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Appetite response varies. At two milligrams mine was mild, just fuller longer than usual. At four milligrams it was stronger for the first …

The issue is trusting the process. Two milligrams for four weeks is the starting dose used in obese subjects, both for sides and metabolic …

I'm wondering about the exact point where everything lost its steadiness so suddenly. How did performance look around the three-month mark?…

Everything stayed in the abdomen until bruising started showing up, which pushed me into rotating. Eight reliable spots work without issues…

Hi everyone. Most updates we see are the tough ones where someone is dosing high yet still stuck. I would really like to hear the positive …

Thanks for posting your experience. This is really strong. Pity there is so much risk in telling an MD about what we are trying, especially…

The half life of Reta is around six to seven days. That means after seven days about half remains, so 1.25 mg, which some folks still can't…

My doctor wants me around 2000 calories and 130 g protein while losing. On week two at 2 mg I'm struggling to get past 1500 calories becaus…

I don't mind feeling hungry. It's a natural signal that the body is ready for calories. Hunger by itself can almost feel pleasant, just a r…

One week in and here's a quick update. I started with two separate 1 mg doses the first week and tomorrow move to a single 2 mg dose for we…

Thanks for the update. It is useful to see what happens after the early phase instead of only hearing about stalls.

After reaching goal I’ll stay on a low maintenance dose for nine months, then drop by 0.2 mg each month until I’m off. It could take years,…

My highest was 370. I weighed 340 when I had the surgery and got down to 260 afterward. For the last five years I've bounced between 280 an…

The sleeve has stretched some, yet I still get that restricted feeling when I stick to the high-protein, low-carb plan my doctor gave me, a…

I had sleeve surgery ten years ago. It got me to a comfortable weight but I still want to get my BMI below 30. I think adding reta could be…