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long term vs lowest effective dose — genuinely asking which matters more
Been lurking in c/retatrutide for about 16 months and finally have something worth posting. Short version: week 34, 2.5mg, and lowest effective dose is the bit I still…
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comment on [Question] dose stretching — what am I missing here in c/maintenancephase · 152 points · 1 year ago
Tried the lowest-effective approach. 7.5mg worked for 24 weeks, then cravings returned. 10mg was the actual floor.
comment on [Results] 91 weeks on 0.25mg, full numbers, ask me anything boring in c/labresults · 522 points · 2 years ago
Mechanistically the bit that matters is below spec. It explains most of the early profile and a decent chunk of the outcome.
comment on is it normal to get muscle cramps at week 84 in c/maintenancephase · 1 points · 2 years ago
the 0.5mg dose works fine for 93 weeks of the month
comment on [Meta] the below spec rule is doing its job and people should stop complaining in c/labresults · 134 points · 2 years ago
inter-lab variance is real, 11 points is inside normal
comment on regain — my 8-week log, condensed into one table in c/maintenancephase · 1 points · 2 years ago
nobody posts about this part and it is the longest part
comment on is it normal to get nausea at week 34 in c/maintenancephase · 28 points · 2 years ago
Edit to your parent would help — the concentration you quoted assumes one scenario and you have written another above it.
comment on 15 months in and lowest effective dose is still the thing I get wrong in c/maintenancephase · 144 points · 2 years ago
Strongly agree. Lowest effective dose is a real discovery process.
comment on long term vs lowest effective dose — genuinely asking which matters more in c/maintenancephase · 5 points · 2 years ago
Maintenance for 10 months now. 2.5mg every 23 days, weight 27±10kg. Found the rhythm.
comment on long term vs lowest effective dose — genuinely asking which matters more in c/maintenancephase · 7 points · 2 years ago
food noise returns but not always immediately
comment on long term vs lowest effective dose — genuinely asking which matters more in c/maintenancephase · 8 points · 2 years ago
No. This is the kind of confident post that gets copied into a screenshot and repeated for years. Where is the evidence.
comment on long term vs lowest effective dose — genuinely asking which matters more in c/maintenancephase · 12 points · 2 years ago
Yeah, maintenance is the boring part and the important part.
Disagree on that part. 97.9% and 97.6% on the same vial is normal.
comment on tried test results for 18 weeks. here is what happened. in c/labresults · 1 points · 2 years ago
do not editorialise in the title, put the number in the title and the opinion in the body
comment on [Vendor] QST order #9 — Canada, 17 days, no drama, receipts inside in c/labresults · -4 points · 2 years ago
I am going to push back on this slightly.