PubMed
Insulin-like growth factor-I and its binding proteins in sport and exercise medicine
Baxter RC. Endocr Rev. 2011
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IGF-1 LR3 vs Retatrutide
Side-by-side observational reports from PeptIQ users. This compares self-reported patterns — not clinical head-to-head trials.
Last reviewed . By the PeptIQ team.
Observational reporting only — not medical advice. Does not recommend doses, protocols, or treatments.
IGF-1 LR3
30 community reports
Overall experience
From check-in ratings — separate from side effects logged below. Side effects are logged separately from overall experience. A favorable check-in can still include nausea, fatigue, or injection-site reactions.
Favorable 97% · Mixed 3% · Unfavorable overall 0%
Most reported benefits
Benefits users selected when logging a favorable or mixed check-in.
Recovery
171
Most logged side effects
Side effects are logged separately from overall experience. A favorable check-in can still include nausea, fatigue, or injection-site reactions.
Water retention
5
Self-reported dose per injection
Median bucket: 50–100 mcg · Most common: 10–25 mcg
Reports span 0–200 mcg
0–10
1
10–25
60
25–50
1
50–100
53
100–200
56
Anonymized self-reports from PeptIQ users — not prescribing guidance. Buckets group similar logged amounts; open-ended top buckets mean “at least” that dose.
Commonly stacked with
How repeat users are trending
Among repeat reporters, 96% said they felt similar to their last entry, 4% more positive, and 0% more negative.
Overall, repeat reporters leaned more positive than their previous entry.
Median gap between entries: 153 days · Based on 28 repeat reporters
Retatrutide
125 community reports
Overall experience
From check-in ratings — separate from side effects logged below. Side effects are logged separately from overall experience. A favorable check-in can still include nausea, fatigue, or injection-site reactions.
Favorable 99% · Mixed 1% · Unfavorable overall 0%
Most reported benefits
Benefits users selected when logging a favorable or mixed check-in.
Appetite
222
Most logged side effects
Side effects are logged separately from overall experience. A favorable check-in can still include nausea, fatigue, or injection-site reactions.
Nausea
3
Self-reported dose per injection
Median bucket: 2–3 mg · Most common: 1–2 mg
Reports span 0 to ≥ 5 mg (open-ended top bucket)
0–0.01 mg
5
0.1–0.2 mg
3
0.2–0.4 mg
6
0.4–0.6 mg
10
0.6–1 mg
5
1–2 mg
80
2–3 mg
35
3–5 mg
17
5+ mg
61
Anonymized self-reports from PeptIQ users — not prescribing guidance. Buckets group similar logged amounts; open-ended top buckets mean “at least” that dose.
Commonly stacked with
How repeat users are trending
Among repeat reporters, 100% said they felt similar to their last entry, 0% more positive, and 0% more negative.
Overall, repeat reporters leaned similar or mixed compared to their previous entry.
Median gap between entries: 51 days · Based on 45 repeat reporters
Sources (10)
Published sources linked on the IGF-1 LR3 and Retatrutide wiki pages.
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ClinicalTrials.gov
IGF-1 LR3 studies on ClinicalTrials.gov
ClinicalTrials.gov. Clinical trial registry. 2024
- Wiki study page →Source
PubMed
Intranasal long R3 insulin-like growth factor-1 treatment promotes amyloid plaque remodeling in cerebral cortex but fails to preserve cognitive function in male 5XFAD mice
Engel MG, Narayan S, Cui MH, et al. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD. 2025
- Wiki study page →Source
PubMed
Revolutionary decellularized Alstroemeria stem-based nerve conduit integrated with GelMA and controlled IGF-1 LR3 release for enhanced rat sciatic nerve regeneration
Yavuz E, Sağır MS, Ercan A, et al. International journal of biological macromolecules. 2025
- Wiki study page →Source
PubMed
Retatrutide, a GIP, GLP-1 and glucagon receptor agonist, for people with type 2 diabetes
Rosenstock J, Frias J, Jastreboff AM, et al. Lancet. 2023
- Wiki study page →Source
PubMed
Triple-Hormone-Receptor Agonist Retatrutide for Obesity - A Phase 2 Trial
Jastreboff AM, Kaplan LM, Frias JP, et al. N Engl J Med. 2023
- Wiki study page →Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Retatrutide obesity studies on ClinicalTrials.gov
ClinicalTrials.gov. Clinical trial registry. 2024
- Wiki study page →Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Retatrutide studies on ClinicalTrials.gov
ClinicalTrials.gov. Clinical trial registry. 2024
- Wiki study page →Source
PubMed
Triple-Hormone-Receptor Agonist Retatrutide for Obesity - A Phase 2 Trial
Jastreboff AM, Kaplan LM, Frías JP, et al. The New England journal of medicine. 2023
- Wiki study page →Source
PubMed
Retatrutide-A Game Changer in Obesity Pharmacotherapy
Katsi V, Koutsopoulos G, Fragoulis C, et al. Biomolecules. 2025