Safety Considerations and Provider-Guided Transition Planning There is no medical danger in stopping tirzepatide abruptly, but a thoughtful transition plan enhances the likelihood of maintaining metabolic gains
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Gradual taper of dose The Approach For patients who want to find the lowest effective dose or to discontinue completely, a gradual taper means stepping the GLP-1 dose down in small, planned increments (typically using the same titration steps as initiation, but in reverse) to test whether benefit can be maintained with less medication or none at all
Tirzepatide is a long-acting GLP-1 and GIP receptor agonist that remains active in your body for weeks after injection