But doctors say some people seek out these drugs to lose as much weight as possible — and are dismayed and disillusioned when they stop.
When they do, they tend to regain the weight they lost.
Medications like Ozempic mimic a naturally occurring hormone and slow the emptying of the stomach, so that we feel fuller, faster and for longer.
In clinical trials of semaglutide, the compound in Ozempic and Wegovy, people with diabetes have tended to lose less weight, less quickly, than people who did not have the condition, Dr. Hagan said.
A small proportion of those who take these drugs won’t lose weight at all, he added.
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” Ms, Meinecke, Scott Hagan, Hagan, Andrew Kraftson
Organizations:
University of Washington, Michigan Medicine