What happens to your body when you stop taking weight-loss drugs l GMA

Isn't that woman doctor the same doctor that pushed the v thing and that had ticker tape at the bottom of the TV saying how many people died to freak everybody out?

It wont get rid of stretch nafks and cellulite marks and saggy skin. You never see a big woman then a bikini pic after for a reason.

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What do other viewers think? Are you tired of mixing protein shakes or swallowing large amino acid pills? What's the biggest barrier to consistently taking your muscle-aiding supplements?

Yeah if you inject and let the medication be the reason why you lose weight and no change in eating habits, of course you gain back the weight after stopping the injections.

I want to stop so bad! Tired no energy and the stomach issues

I was on compounded tirzepatide for 7 months, lost 45 pounds, almost all of my muscles, and most of my hair. I have been off 3 months, lift heavy weights 3 days a week and have gained 10 pounds back. But I’ll take it!

Well said

What happens when you stop going to the gym? You gain the weight back duh.

Was the study done on users who didn’t learn to eat properly and exercise before weaning off?

Why didn't GLP-1 Medication make us feel full or satisfied

GLO-1s also cause blindness and other health issues

Being 400 pounds or losing muscle mass and being 190? Easy choice.

Shit, Ive lost 60 lbs in 4 months and have built a ton of muscle through weights and lean proteins and a ton of water. My sleep apnea is all but gone and i can run and do pull ups. I will never go backwards.

My doctor informed me of all possible symptoms.

I take mounjoro, it's brilliant….10 kilos in a month Ive lost, no side effects and 100 quid a month…bargain. I don't binge anymore, sugar has vanished out of my diet and I feel so much better. My target was 15kg. I'll be there in a couple of weeks and then I'll work on keeping the weight off by a b3tter diet and I'm already exercising more.

Well her fat SSA should've pulled away from the table f you mean. Even if you got off of it why didnt she continued eating healthy. Child bye

Teresa so stupid and lazy why she didn’t lose the weight natural wait for side effects Teresa

You're so called doctor that you interview You need to replace her she's Not knowledgeable in the things she speaks about You're just using her and her original title to make the public think that this lady has answers to everything She surely does Not

It’s Gila monster venom. NOT semaglutide. Research is easy.

Last woman was using a filter cause you know when who loosecweiggt fast look fatigued and old in the face

I am 6 weeks in and I will never ever put this s*** in my body again. Quite frankly, I'm lucky to be alive today and although I'm still not 100% myself, I know that getting back to myself is going to take a really long time because of this medicine. Don't take this medicine and less. You completely understand that you are selling your life for your vanity. My best friend took it for not even 5 months and she just had an emergency surgery where it's literally shutting down organs in her body she just got out of the hospital and had her gallbladder removed. Please ask yourself is your beauty worth shorting your life? I can't stand up without blacking out. If I don't eat I throw up. If I do eat I throw up. My intestines or gastrointestine tract is shot, I can only hope that this is not permanent. Even drinking Pepto-Bismol makes my stomach on fire. And when I stand up and black out, it's not the light-headed blackout. It's something much more sinister. It's black dots, scattering my frame of vision and then me feeling completely and utterly drunk for about 40 seconds coming to while standing. Not knowing what I'm doing where I'm at or anything. I stayed away from looking up the issues with this drug because I didn't want to be talked out of using it because I was so vain. All I cared about was my vanity instead of my life and the time that I have with my family. How did we get this way? How did we become this? Unless you need to lose 60 lb or more, please don't even think about touching this brutal medicine that can damage you for the rest of your life

If you use it as a tool in your toolbox to help, you lose weight along with other things than it won’t be a problem.

I’ve been off of compound semaglutide for a month now. I have been hungry but I haven’t gained a pound back. My biggest issue is that you aren’t warned about how it will mess up your cycle. I had a period for 3 weeks. The worst, heaviest mess I’ve ever dealt with. It messes with your hormones. TMI, but I don’t hear anyone talk about this.

Did this air again today 6/11/25

So many people are navigating food addictions.

Anyone dealt with loose skin and loss of muscle mass? Does it get better if you stop?

Are there any long term side effects after stopped taking it? aside from increased appetite or weight gain – not managed properly?

When you stop a ‘regular diet,’ where you restrict calories you usually gain MORE than you lose, so only regaining 2/3 is a step ahead.

Please let there be an end to the plague of vocal fry

Most of the studies on weight regain after stopping these drugs involved taking the patient to top the maximum level of the drug for at least 6 to 12 months and then cutting them off cold turkey.
However a few studies have involved titrating the dose down slowly over time, and also continuing dietitian and exercise support. In those cases, the majority of patients maintain their weight loss. If they continued the drug, they did so at a very low dose.
Also, we are learning that taking the maximum dose is not always necessary. Good obesity doctors are recommending that patients take no higher of a dose than is necessary to lose weight at a reasonable rate.
I lost 50 lb using tirzepatide over the course of a year, which is less than a pound a week. I ate plenty of protein and did lots of weight-bearing exercise.
Less than 10% of my weight loss was lean body mass, the rest was fat.
I never went above 2/3 of the maximum dose and that only for a few months. Mostly I was on half the maximum dose.
Now that I'm at goal weight, I've been titrating down and have maintained for about 6 weeks.
The medical community is learning more about these drugs as time goes on, but I think the approach that my doctor and I have used will turn out to be more effective long-term. He says that the vast majority of his patients are on the minimum dose, a microdose, or have managed to titrate completely off of the drugs.

I hope all of you get vaccinated if you’re suddenly not afraid of them

I’ve been on both sides
I was given phentermine
Years back because my doctor said that every one of my arteries where clogged and was afraid I was either going to have a heart attack or stroke at any given moment. I was only about 30 pounds overweight and in my mid thirties. I had always been in good shape and exercised a lot , cardio and strength training but I was a victim of a violent crime and it threw me into such a drepression. Any who ‘ my doctor would have never so much as written this kind of prescription but due to my situation he did.
He gave me a low dose of 30
Pills I only used no more than 3 I guess I just needed a kick start I lost 22 pounds in 6 weeks w/o excersise .
My cholesterol came way down. and I made better food choices. But I think it’s a lot of a number of things
If u have an addictive personality, if you have a heart problem and not know it, if you are taking to much,
And of course we have to look at pharmaceutical .
Do what you think or know what’s best for you . Stay healthy and safe.

Drug companies are looking for cures. They want customers until the day you die.

I know 2 people who took ozempic. One with diabetes and one without. And neither of them put weight back on.

She is off of it for two months check back in with her after 12 -18 months

You probably have to slowly get off medication

It’s such a complex transition—stopping meds like Ozempic isn’t talked about enough. I’ve been diving into this a lot lately. Grateful this conversation is finally happening.

Having a heart condition SERIOUSLY complicated trying to stop taking it. So does having kidney issues. Both have gotten worse coming off of it. My kidneys were fine before taking ozempic and it actually made them worse. Which is terrible bc it's prescribed to HELP kidneys now 😅

Very true! Be mindful and remind yourself how much weight you lost and don’t go back to bad habits. You WILL gain it back.

Everyone that can read this make sure you understand it's a diabetic drug and diabetes will kill you in the long run, they don't tell you how it can destroy the kidneys so be careful if your taking it for weight loss because you don't want to destroy your kidneys in your 20s.

I lost 80lbs over a year and I’m off the drug now and keeping it off – my habits have been changed forever – I love to be active now and I eat a veg heavy diet and don’t drink – the year on this drug changed my life forever

Propaganda

The doctor sounds stupid. I know how that sounds, but you don't gain weight just because you stop a medication, unless that medication does something to stunt your metabolic activity. Unless you are eating more calories than you are burning, you aren't gaining weight.

Unless he is stating that the medication stunts your metabolism (which isn't what he said), people should be fine, IF they are eating properly.
Yes, if you stop taking medication, it no longer does what it does (duh), but we take all kinds of medicine until we get well( or desired result) and then we stop, right?
It was just a dumb statement.

It's a matter of business is booming for the weight loss injections and why would anyone think it can cure fat. These medications are made to keep you BUYING AND USING. Suggestions…do it till you get your goal weight with lifestyle change and drop the meds and keep up the lifestyle change

Well, i had to stop tirzepatide..my liver enzymes were over 300 ( normsl is about 250 pts less)..after 6 mths. I'd rather be plump then permanent liver damage