> Can we talk about the elephant in the room for a second? tens of millions of people are taking this, and they'd need to keep taking this medication for the effects of the drug to remain.
This is untrue, you can stop taking the drug and the effects will persist, most people keep weight off after coming off the drugs.
There are anecdotal reports of astounding levels of hunger returning (more than before perhaps) but this can be solved by a more gradual wean-off (like the ramp up).
> I just don't get the lack of skepticism.
There has never been such a con-free, researched solution to weight loss (and originally these drugs were meant to treat type 2 diabetes, so it's more like we have a viagra situation on our hands).
Don't read what the media puts out, go back and read the research papers. It's not magic -- it's well researched, and while it's not clear exactly every effect, there is a growing body of evidence.
This is untrue, you can stop taking the drug and the effects will persist, most people keep weight off after coming off the drugs.
I've assembled some stuff on this here:
https://glp1.guide/content/do-people-regain-all-the-weight-l...
There are anecdotal reports of astounding levels of hunger returning (more than before perhaps) but this can be solved by a more gradual wean-off (like the ramp up).
> I just don't get the lack of skepticism.
There has never been such a con-free, researched solution to weight loss (and originally these drugs were meant to treat type 2 diabetes, so it's more like we have a viagra situation on our hands).
Don't read what the media puts out, go back and read the research papers. It's not magic -- it's well researched, and while it's not clear exactly every effect, there is a growing body of evidence.