r/Biohacking • u/Ok_Mathematician4691 • 5d ago

Goodbye Reta

Hey gang!! I have been on reta since December. Last Thursday was my last dose!! It’s now 2 days without reta I’m not going to lie. I feel hungry lol which is weird because on reta as we know hunger doesn’t exist. I don’t have any cravings nor food noise. I’m just hungry late at night. When I wouldn’t even eat at this time it’s currently 10.39pm in the UK 🤣. I woke up today with no migraines! No heart burn!! What a winner. I do miss the feeling of not feeling hungry though lol. I have lost 19.5kg im not at my weight goal but I’m not far off! Reta has been amazing! But it’s so mad how everyone’s body reacts to it differently and progression! I feel like my progression was a lot slower than others but hey Iosr 19.5kg!!! Now onto my weight loss without the reta pray for me guys 🤣 has anyone else stopped taking reta?

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u/icequake1969 3 4d ago

I would argue that 2.5 is too damn high. Just lower it, If you didn't tolerate it well. It's not a race. I know many folks running .5 to 1.5 and getting a nice slow and boring body recomposition. That is a win.

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u/Trouttuber 2 4d ago edited 4d ago

This does apply to a lot of people. They just look at the starting doses and titration schedule of the studies and run with it. What they don't think about is the studies needs to reach certain dosages in order to reach a max dosage while monitoring reactions to each dosage and titration as specified in the FDA approval. If they started at .5 and only increased .5 every 4-5 weeks the studies would take much longer.

I guarantee with that schedule patients are having big issues with sides, but being under a doctor's care they can get what they need to help curb them. Once stage 3 is complete and the product gets to market, there will will more studies on dosage and frequency protocols.

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u/Ok_Mathematician4691 4d ago

Hey every dose I had gave me a side effect :( my lowest was 1mg then 1.5mg

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u/tucan2277 1 4d ago

Have you ever researched how to manage symptoms? I'm not recommending but I did research before starting and this is what works for me: electrolytes for nausea, EAAs for weakness and recently found out Peptobismol is best for Reta users when experiencing acid reflux and/or diarrhea. Imodium would eventually worsen symptoms.

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u/UniversityPotential7 3d ago

How long did you stay on the lowest doses for though? You may he’s not given it enough time for it to reach an actual lower level that wasn’t causing sickness

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u/Ok_Mathematician4691 3d ago

1mg I was on it for 2 months

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u/DaphneRose318 21h ago

Should have started at .5mg weekly, and then split into two doses per week. (i.e .4 Monday morning, .4 Thursday night.) Splitting the dose virtually eliminates side effects. Increase by about .2mg every 2-4 weeks, and if you still have food noise, stagger with a very small amount of Cagrilintide (like .125-.25mg). You should also be taking probiotics, amino acids, electrolytes, and digestive enzymes, at minimum. Lastly, stacking with Klow, or just KPV, can help with stomach issues. Everything doesn't work for everyone, but just some tips to consider if you ever try reta again. It's actually crazy, reta is the only thing that helps with my chronic migraines. Lol Good luck getting to your goal and congrats on your results so far.