Maintenance on Tirz or Reta....thoughts?

I've been taking 6mg of Reta for half a year now, and I'm roughly 10 pounds away from my target. Though I intend to move over to Tirz once I reach maintenance phase. The reason is to escape the higher heart rate and reduced HRV that Reta brought on, given that keeping the weight off will likely last a while. Plus with the smaller amounts needed, the extra hunger control seems like it could help.

Outcomes vary based on what someone aims for. After dropping pounds using tirz yet seeking extra help with lipids or fatty liver issues, adding reta works well. Following success with reta, moving over to tirz often brings a slower heart rate at rest along with nicer sleep. I happen to combine sema with reta in my own routine. When focusing on fat loss I introduce reta gradually increasing its amount while keeping the sema level unchanged.

I've kept my weight steady for more than a year. Back when I first started, I dropped fifty-five pounds across six months with Tirzepatide, beginning at one milligram per week and working up to eight. These days I stay level at two point five milligrams weekly. Even after all this time I'm still right where I aimed to be, so settling on a steady amount has suited me well. My reasons for sticking with Tirzepatide, since it suits me, are that the compound has more established research behind it, shows up more easily, gets more nods from physicians, and costs less. I'll probably need to keep using something lifelong to hold my progress, and right now this option comes out ahead in my own weighing of pros and cons. I'm considering shedding another ten to fifteen pounds and adding a bit of Reta to help with that step. This will mark my first time trying Reta. I already have a kit ready and plan to begin with my next injection evening this Saturday.

It seems like the current amount is working nicely for you with the progress so far. Switching over to the other one for the remaining drop or to hold steady probably won't change much, since there's room to go higher if needed to hit the goal. What stands out is that studies indicate keeping the level that got you there is key for not putting it back on, even if some here manage with less. Because there's quite a bit to maintain, experimenting with smaller amounts could work, yet if the scale starts creeping up again, going back higher might be necessary.

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I'm taking the pair at once. Upkeep sits near three quarters of the top level for me. Tirz brings a welcome drop in mental chatter and urges. The extra vitality from Reta feels good too. I'll stick with running them together.

I've kept using tirz during maintenance for roughly fourteen to fifteen months. Peak usage hit fifteen milligrams right after reaching my target, yet the shots still happen once a week. Levels go up or down anywhere from ten to fifteen milligrams based on how hunger and the scale behaved over the previous seven days. No plans exist to drop tirz since the results stay consistent in my case.

I got started with these agonists once most of the excess body mass was already gone, mainly to get rid of nonstop hunger. Even small doses of the first option brought nasty reactions, while a bigger amount of the second felt much better though the urge to eat still lingered, so I added a third at five milligrams each week. Over almost a year my reading on the scale eased down slowly from seventy eight kilograms to sixty four. Adding half a dose of another one to check whether it helped leaves me unsure so far, yet I manage to eat only when the feeling shows up and the number holds steady. I still watch out for rich foods but wonder if that matters anymore since my appetite now lines up properly with what I take in, unlike back when I carried more weight or lacked these substances.

I'm still seven pounds short of where I want to end up. I'll keep going with this but the amount to take isn't settled. Right now I'm using eight milligrams.

Wow, that's amazing progress with your weight drop. I'm close to maintenance myself, just a bit more to reach my target after dropping a lot already. I intend to keep using my current amount of the medication steady for several months up to twelve. The part I'm most excited about is holding steady at my target for a long stretch. I've dropped big amounts before multiple times but couldn't keep it off. So it makes sense to me not to alter the amount right when I arrive at my goal. The research on this medication shows that keeping the level the same helped people avoid regaining. I think smaller amounts might work better eventually, though that's another topic. Since this one is working well for you, there's no reason to change to the other option. I'll stick with this one until it stops working and only then consider combining. Good wishes on your path!

Thanks for that! Spot on. So far this stuff has been great for me, and all I'm going to do is raise the amount slowly while watching my weight, food consumption, and workouts for no less than the next six months.

This version suits me when trimming down the weight and handling other needs, whereas the primary one fits entirely once goals shift to stability. Really missing my usual rest at night 😴 😴

These days I'm in the maintenance phase too. Each week I use Tirz at either 7.5 or 10 milligrams, and I pick the amount based on how my hunger feels.

I'm curious how things will turn out after many years or even longer periods of keeping the weight off. Keeping weight off over time has always been where most weight loss efforts fall apart. This kind of medication hasn't been around very long, just a handful of years, and using it widely to drop pounds is newer still. What might happen to people who continue with upkeep doses for ten or twenty years?

I'm in the same spot myself. Appreciative of these medications, yet since beginning with extreme weight issues just like my own case, the word is that ongoing use is required to sustain progress, which makes me eager for any information from extended studies regarding this approach.

My spouse has kept a low Semaglutide amount steady for the past couple of years. I hold my own Tirzepatide level at one point five though. These medications affect me more than most so any increase brings stomach trouble I cannot handle and I doubt that situation will shift. Another thirty three pounds remain before goal yet the scale keeps moving downward after twenty seven have already dropped.