VICTOZA Reviews (LIRAGLUTIDE RECOMBINANT)Average Rating: 2.8 (254 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare VICTOZA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR VICTOZA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Lower blood sugar | Vomitting severe nausea...diahrea...have good months and bad months also get horrible egg taste and constant burping | It has bad side effects and althought it bought diabetes under xontrol im thinking of coming off it | F | 2 years | 4/8/2016 | 1 | to lower my blood sugar and hemoglo | Diarrhea,nausea,dizzy,vomiting,tired all the time. | Don't recommend this if your real sensitive to Medicine | F | 41 | 5 days 6mg | 4/4/2016 | 1 | Samples from treating physician | Nausea, diarrea, bloated and distended stomach and gurgling intestines, swollen neck, dizziness, foggy-headed very ill in the mornings - missed work, blurred vision, depressive episodes, fatigue and headaches. | For sure it dropped my resting sugars - all the way to 80 from 110-130 when controlled only by Metformin- but the side effects are so terrible it's hard to describe. My doctor gave me samples but has had no information for me when I've asked about the side effects or how to deal with severe nausea. I don't think we know enough about this drug and I am taking myself off of it before this gets worse. | F | 48 | 4 weeks 1.2 1X day | 3/21/2016 | 4 | Type 2 diabetes | I learned very quickly, I had to adjust to the med. First, take it at night. Secondly, you will have varying degrees of gastrointestinal discomfort. Mine largely passed, as I moved from .6 to 1.2 MG, BUT you have to consume significant amounts of water (very light green and white tea helps, because of the warmth), and while it helps with over eating, you have to do your part too, by listening to your body tell you that you need less, and DIFFERENT food. High fiber and pro-biotic nutrients (live culture yogurt, kefir, etc.), solid ... warm breakfast, good protein and healthy fats for lunch, and lite dinners. Not only does this help reduce the discomfort, also with the weight loss I feel "up" so long as I don't eat heavy foods. But the real life saver was cannabis (legal in Oregon). Pretty much stopped the nausea in its tracks, in very small amounts before bed. My insulin use (Lantus and Humalog) have been reduced by more than half so far, and I am seeing fasting sugars of 79-1 | M | 65 | 5 months 1.2 MG 1X day | 3/10/2016 | 1 | My type 2 diabetes not controlled | pancreatitis, severe back and stomach pain, shoulder pain, and my blood sugar has been above 250 since I stopped taking it. The severe back and stomach pain is still with me after three weeks of stopping this medication. My whole body seems to be aching as well. This medication has created a horrific experience for me. I cannot stress enough that this product seems to have long lasting adverse affects. | The doctors at the emergency room that I want to don't seem to be well-informed about the adverse affects that a person can get from taking Victoza. There was a consensus that after stopping this medication that I would no longer be in any kind of pain, this could be further from the truth. There needs to be a comprehensive study of The long-term effects after taking this medication. I feel that even though I read the possible side affects pamphlet that accompanied it, the wording was not strong enough; the prescribing physician also did not adequately explain the possible ramifications of using this medication. Perhaps, and I'm guessing here, that the pharmaceutical representative was giving them too many perks; like say vacations maybe? I really don't know, but this drug needs to be re-evaluated for sure. | M | 56 | 5 days | 2/14/2016 | 4 | sugar control | nausea and headaches for the first 2 weeks, then that's it. | On victoza for 16 mo. Prior to Victoza, I suffered severe fatigue, high blood pressure, hypo thyroid, depression, epstein bar and other symp. Prior to endo, went to 5 diff. drs and they all medicated me w/out results. After Victoza, nausea and headaches for about 2 weeks, then I felt like a new human being. Energy, no depression, lost 30 pounds. Endo & I decided to slowly come off the meds. After 1.5 weeks, began to feel fatigue and began to gain weight. TERRIFIED... that I would go back to my old self again and of all the reports of pancreatitis, thyroid n pancreas cancer. If I go back on, am I taking a risk? Scared... | F | 50 | 1 years 1X day | 2/4/2016 | 1 | Sugar and weight control | Pancreatic rejection resulting in non-stop vomiting, diarrhea, migraine, dizziness, and total loss of energy | Get ready for a shot to your PANCREAS....never again....until somebody dies to take it off the market | F | 64 | 7 days 0.6mg 1X day | 1/19/2016 | 3 | Blood sugar control and weight loss | The first time I tried it I got very sick one day. I was taking metformin 1000mg and I think my sugar dropped very low. It was a horrible panic cold sick feeling. Took a few days to recover. I'm not sure what happened exactly but it was terrible. It felt like I was going to die all day and til 3am. The NP had started me on 1.8 instead of 0.6mg as the directions recommend. We restarted at 0.6mg a few days and gradually increase yo 1.8 mg. It helps the cravings a lot. Th e first time it almost shut my appetite off completely toward the end of the week. | F | 46 | 2 weeks | 1/16/2016 | 1 | Diabetes 2 . This drug caused many | Sweating, dizziness and heart . | F | 62 | 1 months | 1/15/2016 | 5 | Non diabetic obesity. | Severe uncontrollable diareaha and horrible sour stomach. | I am very happy about losing 13lbs in the 1st month. I pray the side effects will go away! | F | 49 | 1 months .6 | 1/14/2016 | 3 | Diabetes Type 2 | Initially I had no side effects and lost 45 pounds taking Victoza along with Glumetza (a timed released version if Metformin) and felt great and my 9.7 AIC was reduced to 5.1 but that was short lived when in December I was rushed to the ER and hospitalized for 5 days with Acute Pancreatitis and my Lipese level was 9000....yes 9000 and was taken almost twice a day for 5 days and only lowered to 2000 and when I was admitted it was only 799. I was discharged with a lipase level higher than when I was admitted but I was clinically feel better and no pain. U had really bad headaches from nit taking the Victoza for a few days. I still am having issues with my pancreas. I developed a large cyst in my ankle which presses in an a nerve and is very painful and a large mass on one of my breasts that was bleeding and now secreating a yellow fluid that I am having surgically removed. I have not taken the Victoza since my admission to the hospital in December. | F | 57 | 8 months 1.8 mg | 1/14/2016 | 2 | Blood sugar control and weight loss | Diarrhea, insomnia, severe depression toward end of one week. Racing heart, anxiety to almost panic. General feeling of malaise and don't feel good. New onset of upper back pain. | It seriously controls appetite and sweet cravings like nothing had before. I must stop taking it today. I feel like I'm losing my mind right now. Terrible feeling that has gradually increased. | F | 46 | 7 days | 1/4/2016 | 1 | Type all diabetes | Horrendous nightmares ALL night, anxiety..not my normal thru the roof, constipation, slept like 16 hours not my normal, migraines everyday, nausea, no appetite. | I don't like it. | F | 51 | 4 days .6mg 1X day | 1/2/2016 | 2 | Lower a1c and weight loss | Nausea vomiting diarrhea uncontrollable no appetite dizziness blurred vision tiredness want to stay in bed | Notice when I up the dose to 1.8 that's when the side effects happened I'm thinking about quitting this medication is not worth the pain and suffering. | F | 40 | 3 weeks 1.8 | 12/28/2015 | 2 | Lower a1c and weight loss | Nausea vomiting diarrhea uncontrollable no appetite dizziness blurred vision tiredness want to stay in bed | Notice when I up the dose to 1.8 that's when the side effects happened I'm thinking about quitting this medication is not the pain and suffering. | F | 40 | 3 weeks 1.8 | 12/28/2015 | 5 | Type Two Diabetic | Constpation is my only side effect. | My A1C has drop from 9.6 to 7.3 in the three months I have been on Victoza. The constipation side effect is worth it to me, as long as my A1C countinues to progress in the the right direction. I also take 50 units of Lantus in the morning and 50 units at night now. I use to take 80 units twice a day. I have now changed my diet to more fresh fruits and vegetables and leaner meat (chicken breast and lean ground turkey). Have seen a little bit of a change in my constipation since I changed my diet. Also have increased my water intake. | M | 40 | 3 months 1.8 MG | 12/15/2015 | 5 | Diabetes type 2 | Had typical side effects of nausea and eggy burps for 1-2 weeks and they went away. Only experience nausea now if I overeat especially if high in carbs. | It has given me great blood sugar control and my A1c numbers have been excellent since starting. It has been a wonder drug for me. | F | 44 | 1 years 1.2 | 12/11/2015 | 1 | Diabetics type 2 | Diarrhea, nausea, vomiting up food & bile, lost appetite. Went to Gastroenterologist he said to stop Victoza. Dr said some people cant tolerate it. Once I stopped taking I got better. | I lost 20 lbs because I couldn't eat very much and what I did eat I threw up. | F | 60 | 3 months .6 to 1.8 | 12/8/2015 | 2 | borderline diabetes | Severe nausea, fatigue, blurred vision, egg burps, constipation | Lost weight but mainly because I was so sick all the time. It was incredibly hard to function throughout the day. Dr kept telling me I'd get used to it. Didn't. Tried Zofran for the nausea but that made the constipation 1000 times worse and barely helped the nausea. | F | 52 | 3 weeks 1.2 1X day | 11/18/2015 | 1 | Diabetes Type 2 | Absolute misery. Malaise, headache, nausea, NO energy, sick and just absolute misery. I was having such great blood sugar control I wanted it to get better. I heard if you can get through a month the symptoms will go away. I was 6 weeks at 1.2 mg and 2 weeks at 0.6 to start. Was sick the entire time. | I fought through severe misery for 8 weeks and have even tried it a 2nd time. I went up 1 click of the dial at a time to try to slowly get my body use to it. Spent 2 more months of misery with it. Will not do it again!!! | F | 45 | 8 weeks 1.2 1X day | 11/18/2015 |