Retatrutide cycle and dosing through cycle

vpeps

@Peptide-geek said:

reta from glacier aminos

In April I got Reta from glacier aminos. I was on Tirz before, but I titrated it down and started on Reta slow. 0.5, 1, 1 x 2 a week until I finished it all. I had no effect whatsoever. My hunger returned, weight increased. Then I switched to another supplier, about the same dose and felt a colossal effect right away. So I have to titrate it down now.
But that could be a bad batch from glacier and I think it was Kovera Labs COA and a suspicious HPLC chart, which was okayed by the lab. I hope you have a better luck but I avoid glacier aminos since that time.

brandenscheidecker

Started 5 months ago, @1 first week, then 2 for a month, increased all the way up to 8 last week over time, 8 weeks seems to of slow down my digestive system to much, had to force myself to eat and even then half of it came back up. take it slow do your own research! dropping down to 4 next week to get some kind of appetite back!

EXTROPIAN

@Peptide-geek Agree start at .5 and titrate up. You can do .5mg. If it is all clear of allergy or any possible reaction you can add another .5 in 2-3 day. Totally 1mg for the week. If you are doing well stay there. That is the sweet spot to most. Sweet spot should feel like this.

Hungry enough to get your proteins and micro nutrients in but fill up quick. You need to preserve muscle and bio functions.
You impulsive food noise down to none at all.
All while burning fat 24/7 mainly with your liver and more if you exercise or just move beyond your comfort zone. A total metabolic reset.
Be patient. 1-2lb a week is good. All while you're creating a new foundation for your health. Tune your diet, exercise get to know your biology. Reta does way more then weight loss. The stack is balanced enough to dial/titrate all three at ones. Find what works for you. Here more mg isn't better.

Nuncles

@gym.rat I didn't read that as him advocating to stay on Chinese reta forever. He simply stated that you don't cycle GLP-1s. I've the same thing and was told such by my doctor.

atlas01

No need to cycle GLPs. Once you hit your goal weight, just titrate down to 0.5-1mg per week and either quit or stay on it indefinitely. That's what I'm doing, and the added insulin sensitivity will set you up for a good transition into a lean bulk (if that's what you're doing).

Mydogdaryl423

@Peptide-geek said:

Hi, I am barely getting into this and just ordered my first vials of reta from glacier aminos. Any recs on how long to cycle / dosing protocol ? Best time to take it? Should it be taken at the same time each time I inject? Thank you guys!

I think most of these questions you will answer for yourself moving forward. Time of day. Once a week. Twice a week. This is the good part of research and not a 1 size fits all approach. I absolutely agree with everyone that slow and steady is the way to go. Only increase if you need to. We didnt get any information about you and if you have tried any other peps. For me I had been on Tirz which hammered my hunger and led to unhealthy weight loss. Reta allows me meet my protein and calorie goals without over eating and get the 1 to 1.5 pound weight loss a week that I am looking for. The visceral fat reduction on Reta has been amazing and the recomp is real. Welcome and good luck. Always here to help.

EXTROPIAN

Tbaby

I would start at 1mg (4 weeks) and move up 1mg every 4 weeks until you find your sweet spot. Once you hit your goal weight, I would do .5mg - 1mg every week forever.

ResearchCat

And MiraLAX is your FRIEND!

quicksilver80

@ResearchCat mission carb smart tortillas too!

Mydogdaryl423

@quicksilver80 said:

@ResearchCat mission carb smart tortillas too!

On my Costco list everytime.

Commander

I don’t have any research rats, pretend stuffed animals or imaginary friends that take peptides…
But, I started Reta at 1mg a week, and after two weeks went to 2mg a week. I was only looking to go from 190lbs down to 175lbs. Mostly visceral fat (I also take Tesa/Ipa, Mots-C, NAD and KLOW). So I wasn’t looking to loose a lot of weight. What you go up to depends on how much weight you want to loose and how fast. My friend (not imaginary) is trying to go from 300 down 190. He started at 1mg a week and is now at 6mg a week.
So it really depends on the person’s individual goals and how their body reacts to Reta.

quicksilver80

I started at 2 and worked up +2 every 4 weeks. So 2 4 6 8 10. I only took longer some doses if i ran into sides.

jackieee

@gym.rat said:

@Nuncles saying you don't cycle means you don't stop? That's how I interpret that.

I didn’t take it as never stop. I took it as “don’t cycle”, example take it 3 months, rest a month, take it another 3 months, etc. That is what I always assume when people ask about cycling peptides, not staying on them.

jackieee

@gym.rat said:

@Nuncles saying you don't cycle means you don't stop? That's how I interpret that.

I didn’t take it as never stop. I took it as “don’t cycle”, example take it 3 months, rest a month, take it another 3 months, etc. That is what I always assume when people ask about cycling peptides, not staying on them.

ursus

I’m of the opinion that people who track their diets prior to glps and have established fitness routines can likely use much less Reta than what the trials show. I also believe it works for me better at a rolling day 6 vs 7. But I track all this.

I don’t want to completely cut off my hunger senses because I don’t want to go much under 1000 calories a day deficit so I can preserve muscle mass as much as possible. Also going too low on the daily leaves me with no energy to perform my cardio and lifting routines.

We’re all learning what works for us individually.

ResearchCat

@ursus GLP-1’s are designed fundamentally for morbidly obese people who need to lose a lot of weight. They are not designed for biohacking obsessive optimizers. So yes, many people should be taking much less than clinical dosing. I have seen a lot of people talking about cycling reta, and they are mostly jacked gym bros who want to get to 7.233(repeating, obviously) % body fat for a comp or the beach or just because.

The real question is more about maintenance and what that looks like for you. Is it stopping? Is it micro-dosing? I don’t know personally. I manage my dosing using a bit of Kentucky windage to maintain or move slightly.