Is it safe to take reta bought online for weight loss?

[Harriette678]

a friend of a friend has lost a lot weight, and found out she is taking Reta which she says isn’t approved yet but has got it via online.

she told us all during a catch up and seems to be going well for her, and she knows a lot of other people taking it.

I’m a bit worried for her, it’s only in clinical trials isn’t it? Does that mean it’s ok? Is this safe? I started looking at Reddit and there’s a community of thousands of people taking it.

really confused, I’ve got a few stone to lose and looking at glp
options. She’s paying 1/4 what Mounjaro would be.

looking for neutral views as I’m feeling a bit judgey. Is it as concerning taking this reta, where does it even come from as I assume not Eli lily?!

I know someone that took it - now has lots of health problems, under care of hospital consultants- they have actually reached out to the trial for help. Lots of her work colleagues were on this without issue. She is very ill, not able to eat, lost loads of weight and still losing even though she is not taking the drug, has developed quite bad hair loss - waiting for a dermatologist to confirm if alopecia, joint pain……. You get the picture. It’s definitely a gamble

But they aren't taking it. They are taking something similar which is black market fake stuff. What are people not getting about that? Would you take black market fake medication under any other circumstances??

Everyone who takes illegal drugs always says they’re fine until something bad happens then it’s a bit too bloody late for regrets. 😩

I wonder if they’d be as willing to play Russian roulette with a loaded gun?
No difference. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Maybe @whattodowhattodo1 should read this article about a ‘safe’ drug purchased on the internet.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gd82vvvdno

No way is it safe because as people are pointing out, you don’t know what the hell you are buying. TikTok is full of drug pushers trying to get others to sign up to this. I started a thread on here about Team RH promising cut price WLI to members and they also talk about “reta” in their videos as if it’s a totally normal thing that people should be taking and not a black market god knows what.

Anecdotally I’ve heard that not only does it shut off hunger, it also shuts off thirst, meaning there’s a significant risk of dehydration. It sounds really scary. I take a low dose of Mounjaro that doesn’t do much to suppress my appetite (but keeps my binge eating in check) but I wouldn’t touch retatrutide.