r/RetatrutideTalk

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so i've lost a crazy amount of weight on reta and honestly i thought getting here would feel like the finish line but it's kind of opened up a whole new set of things i wasn't prepared for

my entire closet is basically unwearable at this point. everything i own is oversized and baggy because that's all i ever bought when i was bigger. never really had a style, just wore whatever was comfortable and hid everything. now i genuinely don't know what looks good on me or where to even start

but the bigger thing i've been sitting with is that my body still doesn't look the way i imagined it would. i've got loose skin in certain areas, some stubborn fat that clearly isn't going anywhere on its own, and stretch marks that are pretty hard to ignore. been doing a lot of research on removal options lately and i think i'm leaning toward just going for it because at this point i've come too far to feel this uncomfortable in my own skin

just didn't expect the mental side of this to hit as hard as it has.. honestly felt like reaching the goal didn't quite feel the way they thought it would

Has anyone transitioned from tirzepatide to reta? Just curious of your experience with the transition, and what differences there are in how each one "feels".

Hey all new to this group I have a question I see lots of Chinese manufacturers selling peptides and 10 vials of Reta 60 mg is almost the price of one vile from an online Canadian source. Has anyone had experience with purchasing from China? If you care to share your source I’d appreciate it. They all seem to have lab tests and say they will refund the money if I tested in the results are not adequate

Today is month 2 of my Reta experience. Started 50f/175lbs. Down 22 lbs. Side effects lingering are- dry mouth and fatigue. Currently dosing 2mg a week- staying there til it doesn't work anymore then I'll tírate up. Here's to 20 more lbs to go!

24M, 5'7 and i genuinely need to know if anyone else is going through this because it's getting bad

every time i dose i get hit with this wave of grogginess and fatigue that i can kind of deal with but the headaches are on another level entirely. we're not talking a mild annoyance, we're talking can't function, lights are too bright, need to lay down type headaches

it's gotten to the point where i've actually been sick from it and not in the typical nausea way people talk about. like the headache itself is so bad it's making me throw up which is not something i saw anyone warn about before starting

has anyone dealt with this specifically or found anything that actually helped? i really want to stick with it but this is genuinely rough to push through every dose

Last week on a Wednesday I took my last dose, so exactly a week ago. I do have no appetite at all, all I do is drink the whole day, I have a dry mouth and everything I smell .. it feels like I needs to vomiting (especially in the morning when I wake up). When does this stop and I can eat again?

I started at 150, currently 139 I’ve been on Reta for almost 9 weeks. 1-3 1mg, 4-9 2mg. I’ve lost a lot of water weight and my ass -__-, but lost weight nonetheless. I’m seeing myself as ‘skinny fat’ is what they call it. Still have a lower pouch, should I add anything to taking Reta or maybe up the dose? I don’t know what to do.

Notes to add - I take LipoC once a week also
As well as GHKCU 3x a week
And just added Tesa last week 5x a week

I began my RETA journey on 2/8/26. 66yoF/189lb/5'5"/BMI 30.5.

Today, 13 weeks later: 160lbs/BMI 25.8

My goal all along was to fit into every piece of clothing I owned. I am a young 66, meaning: I'm still as wild as I was my whole life and now I'm the coolest Nonna around! I have met that goal, though I was shooting for a scale number too (149).

My plan WAS in keeping with the 2nd trials 2/4/8/12 each four weeks. Yesterday (I do Sunday shots) I decided to forgo the 8 to 12 transition and I used 10U instead. I did this because my hunger has been kept at bay, but I have plateaued the last 10 days or so.

My routine goes this this, with some variation and exceptions:

Electrolytes and an Iron pill./Shilajit/Protein Shake(egg or plant protein) Super greens/super mushrooms/collagen/ground flaxseed/coconut water/kefir. At some point in the day I TRY to finish an 8oz jar of my chia pudding (1/4C chia seed, with plain kefir or orange/apple juice or Almond milk. I make few jars at night and it keeps for at least week.

I meet my protein goal with this. Sometimes I have bacon and cheesy eggs. I eat homemade sourdough bread on occasion. I have cheese pizza and fried chicken sometimes. Steak and sweet potato now and then. Beer or cocktails. It all depends on me. I didn't want this to be an ugly journey and I have seen to it that it isn't. I've rarely been hungry. The supplements (B Complex/D-K2/Sea Moss/ Iron/ Magnesium Glycinate) with proper timing have kept the headaches/exhaustion/nausea away.

What do you think about this? Thoughts? Advice? Thanks!

okay so i don't really know how to say this so i'm just going to say it

been on reta for a few months, results have been great, feeling good, looking better. all positives. except for one thing that nobody warned me about and i am not happy about it

things are looking a little different down there and not in a good way. like reta said "yeah we're cutting everywhere" and just went ahead cut some inches off my penis as well

is this actually a known thing or am i just losing my mind. please tell me someone else has experienced this because i need to know i'm not alone here

27M here, been on reta for a little while now and honestly i haven't been tracking anything. no calorie counting, no macros, nothing. just eating the way i normally do and hoping the medication handles the rest

the thing is rice is basically a non negotiable for me as an asian. breakfast, lunch and dinner, it's just part of how i eat and i'm not really willing to give that up. culturally it's just how things are at home

so far i've only lost around 2kg which i know isn't a lot. i'm not sure if it's because i'm not tracking, because of the carbs, or if i'm just a slow responder. honestly could be all three

should i actually start counting or does reta eventually just do its thing regardless? would love to hear from people who didn't change much about their diet and still saw decent results

I don’t know if this is a stupid question, but I recently came across a post talking about scams and fake transformations and it kind of threw me off

the post I was talking about

i’ve been lurking in a few communities for a while and took a lot of progress posts at face value, but now i’m wondering how common it actually is for people to fake results or reuse photos

for people who’ve been around longer, is this a real issue or more of an occasional thing that gets overblown?

also curious how you guys judge what’s legit vs not. are there specific red flags you look for or is it basically impossible to tell most of the time?

https://preview.redd.it/5mmr8roig90h1.jpg?width=535&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f86bb915b88ef889dc41a0dd673cf3b009104ecc

I used to be on semaglutide (ozempic) back in the day but it did fuck all for me. Just jumped ship to reta and I'm all the better for it

28M, 6’1 started at 260 lbs. been putting in work at the gym consistently and i just need to talk about what these last 2 months have done to my body because bro

first couple weeks felt like nothing was happening. took my doses, kept training, kept eating on point and was just waiting. kind of felt like i got played or I bought some duds for a minute

then week 4 or 5 hit and something just switched. the fat started peeling off like it was offended by my body. veins showing up where i forgot i had veins. definition coming through like i've been on a 6 month prep. all while barely even pushing a hard deficit which makes zero sense to me but i'll take it

Currently sitting at 238 now and my old shirts look absolutely tragic on me. like a coat hanger wearing clothes two sizes too big. had to retire half my wardrobe and i am not complaining one bit

strength hasn't tanked either which was my biggest fear going in. still moving weight, still progressing, just doing it in a body that actually looks like it lifts now

whoever synthesized this compound deserves a trophy or something. thing is no joke

does it actually matter when you take reta? like morning vs night, or it doesn’t really make a difference as long as you’re consistent?

pretty simple question but i've been on reta for a bit now and just started getting back into lifting. been thinking about adding creatine back into my routine but not sure if it plays well with reta or if there's any reason to avoid it, also a little nervous about the bloating side of things because reta already has me feeling kind of puffy sometimes and i know creatine can add to that too. don't really want to double down on that if i can avoid it

just got everything ready and i’m sitting here staring at the needle like.. there is no way i’m supposed to be poking myself with something that looks like it belongs in a bike pump

Even my asian boyfriends penis is smaller than this.. What the fuck?

for people who’ve been doing this, what gauge are you actually using? because the one i have right now looks insane and i genuinely can’t see myself using it regularly

also separate question, anyone running test alongside reta? anything worth knowing about that combo before i just send it?

Been on retatrutide for a bit and the fatigue is kind of confusing. Some days I feel completely normal, but other days it’s like I’m running on empty for no clear reason. My sleep is fine, any form of caffeine barely touches it, and even simple stuff like getting through a workout or staying focused feels harder than it should. (It doesn’t help that I am diagnosed with ADHD as well) It’s not exactly sleepiness either, more like that low battery feeling that just sticks all day. Trying to figure out if this is something that settles over time or if people just adjust to it?

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someone recently told me fasting while on reta or any GLP-1 is a bad idea but couldn't really explain why. i'm muslim so fasting is something i do regularly and now i'm a little worried about how that's going to affect me

is there actually something to this or is it just overcautious advice? would really appreciate some input from people who know more about this

seen a lot of people say you shouldn’t really trust bac water that comes bundled with peptide orders, like some vendors just throw in whatever’s cheap or even repackage it themselves.

mot sure how true that actually is vs just paranoia from the internet. Is this something people actually worry about or does it just depend on the source you’re buying from?

I also tried looking for alternatives on amazon as gym buddy told me she used to buy from there but it seems like a lot of the listings that used to be there are just gone now which made sourcing it separately way more annoying than i expected. Is it just better to gamble on it?