Not noticing a difference on reta

I'm worried reta won't work the same way tirz does for me and I don't want to lose more muscle. I've heard reta doesn't control appetite as strongly, which is what made tirz so helpful with my binge eating history. Maybe I just need to keep going slowly and raise the reta dose. Hope you can try it again later and add it to tirz.

It's really helpful to hear I'm not alone. I also have about 30 lb left after dropping 55 lb on tirz alone. I hoped adding reta would break the plateau but it feels like it's doing nothing so far. Maybe fat is coming off and muscle is going on, but I can't tell yet. It's only been a month so perhaps I should stay with it and increase the dose.

Same here, I'm eating more too. That's exactly why I plan to keep tirz in the mix and alternate with reta to keep appetite in check.

I understand that. My hopes were really high after seeing friends respond strongly to reta and mostly stop tirz. I need to work on patience with myself. My usual pattern is to quit if I'm not good at something right away. I was mainly looking for encouragement and people to talk with about sticking with it instead of stopping. I started reta low because of other meds that affect heart rate. Planning to raise it again this week since weight has been flat for six months even on tirz.

Do you track heart rate with a watch, ring, or similar device? I went the other way and increased faster, but overall results have been good so far.

Most people notice muscle gain because they see clear strength increases in the gym. How is your strength training going? Are you lifting noticeably heavier weights?

Since 2 mg has been fine for a month you could probably raise it a little and see what happens. Starting low was smart even after high-dose tirz because the drugs are different and you avoided big side effects. I think of tirz as the appetite tool and reta as the weight-loss tool. Maybe a bit more of both would help right now. Congrats on the 55 lb. The six-month plateau might actually be useful long-term because your body had time to adjust to the big change. It could just need a pause before another push. Good luck.

I lost 40 lb on 1 mg or less of sema. It took getting to 8 mg of reta before weight loss picked up again, and now I'm at 10 mg. People coming from another glp often need higher amounts of reta. I'm glad I waited until the price was lower.

If weight has stopped dropping then calories are still too high, no matter the exercise or healthy eating.

What starting dose of reta makes sense after long-term 15 mg tirz?

I was on 5 mg tirz when I switched. Started reta at 1 mg and took six doses the first week for a total of 7 mg. There's an earlier post from April with more details if you want to look.

My shotsy never showed overlapping graphs like that. And now the app is dead.

What's dead? I just exported that PDF today.

The shotsy app stopped working. It crashes every time I open it. A friend pulled my data but the nice charts are gone. Tried on three different devices.

Maybe have him export the JSON, delete the app, reinstall, then import again. It claims iCloud backup but I still download the JSON regularly plus CSV and PDFs for charts.

Not an expert but when I hit a plateau in the past, eating more calories for a week then returning to the usual amount often restarted loss. Don't go overboard, just allow a bit more for one or two weeks.

I also find that after long calorie restriction, heavy training, and staying healthy overall, loosening up for a week or so can restart things. The body seems to relax and realize it isn't being starved.

Similar experience. 5 mg tirz got me 20 kg down with no exercise. Switched to reta at 4 mg now, added exercise, strength work, and good protein, yet scale barely moves. Body recomp is visible and clothes fit better but weight stays the same. Not going back to tirz but might add it if 8 mg reta doesn't give better results.

Exactly. One of the rare times the usual advice to live a little actually fits. It usually annoys me because that's how I got here in the first place.

Thanks, I'll try that. Eating is already really difficult and nothing sounds or tastes good.

Not sure about the data on lowering doses but it might be worth checking.

Does what get worse, the appetite suppression? That message was meant for a different thread. Too many tabs open I guess.

I mean side effects like appetite loss or mild nausea. I probably need to raise the dose to restart loss but already struggle to eat anything.

I had occasional heartburn when I started and didn't feel like eating, got full and bloated quickly. All that faded after a few months except the fullness. Appetite suppression is still there but in a positive way. No nausea or the other sides people mention. My wife had the same pattern on the same doses. Sleep trouble isn't from reta for me, it's a mental thing where I wake at 4:30. Still get six and a half to eight hours. Where are you at with dose and weight loss?

As I said, eating isn't hard but I fill up fast and never rush to eat. My wife tells me to eat more and get protein in. Used to finish a whole chicken breast or steak easily. Now we split them in half.