Key Points
New semaglutide drugs Ozempic and Wegovy help people lose weight by mimicking key hunger hormones..
A doctor taking the drug is trying a "maintenance dose" approach, hoping to avoid the issue...
While the medication doesn't necessarily come with any dangerous withdrawal symptoms if patients suddenly stop taking it, that doesn't mean tapering is a bad idea.. For now, I'm on what I call a "maintenance dose"..
Alexandra Sowa, an obesity medicine specialist in New York, recently told the Wall Street Journal that both tapering and adding on other weight-management medications (like Qsymia) can help patients avoid the rapid rebound issues with GLP-1s...
So if it turns out my experiment works, and I can get my body used to its new weight, new waistline, and new metabolism by slowing drawing down my semaglutide dose, it'll be worth the extra time I'm spending tapering now..
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