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To Maintain Weight Loss Microdosing is common after patients have used higher doses of a GLP-1 to reach their target weight in order to help with weight maintenance, says Sharon Giese, MD, a New York City plastic surgeon who has been prescribing GLP-1s since 2022

For persistent nausea, short-term antiemetic therapy may be considered, though with important restrictions: metoclopramide should be limited to a maximum 5-day course with appropriate dose limits as per MHRA guidance, whilst domperidone should only be used when benefits clearly outweigh risks, with assessment for cardiac risk factors and QT prolongation