Thee Oohwee
Explorer
Hey everyone. This is my first time posting beyond my Intro, and it's a lengthy one, so get ready, buttercups.
I'm among those unlucky people who, after getting bronchitis as a kid in the Ohio Valley, end up with it at least 1 time every year, usually triggered by shifts in the weather or bad allergies. Normally it's nothing major - I'll feel off for a few days, have brain fog, way too much mucus, an irritating cough, etc. you know how it goes. It clears up on its own in roughly a week.
When I began Tirz in October of last year, I had just recovered from a chest cold. About a month in, that chest cold returned. And every time I'd get over it, it would come back within 5 or 6 days. For the first time ever, I was dealing with chronic bronchitis. All together it lasted 6 weeks. I was absolutely miserable.
I kept in regular touch with my doctor's office, going in often to rule out pneumonia, etc. I also had a concern that it might be tied in some way to the Zepbound (insurance was covering it at that point). They told me it was simply a bad relapse cycle in my body and that I'd eventually get past it. And I did.
Then, about 3 weeks ago, I started Reta. Right now I'm pinning 4mg Reta on Friday, then 7.5mg Tirz on Monday, with plans to titrate Reta up while either keeping Tirz the same or lowering it to 5-6mg. Anyway, roughly a week and a half after my first Reta pin, I came down with a chest cold. It might just be a coincidence - SoCal weather is wildly unpredictable and there's a ton of pollen and smog in the air.
I was just curious whether anyone else has experienced similar reactions with any of the GLP1 peps?
I'm among those unlucky people who, after getting bronchitis as a kid in the Ohio Valley, end up with it at least 1 time every year, usually triggered by shifts in the weather or bad allergies. Normally it's nothing major - I'll feel off for a few days, have brain fog, way too much mucus, an irritating cough, etc. you know how it goes. It clears up on its own in roughly a week.
When I began Tirz in October of last year, I had just recovered from a chest cold. About a month in, that chest cold returned. And every time I'd get over it, it would come back within 5 or 6 days. For the first time ever, I was dealing with chronic bronchitis. All together it lasted 6 weeks. I was absolutely miserable.
I kept in regular touch with my doctor's office, going in often to rule out pneumonia, etc. I also had a concern that it might be tied in some way to the Zepbound (insurance was covering it at that point). They told me it was simply a bad relapse cycle in my body and that I'd eventually get past it. And I did.
Then, about 3 weeks ago, I started Reta. Right now I'm pinning 4mg Reta on Friday, then 7.5mg Tirz on Monday, with plans to titrate Reta up while either keeping Tirz the same or lowering it to 5-6mg. Anyway, roughly a week and a half after my first Reta pin, I came down with a chest cold. It might just be a coincidence - SoCal weather is wildly unpredictable and there's a ton of pollen and smog in the air.
I was just curious whether anyone else has experienced similar reactions with any of the GLP1 peps?
