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Discontinuation of semaglutide treatment leads to significant weight regain, resulting in net weight loss that is substantially lower than the peak loss achieved during treatment.

If you stop taking semaglutide, you will likely regain most of the weight you lost. The net weight loss after stopping is much smaller than the peak loss. Long-term maintenance may require continued treatment.

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Following treatment withdrawal, semaglutide and placebo participants regained 11.6 and 1.9 percentage points of lost weight, respectively, by week 120, resulting in net losses of 5.6% and 0.1% respectively
Mahvish Anam et al. · Cureus · 2022

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Based on RCT extension data.

Source

Efficacy of Semaglutide in Treating Obesity: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)

Mahvish Anam et al. · Cureus · 2022

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