The healthcare system notoriously disregards womxns reports of pain, especially womxn of color
Therefore, most people will be on the 2.5mg dose for the first month, the 5 mg dose for the second month and will be on a dose of 7.5 mg or more each week starting in the third month
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For patients who started tirzepatide primarily to lose weight, finding that their lipid panel, blood pressure, and inflammatory markers have all improved is often a meaningful motivator for staying the course during slower phases of treatment
If the patient does not tolerate a dose, then consider stoping or delaying the dose escalation for 4 weeks
No over-the-counter supplement will replicate prescription GLP-1 medicationsfull stop