> Sounds worrying to me as it means this is essentially a lifetime drug. As soon as you stop taking it, your appetite returns and so does your old weight.
I see this said all the time about GLP-1 agonists, and it's a mischaracterization. It is true that when you stop taking the drug, your appetite is no longer suppressed, but you can still keep the weight off by eating a sustainable amount of calories.
Usually, the biggest challenge with weight loss is sticking with it, since it's normally miserable and takes a very long time. Taking a GLP-1 agonist speeds the process and makes it much more tolerable. I lost ~45 lbs. (~205 to ~160) in 6 months by taking tirzepatide (Mounjaro), and if I had done it without the drug it would have taken at least twice as long and been much more difficult.
It's true that the solution is more complicated than "just eat fewer calories", but it's also true that some people just need their baseline to be reset.
I'm perfectly capable of maintaining my weight at ~160 lbs, but losing a large amount of weight to get there was difficult enough that I didn't try. A friend did pretty much everything to lose weight after she had children but couldn't, went on GLP-1 agonist for a few months, lost it all and kept it off since.
People always lament that, like most drugs, the effects of a GLP-1 agonist stop when you stop taking it. What I'm saying is it doesn't necessarily matter. Some people will need continued support, some won't. Taking the drug isn't a "life sentence" and you aren't guaranteed to re-gain the weight after you stop.
I see this said all the time about GLP-1 agonists, and it's a mischaracterization. It is true that when you stop taking the drug, your appetite is no longer suppressed, but you can still keep the weight off by eating a sustainable amount of calories.
Usually, the biggest challenge with weight loss is sticking with it, since it's normally miserable and takes a very long time. Taking a GLP-1 agonist speeds the process and makes it much more tolerable. I lost ~45 lbs. (~205 to ~160) in 6 months by taking tirzepatide (Mounjaro), and if I had done it without the drug it would have taken at least twice as long and been much more difficult.