 3–4 months honestly felt life changing. I had:
- insane energy
- zero food noise
- almost complete loss of body pain/inflammation
- better mood
- more creativity/motivation
- ability to walk/workout daily without it feeling hard
It genuinely felt like my brain and body had turned back on.
But over the last month or two, things shifted a bit. The food noise slowly started creeping back in, some body pain/inflammation returned, and I started feeling more tired, kind of depressed, and mentally “flat.” I also lost that strong motivation/energy boost that made movement feel easy in the beginning.
I increased from 2mg to 2.5mg and the food noise is mostly gone again, but the energy/mental effects never really came back. Now workouts and daily walks feel harder instead of effortless like before.
Has anyone else experienced this after the honeymoon phase? Did your energy eventually come back?
I’m still incredibly grateful for the weight loss and reduction in food obsession, but I miss how GOOD I felt physically and mentally during those first few months.