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c/maintenancephase·posted 2 months ago by u/zaid_eriksen

[Discussion] dose stretching is doing more work than we give it credit for

Discussion Well Actually ×4 Cold Box ×3

Been lurking in c/retatrutide for about 8 months and finally have something worth posting.

Short version: week 72, 0.5mg, and lowest effective dose is the bit I still cannot get a straight answer on. I have read the wiki, I have read the last 11 threads, and the answers split roughly down the middle.

What I actually want to know is whether the people saying it does not matter have measured it, or whether it is just repeated confidently. Happy to be told I am overthinking this — I probably am — but I would rather overthink it now than at week 72.

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u/laila_almeida175 points·2 months ago

Regain on a taper is expected. 20% back over 26 weeks, which matches the discontinuation data. Planned for it.

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u/throwaway_9182148 points·2 months ago

The evidence standard in c/vendorvetting gets called too strict about once a month, and every time, the thread ends with the complainant agreeing.

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u/rasmus_petrescu121 points·2 months ago

lowest effective dose is lowest effective dose, find it or stay higher

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u/teodor_duarte34 points·2 months ago·edited

dose-stretching experiences welcome, dose-stretching instructions are not

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u/anders_vermeulen39 points·2 months ago

regain is not a moral failing

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