First, this is not medical advice. You should always seek medical council while taking any medications. This is not information to treat, diagnose, or alter medical advice given to you by a qualified medical professional. This is just some of the things that we do at my HRT clinic to minimize the side effects of GLP-1 Agonists like tirzepatide.
The first thing you can do to minimize nausea on tirzepatide is macrodosing the medication. Standard protocol is to take a large dose every 7 days. There is an alternative approach to this. You can take a smaller dose more frequently. This seems to work well with the half life of the medication, and may even help with side effects (it did for me).
The second thing that could help with side effects on tirzepatide is to take the medication at night. Some people find that taking the medication at night sleep through the side effects like nausea.
The third thing you can do to minimize nausea while taking GLP-1 Receptor agonists is to use the minimal effective dose. If you're losing weight on 2.5mg, and your goal is weight loss, why go up?
The fourth thing you can do to minimize side effects while taking tirzepatide is clean up your diet. This is just something I've noticed, people who eat the standard American diet seem to have more side effects in terms of nausea and diarrhea. I'm speculating here, but I think that it just enhances the side effects you get from the food. If pizza gives you indigestion and diarrhea, then the slowing down of this food may just elongate the symptoms that you normally experience. I believe you should largely cut out the junk food and use it as a treat, not as a main stay of your diet.
Lastly, if all else fails, consider taking Zofran with the medication.
23 май 2024
