Common side effects include nausea, feeling full sooner, and mild abdominal discomfort
Reviewed by Dietitian Karen Ansel, M.S., RDN Key Points When you stop taking a GLP-1, it's completely normal to regain some lost weight
What the Data Shows The SURMOUNT-1 trial, published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2022, randomized 2,539 adults with obesity to tirzepatide at 5, 10, or 15 mg weekly or placebo for 72 weeks (3)
PMID: 41966639
According to the Food and Drug Administration, Ozempic has been in shortage for about four months
The study was conducted using data obtained from the TriNetX global health research network, which operates under a waiver of informed consent granted by the Western Institutional Review Board because all records are de-identified