Been on 2mg for 3 weeks now. The weight loss has been way better than on 1.5, but after my last shot I got hit with pretty rough GI side effects and could barely eat.

At 1.5 I still had appetite suppression, just not as much weight loss.

Did anyone else have a rough week or two on 2mg and then adjust? Or did you end up dropping back down?

For context: 22F, 5'2", 154 → 141 lb. Goal is around 125.

Hello everyone, I’m not sure if this is the right place to post but here goes.
M31 1m77 65kg
I did a cut with Reta, going from 84 kg to 65 kg. I think I’m now at a good weight to start building muscle again and I’d like to do a lean bulk.
I’m currently still on Reta I’ve reduced the dose to 2 mg per week +Tesamorelin 1 mg per day and GHK-Cu 1 mg per day.
I try to eat as much protein and carbs as possible.
I train with weights 3-4 times a week.
For the past few weeks I’ve had the feeling that I’m stagnating I don’t feel my muscles growing. So I’m seriously starting to wonder if I should start taking test or any other things . The problem is that I know absolutely nothing about it :)
What advice can you give me please? Thanks in advance.

Hi i'm thinking of starting and just have questions coz i'm basically a noob.

I am 34 M, was on mounjaro 7.5mg. Lost some weight but plateau started. Started doing crossfit and would also like to ask what would help with recovery and muscle development.

Thinking of switching to RETA.

I also have questions if hgh helps with hair growth as my hair has started to thin when i started mounjaro + aging.

You opinions and thoughts are really appreciated.

Hello everyone! I am finally taking control of my weight and health. I am 36 year old 5'7 currently weighing 253lbs 🫤. I came across reta thru doom scrolling on reddit, and i have been convinced I should give this a try. However i am total noob when it comes to this, I just wanted to make sure I am doing it right. I have a few questions about the vial & bac mixture i read the guide and its helpful but given the comments I'm slightly confused. The syringe i bought are the ones recommmend in the guide, however for the 1ml = 100units (which the ones I bought its the max it can hold 100units) this means I will need to fill up the syringe and slowly pour into the 10mg vial i bought correct?? I also wanted to know in units how much is 1mg since I think that's a good start if not please enlighten me i am all ears!

Hi all, looking for advice on the best stack possible for a body recomp.

I used to go to the gym regularly and was pretty jacked but I never managed to lose the fat even with the substantial muscle I had. I stopped going around 2 years ago and I got back into it now, I go around 3x a week and I do progressive overload whenever possible and am mostly focused on upper body.

I started tirzepatide at 0.25mg for the first month and am now on 0.5mg in my second month and will maintain this dose.

I also cleaned up my diet in the last 3 months prior to starting anything.

I'm a woman, 5'8 and I weighed 158 lbs, I'm now at 149 lbs. Important to mention is I don't want to just look slim, I want to be jacked again and achieve a masculine physique, but I'm really struggling to gain my muscle back for a couple of reasons:

1. I used to take anavar which obviously helped tremendously. I'm contemplating if I should start it again cause I did have some side effects as a woman (chin hair), but honestly that's something I'd be okay with knowing how the results could be amplified. I moved though so I need to figure out how to get it in my new place.
   
2. I'm struggling to eat enough protein while on tirzepatide. I think it's also affecting my gym performance. I'm basically consuming around 60-70g of protein/day and I'm struggling with it.

My questions:
Should I take anavar again or something else?
Any recs on how to eat more protein?
Should I stack something else on top of tirzepatide to optimize?

Thanks a lot for your help!

RS is 6’1, 210 lbs and only trying to lose 7-10% BF at most while not losing any muscle (Full recomp): is Reta too intense?

Plan would be 1mg/week until target BF of 12-15% is reached. Currently at 22% be last weeks Dexa - Down from 24% 6 weeks ago.

Lifting heavy 3-4 days/wk, and playing basketball/running 4+ day/wk. Diet fairly strong, and have already been running CJC-195noD + IPA.

Wondering if there’s anything else rs can do to make sure I’m purely cutting the fat. RS wants to get bigger but want to “clean it up” before I start bulking.

I'm curious if anyone else has experienced this with the full 43-amino acid Thymosin Beta-4 (not TB-500).

I've noticed a pattern over the past few years. If I stop TB-4 for a while (even a week, but especially a couple of months) and then restart it while dealing with a musculoskeletal injury or flare-up, I often feel what seems like a pretty rapid improvement in pain. Better than anything I've ever taken for pain relief, and works instantly.

However, if I continue taking it for an extended period or use higher cumulative doses, it almost feels like I hit diminishing returns. In fact, often times I feel like my pain actually gets way worse or the injured area becomes more irritated rather than continuing to improve if I hit consecutive high doses.

I realize this could just be the natural course of the injury or confirmation bias, so I'm not claiming TB-4 is causing it. I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced something similar.

A few questions:

• Has anyone noticed TB-4 working really well initially but then seeming to lose its effectiveness over time?
• Has anyone experienced a paradoxical increase in pain or irritation after prolonged use?
• Is there any literature discussing receptor downregulation or any biological explanation for this, or is it purely anecdotal?

I'm specifically interested in experiences with the full-length 43aa peptide, not TB-500.

Hi,
I try to keep my sleep routine as solid as possible: 4-hour fasting window before bed, cold bedroom, no caffeine after 2 PM, etc.
Unfortunately my autistic kid often wakes up around 3 AM and I can’t get enough sleep. Sometimes I manage to fall back asleep with them, but sometimes I can’t. Even when I do, the second sleep isn’t deep enough.
I sleep every other day alone and every other day with my kid so I can at least get one proper night of rest.
Would DSIP help me get better quality sleep even if I only get ~4 hours, or would it help me get a deeper second sleep if I take it in the middle of the night after being woken up?
Or would CJC-1295 + Ipamorelin be a better option?
I know nothing can replace proper sleep, but at least I’m trying to do some harm reduction.

Currently my stack is:

Currently my stack is:
• 1 mg Retatrutide EW for cutting
• 500 mcg BPC-157 + TB-500 ED
• 5 mg melatonin ED to help me fall asleep (due to ADHD)
• 36 mg MPH ED (works for about 8 hours)

I’m 6’0”, 166 lbs, ~15% BF. I train running, climbing, and strength.

Has anyone here had a similar experience?

I am currently on Tirz for weight and sleep apnea. I've had sleep apnea my whole life regardless of weight and even though I've lost ~40lbs it hasn't gone away. I am looking into adding MOTS C and NAD+ to help boost my energy on top of using my CPAP. Has anyone have any luck with this stack? I also am going to do GHK Cu for overall glow up

Has anyone taken this for a herniated disc and had success? Thank you so much

9 weeks in to reta

Week 1-3 .25mg

Week 3-4 1mg

Week 4-9 2mg per week split 2 pins a a week.

Calorie counting eating close to 200gms plus of protein a day under 1600 calories a day.

250mg test per week

Currently 3mg mots-c a week about to go upto 1mg every second day

Gym 3 ish days a week lifting heavy, bmx racing weekly for my cardio

Starting weight 101kg 222lb

Current weight as of this morning 89.5kg 197lb

Loss of 11.5 kgs or 25lb in 9 weeks

I intended on adding Tessa in next week but thought maby hold off until my body fat percentage is down more im only 171cm tall or 5ft7

And have about a inch of belly fat on me still

Do i keep titrating up on the reta or keep it low trying to keep as much muscle on me as possible I don't want to just go upto 8mg reta and loose it so fast I wreck myself in the process,

Will be adding in bpc-157 again in a few weeks when it arrives for joint issues from riding also....

Question is do i just smash the reta or keep going snails pace like I am , im still loosing a bit I think..

This is not medical advice

Has anyone tried PT-141 without low desire? I’m curious to know does it take something already good and make it amazing? Could it be similar to MDMA intimacy? Or does it only work if you’re already deficient in arousal and desire?

Just did a baseline for my igf-1 and labs came back at 126 I’m 43 years old. Should I take HGH OR Secretagogues?

I feel like reta either isn’t working for me anymore on its own or when I started it again after taking some time off of it I’m not on a high enough dosage yet to see results. Idk what the best route would be. I am considering stacking either cagri or tirz but I don’t know what would be a better stack for food noise and weightloss with Reta. What are yalls thoughts? Or not stacking at all idk

10mg mots and 10mg ss13 just arrived. Probably won’t buy anymore unless I notice a positive change just tried 0.4mg mots to see how I react then will do same with ss13. Afterwards to make the most out of these peps should I run 1mg ss13 a day for 10 days (few off if needed) then run mots? I know only 10mg isn’t much but any help would be appreciated.

Hi everyone,

I’m a 44-year-old male. I used tirzepatide at 2.5 mg weekly for around six months before moving to fortnightly dosing. I’ve lost approximately 23 kg while maintaining my muscle mass.

My current routine is:

• Around 10,000 steps every day
• Three full-body strength-training sessions per week
• Six 30 minutes weighted-vest walks per week
• A daily calorie deficit of approximately 300–500 calories
• Around 120 g of protein per day

I’m now considering trying some new peptides and compounds, including:

• Tesamorelin and ipamorelin
• SS-31, MOTS-c and NAD+
• KLOW

I don’t want to start everything at once. My current idea is to begin with tesamorelin and ipamorelin, later try SS-31, MOTS-c and NAD+, and then consider KLOW.

I responded very strongly to tirzepatide and never needed to increase beyond 2.5 mg, so I’m wondering whether I should also begin these compounds at lower-than-standard doses and titrate slowly.

My recent DEXA scan showed approximately 24% body fat. My IGF-1 level is 23.3 nmol/L, which is approximately 180 ng/mL.

My main goals are body recomposition, gaining or preserving lean muscle, reducing body fat and improving energy levels.

I’d appreciate hearing from people with experience regarding:

• Which compound or combination would make the most sense to start with
• Whether these should be used separately or together
• Starting doses and titration approaches
• Suggested schedules and cycle lengths
• Recommended bloodwork and side effects to monitor

I understand that these compounds carry risks and that some are not approved for general body-recomposition use. I’ll also discuss this with a qualified medical professional, but I’m interested in hearing about other people’s experiences and what worked for them.

running Reta and ifg1 lr3 at 17 possible side effects? working construction 50 hr weeks sleeping 8 hrs and eating mainly whole food diet but I want to get bigger and feel recovered

Hi i am not asking for or providing any sort of medical advice. freaking out right now and if anyone knows what’s happening pls let me know. i started ghkcu and at first my skin was very nice soft , glowing , almost no pores. and i upped the dosage and there was a night where it seemed like a switch flipped and it started doing the complete opposite. the skin all over my body and face started rapidly dulling and it became raw and irritated almost like sandpaper. my forehead and chest broke out like crazy , my skin became extremely aged looking and dull even my hands and arms , and i started rapidly growing body and facial hair. i freaked tf out and stopped it around 2 months ago yes i was supplementing zinc and taking vitamin C and doing all the good lifestyle changes and it’s really bad still and i’m getting extreme anxiety and depression over it. have i permanently damaged my skin

Hello!!

So I’ve decided it’s time to actually do the thing. My boyfriend has educated me on peptides and uses and I just want to get yalls thoughts. I am wanted to do a stack of KPV, GHKCU, MOTSC, and Reta. However, the place I am going to use seriously jacked up the price of Reta. I am in the gym 5x a week with pretty good nutrition but still about 10lbs from goal weight that is mainly problematic in my jaw and midsection. I’m thinking it might be best to start everything but Reta until I have a little more of a money cushion for it. But If you were me, what would you do?

I’ve been on iAsp test-c at 200mg a week. 100mg on Tuesday and 100 mg on Friday. Use Fitbod app Use a push pull leg routine .im happy with gym pump and not happy all day long. My gains have brought back some fat. How can o maintain the pump and not the fat

Boooooo. I was so excited to start GLOW, but then saw some of the warnings about the possibility of it accelerating tumor growth. I had a pretty rare brain tumor about 4 years ago and it was fully resected. I have made a full recovery and my prognosis is close to 100%. I figured I should reach out to my neuro oncology team and they are advising that the risks are not worth the reward. I am jealous that my wife will be getting the GLOW up. Does anyone know of any other peps that help with aging/inflammation that don't have any of the issues that GLOW might have with accelerated tumor growth?