You’ve lost weight taking new obesity drugs. What happens if you stop?

You’ve lost weight taking new obesity drugs. What happens if you stop?

Subject: Sci

Sec: Health

Context:

Many people struggle to pay for weight-loss drugs, have difficulty finding it to purchase or just don’t want to stay on a drug longer than they believe they need to.

Will lowering my dose help me keep the weight off?

• The drug is based on the medication semaglutide, which the company also sells for diabetes treatment as Ozempic.
• The same is true for tirzepatide, which Eli Lilly sells as Zepbound for weight loss and Mounjaro for diabetes.

Do side effects return if people stop and then restart the drugs?

• Many describe experiencing side effects like nausea and vomiting when they first start taking Wegovy or Zepbound. For most, but not all, patients, the side effects diminish as they adjust to the drugs.
• Those side effects may return if patients stop and then restart the drugs. The longer they are off the drug, she added, the more likely it is that the side effects will return.

Are Zepbound and Mounjaro the same?

• Mounjaro and Zepbound are once-weekly injections that contain the same active ingredient:
• Both brand names share similar dosages, side effects, and drug interactions.
• Mounjaro is FDA approved for Type 2 diabetes.
• Zepbound is approved for chronic weight management in adults