Started Reta at the wrong dose!

He is definitely going to notice it. He might not feel like eating for a week. I would probably hold off about a week before the next injection. Let us know how bad the side effects turn out to be.

It is not a huge issue. The studies begin at 2 mg, so this should be okay.

Yeah he should be fine. I agree that 2 mg and higher can feel strong for someone new to it, but it will pass. At worst he might have some stomach upset while his body gets used to it. Wait seven days then drop back down to 1 mg or even lower. I began at 600 mcg, moved to 800 mcg, then 1 mg every five days and settled at 1.2 mg every five days as my comfortable level. I may go up later if food noise returns. The food noise disappeared and I lost interest in alcohol, weed, cookies, and chips. Last night I had a cheeseburger but could not finish the fries.

Base the next step on why you are using it. If the main goal is big weight loss then the dose is probably fine. If the goal is maintenance then wait it out and stay at the lowest effective amount for long-term use.

I began at 2 mg myself. He will probably be okay.

I also started at 2 mg, which is what the company uses in studies. I am now at 8 mg.

This mistake happens often and he should be fine since 2 mg is the usual trial starting amount. Just watch him for a few days and then continue slowly once he stabilizes.

You can use an online tool to see when levels will be low enough to dose again. Levels should reach about 1 mg around the 18th, so a 1 mg shot then might work. Or wait until the 30th when they are near 0.25 mg. I started at 1 mg and am now at 5 mg.

If it is too strong he might get nausea, diarrhea, or constipation that clears up in a couple of days. The real risk is that he becomes unwilling to keep going because of those short-term effects. Move slowly and stay symptom-free.

I wonder how it affected him. Hopefully the original poster updates us.

This is not semaglutide that starts at 0.25 mg. Retatrutide starts at 2 mg.

The amount given was not wrong; the planned 0.25 mg was the wrong starting point. 2.5 mg is near the standard 2 mg trial start. Side effects are possible either way, but beginning that low only delays them and may make them hit more suddenly later. Doses one-eighth of the usual amount mostly waste product. If extra caution is wanted then 1 mg could be reasonable, but not 0.25 mg. Being off by a factor of ten is common, so always double-check calculations and use a peptide calculator for dilutions.

What is the big issue? He received half a milligram more than the usual starting dose. I do not know where the 0.25 mg and 0.5 mg starting ideas come from. When I researched for months I only saw 2 mg mentioned. I read a lot but never on Reddit.

Update: he felt mostly okay on Saturday but had bad acid reflux Sunday morning. He felt very full and bloated all day and could not eat much. This morning he is nauseous and overnight he felt like he was having a panic attack, maybe from a faster heart rate. He is also hot and cold. The effects are not terrible but he is not happy. Meanwhile my son and I took 0.25 mg (actually closer to 0.3 mg because it is easier to measure) and we just felt full faster with nothing else. I read for two or three months, including on Reddit, and it seemed starting very low and splitting doses might reduce side effects. We are not aiming for fast loss, no more than two pounds a week.