### What Happens After Stopping Wegovy? Wegovy is a weight loss drug that contains semaglutide. It helps people lose weight by mimicking a hormone that regulates appetite. However, a senior official from Novo Nordisk, the company that makes Wegovy, has stated that most people will regain all the weight they lost within 5 years of stopping the drug. Some may even gain more weight than they initially lost. Within 2 to 3 years of stopping Wegovy, people are likely to regain about 50% of the weight they lost. This rate of weight regain is slower than what was found in a 2022 study funded by Novo Nordisk, which showed that people regained two-thirds of their lost weight within a year after stopping the drug. The official explained that this pattern of weight regain is similar to what happens when people stop dieting or exercising. As long as you maintain your food intake and physical activity, you can control your weight. But once you stop, the weight tends to come back. Novo Nordisk also makes another semaglutide injection called Ozempic, which is approved for treating Type 2 diabetes. Both Wegovy and Ozempic have been shown to result in significant weight loss. The 2022 study showed that people lost an average of 17% of their body weight while taking Wegovy for nearly 6 years. Semaglutide works by mimicking a hormone called glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), which helps the brain regulate appetite and food intake. It can also affect the types of foods people crave. However, the medication does not change a person's neural networks, which is why the weight loss may not be permanent.