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AFD66

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Hello everyone - after about 2 weeks of reading quietly here, I figured it was time to say hi. My main reason for starting tirz roughly 6 weeks ago was to find out whether it could help me break a stubborn drinking habit. The results have gone beyond what I expected - from the day after my 1st injection, I’ve stayed at no more than 1 drink daily, and on most days none at all. Alongside that, I’ve dropped 8-10 lb. that I had assumed were permanent after menopause, and I’d like to lose another 10 or so and keep it off. I’m still at a “starter" dose of 2.5-3 mg/week (split into 2x/week) and side effects have been minimal, so I intend to stay on this schedule unless it stops working. So count me as a newly converted GLP-1 believer. I’m here to hear more about others’ experiences and what to expect long term, etc.
 
Welcome! That’s a fascinating reason to pick tirz, and it’s brilliant that it’s doing so well for you.

Plenty of people report the same thing with alcohol — the drop in “reward” or interest in drinking shows up fairly fast for some people. Losing that much ground on alcohol from the very first dose is a big shift. The 8–10 lb drop is a welcome extra too.

Staying at a lower effective dose also suits plenty of people, provided the sides stay mild and progress holds steady. Splitting it across two pins a week is another thing plenty of folks here do.

Good on you for introducing yourself after lurking. This group carries a lot of long-term experience, so useful insights should come your way. Keep us posted on how things go!
 
Hi there! Our reasons for starting tirz match up — I wanted help cutting back on alcohol too. It's been just 2 weeks for me, and during that stretch I've had only 2 glasses of wine……both times while out at social gatherings. Usually I'd finish no less than a bottle of wine at home each night, and quitting felt completely out of reach. Finding something that helps me break the habit makes me so happy, plus I've been eating a lot less too!! Wishing you the best moving forward 🙂
 
I've been what you'd call a "problem drinker" — or pick whatever term fits — from my mid-teens onward, and I'm 40 now.

To some extent I keep it in check. I've held down a solid career, my position, plus being a husband and dad to two kids, largely without chaos. Still, none of that makes it easy. For years the cravings and the sleepless nights on the days I didn't drink have been hanging over me.

Just under a year back I stumbled onto Reta and decided to try it, motivated only by vanity before an upcoming trip. Everything I'd hoped for, it gave me — but the part that truly caught me off guard, because I hadn't anticipated it at all, was that alongside the food noise fading, the booze noise faded too.

Teetotal I did not become, yet a beer or two began to feel like something I picked rather than something pulling at me. And "a beer or two" — not zero, not twelve, which is how it usually goes for me otherwise. An absolute game changer in my case.

Best of luck to you!

J
 
AFD66 said:

Hello everyone - after about 2 weeks of reading quietly here, I figured it was time to say hi. My main reason for starting tirz roughly 6 weeks ago was to find out whether it could help me break a stubborn drinking habit. The results have gone beyond what I expected - from the day after my 1st injection, I’ve stayed at no more than 1 drink daily, and on most days none at all. Alongside that, I’ve dropped 8-10 lb. that I had assumed were permanent after menopause, and I’d like to lose another 10 or so and keep it off. I’m still at a “starter" dose of 2.5-3 mg/week (split into 2x/week) and side effects have been minimal, so I intend to stay on this schedule unless it stops working. So count me as a newly converted GLP-1 believer. I’m here to hear more about others’ experiences and what to expect long term, etc.
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Same thing happened to me. On a Friday night I used to put away 10 pints without a second thought. These days I'm satisfied after 3 or 4, and that compulsion to keep drinking has disappeared.
 
I also divide my dose, and I tell people they should really try it. Tirz has been part of my routine for more than a year; the splitting began once I titrated to 5mg. By day 5 I was ravenous, so I reduced to 2.5 and administered it on a 5-day schedule.
 
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