Stopping Trulicity: Weight, Appetite
Trulicity in brief
The half-life is about 5 days: after 5 d half is gone, and after five half-lives (25 d) about 3% is left.
Sources: FDA label (DailyMed).
Keeping your weight off
- Before anything else, talk with your prescriber so the plan covers follow-up visits and any other medicines.
- Eat as you did while taking the drug: get protein at every meal, use smaller helpings, and cut back on sugary drinks.
- Keep moving. Strength training helps you hold on to muscle.
- Agree in advance which changes mean you will call your prescriber, and check your weight on a set schedule.
- If the drug treats diabetes, ask what your blood sugar care will look like after you stop taking it.