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What happens when you stop taking Ozempic

In one big trial, people stopped their weekly semaglutide shot and were weighed again a year later. Most of the weight they had lost was back. What happens in the body, week by week, once the shots stop?

  1. 1 Rono gets his answer sooner than he planned, and not by choice. One day, Miva has no pen for him. The pharmacy has run out, and nobody knows when more will come.no pensRonoMiva

    Rono gets his answer sooner than he planned, and not by choice. One day, Miva has no pen for him. The pharmacy has run out, and nobody knows when more will come.

  2. 2 A week after his last shot, Rono feels nothing different. But three weeks on, at Friday pizza, he reaches for a third slice before he even notices. What has changed?week 3,no penRonoyou

    A week after his last shot, Rono feels nothing different. But three weeks on, at Friday pizza, he reaches for a third slice before he even notices. What has changed?

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