Does retatrutide make you tired?
Fatigue was recorded in the phase 2 obesity trial: 3 of 70 placebo participants and 6 of 62 in the arm that stepped up to the top dose reported it. These are small counts and cannot settle the question.
Short answer
Fatigue was recorded in the phase 2 obesity trial: 3 of 70 placebo participants and 6 of 62 in the arm that stepped up to the top dose reported it. These are small counts and cannot settle the question.[1]
Group EG000 in the phase 2 obesity registry record is the placebo arm.[1]
Group EG006 in the phase 2 obesity registry record is the arm stepped up from 2 mg to 12 mg.[1]
What the second phase 2 trial shows
In the phase 2 trial in type 2 diabetes, nobody on placebo reported fatigue (0 of 45), against 3 of 46 in the top-dose step-up arm.[2]
Group EG007 in the phase 2 diabetes registry record is the arm stepped up from 2 mg to 12 mg.[2]
The phase 2 obesity abstract names gastrointestinal events as the most common adverse events and does not list fatigue among its headline findings.[3]
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Sources
- 1A Phase 2 Study of Once-Weekly LY3437943 Compared With Placebo in Participants Who Have Obesity or Are Overweight With Weight-Related ComorbiditiesClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine) · 2021clinicaltrials.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 2A Phase 2 Study of Once-Weekly LY3437943 Compared With Placebo and Dulaglutide in Participants With Type 2 DiabetesClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine) · 2021clinicaltrials.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 3Triple-Hormone-Receptor Agonist Retatrutide for Obesity - A Phase 2 Trial.The New England journal of medicine · 2023PMID 37366315Accessed 2 Oct 2026
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