Myth #9: It Stops Working After 3-4 Months The Claim: Everyone hits a plateau at month 3 and stops losing weight completely, the medication stops working (YouTube comment) The Reality: Weight loss continues through 48 weeks in clinical trials, though rate of loss slows over time
Muscle Loss Similarly, the loss of muscle mass has also been attributed to using GLP-1s
In this capacity, semaglutide has shown reliability as a long-term weight-loss therapeutic [3, 5]
By the end of the trial, those who took Zepbound lost about 20% of their body weight on average, compared with a nearly 14% loss for those who took Wegovy
Zappy Health supports patients through a combination of medical care, behavioral coaching, and access to GLP-1-based medications when appropriate
Tell your provider right away if you have pain in your upper stomach, yellowing of skin or eyes (jaundice), fever, or clay-colored stools