VICTOZA Reviews (LIRAGLUTIDE RECOMBINANT)

Average Rating: 2.8 (254 Ratings)

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR VICTOZACOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 4  high blood sugar Mild diarrhea, loss of food craving weight loss mild injection site pain Seems to be working great for me so far. I feel a lot better already. M 43 3 weeks
1.8mg
2/9/2015
 3  Type 2 diabetes Headaches, Rt side pain, no energy, heart racing F 45 3 months
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1/30/2015
 2  type 2 Diabetes Extreme abdominal pain front left and both kidneys hurt in my back. Two months of constant diarrhea. It will make you lose weight and bring your numbers down. I dropped three pant sizes. I was happy the first 7 months. By the 7th month the pain set in. The 8th month I quit it. I'm speculating it has caused me pancreas and kidney damage. I'll find out in a couple weeks when I go to the doctors. If you have high cholesterol means you don't have the best pancreas to begin with. I've lost 84 lbs but at what cost? M 53 8 months
1.8 ml
1/23/2015
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 1  diabetes Caused my husband 46,to have necrotizing pancreatitis with multiorgan failure.he almost died twice and is still very sick.he took victoza for over a year. Do not take this drug M 46 1 days
1/9/2015
 5   Sickness and constipation. Loss of appetite Takes a few days for body to settle down experienced all the symptoms mentioned by everyone. Lost weight only mild side affects On 1.8 now Started on 0.6 The increased dose has not changed my suger levels as much as the earlier stages this has been the most affective drug to control my sugar levels to date M 54
1X day
12/20/2014
 5  15 years diabetic type II The first two weeks of this drug are hard. Start at 0.6 for a week and then go up 1 click a week (no more) to avoid severe symptoms of nausea. Forget about eating. Side effects are much less if a person is active and eats less. This is a very effective and very strong diabetic medicine which is over-prescribed and causes most of the bad side effects because of too high a dose. I was very cautious in adding it, and through raising 1 click a week and checking bs 3 times a day and logging it found that 1.0mg 1x day brought my blood sugar under complete control with 2000mg of metformin which I intend to continue to take for insulin resistance. It allowed me to completely drop the 6mg of Glimeperide and while bringing my a1c from 7.8 to 6.2 after 15 years of being diabetic. I lost 23 lbs, and changed my eating habits to conform with the Victoza and have kept it off. Those who claim they have put it back on do not realize the appetite loss goes away and you have to monitor your food intake closely as well as exercise. This is not a miracle drug which will work for you if you lay on the couch and eat. That will create the side effects. M 64 4 months
1.0mg 1X day
12/2/2014
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 4  lower bgl and lose weight I had Some nausea, vomiting and upset stomach for about 3-4 days when first starting and each new level of dose. I lost 24 pounds in the first month and my fasting numbers were between 94-115 on the 1st week. When I went up to the 1.2 fasting was 88-98 and I pretty much stay in those numbers all day. I tried moving up to 1.8 but the side effects mentioned above were just too much to handle with no real change in numbers that were already fantastic! I'm back at the 1.2, I'm still losing about 1-2 lbs a week and am very pleased. I do however have the unpleasant injection site rash every now and then, but it is much less frequently using the 8mm needles instead of the 6mm. F 38 2 months
1.2
10/16/2014
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 2  Type 2 Diabetes Intestinal cramps, lower back pain, major changes in toileting routine I took this med for about 45 days. Doc wanted me to take for weight loss and glucose control. Never did make it to the 1.8 dosage. The intestinal cramps would wake me up at night, not to mention the changes in my toileting routine were hard to tolerate. Lower back pain was excruciating. Have been off the med now for two to three weeks and side effects have stopped. M 47 45 days
1.2 1X day
10/11/2014
 3  To manage my BS w/o so many needles Nausea, then uncontrollable vomiting. Lost 10 pounds in 3 days. Was never overweight. At almost 5'9" I weighed 160 lbs before Victoza. Loss of appetite. The little I did eat came back up in full force. Initially when I was first diagnosed with diabetes type 2 I was taking Glipizide. In 2010 I was put on insulin, both Levemir and Humalog. There was no problem except I got tired of sticking myself with needles and wanted to return to oral medication. That when I was prescribed Victoza and 750 mg of Metformin. I have to take 0.6 for a week, 1.2 the 2nd week and 1.8 the 3rd week and thereafter. I vomited a lot (and I mean a lot) but concluded that maybe it was because of the levothyroxine and avorstatin medication. When I stopped taking it, the vomiting stopped and I felt better. With all the negative hype about the side effects, I worry and don't really know if I will continue taking Victoza and Metformin. The best thing is that I only have to stick myself 2x daily no I had been taking Levothyroxine for underactive thyroid and Avorstatin for my cholesterol a long time and don't think Victoza should be taken with these medications F 73 3 days
1X day
9/21/2014
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 4  diabetes 2 I am having side effects like eggy burps nausea acid stomach diarrhea and bad sore throat. I am going to try to stick to it because it has brought my bs done and controlled. Also insulin has made me gain 30 pounds which exasperate the problem. 53 2 months
1.2
9/1/2014
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 1  
1X day
8/28/2014
 5  type 2 stomach issues , nausea and really sick stomach in the beginning. I have lost 37 pounds in 3 months, the side effects are almost gone and my body is adjusting well to this in combination with1000 mg Metformin daily also. I am taking 1.2 of the Victoza and my BS is great and my A1C has gone from 9.6 to 7.2 and I am thrilled. I just turned 60 and I feel like this is giving me a second chance. I knew that I was on the brinko of disaster and I am so thankful for this medicine. I know it is not going to be for everyone, but don't give up so quickly. It has changed my life and I can't wait to loose another 20 lbs and stay healthy. Thank you researchers and doctors for this medicine. On the flip side I did not think I was going to be able to do this but as I said the sick stomach and fatique has subsided. Stick it out and let this work for you too. F 60 2 months
1X day
8/12/2014
 1  diabetic high blood sugars felling fat round middle not hungrey bloated and eyes were playing up F 46 10 days
0.6
8/3/2014
 2  To lower glucose and to lose weight Headaches,swelling of the stomach,bruising in injection area, extreme fatique,very sensitive, I did not like the way I was feeling so I stopped. Did not lose any weight. Before starting Victoza my glucose level was a little high but I don't have diabetes. Now that I stopped (2weeks) my glucose levels are staying way too high. My stomach is feeling a lot better but now I am so worried about my glucose levels. :( F 53 5 months
0.6 1X day
8/2/2014
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 2  Diabetes type 2 F 54
1.2 1X day
7/31/2014
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Patient History
 5  Lower blood sugar When you first start there is some nausea. I did vomit a few times, but I guess that probably depends on your tolerance for nausea. That is the only bad effects I have. This drug has been wonderful. I started taking it because even on Metformin my A1c was 9.2, fastings in the high 200s. It was horrible, bad foot neuropathy etc. There is some nausea when you first start taking this and I had it fairly bad for the first month probably, but there are things I learned to decrease it. Smaller meals and I take the shot later in the day like a few hours after lunch. The worst nausea occurred when I took it right after a meal...Don't do that!!! It slows stomach emptying and if you take it right after your meal just sits there and causes issues. I am over 350 pounds and in 3 months I've lost 35 pounds effortlessly. My A1c went from 9.2 to 6.5 in the first three months. I have been huge my whole life. I have always felt like I was missing something that tells me when to stop eating....Victoza does that for me. Now I will have a meal and eating along as normal and something will just tell me its enough and I stop with no problem. I very rarely finish my plate now. I have a stop button now and I stay full longer. I no longer eat anything after dinner...no interest in it at all. I also do not crave carbs like I use to. Yes the side effects can be bad at first, but I can say with all honesty that now 4 months out and I do not have any side effects, but maybe rarely. If you are big and your sugars are out of wack the side effects are worth it. Just get through the first 2-4 weeks and be smart, don't stuff yourself especially at dinner. Als F 42 4 months
1.2 1X day
7/30/2014
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 1  To lower Blood Sugar A1C Severe stomach issues including upper and lower digestive track. Was able to keep food down on 1.2 dosage but as soon as dosage was raised to 1.8, I was deathly sick. I will not be going back on it because I feel that it is poison to my body. Did loose 20 lbs in 6 weeks, but it was because I was only eating about 1000 cal. a day. Had no desire to eat, look at, or cook food. Had no energy at all and felt more depressed. It did lower my blood sugars, but as little as I was eating, it's no wonder. I also experienced headaches and bloating the whole time I was on Victoza, even at the lowest dosage. F 53 45 days
1.8 1X day
7/23/2014
 4  Lower blood sugar and lose weight did have a bit f nausea and vomiting Well sadly did not lose any weight on the drug I would like to know why F 64 24 months
1.8g 1X day
7/14/2014
 5  pcos and weight loss Love this. Lost 20 pounds this month. Works best if I inject it in a fat fold vs middle of my stomach. Mild side effects nothing major. Went down to 1200 cals a day easily without hunger pangs. F 31 1 months
1.8
6/10/2014
 1  hi glucose 1 days
4/16/2014

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