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Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy are meant for long-term use. Some patients want to stop
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Donna Cooper pets her cat Cade at her home in Front Royal, Va., on Friday, March 1, 2024. Cooper has heard that people gain back weight when they stop using drugs like Wegovy, but she hopes to be an exception. She's on her last box of Wegovy injections. Once she's done, Cooper said she’ll just continue with a strict diet and exercise plan. - photo by AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades
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? Many worry, rightly, that they’ll regain weight and revert to old habits. In clinical trials, patients who paused the drugs put back on most of the weight they lost.