The weight loss medication tirzepatide significantly lowered the systolic blood pressure of nearly 500 adults who had obesity and took the medication for 36 weeks, or about eight months, in a subset of an international clinical trial.

https://newsroom.heart.org/news/new-weight-loss-medication-may-help-lower-blood-pressure-in-adults-with-obesity

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Isn’t this just a correlation?

If you loose weight it’s completely normal that your blood pressure drops

Could be, they didn’t study that, but it has to be documented for potential future insurance coverage for treatment of high blood pressure and obesity. In the US it costs around $1000/month out of pocket