Millions of Americans who have dropped pounds and boosted their health using popular obesity drugs like Wegovy are facing a new dilemma: What happens if they stop taking them? Ad Many worry that they'll regain weight and revert to old habits. In studies, people who paused the drugs put back...
If you have not lost 4% of your body weight after 16 weeks of treatment, your doctor may tell you to stop taking it. In children 12 years of age and older, your doctor may stop Saxenda after 12 weeks on the maintenance dose if BMI has not decreased by at least 1 percent....
In recent years, the popularity of drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy has skyrocketed. While this new class of drugs, called GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs, are approved for use in diabetes and for weight loss, researchers have found that they might help with other conditions too, like cardiovascular...
Medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro have dramatically grown in popularity over the last 5 years due to their ability to cause massive weight loss. But these medications are also known for another thing: causing constipation. And this causes people to turn to laxatives. Ozempic, Wegovy...