Trial data consistently show that patients who rush escalation have more nausea and vomiting, while those who stay on each step for the full month tolerate the drug better
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When your weight plateaus on a GLP1 drug Plateaus in weight loss are normal, even on GLP1 drug therapy
GLP-1 production requires the sequential addition of up to 40 amino acids to a peptide chain, a process in which each step can take hours and must be repeated many times
We spoke with Seth Kipnis, M.D., a board-certified general surgeon and Medical Director of Bariatric and Robotic Surgery at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, and Ritu Anand, M.D., a board-certified endocrinologist at the Center for Weight Loss at JFK University Medical Center, to explain how bariatric surgery and GLP-1s work, who theyre best for, and what to expect so you can discuss the next right step with your care team