Wegovy & Diet Medication Rebound Management

GLP-1 medications such as Wegovy and Saxenda reduce food intake by slowing gastric emptying and dampening appetite signals in the brain. When the medication stops, this effect fades, appetite returns to baseline, and many people regain a significant portion of the weight they lost. In other words, the rebound is not a matter of weak willpower — it is a natural consequence of how the medication works.

Our Korean Medicine Clinic's Perspective

From Dongjedang's detox and weight-management perspective, this state is understood as "the body not yet having taken over, with its own regulating power, the appetite that was being held down by medication." Rather than stopping the medication abruptly, we focus on supporting the body — while tapering gradually together with the prescribing physician — by restoring the balance of digestion, metabolism, and appetite so the body can regulate itself again.