I've been on tirzepatide for 4 months, currently at a dose of 6 mg per week with no side effects. I've already lost 10 kg, but I haven't lost any weight in the last month. My hunger is well controlled, I'm eating little, and I'm working a lot, burning a lot of calories. Would increasing the dose speed up weight loss? Is there a relationship between a higher dose and more weight loss?
The more, the more you lose?
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I’d increase the dose. The trials showed that people on higher fuses lost more. Obviously if you have side effects, you’ll want to go slow as you raise the dose.
People on higher doses lose more, but there's always a variety of factors to remember when it comes to the scale. If you're lifting weights and getting enough protein, you might be building muscle while losing fat (and in that case, is the scale weight really important?), you could be retaining water - some people will lose weight on the scale in a stair-step fashion, with water retention increasing as fat decrease.
That's why it can be very useful to track other things besides just the scale weight, such as stomach circumference, etc. My scale hasn't budged much over the past month, but I've lost an inch off my waist.
Or, yeah, you might need to up the dosage.
raw_oyster_eater
lemon bottle brewer
just my opinion.
the faster you ramp up the faster your body gets used to it and the effect per mg diminishes.
lose as much as you can, without going up so aggressively.
the faster you ramp up the faster your body gets used to it and the effect per mg diminishes.
lose as much as you can, without going up so aggressively.
GimmeABreak
Rabbit-hole Explorer
The EL titration schedule is 2.5mg & 5mg for four-weeks each. I am pretty sure 7.5mg is considered a therapeutic dose. You should be able to jump from 6mg to 7.5mg without a ton of issues if you have been on 6 for a while.
raw_oyster_eater
lemon bottle brewer
aren't you a big AAS guy?
regular people don't gain muscle that fast. it takes a shit ton of work to gain 1lb of muscle.
I'm on TRT dosages (I'm in physiological range on my bloodwork). I've got a big stockpile of AAS, but I bought it because of the reports of raw shortages, etc. It definitely helps being towards the top of the range instead of below the range, though.
I'm not going to be blasting until my BF is down to 10-12%.
My point is just that you can be losing fat and not losing weight, through some combination of water, LBM, etc.
Mykrodot
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Increasing the dose may kick up your weight loss, but are you using other measures besides your scale to monitor your progress? The reason I ask is you mentioned you were working out a lot. If you are building muscle mass you may not see a loss on the scale. On Reddit back in the day, a girl posted she hadn't lost any weight in the last two months, but she had lost almost four inches off of her waist, she was working out too. Just something to consider.
If that isn't your situation it is probably time to titrate up. You are four months in and only at 6mg, I'd bump it to 7.5 and see if that's the sweet spot. Best wishes, I hope things start moving again.
