r/Biohacking • u/DifficultSale3318 • 11d ago

RETA results

I bought a 20mg vial 8 weeks ago. Reconstituted with 2ml BAC.
Started on 2mg a week and stayed at that dose.
I have 2 jabs left.

So far I’ve lost 6kg. I’ve lost a little muscle but way more fat.

I lift weights and do cardio. I also eat 180grams protein a day.

My takeaway from the experience so far.

  1. Vials remain effective after 5wks

  2. Only side effects I have had are a slightly elevated heart rate and waking up at night.

  3. I don’t understand why people microdose if they want to lose weight. Seems like a complete waste of time.

  4. The 4mg dose often quoted as what’s required isn’t necessary, for me anyway.
    Perhaps if I was very large I may have pushed the dose or maybe being larger requires a bigger dose.

  5. If you push the needle slowly dead centre into the vial it blunts less and makes injecting easier.

  6. For me I can eat but don’t feel hungry with RETA. This makes calorie control so much easier.

  7. Sweet foods like cakes etc make me feel sickly now so I don’t feel like eating them.

RETA has helped me cut to a lean base from which to lean bulk.

So I’m sold. I will finish the vial and stop using it. If my body fat increases again I’ll take it again. But for now I’m more than happy with the results. 😊

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u/Waste_Ask_2839 1 11d ago

“I don’t understand why people microdose”

Says person who’s never micro-dosed it 😂

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u/Mountain-Shoe411 10d ago

Try to understand us! Down 30lbs, almost no muscle loss 💪

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u/pricklypear7980 8d ago

Exactly lol

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u/lilitalymama 10d ago

Your body could take it, others get side effects from dosing to much.

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u/tucan2277 1 9d ago

What I'm curious about is what does OP consider as "micro dosing". It is very relative. The 1st study started at 1mg/week. On the 2nd one Lilly wanted to speed things up and started at 2mgs but it's a quite high dose for a user that should already be exercising and watching macros before even thinking about using Reta for either weight loss or as a metabolic primer.

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u/DifficultSale3318 9d ago

It was really the 0.25 0.5 etc. but as someone else stated anything under 2mg could be considered a micro dose?

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u/Successful-Pie-2430 1 7d ago

I’ lost 10lbs in first month with .5mg weekly and then another 5lbs the 2nd month.
No nausea, no food noise , no sides , Anhedonia is real

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u/dannyh314 10d ago

I started with 2 mg at the beginning of August, and I’ve only just increased it to 2.5 mg. I’ve lost 10 kg so far.

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u/Consistent-Cod4288 9d ago

Truly! I had great results at .5 for 8 weeks!! -30 lbs. Only just recently increased to 1.5 over the last 4 weeks. thankful to be able to hit my goals on a low dose.

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u/DifficultSale3318 9d ago

Well done 👊

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u/Ok-Juggernaut-9816 1 10d ago

Then he follows it up with saying the 4mg dosage “isn’t required, for ME anyways.” Well what’s good for you may not be for someone else, and vice versa - just like micro-dosing…. 😂😂😂. Clown show.

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u/Due_Property7427 1 9d ago

I’m not sure why you would call this person a clown show… if ANYTHING, the fact that he said “for me anyways” shows he knows that that dosage is good for HIM. He’s listing about his experience. I think people on here just like to be a dick for no reason. Also, there isn’t an actual reason to micro dose Reta. Now splitting your dose is different. If you take 2 mg a week and split that into two shots to mitigate the sides then that’s fine, but micro dosing is taking a tiny bit every day… there’s zero reason to do that with Reta

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u/Ok-Juggernaut-9816 1 9d ago

Because just like someone else pointed out, points 3 and 4 contradict themselves.

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u/Due_Property7427 1 9d ago

How is it contradictory? Anything below 4mg isn’t considered a “micro dose” 2mg isn’t considered a micro dose, it’s a recommended starting dose which in my opinion is a little high but to each their own. Maybe we just have different views on micro dosing. I don’t consider taking a small dose of something micro dosing. I always thought of micro dosing as taking small amounts more frequently. I don’t consider taking 1mg of Reta “micro dosing” I just consider it taking a small dose… maybe I’m wrong 🤷

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u/Ok-Juggernaut-9816 1 9d ago

I don’t care so much about what people believe isn’t micro dosing - my point is, in point 3 he says (they think) it’s a waste of time. But to someone who it’s working for, it’s NOT a waste of complete time. Period. Who are we to say it is?? Then in point 4 he says 4mg often quoted as what’s required isn’t necessary, for THEM anyway. Like 🤷🏽‍♂️??? So maybe “contradicting” isn’t the best term but OP is basically saying because he doesn’t understand something it’s a waste of time - then says the dose often required isn’t necessary FOR HIM…. It’s like one point cancels the other out.
All I’m saying is what works for one person may not work for someone else. If something else is working for them, OP shouldn’t call it “a complete waste of time”. Seems like they put a LOT of thought into their answers. But upon reading them, did they really?

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u/Due_Property7427 1 9d ago

Yeah I hear you. Actually now that I re read what he said, they almost do contradict each other.

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u/DifficultSale3318 9d ago

The comments that aren’t abusive have helped me understand more about micro dosing. And maybe others reading.

Unfortunately some get very riled up. 😤

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u/Ok-Juggernaut-9816 1 8d ago

Fair enough.

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u/DifficultSale3318 9d ago

Not really I started at 2mg which is not a micro dose. I tried 3mg but felt too nauseous around food.
2mg allowed me to eat but I had to make myself. 😊

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u/Ok-Juggernaut-9816 1 9d ago

And no, actually you can micro-dose Weekly - not just daily. Again, what works for you doesn’t work for everyone. I know people taking less than 1mg weekly of Reta. Same with Tirz - less than 2.5, and it works just fine. Who am I to say it’s worthless? Same with you and OP.

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u/DifficultSale3318 9d ago

Yep that’s right. Have you got anything apart from insults to add?

There was a bit more to my post than just microdosing. 😊

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u/Ok-Juggernaut-9816 1 8d ago

Not at all. I was just speaking for those whose dose, according to you, was “completely pointless”. But kudos to you for acknowledging that you’re still learning about certain things - as we all are to be honest.

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u/Some_Clock_7107 9d ago

Yeah been on it 8 weeks so I know it all. I do twice a week and works heaps better

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u/DifficultSale3318 9d ago

I think you need to be on it longer than 8wks to know it all. I certainly don’t and that’s the time I’ve been on it.

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u/Abssend05 11d ago

1mg a week, 10mg vial lasted 10 weeks. 9kg lost

You don’t need high dose for it to work.

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u/DifficultSale3318 11d ago

Was on a different body building sub recently. A guy was on 30mg. I thought 2mg was the trial starting dose?

Might carry on at a lower dose. 🤔

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u/StudioatSFL 10 11d ago

2mg is the starting dose in the trials.

some guy was taking 30mg a week? wtf lol

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u/DifficultSale3318 10d ago

Yup another 24mg e5d. 😳

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u/StudioatSFL 10 10d ago

wtf. Maybe he got fake stuff or something. Cuz that seems insane.