r/Semaglutide • u/MaybePrestigious9485 • 2d ago

How come tirzepatide estimated weight loss is higher than semaglutide?

Which is better? What are the differences? I keep reading differing articles. Please share your thoughts! :)

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u/No-Country6348 2d ago

I was able to lose all the weight on sema, now have a bmi of 18 and been maintaining for 1 1/2 years. I think the numbers are based on studies for only a specific time period, so you can continue losing more % of body weight after that control period in the study data. My total loss was 28% body weight.

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u/BagpiperAnonymous 2d ago

What do you do maintain?

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u/No-Country6348 2d ago

I usually do about .35 every week. I play around with it but when I try to lower the dose or spread it out, I get very hungry and weight creeps back on.

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u/rubytuesday2022 2d ago

Are you maintaining on sema or off?

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u/No-Country6348 2d ago

On

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u/rubytuesday2022 2d ago

Gotcha! Wasn’t sure if your dr still agreed to prescribe it being a low bmi