What dose is most effective for you?

Which one are you on?

Started at 2 mg and worked up to 6 mg over about six months. Dropped 70 lbs and reached my goal, so I'm thinking about lowering the dose but I'm a bit nervous about it.

Up to 4 mg of reta once a week now. Wednesday will be the third week at that level. Started at 0.5 mg back on 1/5 and have been losing 1-2 lbs weekly. Still dealing with a lot of tiredness and appetite isn't suppressed much, so I'll stay at 4 mg for a while.

Just finished the first vial after starting at 2 mg. Today I moved to 4 mg. Not feeling much yet but we'll see. No bad sides at 2 mg and it was my first time on a GLP.

Lost around 60 lb last year on 2.5 mg of tirz and never had to go higher. Took a break before finding this gray market scene and recently restarted at 1.25 mg every 7-8 days. I treat these peps as a tool and like to let hunger return a bit so I can tell real hunger from boredom. At this low dose I'm mostly using it for insulin control rather than total appetite shutdown. Did a cut and dropped 25 lbs without them early this year, then went into maintenance. Adding the 1.25 mg has led to another 5 lbs off without trying hard.

It probably depends a lot on how much you need to lose. If the target is more than 10-15% of body weight then higher doses will likely be needed at some point. To give a real answer I'd want age, height, and goal at minimum. You went from 197 to 175 so that's about 11% down already. Studies showed roughly 9% loss over a year at 1 mg weekly, but individual results and sides differ a lot. Sounds like 1 mg got you past that 9% mark and probably faster than a year, so you might be pretty responsive and not need big jumps. Still depends on whether you're aiming for 160 or 125. Also matters how hard it was to stick to the diet without extra help.

Worked up to 2.5 mg a week and stayed there, lost about 15 kg over four months.

Before I knew about this place and did my own reading, a friend on tirz lost a lot over a year. The cost made me ask a gym friend who told me about Reta. It came in a pen with instructions to start at 2.5 mg weekly and go to 4 mg after five weeks, which I followed. Got some rough sides with lots of gas and a strong metallic taste plus frequent bathroom trips. Appetite suppression kicked in and I've lost about 20 lbs in eight weeks. If I'd researched first I would have started lower at 0.5-1 mg and adjusted slowly, but now that it's working I'll stay at 4 mg and keep losing around 2 lbs a week. Once I hit the remaining 12 lb goal I'll try to find a maintenance dose. Main takeaway is start low, pick a weekly loss rate that fits your goal, and go from there. There will be ups, downs, and stalls, but for me this isn't only about the scale.

12 weeks in, been at 2 mg for the last four. Weight has been bouncing around the last few weeks even though diet and gym stayed the same. What I'd like to know from everyone is why I should increase. Already having trouble eating enough but still want to lose another 20-30 lbs with a focus on fat, not just the number. Started at 240 now 218 after 12 weeks, body fat from 31% down to 23.5% on the trend. Things are moving but the last few weeks have been mentally tough with the scale. Don't want to go up just because.

Been on it 10 weeks and doing fine at 2 mg with body fat still dropping. Planning to go to 2.5 mg in a week or two. Every time I raise the dose my sleep gets worse and I wake up at 4 or 5 am. Anyone else getting that?