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ahjat

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Hi everyone, writing in from Sweden. I'm 33 years old, and I've got some reta on the way from a vendor on this forum. My starting weight is 125kg.
 
I have my retanow in hand. At this point I'm weighing whether to begin.

Do I kick off with 0.5, go with 1, or simply walk away?
 
ahjat said:

I have my retanow in hand. At this point I'm weighing whether to begin.

Do I kick off with 0.5, go with 1, or simply walk away?
Begin with the smallest amount. The goal is to find the smallest amount that does the job, and once it stops doing the job, then you increase. My own start was 0.5, and I raised it gradually. I had no side effects.

No need to hurry. This is a long game.
 
Skönt med en till svensk här 🙂

1mg är en utmärkt dos att börja med – den har fungerat bra för mina vänner som låg över 100kg
 
liftislife said:

ahjat said:

I have my retanow in hand. At this point I'm weighing whether to begin.

Do I kick off with 0.5, go with 1, or simply walk away?
Begin with the smallest amount. The goal is to find the smallest amount that does the job, and once it stops doing the job, then you increase. My own start was 0.5, and I raised it gradually. I had no side effects.

No need to hurry. This is a long game.
What signs tell me it's working versus not?
 
liftislife said:

ahjat said:

I have my retanow in hand. At this point I'm weighing whether to begin.

Do I kick off with 0.5, go with 1, or simply walk away?
Begin with the smallest amount. The goal is to find the smallest amount that does the job, and once it stops doing the job, then you increase. My own start was 0.5, and I raised it gradually. I had no side effects.

No need to hurry. This is a long game.
Hur vet jag när det funkar och inte

Suisei said:

Skönt med en till svensk här 🙂

1mg är en utmärkt dos att börja med – den har fungerat bra för mina vänner som låg över 100kg
Hejhej ✌️

Ska jag bara sätta igång med 0.5 och sova efteråt?
 
ahjat said:

liftislife said:

ahjat said:

I have my retanow in hand. At this point I'm weighing whether to begin.

Do I kick off with 0.5, go with 1, or simply walk away?
Begin with the smallest amount. The goal is to find the smallest amount that does the job, and once it stops doing the job, then you increase. My own start was 0.5, and I raised it gradually. I had no side effects.

No need to hurry. This is a long game.
What signs tell me it's working versus not?
The effects hit me on day 1 — my hunger was suppressed right away. Make sure your meals are planned on purpose; I prioritize protein because I want to avoid muscle loss while dropping weight, and I've lost roughly 25lbs over 8 weeks. My schedule was .5mg for the first 2 weeks, then 1mg for weeks 2-4, and I'm currently holding at 2 mg's, though responses vary from person to person.
 
Today I went with 0.5. My plan is another 0.5 after this, so is 2 weeks too soon to bump it to 1mg? Any side effects on your end? The only thing I noticed was a slight itch where I injected.
 
ahjat said:

Today I went with 0.5. My plan is another 0.5 after this, so is 2 weeks too soon to bump it to 1mg? Any side effects on your end? The only thing I noticed was a slight itch where I injected.
No, it isn't early. In the clinical trials, the starting doses are 2mg or 4mg each week.

For me, the effect fades near day 4, so I inject every 3 days instead.

A solid starting dose is 2mg weekly, or 1mg every 3 days. By week 3 you ought to feel it working well. Keep at 2mg weekly for a month, then move up to 4 the following month.

After that, when you've found a dose that works, you can remain there until it no longer does the job for you 🙂

I've been on 4mg weekly for 5 weeks now. Feeling really good. Not very hungry. Write down the calories and average them per week.

easy stuff.
 
birdwhacker said:

ahjat said:

Today I went with 0.5. My plan is another 0.5 after this, so is 2 weeks too soon to bump it to 1mg? Any side effects on your end? The only thing I noticed was a slight itch where I injected.
No, it isn't early. In the clinical trials, the starting doses are 2mg or 4mg each week.

For me, the effect fades near day 4, so I inject every 3 days instead.

A solid starting dose is 2mg weekly, or 1mg every 3 days. By week 3 you ought to feel it working well. Keep at 2mg weekly for a month, then move up to 4 the following month.

After that, when you've found a dose that works, you can remain there until it no longer does the job for you 🙂

I've been on 4mg weekly for 5 weeks now. Feeling really good. Not very hungry. Write down the calories and average them per week.

easy stuff.
Alright, but do I keep taking 0.5 as planned through next Sunday? My idea was 1=0.5 2=0.5 3=1.0 4=1.0 5=1.0 6=1.5-2

With 7 days in between
 
ahjat said:

birdwhacker said:

ahjat said:

Today I went with 0.5. My plan is another 0.5 after this, so is 2 weeks too soon to bump it to 1mg? Any side effects on your end? The only thing I noticed was a slight itch where I injected.
No, it isn't early. In the clinical trials, the starting doses are 2mg or 4mg each week.

For me, the effect fades near day 4, so I inject every 3 days instead.

A solid starting dose is 2mg weekly, or 1mg every 3 days. By week 3 you ought to feel it working well. Keep at 2mg weekly for a month, then move up to 4 the following month.

After that, when you've found a dose that works, you can remain there until it no longer does the job for you 🙂

I've been on 4mg weekly for 5 weeks now. Feeling really good. Not very hungry. Write down the calories and average them per week.

easy stuff.
Alright, but do I keep taking 0.5 as planned through next Sunday? My idea was 1=0.5 2=0.5 3=1.0 4=1.0 5=1.0 6=1.5-2

With 7 days in between
You're free to do whatever suits you. A 0.5mg dose is quite tiny.

When I gave 0.5mg a shot, it didn't do much for me. So my approach was 0.5mg on day 1, then 0.5mg on day 3, again 0.5mg on day 5, and 0.5mg on day 7.

That adds up to 2mg weekly.

Until you reach at least around 1.5mg, you won't notice any effects.

As I mentioned, twice-weekly dosing is my preference.

Give 0.5mg every 3 days a try and monitor how it goes. That works out to roughly 1.33mg each week.
 
ahjat said:

Hi everyone, writing in from Sweden. I'm 33 years old, and I've got some reta on the way from a vendor on this forum. My starting weight is 125kg.
Hej, and welcome aboard. Have you already mapped out how you plan to dose, plus the way you intend to step it up over time? My own supply arrived 1 week ago, and after going back and forth quite a bit, I made the call to move over from Tirz to the Reta. During week 1 I ran 2mg and have barely noticed any side effects. Tesa is part of my stack as well. Wishing you the best on the road ahead, and hoping you land at your Goal Weight.
 
ahjat said:

I have my retanow in hand. At this point I'm weighing whether to begin.

Do I kick off with 0.5, go with 1, or simply walk away?
Don't rush — give it proper consideration. My experience with peptides is something I don't look back on negatively. Still, go at whatever speed feels right and well-planned for you.
 
Hej! I'm in Sweden too, though I can't offer any Reta advice. I haven't begun yet, but I'm nearly set to give Tirz a try
 
On sunday i injected 0,5. My second shot is coming up today, saturday. Considering going with 0,75 now. Also had the idea of 0,5 again for week two, before moving to 1mg for 2 weeks.
 
joaww said:

Hej! I'm in Sweden too, though I can't offer any Reta advice. I haven't begun yet, but I'm nearly set to give Tirz a try
Hur går det? jag bytte från mounjaro till grey tirz för några veckor sedan 🙂
 
ahjat said:

I have my retanow in hand. At this point I'm weighing whether to begin.

Do I kick off with 0.5, go with 1, or simply walk away?
My first dose was 1mg, taken last friday. Since hunger was coming back, I went ahead and took the second 1mg today.
 
x3737 said:

joaww said:

Hej! I'm in Sweden too, though I can't offer any Reta advice. I haven't begun yet, but I'm nearly set to give Tirz a try
Hur går det? jag bytte från mounjaro till grey tirz för några veckor sedan 🙂
Nu har jag allt som behövs, och imorgon sätter jag min första dos 🙂 vilken dos ligger du på just nu, och hur har utvecklingen gått? Jag antar att du gick direkt över till grey och inte började om på en lägre dos?
 
ahjat said:

I have my retanow in hand. At this point I'm weighing whether to begin.

Do I kick off with 0.5, go with 1, or simply walk away?
If you haven't begun, what is there to stop?

Still, what's making you want to stop?
 
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