While some animal studies show that GLP-1 agonist use during pregnancy results in decreased fetal growth, skeletal anomalies, and embryonic death, its important to note that this evidence came from animal studies
Just like coming off any other chronic medication, stopping a GLP-1 means the support it provided will no longer be there
In clinical trials, side effects tended to occur within the first weeks of starting therapy and with dose escalation, but they generally improved with time on a stable dose
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