Reta skin effects, extra sensitive to needles?

Reta might be involved, though the anticipation effect from your mind expecting pain could also play a part. Mild skin sensitivity is a recognized side effect for some users, not extremely common but reported often enough. I've felt it myself. Several people have said online that it faded after a couple of weeks.

Try putting magnesium oil on before and after the shot.

Sensitivity in the skin is really intense. It shifts position but stays mostly on my lower limbs. Still not bad enough for me to stop what I'm doing. I'm guessing it'll fade eventually.

This is called allodynia. You might try dropping a milligram until it stops. It seems to show up more at higher doses or when people increase too fast. I had it with two 4 mg shots a week, then switched to 2 mg on Monday and Wednesday plus 3 mg on Friday and it disappeared. Maybe start at 1 mg weekly or split your 2 mg across two days.

I've been on reta at 1 mg for two weeks and a couple of days ago my abdomen started feeling a very light sunburn. It doesn't really bother me, just an odd side effect. When you get older, tracking strange sensations becomes a hobby.

My arms turn painfully sensitive to touch and this feeling intensifies whenever my temperature drops, which occurs often since the substance also leaves me chilled.

Allodynia, thanks for the new word.

Now I'm getting a strange crawling sensation on my skin, always where the elastic edges of my clothes touch. It feels like an ant is there and usually happens at night, which is unsettling.

I had quite bad skin sensitivity and tingling for the first eight weeks. By week ten it had dropped to a tolerable level but was still present. Then I took a three-week break for a holiday, and when I started again the feeling never returned. It's only been a couple of weeks so far, but hopefully it's gone for good.

The skin sensitivity I mentioned at the two-week point disappeared by the end of week three. I used to be a redhead before my hair turned white. I wonder how strongly allodynia lines up with redhead genetics.

According to the Mayo Clinic, allodynia can result from a vitamin deficiency, especially D or B. My doctor added supplements for both when prescribing tirzepatide. I'm going to increase both and see if it helps, then report back.

My B and D levels are both high-normal. I have them checked regularly to avoid going too high or too low. Still, I can see how low vitamin D might contribute to allodynia.