PCOS and Reta

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Hey, I figured it would be good to start a thread for swapping stories about Reta and PCOS.

Speaking for myself, dropping pounds has never come this easily, and beyond that, my hair growth has slowed quite a bit — which is fantastic and spares me from having to shave every other day :3

How has it affected you?
 
Valyra said:

Hey, I figured it would be good to start a thread for swapping stories about Reta and PCOS.

Speaking for myself, dropping pounds has never come this easily, and beyond that, my hair growth has slowed quite a bit — which is fantastic and spares me from having to shave every other day :3

How has it affected you?
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Would reta's eventual improvement of insulin resistance end up being beneficial for that?
 
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Valyra said:

Hey, I figured it would be good to start a thread for swapping stories about Reta and PCOS.

Speaking for myself, dropping pounds has never come this easily, and beyond that, my hair growth has slowed quite a bit — which is fantastic and spares me from having to shave every other day :3

How has it affected you?
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Would reta's eventual improvement of insulin resistance end up being beneficial for that?
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Yeah, it really does. In the past, I'd stick to OMAD, going 23 hours without eating between meals, for around 2 months straight, and I wouldn't even drop half of what I've lost now with zero effort. As I got older, it became awful. But so far, it's eased most of my symptoms. The one thing that hasn't budged is my period not coming, though I never had one in the first place. So I'm likely still infertile as well. That said, I've come across info that reta might be able to assist with that too? Anyway, only time will reveal it!
 
I'd like to learn more about what others have gone through. I had to quit Reta since my acne became severe and my dishydrotic eczema flared up a lot. I'm getting new breakouts in places that were never an issue before. Nothing else in my routine had changed except adding reta. Things are settling down now that I stopped. It's really disappointing, because by week 8 I was finally beginning to see some weight loss. I wonder whether the product I had might not have been good quality.. I'd really appreciate hearing other people's experiences with this.
 
A woman in my group is dealing with PCOS and uses Reta, so I asked her to tell me how it's gone for her. Before she began, she also had metabolic syndrome, and I was aware she'd experimented with other peptides too:

"Reta is what did it. My start date was Aug 30. By Nov 1, I stopped metformin (I'd been taking it since my 30's) along with 2 blood pressure medications. When I got blood work done in December, the results were beautiful. A1C sits at the lower side of normal. BP is beautiful. Cholesterol came back normal (and previously they were ready to put me on another medication for it). I still keep simple carbs to a minimum, avoid sugar, and eat healthy, though sometimes I'll have potatoes, bread, pasta, or rice, and I don't bloat up or put on weight right away. For most if not all of that period, Reta was the only thing I was taking."
 
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I'd like to learn more about what others have gone through. I had to quit Reta since my acne became severe and my dishydrotic eczema flared up a lot. I'm getting new breakouts in places that were never an issue before. Nothing else in my routine had changed except adding reta. Things are settling down now that I stopped. It's really disappointing, because by week 8 I was finally beginning to see some weight loss. I wonder whether the product I had might not have been good quality.. I'd really appreciate hearing other people's experiences with this.
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That sounds really rough. For my part, nothing of the sort has come up since I began using it, though I've been injecting GHK-CU alongside. Perhaps combining the two would be worth a shot? It ought to make a real difference for your eczema.
 
Valyra said:

Hey, I figured it would be good to start a thread for swapping stories about Reta and PCOS.

Speaking for myself, dropping pounds has never come this easily, and beyond that, my hair growth has slowed quite a bit — which is fantastic and spares me from having to shave every other day :3

How has it affected you?
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The connection between reta and PCOS never crossed my mind, though it does seem logical. My girlfriend has PCOS and is just beginning reta, so I'll pass along whatever improvements show up - I've come across women on tiktok and similar places saying they dropped hard-to-lose fat
 
I spent 8 months on tirz and had a phenomenal response; after that, insurance moved me over to Semaglutide. Across 10 months of using it, I haven't gotten to my goal. My weight has stayed where it was, though.

So today I placed an order for Reta, hoping to drop the last annoying 18lbs. I'll report back on how it works out.
 
I'll share my story in the hope it might benefit someone else. Perhaps you're unsure about trying a GLP1, or my situation will sound familiar. My weight was 180 lbs and my A1C came in at 6.8 -- diabetic, though I resisted admitting it. Every extra pound sat on my belly. My cholesterol was poor, and I had fatty liver. For my entire life, the only "treatment" anyone ever offered me was BCPs. After my blood pressure became high, I was no longer permitted to take them, and that was the point when my PCOS symptoms truly escalated.

Sema for a year, then tirz for a year, took off 35 lbs for me. A break became necessary because tirz had me vomiting weekly for 5 weeks straight, and since a hysterectomy was already scheduled, I chose to quit it entirely for 3 months. During those 3 months, roughly 15 lbs came back fast. Last week I began reta for the first time (2mg first dose)! I'm already down around 4 lbs and noticing some fullness and reduced hunger, similar to before.

Bloodwork was being done roughly every 6 months. Seeing the changes was incredible! A1C now 5.5. ALT remains elevated, though better. Cholesterol improved overall. My blood pressure has been great. Periods are no longer something I have to worry about, but GLP1s have genuinely been the only thing that appeared to help my PCOS. Because of the insulin resistance, dropping weight was impossible unless my diet was flawless daily, and for me that would have meant essentially no carbs.

Sometimes I feel my husband doens't grasp the struggle, and he isn't thrilled that I'm on these meds. In his view, I simply need to be more active and everything will be fine. But I know these peptides genuinely help behind the scenes with whatever is wrong in those of us who have PCOS, and I intend to remain on it indefinitely!
 
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