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A brief introduction about how I ended up here:

A few years ago, I decided it was time to quit smoking & vaping.

While that was a positive change, it also led to me eating more.

Not long after, I was prescribed beta blockers, and that's when my weight gain journey really began.

Despite working out consistently 3-5x a week, losing weight has remained very difficult due to the beta blockers and the constant food noise. (and children stocking up the candy cupboard 😂)

After doing a lot of research online, I came across information about reta and tirz, and it seemed like one of them might be worth trying.

Since I didn't feel heard by my doctor after the request to start something like tirz, I decided to take my own path.

At the end of the day, my health is something I believe I should take responsibility for and manage as best as I can..

Since I was put on beta blockers due to some issues with pvc's and such, I might be better off to take the tirz path instead of reta after reading a lot.

I wonder how the experiences are here with people on similar meds, or a similar situation!

Anyway, this is me now, trying to get from 215lbs to at least 170, that would be the goal.
 
Congrats on your new life journey. Quitting smoking is very difficult and caused me to gain a ton of weight over the years as well. You are on your first step... learn all you can. Good luck.
 
My RHR was not affected at all (to my surprise also) so its the same, only thing is I did a split dose to see how I was reacting, which was 1.1mg, then 2 days later 1.5mg to kinda mimic the 2.5mg starting dose, week later I'll continue to pin 2.5mg a week for a few weeks to see how things go.

TBH I was more affraid of using reta due to what you just stated 😅

woolyg said:


How was you RHR on tirz, I tried it and my RHR went up 20 bpm?

I was also taking a betablocker for BP

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