Some woman say once they stopped taking the prescription medications they gained back all the weight they lost. Here's what we know

Some women are now saying that once they stopped taking the prescription medications, they came back all the weight they lost. Abc's Eva Pilgrim shares their experiences with prescription weight loss drugs. My weight is actually about 15 to 20 pounds higher now than it was before I ever even started. Well, go slim down. Regret some who've used one of the hottest trends in weight loss, those new prescription medications, reporting that like with other weight loss interventions, the weight came back when they stopped taking the drugs within a month. I could feel how different my appetite was. 

How lethargic I was becoming again, all of those things. Artes Bayendor was having difficulty shedding the tough lose baby weight and after talking to her doctor started taking Wigovi in August 2021, losing 15 pounds over six months. But once her manufacturer's coupon ran out, she had to stop because her insurance wouldn't cover it. The pharmacy called me and said, you've been paying the coupon price for six months for 25 dollars and now the price has gone up to like it's 1300 dollars. That's when the weight came back and then some. I gained the 15 pounds back within the next six months of being off of Leggovi, and since then I probably gained another 15 pounds.

The active ingredient in weigh govt is semigluide, a drug first approved for treating type two diabetes. In June 2021, the FDA approved its use for chronic weight management in adults who are overweight or obese. A 2022 study finding, once patients go off the medication, the average weight gained rebound is about two-thirds of the total weight lost. Novo Nordisk, the makers of Ozzeic and what govt, saying in a statement, not unexpectedly, patients experience weight regain once they stop taking the medication, adding. Obesity is a chronic disease that requires long-term management much like high blood pressure or high cholesterol. 

Expert Stress. These drugs should be used in combination with lifestyle changes with exercise and food. If you stop taking a medicine. 
That's working on your weight. Your weight's going to start to come back. Some people can maintain the weight loss, but not everybody can.