Thymosin Alpha-1: Focus at 12 weeks #902

I have a stage 4 triple negative cancer. Poor prognosis and all of that.. The doctors gave me steroids while taking chemo which has made me prediabetic and BMI went over 45! Came off the steroids and went on tirz, and my blood sugar finally came down. I got up to 10mg and was losing weight too, which was great. Then I read that reta might have some anti-tumour effects. All the doctors are offering me is palliative chemo, so I switched. Now my sugars are back in the prediabetic range. I started with tiny microdoses and I’m at 5mg a week now. (I also just started TA1, but I don’t think that’s related.) So do I stay on reta, go back to tirz, or run both like I’ve seen some people do? Watching my blood sugar climb while I have active cancer really scares me. And please don’t tell me to stop everything. I’m not old, my kids are little, and nobody’s giving me any hope, so I’m doing this myself.

I have been struggling with seborrheic dermatitis in my scalp for more than 15 years, crusts, dandruff, greasy and dry hair, tried everything: zinc, ketoconazole, salicylic acid, charcoal, tea tree; you name it. Since December of last year I started "researching" with peptides: KLOW, Reta, KPV, TA-1... and next thing you know my dermatitis is gone.

Switching from Reta to Tirz was the best decision ever. 35f, I was on Reta for 3 months. Most of it was 4 mg but tried titrating up to 6mg twice and both times was beyond awful. I had bad smell from my mouth , sleep disruption and crippling anxiety. it was purely the Reta. I did all the things (very strictly) - ate enough calories, drank 2-2.5 litres of water, electrolytes, elemental magnesium, all of it to manage the air hunger and anxiety. I made sure to follow all the tips.. Then, I switched to Tirz. I did 6 wks on 2.5mg and then titrated to 5mg. I was honestly quite terrified / scared to titrate but it in reality it was truly so gentle on my system! Appetite suppression is great with no other symptoms. I don’t have to manage anything excessively. I can drink without it destroying me. everything is 10x better and much more pleasant!!! I am still losing weight. It is a bit slower (approx0.5-1lbs a week) but that’s also because I’m just a couple pounds away from my goal weight.

Thoses last years I tried on and off sema, tirz and I’ve been on Reta the last month; only low dose like 1-2mg. Since it’s a low dose I only feel the glucagon effect on day 2-3 after injectio. It gets my heart racing, mess with my sleep and kick anxiety up, contributing to fatigue and poor mental health. Do you think I should go back on tirz or should I try going higher on Reta? It can sounds stupid but if I go higher the glucagon effect would be always here and maybe my body and mind would adapt to it instead of always be surprised by it. Or if it goes wrong : bad effect all the the time, and stronger effect. Would appreciate people who would have experienced higher dose. Is there a moment where glucagon does its magic and not only get non enjoyable effect?

My husband has been taking Reta for six months. To get straight to the point: his erectile dysfunction has gotten even worse. He’s lost his appetite and his sex drive. Aside from the physical symptoms, his mood has also gotten much worse. So maybe I’m just imagining things, but I’m not a fan of Reta.

I started Reta in February. I have lost 70 pounds in 9 months. While I look FANTASTIC (my goal was to lose 110 pounds and I'm still trying to reach that goal) I feel horrible. I don't feel the clear focus everyone else does. I am always frightened. My anxiety is taking over my life and I fear it is causing my relationship with my boyfriend to fracture. I am always paranoid that he is going to leave me or is cheating on me. I am depressed. I am taking 12.5mg once a week. I am going to titrate down to see if that works. Overall thrilled with how my body looks but my mind is an absolute mess. I used to be so centered and in control.

11 months later on tirz and a new life, My ex dumped me for "letting myself go" after I lost my mom and fell into a depression, got quite fat.He liked 3 of my gym pics in one night at 1:47am. Will I respond? Of course fucking not.

- This was a message I wrote 6 months ago: I am done , it's been 8 years , I got a fever at 15 in 2018 and never recovered. I don't know how to live anymore , no doctor here will diagnose me , nobody believes me , I have to go to college and lose my mind every 2nd day. I am depressed, obese and hate my life , it is so severe that I’ve considered ending my life… I don't know which test will help , I’ve had endless blood tests , MRI and CT scans , nothing came up except minor vitamin D and B12 deficiencies , now treated , so now what ? I am just going to end it all - Present day on Retatrutide (6mg weekly) : I am 80 pounds down, my pains are gone, my depression is a thing of the past, the clouds are gone and I finally see the sunshine. I am seeing a girl I really like, first girlfriend in a decade. I wrote this confession hoping it reaches someone going through a similar experience, please don’t hurt yourself