OP here — wow, did not expect this much response! Thank you all for the thoughtful replies on Oral vs injectable GLP-1.

To answer LipidDoc_ATL: my doctor and I discussed the options and went with brand.

Quick update: I have noticed more improvement since posting this. Thanks again for the evidence-based discussion — this is exactly why I posted in a science-based community. 🙏

Adding my data to this Oral vs injectable GLP-1 discussion:

Protocol: Tirzepatide 15mg/wk, resistance training 3x/wk, protein 1.2g/kg/day.

Subscribing to this thread. Oral vs injectable GLP-1 is exactly what I've been researching. 🙏

Slightly tangential to Oral vs injectable GLP-1 but SallyK_inj reminded me — what is the latest on the oral formulations?

I know it is not exactly on-topic but it seems related enough to ask here rather than starting a new thread. Apologies if this has been covered — I did search first.

+1 to TinaHashiRN. Especially the point about "Thank you all for the thoughtful replies..." — I have seen the same in my own experience with Oral vs injectable GLP-1.