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Retatrutide vs VIP

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

VIP

25 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.

Recovery
163
Energy
6

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
83
Headache
77

Self-reported dose per injection

Median bucket: 50–100 mcg · Most common: 50–100 mcg

Reports span 50–200 mcg

50–100
116
100–200
47

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, 88% said they felt similar to their last entry, 13% more positive, and 0% more negative.

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

Median gap between entries: 152 days · Based on 24 repeat reporters

Sources (15)

Published sources linked on the Retatrutide and VIP 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

    Vasoactive intestinal peptide as a new drug for treatment of primary pulmonary hypertension

    Ghatei MA, Takahashi K, Suzuki H, et al. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2003

    Source
    Wiki study page →
  8. PubMed

    Vasoactive intestinal peptide generates CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells in vivo

    Delgado M, Chorny A, Gonzalez-Rey E, et al. J Leukoc Biol. 2005

    Source
    Wiki study page →
  9. PubMed

    Vasoactive intestinal peptide: a neuropeptide with pleiotropic immune functions

    Delgado M, Ganea D. Amino Acids. 2013

    Source
    Wiki study page →
  10. PubMed

    Vasoactive intestinal peptide: cardiovascular effects

    Henning RJ, Sawmiller DR. Cardiovascular Research. 2001

    Source
    Wiki study page →
  11. PubMed

    Vasoactive intestinal peptide and the mammalian circadian system

    Vosko AM, Schroeder A, Loh DH, et al. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 2007

    Source
    Wiki study page →
  12. PubMed

    New perspectives on vasoactive intestinal polypeptide as a widespread modulator of social behavior

    Kingsbury MA. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences. 2015

    Source
    Wiki study page →
  13. ClinicalTrials.gov

    Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide studies on ClinicalTrials.gov

    ClinicalTrials.gov. Clinical trial registry. 2024

    Source
    Wiki study page →
  14. PubMed

    The significance of vasoactive intestinal peptide in immunomodulation

    Delgado M, Pozo D, Ganea D. Pharmacological reviews. 2004

    Source
    Wiki study page →
  15. PubMed

    Role of vasoactive intestinal peptide in osteoarthritis

    Jiang W, Wang H, Li YS, et al. Journal of biomedical science. 2016

    Source
    Wiki study page →