The adolescent brains frontal lobe, important for problem solving and impulse control, is still developing
A systematic review of over 94,000 adults seeking obesity treatment found that 14% had binge eating disorder on clinical interview and up to 26% reported moderate-to-severe binge eating on self-report measures ( Melville et al., Int J Eating Disorders, 2025 )
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This could also disrupt your metabolic adaptation of the medication, making it harder to achieve long-term results. If you stop using semaglutide for a period of time, most or all of the weight you lost could return, and weight loss might be more challenging when you resume the medication
Ozempic pens contain multiple doses and last about a month depending on your dose
Some plans may include medical weight loss or GLP-1 coverage, while others may exclude weight-loss medications