Finished My First Week of Reta

If you carry extra weight then 1.5 kg is believable and probably mostly water, part from the compound and part from just starting. You could not have created a 10 k calorie deficit in seven days from the medication alone. What heart safety signal?

I mean the report on heart effects that was shared online. It is probably fine for most people, I simply wondered whether the topic had already come up here.

Reta tends to raise resting heart rate a bit, but nothing beyond that. Anything more than a modest increase would be worth checking with a doctor.

Solid start for week one, though that pace is unlikely to hold. Much of it will be water. Keep tracking food and movement and the weight should keep coming off. Missing a week on the scale is normal, and daily weighing is not helpful.

New users sometimes feel anxious about the heart. Morning shots may be better so any issue does not happen overnight. Taking it earlier has improved my sleep, though results vary.

All swelling in my legs cleared during the first week on Reta and my heart and cardio markers improved. The pounding sensation I used to get at bedtime has gone away completely.

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Wait until after week four before judging weight loss or sides. Then you will know whether to adjust the dose. Stay at the current level while the scale is still moving; it is not a race.

Some people raise the dose specifically to reach glucagon signaling for extra metabolism and lean-mass retention compared with tirzepatide. That was my reason for switching. Hunger and food noise remain controlled for me on reta.

Third week done and loss remains steady. All weights taken on the same weekday as the injection. The 99 kg figure is the starting weight before any Reta. Week 1 99 kg, Week 2 97.5 kg, Week 3 96 kg, so 1.5 kg each week.

Almost four months on Reta at 3 mg only. Resting heart rate moved from 59-62 up to 62-66. Dose increases also disturb sleep for me.