I'm fat. I take Wegovy. Ask me anything.

[NickB79]

87. How long do you think you'll be able to stay on it?

Because I was just reading this article a few days ago by one of the creators of Ozempic, who feels it's at best a short term medication, and most people quit it after 2-3 yr.

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/ozempic-drug-science-boring-weight-loss-b2359385.html

In an interview with Wired, professor Jens Juul Holst – who received the Warren Alpert Foundation Prize in 2021 for his work developing treatments based on the GLP-1 hormone – spoke about the effects of Ozempic, and why he believes many people will stop taking the medication after just a few years.

“What happens is that you lose your appetite and also the pleasure of eating, and so I think there’s a price to be paid when you do that,” Holst told Wired. “If you like food, then that pleasure is gone. The craving for food for some people is taken away when they take GLP-1 drugs.”