Boca Raton · Part of our medical weight loss program
Tirzepatide is a once-weekly injection that works on two gut-hormone receptors, GIP as well as GLP-1. Here it is prescribed by a medical practice: we screen you for it, run metabolic and thyroid bloodwork first, go through the results with you by phone or in the office, then step the dose up slowly with visits in between.
Takes about 30 seconds. We call you back within one business day.
What the first few months look like
You don't start on the dose that does the work. The first dose is low on purpose, to let your body adjust — most of the trouble people have comes from going up too fast.
Eligibility screen, full medication list, personal and family history, and metabolic and thyroid bloodwork. If this class isn't right for you, we say so instead of writing it anyway.
The lowest dose, one injection a week, same day each week. Appetite usually changes before the scale does. Smaller portions, slower meals and steady fluids make this stretch much easier.
Doses increase at set intervals, and only when the current one is tolerated and the response so far isn't enough. We don't escalate on the calendar alone. Those check-ins happen at the Boca Raton office, so somebody actually sees you.
The goal is the lowest dose that holds the result, not the highest you can tolerate. From there: monitoring, repeat labs, and a plan for coming off.
How it works
Your gut releases hormones after a meal that tell the brain and pancreas what just arrived. Tirzepatide mimics two of them. Semaglutide mimics one. That is the difference between them.
GLP-1 is a gut hormone released after you eat. It tells the brain the meal has landed and slows how quickly the stomach empties.
GIP is the other major incretin released after eating, acting on the pancreas and on fat tissue. Tirzepatide activates that receptor too. How much of the effect comes from GIP is still being studied. What matters for you is simpler:
Fit & safety
This is a real medication with real contraindications. The screen happens at your consultation, and sometimes it ends with us recommending something else.
Those exclusions are the ones that come up most often, not the full list. Your history is reviewed before anything is prescribed — call (561) 922-9967 if you'd rather ask first.
While you're losing weight
Tirzepatide suppresses appetite effectively. That is the point, and also the risk — people eat far less of everything, including what they can least afford to lose.
Weight lost quickly is not all fat. Protein intake and resistance training are what bias the loss toward fat, and both get harder when you aren't hungry. We set targets and check them at each visit.
Appetite generally returns to where it started, and if nothing else about your habits has changed by then, weight tends to follow. We'd rather have that conversation at the beginning than after.
Why patients come here for it
We're at 7035 Beracasa Way in Boca Raton, and we see patients from Delray Beach, Boynton Beach and Deerfield Beach. For a drug that changes dose every few weeks, being in the room is not a nicety.
Before you call
Semaglutide acts on the GLP-1 receptor. Tirzepatide acts on GLP-1 and on the GIP receptor as well. That second mechanism is the real difference between them, and it is part of why one patient does better on one than the other. Which one you're prescribed is decided after your labs, by your provider, with Dr. Stratt consulting on the case.
Yes. It's a small subcutaneous injection once a week, into the abdomen, thigh or upper arm, and you rotate the site. We show you how to do it at the office before you take the first dose home. Pick a day of the week and keep it — consistency matters more than the specific day.
Most people notice the appetite change first, often within the first week or two — meals end sooner and food is less interesting between them. Weight moves more slowly than that and it does not move in a straight line. We track it at your visits rather than asking you to interpret a home scale on your own.
Most are gastrointestinal — nausea, early fullness, reflux, constipation or loose stools — and most are dose-related, which is why the dose goes up slowly. They are usually worst in the days after an increase and settle from there. Severe or persistent abdominal pain, repeated vomiting or an inability to keep fluids down is a reason to call us rather than wait for your next visit.
LifeBoost is a self-pay practice, so nothing is billed to insurance. You get your price in writing at the results review, before you commit to anything. We'd rather quote you accurately once we know what you actually need than advertise a number that changes.
This page is for general information and is not medical advice. Whether any treatment is appropriate for you is determined after evaluation and, where indicated, laboratory testing.
Still deciding between the two medications? Read about semaglutide, or start with the medical weight loss program. Or just call the office on (561) 922-9967, Monday to Friday, 10am–4pm.
Boca Raton · Serving Delray Beach, Boynton Beach & Deerfield Beach
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