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Retatrutide vs SS-31

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.

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.

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

SS-31

59 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 2% · Mixed 2% · Unfavorable overall 96%

Most reported benefits

Benefits users selected when logging a favorable or mixed check-in.

Energy
188

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.

Injection site irritation
183

Self-reported dose per injection

Median bucket: 5+ mg · Most common: 5+ mg

Reports span 0.025 to ≥ 5 mg (open-ended top bucket)

0.025–0.05 mg
10
0.2–0.4 mg
2
0.4–0.6 mg
1
0.6–1 mg
4
1–2 mg
18
2–3 mg
21
3–5 mg
6
5+ mg
125

Anonymized self-reports from PeptIQ users — not prescribing guidance. Buckets group similar logged amounts; open-ended top buckets mean “at least” that dose.

How repeat users are trending

Among repeat reporters, 92% said they felt similar to their last entry, 8% more positive, and 0% more negative.

Overall, repeat reporters leaned more positive than their previous entry.

Median gap between entries: 73 days · Based on 37 repeat reporters

Sources (11)

Published sources linked on the Retatrutide and SS-31 wiki pages.

  1. 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

    Source
    Wiki study page →
  2. 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

    Source
    Wiki study page →
  3. ClinicalTrials.gov

    Retatrutide obesity studies on ClinicalTrials.gov

    ClinicalTrials.gov. Clinical trial registry. 2024

    Source
    Wiki study page →
  4. ClinicalTrials.gov

    Retatrutide studies on ClinicalTrials.gov

    ClinicalTrials.gov. Clinical trial registry. 2024

    Source
    Wiki study page →
  5. 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

    Source
    Wiki study page →
  6. PubMed

    Retatrutide-A Game Changer in Obesity Pharmacotherapy

    Katsi V, Koutsopoulos G, Fragoulis C, et al. Biomolecules. 2025

    Source
    Wiki study page →
  7. PubMed

    Cell-permeable peptide antioxidants targeted to inner mitochondrial membrane

    Szeto HH. AAPS J. 2006

    Source
    Wiki study page →
  8. PubMed

    Elamipretide in patients with heart failure with a reduced ejection fraction: EMBRACE-HF

    Butler J, Khan MS, Anker SD, et al. Eur J Heart Fail. 2020

    Source
    Wiki study page →
  9. ClinicalTrials.gov

    Elamipretide (SS-31) studies on ClinicalTrials.gov

    ClinicalTrials.gov. Clinical trial registry. 2024

    Source
    Wiki study page →
  10. PubMed

    Elamipretide: A Review of Its Structure, Mechanism of Action, and Therapeutic Potential

    Tung C, Varzideh F, Farroni E, et al. International journal of molecular sciences. 2025

    Source
    Wiki study page →
  11. PubMed

    Serendipity and the discovery of novel compounds that restore mitochondrial plasticity

    Szeto HH, Birk AV. Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics. 2014

    Source
    Wiki study page →