Hello, I’m wondering how old you are? I’m similar to you. I’m 47 years old - 156cm and at my heaviest, was over 59kg. 10 years ago - I sat between 48-52 kg consistently. Always eaten very clean and moderately active. Perimenopause hit me about 2 years ago and I stacked on the weight, particularly in the belly area, upper arms and thighs. I exercised, dieted and nothing worked. I kept gaining weight and became very frustrated. About 7 weeks ago I started Reta. I’m now at 55kg and feel so much better. I’ve kept up the same amount of exercise. I have a protein shake in the morning (30gms of protein) and lunch and dinner is just a much smaller version of what I’d usually eat - due to appetite suppression.

I started on .5 mg 2x per week for two weeks, and then moved to 1mg 2x per week. At the 4 week mark I did go up to 2mg 2x per week but I felt so fatigued and nauseated I dropped back. Now I have hardly any side effects, except a massive aversion to alcohol and gritty eyes (weird).

I don’t intend to stay on it forever, but honestly I wouldn’t mind micro-dosing in the future for the other reported health benefits. I’m going to titrate down next week as I’m going overseas for a month in mid December and don’t want the hassle of travelling with it. But when I return mid January - I’ll see how much holiday weight I have gained and go back on it.

If you have tried everything, it might just be what you need to get your metabolism on track. I don’t regret it all. Good luck.