Wegovy Weight Gain: How Common, How Long It Lasts
The Wegovy label does not include weight gain as a side effect. What people mean by it: putting weight back on, most often after stopping the medicine.
- In the label
- Not listed
- Most common in the label
- Nausea 44%
Wegovy in brief
Its half-life is about 1 week. After 7 d, half is gone, and after five half-lives (35 d), about 3% remains.
In STEP 1 over 68 weeks, people lost 14.9% of body weight, compared with 2.4% on placebo.
In US dollars, monthly price points are the list price and self-pay offers. The maker's price page supplies every figure.
Sources: FDA label (DailyMed), healthsystemtracker.org, prnewswire.com 1 2.
What the Wegovy label lists instead
The Wegovy label does not include weight gain. These five side effects appear most often on the label.
| Side effect | Placebo | Wegovy 2.4 mg | More than placebo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nausea | 16% | 44% | +28 points |
| Diarrhea | 16% | 30% | +14 points |
| Vomiting | 6% | 24% | +18 points |
| Constipation | 11% | 24% | +13 points |
| Abdominal Pain | 10% | 20% | +10 points |
Source: Wegovy label (DailyMed).
The source is the FDA label on DailyMed.