Prescription medication can be used as a long-term solution to treat obesity as a chronic disease and break this cycle
Individual results vary based on adherence, starting weight, metabolic factors, diet, and activity
Spotting isnt a common side effect of tirzepatide, but hormone fluctuations related to weight loss or stress can cause it
A fresh vial costs a few dollars
Bit of Background These new classes of antiobesity medications (ie, the GLP-1 agonists and dual agonists), referred to in this article as weight management medications, arent really new.1-4 The basic science and pharmaceutical research and development to bring these to market began more than two decades ago when two scientists, Matthias Tschop, MD, and Richard DiMarchi, PhD, hypothesized that the actions of various gut hormones may offer safe and unprecedented weight loss