pinch a tucan said:
FunkyWhales78 said:
pinch a tucan said:
DizzyDog said:
pinch a tucan said:
Do you not get the sense that your pace is too quick?
Nope. That's the reason I'm reaching out to people who've made the switch. I want to know how it went for them going from Mounjaro to Reta.
From what I've seen on reddit, the majority of people who made that change said they liked tirz better. My guess is they were after that appetite suppression. The glucagon agonist component is what pushed me to try reta — that's the sole reason my target is 4mgs/week.
FunkyWhales78 said:
pinch a tucan said:
I messed up by beginning with 2mgs, then added 1mg at the four-week mark. The effects hit me too hard, so I dropped back down. I'm still aiming for 4mgs eventually, but I need to move slowly due to the side effects. Without eating, I can't work out, and without working out, I lose muscle.
If a lower dose is already giving you what you need, what's the reason for going higher?
No need to hurry, it'll come with time. I've come across info that the glucagon receptor agonist becomes more apparent once you hit 4mgs of Reta. However, the intense side effects I experience don't fit with my body recomposition goals, so I'll hold off on increasing until I'm more or less at a plateau.
Real question here. What do you expect that route to give you? I figured hitting more pathways had to be a plus, though I'm leaning toward moving over to Tirz, since I suspect the higher metabolic rate shows up as a faster heartbeat.
To me, the biggest thing these meds do is cut how much you eat, and a lot of the upside follows from losing weight.
I got into Reta purely for its liver-cleaning properties — I wanted to fight my fatty liver — yet after starting, a whole range of other perks showed up. Sleep improved, mood swings disappeared, I focus better at work and in my workouts, joints hurt less, my breathing capacity is nearly 200% of what it used to be (sleep apnea), my high blood pressure stays in check without any medication, my eczema is gone, and I have less tension, soreness, and exercise-related trigger points. One downside: it does reduce empathy, though in my case that has actually been helpful. Given how poor my metabolism was, the benefits are just too many. I've read that Tesa works better for fatty liver disease, but I still don't know much about it. Reta produced miracles within the first 6 weeks, so trying Tesa may never happen for me. What's making you switch to Tirz? Is it only the food noise? A few people stack Reta and Tirz at very low doses.
