Riviera
Explorer
Alright — I'm taking reta 8mg plus .5mg elora per week, and my weight is dropping. What I've noticed is that I pee a lot at night — at minimum twice, and sometimes even 3 or 4 times — plus usually a big one in the morning.
After that I step on the scale, and there can be a 2lb gap between bedtime and when I wake up.
I'm nearly 60 now, so my bladder doesn't hold the gallons it did back in my 20's — meaning my pees are shorter and lower volume — but still, when you gotta go, you gotta go.
I'm 229 lb and have dropped 40lb over 5 months, and I check my bs often — it sits around typ 5.4-5.8. I was prediabetic before starting reta, but since then my bs and bp have been close to perfect (they weren't far off before I started either).
I don't drink much liquid before bed, either.
My guess is the reta is hitting the liver and making it convert fat into liquid, which is why I'm peeing so much...???
Just wondering whether others are dealing with the same thing.
After that I step on the scale, and there can be a 2lb gap between bedtime and when I wake up.
I'm nearly 60 now, so my bladder doesn't hold the gallons it did back in my 20's — meaning my pees are shorter and lower volume — but still, when you gotta go, you gotta go.
I'm 229 lb and have dropped 40lb over 5 months, and I check my bs often — it sits around typ 5.4-5.8. I was prediabetic before starting reta, but since then my bs and bp have been close to perfect (they weren't far off before I started either).
I don't drink much liquid before bed, either.
My guess is the reta is hitting the liver and making it convert fat into liquid, which is why I'm peeing so much...???
Just wondering whether others are dealing with the same thing.
