Also, patients may also taper their medication if they are considering pregnancy, says Lofton, who notes that its generally recommended to discontinue a GLP-1 agonist two months prior to a planned pregnancy
However, it's worth noting that some weight regain might occur after discontinuing the medication
The pattern is consistent rather than dramaticusers report 1-2 pounds weekly rather than rapid drops followed by plateaus
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Some patients are more responsive to lower doses than others and pushing them to a dose faster or higher than is necessary just leads to side effects. Similarly, Kayley George, MS, RD, LD, a registered dietitian, and founder of the Ditch the Diet coaching program,told MNT that microdosing through Noom or any other platform is not necessarily different from what doctors prescribe with, for example, Ozempic the active ingredient, semaglutide, is still the same