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injection of exenatide dampened cocaine-driven septal dopamine elevation, mediated by postsynaptic GLP-1R signaling that retrogradely regulates presynaptic dopamine transporter function [106]

In the subsequent phase III STEP trials of semaglutide, 2.4 mg once weekly, carefully up-titrated over 20 weeks, average weight losses of up to 18% were achieved over 68 weeks in people with obesity (start weight 107 kg) [40]

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Most patients advance to 1.5mg, 2.0mg, and eventually 2.4mg over 4-8 weeks as their body adapts and weight loss plateaus

I have even been labeled a "diet dropout." Needless to say, my weight gain became so critical to my health and well-being that my doctor recommended gastric bypass surgery