12/12/2025
Before your next Retatrutide shot, try this 👇
Strategy 1: Hydration checkpoint—drink 20oz water + quality electrolytes (sodium, potassium, magnesium) 1-2 hours before your injection 💧 Dehydration amplifies nausea significantly, and most people are chronically under-hydrated
Strategy 2: Protein preload timing—eat 20-30g clean protein 30-60 minutes before your dose 🥩 Think Greek yogurt, chicken breast, or protein shake. This blunts the initial GI response for many patients. Crackers and carbs don’t work as well
Strategy 3: Timing shift experiment—if morning dosing causes all-day nausea that wrecks your productivity, try evening injections; if evening doses disrupt your sleep quality, switch to morning ⏰
There’s no “right” time, only what works for YOUR body 👏
These strategies provide genuine symptomatic relief for many patients, but I need to be honest: dose-dependent GI effects (30-40% nausea rates at higher doses in trials) will persist regardless of lifestyle optimization 💊
Add supportive measures: ginger tea between meals 🫖, deliberately slower eating pace 🍽️, gradual fiber increases (sudden fiber spikes worsen GI distress).
If symptoms persist or worsen after 2-3 weeks of these strategies, dose reduction or extended intervals between injections are often more effective than trying to push through 📊 Work directly with your prescribing clinician—don’t try to white-knuckle through severe sides 👨⚕️
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Comment “PROTOCOL” for the full GLP-1 optimization guide (yes, that includes Retatrutide) 👉📥
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