Reading the thread, I see some of you strictly using for cholesterol/lipids. You can mainly control this with proper diet, training and cardio especially if you are lean. It's rare (unless genetic issue) to see someone having the above dialed, lean and need something to control HDL/LDL/Triglycerides. And I've seen probably a few hundred if not more blood panels with guys on reta and off. The difference in cholesterol/lipids are present in some but not glaring. Also, there are so many factors that affect your bloods, just saying it's Reta that is contributing over a period of time needs to be viewed with what else you are doing. Are you losing weight during that time? Doing more cardio? Change in diet? Better bloods are inherent in factors such as the above.
Not judging those of you doing. You do whatever the f you want and more power to you, but to take something like Reta at this stage of not knowing mid to long term sides while seeing short term sides popping up more and more, it's something to think about.
If it works for you, carry on.