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Liraglutide on Reddit: What r/liraglutide Reports vs the Evidence

Liraglutide reddit: the recurring themes in community discussion, set against the label.

Active ingredient
liraglutide

A quick look at Saxenda

How long it remains in your body
100%50%25%0%013 h26 h39 h2.2 d2.7 d50%25%12.5%time after the dose

About 13 hours is the half-life. At 13 h half of it is gone, and about 3% remains once five half-lives have passed (2.7 d).

Body weight lost in its main trial
Saxenda (SCALE Obesity and Prediabetes)7.4%Placebo3%

For Obesity and Prediabetes, 56 weeks, SCALE reported 7.4% of body weight, with placebo at 3%.

Sources: FDA label (DailyMed).