Marcelle Pick explains why people regain weight after stopping GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. About two-thirds regain weight, averaging 10 pounds back. Some turn to unsafe alternatives like laxatives when they lose insurance coverage or can't afford the drugs anymore.
Those that get off the drugs actually risk gaining the weight back, plus 10 pounds. About 2/3 of the people that are on the drugs actually gain this weight after they stop the medication. So for millions of Americans that are taking things like Zepbound or Ozempic or WeGovy, they're actually terrified that they'll gain the weight back after they stop. So they really need to be on these long term. Also, employee health plans are actually stopping to pay for these. So many people now are trying what they call cheap Ozempic, meaning they're using laxatives and all kinds of other things that are so unhealthy for you or other things that are on TikTok with serious side effects, because they're so wanting to keep the weight off. So people are really in a conundrum now. If they've lost the weight, how do they keep that weight off? And here's the problem. Some of them are not eating healthy foods. We.
