The 1.0mg dose is where weight loss accelerates
Weight loss is the opposite of what someone in this category needs
Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA, is an obesity medicine physician, scientist, and Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
They still belong to the same medication group and so have a similar effect on appetite and fullness levels
This isn't just more convenientit's also easier on your stomach and more likely to be something you'll actually stick with in the long term
Patients achieving the strongest long-term success combine medication with durable dietary habits, regular movement, and stress management strategies that persist independent of pharmacotherapy