Millions of people have turned to GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound for fast, dramatic weight loss. A growing body of research is raising a quieter question: what happens after the prescription runs out.
A recent review published in The BMJ, led by researchers at the University of Oxford, followed more than 9,300 adults who stopped GLP-1 treatment. Weight regain occurred nearly four times faster than after diet and exercise programs, and researchers estimated that most patients would return to their starting weight within about two years.
This is not a story about GLP-1 medications failing. It is a story about what comes next, especially for people across New York, New Jersey, and Florida who are weighing a practical decision. Some want to know how to keep the weight off after stopping medication. Others want to know how to lose it in the first place without starting a prescription at all.
Part of what makes long-term weight loss difficult, with or without medication, is craving control. Appetite and stress signals do not reset just because a person reaches a target number on the scale, which is part of why regain shows up even in people who are highly motivated and consistent.
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A natural approach built around the ear
For more than 30 years, Sadkhin Therapy has built its weight loss method around auriculotherapy, a practice that stimulates pressure points on the outer ear connected to appetite, cravings, and metabolism. Researchers have studied ear-based treatment for its role in weight management. A randomized controlled trial published in Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine found a measurable difference in weight gain patterns between women who received auriculotherapy and those who received a placebo treatment.
Sadkhin Therapy pairs this approach with its own supplement line, Nutra77, and its signature Sadkhin Chai, positioning the combination as the best Natural Weight Loss strategy for people who want results driven by the body’s own signals, not an ongoing injection.
A path for people already using GLP-1s too
Not every reader is trying to avoid GLP-1 medications altogether. Some are already partway through a prescription and thinking ahead about what happens when they stop, or looking for extra support while they continue. Sadkhin Therapy built its GLP-1 Support program specifically for that stage, helping patients protect their progress during treatment and transition off medication when they are ready.
Sadkhin Therapy across New York, New Jersey, and Florida
The Sadkhin Therapy operates location-specific clinics with real hours and real practitioners, not a single storefront trying to serve an entire region. In New York, that includes clinics in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York, Staten Island, New York, Williamsburg, New York, North Williamsburg, New York, Five Towns, New York, Rego Park, New York, Harlem, New York, and Monsey, New York, along with a seasonal location in the Catskills open by appointment in July and August. At New Jersey, the practice serves Englewood, New Jersey and Lakewood, New Jersey. In Florida, the Boca Raton, Florida location extends that same ear-based, supplement-supported approach further south.
The takeaway for anyone weighing their options
GLP-1 medications work, and for many people they are the right tool. The research on regain after stopping makes one thing clear: long-term weight management usually needs more than a prescription alone. For people across the tri-state area and Florida who want a natural, sustainable path, either instead of medication or alongside it, Sadkhin Therapy has spent three decades building exactly that kind of support.
Sources referenced
Athletech News, New study: GLP-1s weight loss drugs regain
PMC / NIH, The Effect of Auriculotherapy on an Overweight Pregnant Women’s Weight-Gaining Pattern
