Many people stay on them for at least a year, and some research shows people continuing treatment for up to four years
The Four Key Reasons Healthcare Providers Recommend Stopping Reason #1: Animal studies raised red flags In pregnant rats and rabbits given GLP-1 medications, researchers observed increased pregnancy loss rates at high doses, skeletal abnormalities in some offspring, reduced fetal growth and birth weight, and developmental delays in some cases
J Orthop Res 24:11091117 Staresinic M, Sebecic B, Patrlj L, Jadrijevic S, Suknaic S, Perovic D, Aralica G, Zarkovic N, Borovic S, Srdjak M (2003) Gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157 accelerates healing of transected rat Achilles tendon and in vitro stimulates tendocytes growth
Some patients may continue medication, some may adjust dose strategy, and others may transition to a different maintenance plan
BPC-157s extensive publication history (100+ studies) provides a broader safety data set
After about three weeks of use, I noticed a significant difference