What experts say about claims of new weight-loss drug making people fall out of love – CTV
April 15, 2026
Social media users using an experimental weight-loss drug c are reporting that it is making people “fall out of love.”
Juan Zuniga, who goes by the handle @thezunigas on Instagram, says there is a “theory” that retatrutide, also referred to as “reta,” will make you “fall out of love” because it affects dopamine and reward pathways.
Beau Kuhberg, another social media user who goes by @beaukuhberg on Instagram, calls out the “dark side of retatrutide,” which he claims to be “anhedonia” – a condition with a reduced ability to experience pleasure.
But how much of this is true and how much is just conjecture?
Dr. Mary Sco, a physician and nutrition expert, told CTV News Monday that this social media chatter is “theoretical” so far, since there has been no evidence presented of retatrutide having any kind of an effect on the emotions of users regarding love or relationships.
