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What is Retatrutide?
Retatrutide is a metabolic drug that just finished Phase 3 trials. It is a triple agonist of the receptors GLP-1, GIP, and Glucagon. GLP-1 is a receptor that is responsible for slowing down gastric emptying, which results into your appetite being suppressed, feeling more satiated after a meal, and feeling full for longer after a meal. The second receptor that Retatrutide agonizes is GIP, which is responsible for telling your pancreas to release more insulin after you eat. This results into you having improved insulin sensitivity, opposite of which things like HGH and other GH secretagogues like MK-677 do. This helps your body handle carbs and sugars much more efficiently, especially if you work out. GIP is simply a nutrient handler, when food comes in, it decides where that energy will go and how strong the insulin response is. You will feel much less fatigue due to this, since your body is much more effectively using its energy. This leads us to the third receptor, Glucagon. Glucagon agonism increases metabolic rate and lipolysis. Although glucagon alone raises blood glucose, the GLP-1 and GIP components of Retatrutide blunt this effect, allowing fat loss and increased energy output without significant glucose spikes.
Retatrutide can be summarized as third-gen Ozempic (semaglutide), with two receptors positively stacked on top of the already great weight-loss drug.
Where can I get it?
If you aren't sure where to get retatrutide, you don't need to be taking it yet. When you have done enough research on this drug, the sources will lead their way to you. When you do find these sources, learn what COA testing is (Janoshik preferably) and PLEASE make sure your source has this applied to the Retatrutide.
What will I need?
You will need:
However much Retatrutide you plan on taking (lyophilized powder in vial(s)).
Bacteriostatic Water (how much you need under Dosing and Conversions)
31g, 5/16" or half-inch, u-100 insulin syringes (literally js amazon or somewhere online)
Alcohol Wipes (a lot)
A sink and soap to wash your hands
Insulin fridge or mini fridge that can get to between 38-45°F (storage)
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1 syringe is required for reconstitution.
1 syringe is required for injection.
2 alcohol wipes are required for reconstitution, 2 are required for injection.
Dosing and Conversions
Don't fuck up here. A standard U-100 insulin syringe is 1 mL/cc, so 100 units on the syringe is 1 mL. If you have a 5 mg vial of retatrutide, you will want to pull back 0.5 mL of bacteriostatic water, or 50 units. If you have a 10 mg vial of retatrutide, you will want to pull back 1 mL, or 100 units of bacteriostatic water, and so forth. These are just the basics. With this conversion in mind:
Pinning 0.5 mg = pulling back to 5 units on insulin syringe
Pinning 1 mg = pulling back to 10 units on insulin syringe
Pinning 2 mg = pulling back to 20 units on insulin syringe
.. and so on.
Reconstitution
Many people take reconstitution with a grain of salt, you put the water in the vial and mix it around and boom, you're good. There are some things you will need to keep in mind that you may not expect with reconstitution, and I will go over all the steps and additional variables here:
For this example, we will have a 5 mg vial of retatrutide and a 3 mL bacteriostatic water vial.
Take the cap off of the bacteriostatic water and wipe the grey stopper with an alcohol wipe. Take your insulin syringe and pull the plunger back, then pull it all the way forward. This is to prime it so it doesn't get slightly stuck when trying to pull back the bac water. You then take your insulin syringe and prick the stopper, flip the vial, and pull back 50 units of bac water (remember, for a 5 mg vial of reta. this can vary.) Take the syringe out of the stopper - and prep your reta vial for pricking by wiping it with an alcohol wipe as well. Now, you'll want to prick your reta stopper with the bac water filled syringe at an ANGLE. This is so ensure the bac water doesn't DIRECTLY hit the powder. As soon as you prick the stopper, expect the plunger to pull forward by itself automatically, just let it go. Once all of the bac water has exited the syringe, place it aside, and start rolling the reconstituted reta around with your hands. Maybe give it some flips around, gently. Don't worry if there are small bubbles or if there is some stuck to the sides of the vial, just let it sit in the fridge for 1-3 minutes. By now, it should be fully dissolved (if not, roll around a bit more and let sit for longer), and you are now ready to inject. Dispose of the syringe you used for reconstitution and put the bacteriostatic water back in the fridge.
Injection
Injections are weekly, so every 7 days, although you may pin every 6 days if it feels necessary (wait a few weeks before doing this).
Take your reconstituted reta and get an alcohol wipe to wipe it, unless you're pinning immediately after reconstituting (you already have done that.) Take your syringe and do a quick pull-push to get it unstuck, then prick your vial, flip it, and pull back however much you want to take based on your dosing. Be aware that the reta won't get into the syringe very smoothly, you may have to over-pull it and let it drip for a while into the syringe and push from there in order to get the proper dose out of it. Once there are no air bubbles (or a very small one) where the reta drips in, you can remove the syringe from the stopper.
From here, get another wipe and wipe down your area of choice to inject. The goal of this injection is to inject subcutaneously, and this is commonly done in the stomach fat or love handles. If you are a higher body fat, there are many other places you can do this injection, but for mostly everyone, you will be injecting in the stomach fat or love handles. Take a pinch of fat and slowly push the syringe all the way into your skin. Once all the way in, slowly push the plunger until you are finished. This may hurt a little, but it isn't anything significant. Dispose of your syringe and put your reta back in the fridge.
Warnings
Retatrutide is a drug where with the doses, you titrate up. I started at 1 mg and went up, but for most people I recommend you start at 0.5 mg and work your way up. Starting too high puts you at risk of nausea and/or vomiting. This is how people end up in the emergency room.
While titrating up, people also mistake jumping up from 1 mg to 2, or from 2 to 3, and this is a mistake. Never jump milligrams at a time, always go up by 0.5, don't make this mistake.
I also advise that you make sure you are the correct size needle before dosing. Remember, 5/16" or half inch needles are good, but if you are extra lean, you can even go as low as 1/4".
I have never experienced this, but if your skin becomes sensitive, either lower your dose or stay there for a while, then go up when you feel good enough to do so to do so.
Personal Tips
Hydrate like a motherfucker. Implement much more sodium, potassium, and magnesium, through electrolytes. Make sure you are drinking a lot more water on top of this per day, aim for 3 to 4.5 liters per day.
The more cardio you continue doing on Retatrutide, the faster you will shred. Retatrutide can act on its own with your daily walking and general activities, but if you want to amplify your weight loss journey, remain doing consistent cardio.
If you are rapidly losing weight on retatrutide, you may lose a significant amount of muscle if you aren't adding these measures: eat your bodyweight's worth in protein DAILY, maybe even more. Also make sure you are weight training and achieving hypertrophy in order to maintain your gains.
If you have access to a sharps container somewhere or if you want to buy one and properly dispose of the needles, go ahead, but its also acceptable to put them in a closed container (like a protein tub) and trash them when finished.
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Good luck friends, reta is king
Retatrutide is a metabolic drug that just finished Phase 3 trials. It is a triple agonist of the receptors GLP-1, GIP, and Glucagon. GLP-1 is a receptor that is responsible for slowing down gastric emptying, which results into your appetite being suppressed, feeling more satiated after a meal, and feeling full for longer after a meal. The second receptor that Retatrutide agonizes is GIP, which is responsible for telling your pancreas to release more insulin after you eat. This results into you having improved insulin sensitivity, opposite of which things like HGH and other GH secretagogues like MK-677 do. This helps your body handle carbs and sugars much more efficiently, especially if you work out. GIP is simply a nutrient handler, when food comes in, it decides where that energy will go and how strong the insulin response is. You will feel much less fatigue due to this, since your body is much more effectively using its energy. This leads us to the third receptor, Glucagon. Glucagon agonism increases metabolic rate and lipolysis. Although glucagon alone raises blood glucose, the GLP-1 and GIP components of Retatrutide blunt this effect, allowing fat loss and increased energy output without significant glucose spikes.
Retatrutide can be summarized as third-gen Ozempic (semaglutide), with two receptors positively stacked on top of the already great weight-loss drug.
Where can I get it?
If you aren't sure where to get retatrutide, you don't need to be taking it yet. When you have done enough research on this drug, the sources will lead their way to you. When you do find these sources, learn what COA testing is (Janoshik preferably) and PLEASE make sure your source has this applied to the Retatrutide.
What will I need?
You will need:
However much Retatrutide you plan on taking (lyophilized powder in vial(s)).
Bacteriostatic Water (how much you need under Dosing and Conversions)
31g, 5/16" or half-inch, u-100 insulin syringes (literally js amazon or somewhere online)
Alcohol Wipes (a lot)
A sink and soap to wash your hands
Insulin fridge or mini fridge that can get to between 38-45°F (storage)
----
1 syringe is required for reconstitution.
1 syringe is required for injection.
2 alcohol wipes are required for reconstitution, 2 are required for injection.
Dosing and Conversions
Don't fuck up here. A standard U-100 insulin syringe is 1 mL/cc, so 100 units on the syringe is 1 mL. If you have a 5 mg vial of retatrutide, you will want to pull back 0.5 mL of bacteriostatic water, or 50 units. If you have a 10 mg vial of retatrutide, you will want to pull back 1 mL, or 100 units of bacteriostatic water, and so forth. These are just the basics. With this conversion in mind:
Pinning 0.5 mg = pulling back to 5 units on insulin syringe
Pinning 1 mg = pulling back to 10 units on insulin syringe
Pinning 2 mg = pulling back to 20 units on insulin syringe
.. and so on.
Reconstitution
Many people take reconstitution with a grain of salt, you put the water in the vial and mix it around and boom, you're good. There are some things you will need to keep in mind that you may not expect with reconstitution, and I will go over all the steps and additional variables here:
For this example, we will have a 5 mg vial of retatrutide and a 3 mL bacteriostatic water vial.
Take the cap off of the bacteriostatic water and wipe the grey stopper with an alcohol wipe. Take your insulin syringe and pull the plunger back, then pull it all the way forward. This is to prime it so it doesn't get slightly stuck when trying to pull back the bac water. You then take your insulin syringe and prick the stopper, flip the vial, and pull back 50 units of bac water (remember, for a 5 mg vial of reta. this can vary.) Take the syringe out of the stopper - and prep your reta vial for pricking by wiping it with an alcohol wipe as well. Now, you'll want to prick your reta stopper with the bac water filled syringe at an ANGLE. This is so ensure the bac water doesn't DIRECTLY hit the powder. As soon as you prick the stopper, expect the plunger to pull forward by itself automatically, just let it go. Once all of the bac water has exited the syringe, place it aside, and start rolling the reconstituted reta around with your hands. Maybe give it some flips around, gently. Don't worry if there are small bubbles or if there is some stuck to the sides of the vial, just let it sit in the fridge for 1-3 minutes. By now, it should be fully dissolved (if not, roll around a bit more and let sit for longer), and you are now ready to inject. Dispose of the syringe you used for reconstitution and put the bacteriostatic water back in the fridge.
Injection
Injections are weekly, so every 7 days, although you may pin every 6 days if it feels necessary (wait a few weeks before doing this).
Take your reconstituted reta and get an alcohol wipe to wipe it, unless you're pinning immediately after reconstituting (you already have done that.) Take your syringe and do a quick pull-push to get it unstuck, then prick your vial, flip it, and pull back however much you want to take based on your dosing. Be aware that the reta won't get into the syringe very smoothly, you may have to over-pull it and let it drip for a while into the syringe and push from there in order to get the proper dose out of it. Once there are no air bubbles (or a very small one) where the reta drips in, you can remove the syringe from the stopper.
From here, get another wipe and wipe down your area of choice to inject. The goal of this injection is to inject subcutaneously, and this is commonly done in the stomach fat or love handles. If you are a higher body fat, there are many other places you can do this injection, but for mostly everyone, you will be injecting in the stomach fat or love handles. Take a pinch of fat and slowly push the syringe all the way into your skin. Once all the way in, slowly push the plunger until you are finished. This may hurt a little, but it isn't anything significant. Dispose of your syringe and put your reta back in the fridge.
Warnings
Retatrutide is a drug where with the doses, you titrate up. I started at 1 mg and went up, but for most people I recommend you start at 0.5 mg and work your way up. Starting too high puts you at risk of nausea and/or vomiting. This is how people end up in the emergency room.
While titrating up, people also mistake jumping up from 1 mg to 2, or from 2 to 3, and this is a mistake. Never jump milligrams at a time, always go up by 0.5, don't make this mistake.
I also advise that you make sure you are the correct size needle before dosing. Remember, 5/16" or half inch needles are good, but if you are extra lean, you can even go as low as 1/4".
I have never experienced this, but if your skin becomes sensitive, either lower your dose or stay there for a while, then go up when you feel good enough to do so to do so.
Personal Tips
Hydrate like a motherfucker. Implement much more sodium, potassium, and magnesium, through electrolytes. Make sure you are drinking a lot more water on top of this per day, aim for 3 to 4.5 liters per day.
The more cardio you continue doing on Retatrutide, the faster you will shred. Retatrutide can act on its own with your daily walking and general activities, but if you want to amplify your weight loss journey, remain doing consistent cardio.
If you are rapidly losing weight on retatrutide, you may lose a significant amount of muscle if you aren't adding these measures: eat your bodyweight's worth in protein DAILY, maybe even more. Also make sure you are weight training and achieving hypertrophy in order to maintain your gains.
If you have access to a sharps container somewhere or if you want to buy one and properly dispose of the needles, go ahead, but its also acceptable to put them in a closed container (like a protein tub) and trash them when finished.
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Good luck friends, reta is king
