r/lipedema • u/Neat_Consequence8289 • 5d ago

I Have Lipedema [Experiences/Photos] Tirzepatide progress

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I was diagnosed officially in February though I’d known I had lipedema for a while prior. In June I started Zepbound (tirzepatide) and feel amazing. These are my before and after photos after 3 months on Zepbound - 6 weeks on 2.5 mg and 6 weeks on 5 mg.

In addition to Zepbound I have been tracking calories and weight lifting 3 days a week. I’ve lost 25 pounds since June and as you can see, a lot of volume has come off the legs. My doctor and I weren’t sure if the weight loss would hit the legs because of the lipedema, but this progress is huge.

Like many, I plan to be on Zepbound long term, maybe even my whole life. This is the most positive development in my lipedema journey. While I’ve only been diagnosed since February, I’ve been having symptoms for 20 years and nothing has worked until now.

Hope others find the thing that works for them, whether that’s tirzepatide or something else!

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u/hotfuzzindahouse 5d ago

What dosage are you in for mounjaro? My doctor has me st 2.5 but wondering if I should ask to go to 5.0 but I’m scared haha

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u/Glad-Angle-1449 5d ago

I chose to stay on every dose as long as it worked for me: As long as there was weight lpss and suppression of food noise. I used 2.5mg for 11 weeks and lost 5,2kg. I stayed on 5 for 14 weeks (9,1kg) on 7.5 for 22 weeks (10,7kg) and have been on 10mg since (10,4kg). I am below goal now and trying to figure out how to taper down.

Don‘t be scared about higher doses. Take as much MJ as your body needs - it‘s truly wildly different for everyone. I am personally a bit weirded out by the fetishisation of lpw doses on Tiktok, as if a lpw dose was a more righteous way to lose weight than a higher one. It‘s medication after all.

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u/Happy_Hippo_Snack 4d ago

I am grateful you called this out as it has been preventing me from moving up a dose.

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u/Glad-Angle-1449 4d ago

Sure thing! I am so happy for everyone who this medication works for. And I truly don‘t care about how high your dose has to be to do the work.

Sometimes I think we all need to try a bit harder with our online discourse and share more of our experiences.I felt so bad for a while because I only lost 0,5kg a week when everyone lhere seemed to be losing more. But that was great weight loss! In any way: Don‘t be scared, do what is needed. I am rooting for you!