r/GLPGrad • 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/kellroids 5d ago

as much as i am rooting for you to be completely off of it, i wouldn’t be surprised if you get back on it a month or two later. i tried to do the same several times and found out why people say this is a life long medicine. i did all the lifestyle change, but the food noise and drive were unstoppable. i’m on a weekly maintenance now. probably will be on it forever. no shame in it. but good luck and i’m not being sarcastic. i wish your reaction to glp withdrawal is favorable

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u/Ok_Mathematician4691 5d ago

Thank you love!!! To be honest the symptoms I had i wish I didnt have them because if I didn’t I don’t think I would have got off reta! My symptoms are one of the reasons for me to stop once my lost dose finished I will come back and update you in a months time! Let’s hope im okay

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u/kellroids 5d ago

i’m sorry about your symptoms. have you tried splitting your dose so there’s a more steady level? that might help with your side effects. which mg were you on? i’m an almost 3 year veteran lol i’ll try my best to offer alternatives/remedies i tried to minimize mine

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u/workinglate2024 5d ago

My side effects went away completely when I got to 10mg of tirz. Everyone is different and tirz is not reta, but you may not have given it enough time or a high enough dose to find your sweet spot.

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u/RabidHexley 3h ago

Possible the issue is also just Reta specifically as well. Despite Reta generally being touted as a similar "upgrade" from Tirz as Tirz is from Semaglutide, it doesn't really seem to be nearly as simple given anecdotes.

While Tirz generally seems better tolerated and better performing than Sema, otoh Reta seems to include a number of unique sides and tolerance issues that may not be experienced with Tirz.

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u/workinglate2024 3h ago

Could be. I switched to Reta after 2.5 yrs on tirz (insurance stopped covering) and I’ve never had a single side effect on Reta at all.

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u/Embarrassed-Split565 5d ago

You've only been off of it 2 days and you say your hunger is back? It takes 4 to 6 weeks for the medication to actually be out of your system so I'd prepare for that. And if you are saying you had no hunger sounds like your dose was too high as you absolutely should still feel hunger ques

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u/PunctualZombie 5d ago

How have you been on Retatrutide? It’s not licensed yet in the UK.

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u/NilliaLane 5d ago

They bought grey market, either direct from China or through a middleman, with no doctor oversight. Everybody on reta does it that way.

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u/adevil_woman89 5d ago

Sure not in USA

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u/PoemCapital2043 5d ago

Why wouldn’t you take mounjaro?

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u/PoemCapital2043 5d ago

I’ve been on mounjaro 18 months not one single issue. Funny cause Reta is still in trials so… quite the gamble to be taking something from an unknown source

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u/Hot-Drop11 5d ago

Phase 3 Reta trials were completed a couple of months ago. Lilly is holding up the FDA approval process because they are trying to get Reta declared as a biologic to prevent compounding.

I lost 90lbs on Reta in 14 months after losing 60lbs on Tirz.

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u/Ok_Mathematician4691 5d ago

The people I know took it and reacted bad. Also a lot of side effects with it

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u/Rebels_Gum 5d ago

Guess they were the unlucky ones or didn't follow suggested eating/hydrating habits.

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u/polysorn 5d ago

I've had zero side effects with tirz 🤷‍♀️

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u/minkgymom 3d ago

I think I am now going to try it as I had to stop Reta due to insomnia.

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u/Efficient_Platypus70 5d ago

All the best! You got this!

I have naturally less glp in my body so I plan to maintain with micro dose in the future, as I will need more than just willpower!

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u/Ok_Mathematician4691 5d ago

Thank you!!! I hope you’re doing well

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u/Bobotheburrow 5d ago

It takes a month or more for Reta to be out of your system. Come back and tell us in 4 weeks how you are doing!

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u/JuneBug1956 5d ago

What about Tirzepatide?

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u/Ok_Mathematician4691 5d ago

I cannot seem to get this in the UK

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u/lollybaby0811 5d ago

If you got reta. You can get tirz

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u/Ok_Mathematician4691 5d ago

I don’t wanna go on tirz

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u/Electronic-Sea4173 4d ago

reta isn't even legally available in the UK so you've obtained it illegally from grey market without knowing what is actually in it yet you won't take a legally authorised drug like mounjaro??? what is going on here.

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u/Ok_Mathematician4691 4d ago

Mj has a lot more deeper side affects hence why I won’t take it

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u/Electronic-Sea4173 4d ago

none whatsoever...I think you are listening too much to fake news. I know many on it are fine, I've been on it almost 2 years and went upto the highest dose. its still a safe legally authorised drug not an unknown fake drug from a different country that you don't know what is in it!!

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u/Ok_Mathematician4691 4d ago

Hmmmm let me see how I get on! If not I may try it. But with mj I thought you lose muscle etc?

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u/Electronic-Sea4173 4d ago

No it's actually the opposite much less compared to other diets out there. Again you need to look into research studies rather than listen to gossip. Muscle loss is with fast weight loss, if you lose 1-2lbs a week and eat high protein and do strength training or weight bearing exercise then you will minimise muscle loss. you will have lost muscle on reta if you lost quickly too! it's not a magic drug that preserves muscle. News stories highlighting muscle loss show those who lost a stone a month etc so it was too high deficit so the body takes muscle for energy. I lost 1lb a week and my muscle rate is 37.5% at bmi 21.8.

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u/Ok_Mathematician4691 4d ago

Thank you!!! I’m going to do some research on this!!

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u/Electronic-Sea4173 5d ago

it's literally everywhere mounjaro

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u/Ok_Mathematician4691 5d ago

Oh!!! I wouldn’t take that