Anyone stop Ozempic and gain the weight back?

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OP, Ozempic/Wegovy works by helping people feel full after eating. When that goes away, it’s really difficult to maintain one’s weight despite understanding what a good diet is comprised of. Prior to taking Wegovy, I was on a diet of 1200 calories/day — but I was ALWAYS hungry. ALWAYS. Nothing seemed to keep me satiated. Wrgovy has been a godsend, and I hope my insurance will allow me to stay on it for a while. I also hope additional research will offer a way to get off it and still maintain the weight loss.

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Anonymous wrote:New study:

Key Findings
Two-thirds of patients are able to maintain weight loss achieved while on semaglutide or liraglutide even a year after discontinuing the medication.

However, a portion of patients who stop taking either medication experience weight regain, with 18.7% of liraglutide users and 17.7% of semaglutide users regaining all the weight
they had lost or more.

https://epicresearch.org/articles/many-patients-maintain-weight-loss-a-year-after-stopping-semaglutide-and-liraglutide

Ok so they keep it off for a year. Article above stated "She said available data suggests most individuals will recover most of their weight within five years of stopping an obesity drug, and roughly 50% of their weight after two to three years. Some individuals may actually gain more weight after stopping an obesity drug than they initially lost, Conde-Knape added. Studies have similarly shown weight rebound in people who stop taking Ozempic.'

Great. So what's your solution when 2/3 of Americans are overweight or obese? Should we do nothing? I really want to hear from all the naysayers what exactly they think works to keep weight off for life. In the meanwhile, I am very happy with my Wegovy weight loss and the fact that I am off my bp meds after years.

I am not saying I am against these medications, just that they only work while people are on them. If they want to keep the weight off for life they either need to stay on them longer/for life or make some serious dietary and lifestyle changes. Using them as a quick fix to lose weight is not a real solution to the obesity problem. I also think people need to admit the reasons they are obese in the first place.

Who is saying that these medications are a "quick fix"? It took me a year to lose 40 lbs on Wegovy. And it's been a lot of hard work. It certainly wasn't a "quick fix." As to "admitting" the reasons they are obese, I can assure you that fat people know why they are fat. The reason Wegovy has been a game-changer for me, a lifelong dieter, is that it makes the process easier (decreases hunger pangs, quiets food noise, reduces the desire to drink alcohol) WHILE I'm doing the hard work of making lifelong changes to my diet and maintaining a regular exercise habit. It is an aide to weight loss, not an end in itself. If people take semaglutides and continue eating whatever crap they were eating before--but just less of it--of course the weight is eventually going to come back (that's what happened to a relative who did WL surgery).

I am not arguing with you. Sounds like you are doin git right, using it as a tool while also doing that hard work.

I am not against these medications. I have just been answering OP original question on regain after going off medication and disagreeing with those who say maintaining is easy. When the research shows that is not the case. Anyone who does on these meds thinking they will lose the weight and easily maintain it once they go off need to rethink their plan.

No one said maintaining is easy, just that it’s easier than losing. Because, arguably, it is.

You obviously haven’t taken these drugs and therefore have no idea how “easy” it is, so you hopping on every semaglutide thread to lecture people about how they’re going to gain all the weight back is nothing but trolling.

Fat people know why they’re fat. They don’t need you to tell them.

I am sorry the truth hurts. But you are wrong. Losing and maintaining are both hard and research, not just opinions, shows that maintaining is very difficult and most people gain the weight back. That is not bashing these medications, just pointing out the truth. Everyone thinks "oh if i just lose the weight it will be smooth sailing." but that is simply not true. If keeping the weight off was so easy places like WW would be out of business. But it's not easy and most regain, hence, the people go join and rejoin over and over again. Most chromic dieters have in fact lost weight plenty of times, yet they are still chronic dieters. Why you ask? because they gain the weight back, and repeat.

The problem is, you have celebrities lying about their use of Ozempic--claiming, "oh, I just used it to cut out the food noise so I could reset. Then I really did the hard work." Making it sound as if, you could take it for a short while, get a quick weight drop, get a handle on your "food noise," and no harm no foul. If those who kept losing and/or kept the weight off would tell the truth, people would take this more seriously.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m reducing my dose now after losing 40 lbs but am thinking about just staying on it long term at .25 every 10-14 days. Currently at .5 every 10 days. If that’s what it takes I’m okay with that.

I'm also nearly at my goal, and would like to reduce the wegovy soon (I'm at 1 mg). I think the ideal for me is the lowest dose that works to keep the weight off. I don't know yet what that is, and there doesn't seem to be a lot of info out there about it.

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Anonymous wrote:I hear so many success stories re these drugs and weight loss. Anyone able to discontinue and keep
The weight off (and then some maybe)?

Doesn’t everyone who stops it gain the weight back? It’s a known test of your life drug from what I understand. I don’t take it.

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This didn’t phase me about starting semaglutide because with every form of weight loss, most people re gain. Every. Form. Every. Diet. Every. Exercise program. Every book. Every therapist. Every everything.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m reducing my dose now after losing 40 lbs but am thinking about just staying on it long term at .25 every 10-14 days. Currently at .5 every 10 days. If that’s what it takes I’m okay with that.

I'm also nearly at my goal, and would like to reduce the wegovy soon (I'm at 1 mg). I think the ideal for me is the lowest dose that works to keep the weight off. I don't know yet what that is, and there doesn't seem to be a lot of info out there about it.

PP here and agree. I am going to see what .25 is like, and may try a couple months without it, but I am guessing it will be long term. The alternative is to let my weight go up 10 lbs (which I figure would take a year or more) and then go back on it for a while to get it back down. But probably healthier just to stay on a low dose. I lost 30 lbs a decade or so ago and ended up putting 20-25 of it back on, but much of that was in the pandemic. So regaining some of the weight over time is likely inevitable.

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What happens when you stop taking Ozempic:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/well/live/ozempic-wegovy-weight-loss.html?unlocked_article_code=1.fk0.C1hs.HPnnlpa05UTw&smid=url-share

[Anonymous]

I stopped taking it after I lost 60 lbs over a year ago. I changed jobs and the new insurance wouldn't cover it. I have not gained anything back so far. Yes, I felt hungrier not on Ozempic at first but then it kind of normalized.

No, you don't have to gain the weight back. Stop believing the lies of those who want you to fail.

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Anonymous wrote:Gained it all back and I swear I was eating less than I was before!!!

You probably were eating less. Medications (and not just weight loss drugs) can seriously effect metabolism. Many of the medical breakthroughs on the horizon will be in the area of cellular biology -- and then perhaps the medical establishment will understand just how real fighting altered metabolism is.

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Anonymous wrote:Gained it all back and I swear I was eating less than I was before!!!

You probably were eating less. Medications (and not just weight loss drugs) can seriously effect metabolism. Many of the medical breakthroughs on the horizon will be in the area of cellular biology -- and then perhaps the medical establishment will understand just how real fighting altered metabolism is.

Please stop spreading your useless opinions unless you have some facts to back them up with.

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Anonymous wrote:What happens when you stop taking Ozempic:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/well/live/ozempic-wegovy-weight-loss.html?unlocked_article_code=1.fk0.C1hs.HPnnlpa05UTw&smid=url-share

This article details ONE person who stopped ozempic. The person was having difficulty with side effects while on it.

I'm someone who has had no side effects on wegovy. I am not planning to stop, but will try to maintain the weight loss at the lowest possible dose. I have read quite a few stories online where people are able to stop, and maintain. Some people do gain.

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Anonymous wrote:What happens when you stop taking Ozempic:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/well/live/ozempic-wegovy-weight-loss.html?unlocked_article_code=1.fk0.C1hs.HPnnlpa05UTw&smid=url-share

This article details ONE person who stopped ozempic. The person was having difficulty with side effects while on it.

I'm someone who has had no side effects on wegovy. I am not planning to stop, but will try to maintain the weight loss at the lowest possible dose. I have read quite a few stories online where people are able to stop, and maintain. Some people do gain.

That story also makes evident the patient didn’t fix her eating habits. “Only a few French fries at lunch.” How about don’t eat that garbage at all when you are trying to correct the behavior that landed you in the problem in the first place? Similarly, we have threads on this forum talking about reducing snacking while on these drugs. How about structuring your eating and not snacking at all? A little pitch and catch; block and tackle as they say. Idiots

How about you go F yourself? How about you not come on the Ozempic forum unless you're taking the drug and MYOB?

Touched a nerve with the truth here? Eggshell skin much?

Good to know this is officially the ozempic forum and not the “eat healthy food in appropriate quantities for your energy needs and move your body so you can walk more than a mile when you are 80” forum.

This IS the Ozempic forum so see your way out. You come to shit on people to make yourself feel better. You're just a shit person.

For the record, I lost 60 lbs and haven't gained any back so you didn't touch a nerve with me. I'm just sick of sick people like you who are absolutely vile when people come for real advice and guidance. So again, go F yourself right out of this forum. IT'S NOT FOR YOU!!!

+1 I came on here last night to ask a simple question about pricing and people were so cruel. Fat phobia and nastiness out in full force. I think it's a bunch of bored teenagers.

You can afford the drugs. Stop acting like an entitled victim of circumstances out of your control.

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My doctor said literally everyone gain is back.

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Anonymous wrote:My doctor said literally everyone gain is back.

Well it can't be "literally" since some of us are keeping it off. Maybe find a different doctor.

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Anonymous wrote:What happens when you stop taking Ozempic:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/well/live/ozempic-wegovy-weight-loss.html?unlocked_article_code=1.fk0.C1hs.HPnnlpa05UTw&smid=url-share

This article details ONE person who stopped ozempic. The person was having difficulty with side effects while on it.

I'm someone who has had no side effects on wegovy. I am not planning to stop, but will try to maintain the weight loss at the lowest possible dose. I have read quite a few stories online where people are able to stop, and maintain. Some people do gain.

That story also makes evident the patient didn’t fix her eating habits. “Only a few French fries at lunch.” How about don’t eat that garbage at all when you are trying to correct the behavior that landed you in the problem in the first place? Similarly, we have threads on this forum talking about reducing snacking while on these drugs. How about structuring your eating and not snacking at all? A little pitch and catch; block and tackle as they say. Idiots

How about you go F yourself? How about you not come on the Ozempic forum unless you're taking the drug and MYOB?

Touched a nerve with the truth here? Eggshell skin much?

Good to know this is officially the ozempic forum and not the “eat healthy food in appropriate quantities for your energy needs and move your body so you can walk more than a mile when you are 80” forum.

This IS the Ozempic forum so see your way out. You come to shit on people to make yourself feel better. You're just a shit person.

For the record, I lost 60 lbs and haven't gained any back so you didn't touch a nerve with me. I'm just sick of sick people like you who are absolutely vile when people come for real advice and guidance. So again, go F yourself right out of this forum. IT'S NOT FOR YOU!!!

How is acknowledging that the article demonstrates failure to resolve poor eating habits not advice?

Yes, it’s possible to make lasting change on these drugs. You just have to stop eating poorly. That’s exactly what I posted.

As for weight loss, I’ve lost more than you and kept it off with real healthy habits. So if it’s hard truth advice about that which makes you think I’m a “shit person” you have an incredibly weak constitution and life must be hard. Wear a helmet.

You stop being credible or "giving advice" when you call people idiots.

And I don't believe you for a second that you've lost the same amount of weight or that you have healthy eating habits. And yes, I stand behind my assessment that you're a shit person because only a shit person would rejoice is someone else's failure.