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Reta dosage for beginners

Posted on 8/18/26 at 9:56 am
Posted by Triple CB
Member since Nov 2018
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Posted on 8/18/26 at 9:56 am
For those that are taking Reta, what dosage did you start with?
Posted by nolaTiger24
Member since Sep 2008
1704 posts
Posted on 8/18/26 at 10:06 am to
I did .5mg for the first two weeks before moving to 1mg
Posted by Triple CB
Member since Nov 2018
81 posts
Posted on 8/18/26 at 10:10 am to
Any side effects when going to 1?
Posted by nolaTiger24
Member since Sep 2008
1704 posts
Posted on 8/18/26 at 10:15 am to
None. I went all the way up to 3mg with no side effects and have hit my goals and have now come back down to 2mg. I think I’ll end up staying around 1mg
Posted by Chad504boy
4 posts
Member since Feb 2005
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Posted on 8/18/26 at 10:51 am to
quote:

Any side effects when going to 1?


Everyone is different
Posted by lsu777
Lake Charles
Member since Jan 2004
39163 posts
Posted on 8/18/26 at 11:07 am to
I would start at 0.25mg 2x per week. if you are getting results, do not raise the dose

if you are not after 3-4 weeks

go to 0.5mg 2x per week. ride that for as long as possible. if you stall for 3-4 weeks then go to

0.5mg 3x per week

so on and so fourth. always do minimum effective dosing and ride that dose for as long as you can before increasing.
Posted by rmc
Truth or Consequences
Member since Sep 2004
27423 posts
Posted on 8/18/26 at 11:11 am to
I'll just put this out there and you can do whatever you want based on your own research.

Titrate up slowly. SLOWLY. You may think the appetite suppression isn't working well enough at 1mg. Don't do a crazy ramp up like week 1, 1mg, week 2, 2mg, week 3, 3mg, week 4, 4mg, etc.
Posted by rmc
Truth or Consequences
Member since Sep 2004
27423 posts
Posted on 8/18/26 at 11:11 am to
quote:

I would start at 0.25mg 2x per week. if you are getting results, do not raise the dose

if you are not after 3-4 weeks

go to 0.5mg 2x per week. ride that for as long as possible. if you stall for 3-4 weeks then go to

0.5mg 3x per week

so on and so fourth. always do minimum effective dosing and ride that dose for as long as you can before increasing.


I agree with all of this.
Posted by nolaTiger24
Member since Sep 2008
1704 posts
Posted on 8/18/26 at 11:17 am to
quote:

always do minimum effective dosing and ride that dose for as long as you can before increasing


100% agreed.
Posted by The Torch
DFW The Dub
Member since Aug 2014
31047 posts
Posted on 8/18/26 at 12:00 pm to
you may have some stomach issues when you first start.

And waking up at 3-4 am wound up, I've read this is due to cortisol spikes at night.
Posted by LSUfan4444
Member since Mar 2004
57552 posts
Posted on 8/18/26 at 12:38 pm to
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ou may have some stomach issues when you first start.


About 50% of surveyed users complain of nausea and / or vomitting

it's a very common side effect
Posted by MamouTiger65
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Oct 2007
867 posts
Posted on 8/18/26 at 12:48 pm to
Anyone have experience going from tirz to reta ? If I have been on tirz 12.5mg for a while, would it change my starting dose of reta?
Posted by lsu777
Lake Charles
Member since Jan 2004
39163 posts
Posted on 8/18/26 at 1:49 pm to
quote:


Anyone have experience going from tirz to reta ? If I have been on tirz 12.5mg for a while, would it change my starting dose of reta?


would start with about a 1/4 of what you were on with tirz mainly to see how you react to the addition of Glucagon mainly in the form of managing increased resting heart rate.

titrate up slowly as needed every 4 weeks.
Posted by The Torch
DFW The Dub
Member since Aug 2014
31047 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 5:44 am to
Here's some helpful tips for new Reta users, I have the 3:00 am wake ups and was researching why.

You’re waking up at 2 or 3am and you don’t know why.

You’re not stressed. You’re not overthinking.

Your blood sugar is crashing while you sleep.

Retatrutide is doing its job suppressing appetite, managing insulin but if you’re not eating the right things before bed, your blood sugar drops too low overnight.
Your body panics.

Cortisol and adrenaline spike to bring it back up.

And just like that you’re wide awake at 2am staring at the ceiling.

The fix isn’t complicated.

Slow digesting carbs before bed.

Oats. Sweet potato. Brown rice.

Just enough to keep your blood sugar stable while you sleep so your body doesn’t sound the alarm at 2am.
Posted by Lazy But Talented
Member since Aug 2011
15146 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 11:59 am to
damn ai
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