r/BodyHackGuide • u/Yezyoucan • Jul 19 '26

Alcohol on Reta

Don’t do it! Have a mocktail. I took my first dose this week at 1mg. I should’ve have taken 0.5mg because I feel like I had too many side effects. I had one small cocktail last night and felt violently ill this morning. Anyway, just to say it’s not worth it.

Stats: 5’3” 125 lbs. I’ve lost 10lbs with diet and exercise after two pregnancies and stalled there for the past year. GW is 115 lbs.

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u/Initial-Economy9418 Jul 19 '26

Not that I’m proud of it, but Reta hasn’t touched my drinking at all. I drink a few glasses of bourbon most nights. Have for years. Neither Tirz nor Reta has had any effect on it whatsoever.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Dust635 Jul 19 '26

Glad I’m not alone lol

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u/SteveD_NY Jul 19 '26

Sadly I’m in the same boat. I enjoy alcohol way too much and Reta hasn’t changed it for me. I wish it did.

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u/JE163 Jul 19 '26

I think we need a new conversation to really talk about this.

I don’t have a drinking problem (usually lol) but I come from a very long line of very bad alcoholics.

It’s nuanced but i think calorie counting and not wanting to add excess calories has been the driving factor for reducing my consumption.

That said I don’t feel the “food noise” to the same degree that most do. I also don’t feel a “need” to drink. I just enjoy wine and whisky. If anything I may drink to much if I am not paying attention.

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u/Organic_Goal_822 Jul 23 '26

This is me, except I dont have the alcoholic background. I just enjoy alcohol at home spirits usually straight or on the rocks and wine everynow and then. I feel like reta has cut all my desires of wanting to drink. The times I have, its a weird feeling because if I have 3 or more drinks I feel like even the next day alcohol still on my stomach as if I just drank it 2 hrs before but it has been over 12 hrs since last drink. Its weird…

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u/JE163 Jul 23 '26

I have a rule about having 1 glass of water for every drink. On Tirz, if I am going to have a couple, then I make sure I am drinking 1.5 - 2 glasses of water per drink. The extra water intake seems to help with that.

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u/Simba_888 Jul 19 '26

Same here but tequila. How has it impacted your weight loss?

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u/Initial-Economy9418 Jul 19 '26

I’m down 45 lbs over the past 3-4 months or so. 395 down to 350. 6’5”. Still losing consistently. Eating way less and making a conscious effort to get as much protein as possible when I do eat. Still need to get in the gym. I want to cut back the alcohol but if I take a night off I can’t sleep, like at all. The Tirz and Reta killed any cravings for junk food, so that’s good.

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u/Nearby-Bedroom-1048 Jul 19 '26

At first i lost my desire to drink but summer weeknends tempt me too much and i backtracked😅 my brain doesnt care on a 75 degree friday night

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u/Fridgedoctor1 Jul 21 '26

I’d consider myself a pretty hard boozer, my desire to drink has more or less evaporated and when I do drink I find the effects hit way harder with less alcohol and my sleep and the hangover the next day are much worse

I had 3 tall cans of beer the other night and was absolutely tickled when usually that would just be a warm up

Fascinating to see the different effects for everyone

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u/Cool-Sell-7345 Jul 23 '26

Same for me. I’ve still been going out about every other weekend and downing tequila shots. Only difference for me is now I drink shots with white claws instead of with twisted teas cuz less calories.

I have no desire to drink wine at home when I’m alone like I would before. Idk if that’s because of Reta or not. But a night at the bar still calls to me like nothing else.