How long should I take a GLP-1 drug?

How long do I take a weight-loss drug?

As with everything in medicine, "that depends".

How long you take a weight-loss drug depends on whether the drug helps you lose weight. If you've lost enough weight to improve your health and you haven't had serious side effects, your health care provider may suggest that you take the drug long term.

If you haven't lost at least 5% of your body weight after taking the full dose of a drug for 3 to 6 months, your health care provider will probably change your treatment. They may switch you to a different weight-loss drug.

Whether you end up taking a weight loss drug or not, it is important for you to work towards improving your key health behaviors over time. The preventscripts program is designed to help you slowly set goals, track key metrics and improve your health choices. We include 50 hours of nutrition training in our program so take advantage of our "PrevenTips" to help you make a small change each day!