For weight management, some patients may use the medication until achieving their goal weight and then attempt to maintain weight loss through lifestyle modifications alone, while others may require continued treatment to prevent weight regain
doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199907)26:1 3.0.CO;2-N
Starting with a low dose, typically 0.25 mg each week, helps minimize any initial side effects
But fullness alone isnt a guarantee of progress
AP: area postrema, NTS: nucleus of the solitary tract, DMX: dorsal motor nucleus, lPBN: lateral parabrachial nucleus, elPBN: external lateral parabrachial nucleus, scp: superior cerebellar peduncle, CeA: central amygdala
Vomiting rates differed significantly among groups (p = 0.001