I started taking mounjaro in May of 2023. I got up to 15mg. Then I couldn't afford it anymore and stopped taking it in March 2024. In that time, I lost about 50 lbs. After I stopped taking it, I feel like the weight came back fairly quickly and brought a few friends. 

Then I did a ton of research about peptides. I loved the idea and was very excited to start. So I started taking tirzepatide peptide in September 2025.

But I didn't realize/research that tirzepatide is the same as mounjaro. I mean, I guess that part I knew but I didn't know that because I've been on it before, at the max dosage, that tirzepatide wouldn't work well for me unless I started basically at the highest dose right off the bat. Which really stinks because I'm on a very limited budget and when I bought the tirzepatide, I thought I'd have enough to last me over a year.

I knew I needed to switch to something else but I couldn't let this tirzepatide go to waste. So I was maxxing out my dosage of 15 MG a week.

Since September of 2025, I've only lost about 30 lbs. And none of it has been in the last several months. I've been the same weight for about 2-3 months. Although I'm grateful that I haven't gained any, but being stuck at a weight when I'm literally injecting myself weekly, feels yucky.

I decided to try retatrutide. I've been saving up money. I finally got enough and ordered it a couple weeks ago. Tonight is the first time I've tried it. I started at 1 MG. So far I don't feel any side effects but they could happen later, I imagine. I'm going to slowly. As slowly as possible, taper up but only when the dose I'm on is no longer working for me. 

I really really hope this works because if not, then I feel like a failure at weight loss. 

Anyone have any tips, secrets, or general information to share with me? I'll take all the advice I can get.

Thanks for reading