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 | Type 2 Diabetes | Mild nausea, stomach cramping, heartburn and headache. Severe diarrhea and fatigue | Symptoms subsided after about 4 weeks. I've lost 11 pounds so far. This is my 1st week symptom free so I'm anxious to see if the weightloss continues. I've been on 1,000mg of Metformin per day for about 2 years and my blood sugar began to get higher & higher. Victoza improved my sugar levels immediately. | F | 44 | 5 weeks 1.2 1X day | 8/21/2013 | 1 | Type 2 Diabetes | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG.. IT IS A POISON TO YOUR BODY. It is most possibly the worst drug ever. Yes I lost weight and my A1C was lower but I had to undergo $100,000 worth of testing after I took this drug. It completely messed up my body and is so not worth it. Being in the hospital because of a drug is not ok. The people who have only been on it for 5-10 days and are commenting should not be able to. Yes, I too was fine for the first two weeks. Just wait you will feel like death soon and your body will not be able to function. It is a very harmful drug that should not be allowed on the market. Please listen to your body!! | DO NOT TAKE THIS POISON | F | 35 | 2 years 1.8mg 1X day | 8/21/2013 | 4 | High sugar | After four months and moving from 1.2 to 1.8 vomitted and irregular stool pattern--more frequent toilet visits. I have been fatigued with headaches. | Lost 30 lbs. in four months and BMI lowered from 39 to 33. | F | 67 | 4 months 1X day | 5/15/2013 | 4 | DM2 | Burping. Fatigue is getting worse. Nausea and abdominal discomfort not bad now. | Lost 10 lbs in the first 3 weeks with some discomfort and mood swings. . Fatigue is getting worse. I might have to quit. Doc says exercise and eat better. Hope it works. So far it was worth it just for the 10 lbs | F | 48 | 50 days 1.2 1X day | 5/8/2013 | 4 | Diabetes, Type I | Mild nausea during 1st couple of weeks. Now only occasionaly. Having increased hypoglycemic episodes if no between meal snack. | Immediaely dropped blood sugars from 140-160 (fasting) to 90-115 (fasting). in2 weeks. Amazing drug. | M | 62 | 60 days 1.06 1X day | 5/3/2013 | 3 | type 2 Diabetes | Nausea and vomitting, very extreme, stomach cramps and headaches. | Originally lost 50 lbs on victoza, but in the last 4 months have gained 30 lbs back. No longer affects appetite. | F | 56 | 2 years 1.2 mg 1X day | 4/25/2013 | 1 | Diabetes type 2 | Bad diarrhea when starting to use medication. Daily stomach cramps and fatigue. Intense throat / lung cold 3 weeks into treatment (may not be related). Ended with intense nausea, vomiting and dry heaves. | Stopped using Victoza. Do not use this product. Further research revealed increased cancer risk. Going to have a stern talk with the prescribing doctor about this. | M | 40 | 45 days 1.8 1X day | 4/2/2013 | 1 | Enhance Kombiglyze Effects | Diagnosed Severe Pancreatitis and he stopped the Victoza injections immediately. Started out with a lot of burping, then diarrhea, nausea vomiting. Like others, food would not digest, just sit in my stomach and rot until I threw up. Had to get anti-nausea meds so my body could be fed. | The product worked well and I did lose weight. | M | 66 | 10 days 1.2 1X day | 4/2/2013 | 3 | diabetes | Mouth dry and diarrhea.. | F | 35 | 3 days .06 | 3/27/2013 | 5 | Diabetes 2 | Nauseus feeling first two days right after taking med, light headache,very mild stomach cramps first few days | I LOVE this med so far! I am taking it along with metaforim. I have been diabetic 2 for over 10 years and just the metaforim only was not working lately. The weight loss effect is an added plus! I have lost 9 lbs in 10 days! I started at .6 for a week and then upped it per doctor to 1.2 I have no appetite which is awesome! And I am getting my energy back! | F | 52 | 12 days 1.2 mg 1X day | 12/15/2012 | 4 | Diabetes | Painful headaches, nausea, diarreha, the medicine does help but the side effects are not worth it. I did the slow intake of the dosages starting at .6 and moving up every two weeks. the headaches grow in pain. | F | 40 | 10 months 1.8 1X day | 11/20/2012 | 4 | weight loss | diarhrrea, stomachache. weight loss 5 lbs in 1 week. : ) | F | 31 | 1 weeks 1.2 | 10/14/2012 | 1 | Type 2 Diabetes | I developed severe stomach pain followed by nausea and then vomiting and diarrhea at the same time. The rest of the time I would have severe constipation. The palms of my hands would become very red, my mouth would get very dry and I could feel the ridges in the top of my mouth. My first episode began on the third day of taking the Victoza, and I had approx. 1 episode a week until I stopped taking it. | My first episode required a visit to the ER and another visit the paramedics were called. That was the first time I had ever been to an ER or had the paramedics called. Subsequent episodes would leave me unable to work the rest of the day. | F | 67 | 90 days 1X day | 9/25/2012 | 5 | glucose intolerance/prediabetes | Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle aches, migraine (usually not all at the same time, thankfully) | I started at loading dose of .6 for several days, then went up to 1.2 which was a bad idea because I got very ill with vomiting and diarrhea , also some muscle cramping in the backs of my legs and even got a terrible migraine. Backed down to .6 and symptoms left. Now I go up a click every few days, working my way up to my prescribed dose of 1.2. Currently on .9 dosage. I lost 10 pounds initially but have not lost any more weight even though I hardly eat at all, I'm just not hungry. I feel more energy than I have for a while so I am quite happy with the drug, but the cost is prohibitive. | F | 52 | 3 weeks 1.2 1X day | 9/15/2012 | 5 | DMT2 | severe diarhea and gass for a week, which my dr says was most likely from the crossover from metrformin to the 1.2 does of victoza. glucose elevels immediately stablized. nausea, tenderness and slight headache continued for a while longer after diarhea stopped. now everything is okay, with slight constipation from time to time. | really works predictably and well, though the first 2-3 weeks were tough. of course regulating your diet is extremely important, especially re fiber consumption. i'm so happy not to be taking metformin, which really didn't work for me, and also gave me very painful/unpredicatble stomach problems. | M | 48 | 12 months 1.2 1X day | 8/12/2012 | 1 | diabetes | Fatigue, nausea, severe headaches,unable to do daily work, cramps, diarrhea. | Why on earth would the FDA approve a drug that causes CANCER in rats and mice? And, even more puzzling, why would a physician prescribe a druge that causes CANCER? | M | 64 | 14 days 1.2 1X day | 8/4/2012 | 1 | Type II Deabetes | Debilitating nausea, vomiting, extreme fatigue. I had a Lap Band, and thought that my symptoms were from that, so eventually I had the Lap Band removed. In the recovery phase from removing the Lap Band, the symptoms intensified greatly. Food made me very nauseated, and I could hardly make it through a day at work. Then I ran out of the needles for injecting Victoza, and the next day I was much better. Got needles, took Victoza and the following day I was back to feeling rotten. So I stayed off the Victoza over the weekend, again felt much better. Saw MD, switched to another antidiabetic medication and have had no further symptoms! | Victoza, along with Metformin and diet, exercise, did help keep my HbA1c lower, and I was blaming the nausea and often vomiting on the lap band. I did lose some weight while taking the Victoza, but at the cost of being completely miserable most of the time. I wonder if I would have needed to have the lap band removed had I discovered this adverse effect of the Victoza sooner? I guess I will never know. I would like to emphasize that for me, the nausea and fatigue were not just annoying, they were life altering. The side effects were often debilitating, and once I stopped taking the Victoza, the relief was amazing. I realize that the company might say that it was the Lap Band causing the side effects, and that is what I thought, and why I had it removed. But the symptoms continued unabated, in fact worsened as I was recovering from the surgery, and did not abate until I stopped taking the Victoza. | F | 63 | 2 years 1X day | 6/16/2012 | 5 | control blood sugars | the first day I experienced irregular heartbeat about 4 hours after the dose. This lasted till 5am the next day. I took magnesium and havent had that problem since. Day 3 I ate my "usual" amount for breakfast, and later was nauseated, and later had diarrhea, but when not eating my habitual amount I am fine. Today day 5 had a snack in the morning of cashews, and almonds, and about 45 min. later was shaking from low Blood Sugar. Still taking a low dose of Metaglip (metformin and glipizide) which "kicks" the pancreas to produce all day. Hope to soon get off the glipizide. So far getting used to not wanting to eat as much. very excited about the results so far. minimal side effects! | I would recommend to try this drug. for me it has been great so far! | M | 50 | 5 days .6 1X day | 6/7/2012 | 4 | diabetes type 2 | Bad upset stomach from the morning of the 2nd day. On 3rd day seem to be easing up. Blood sugar level was the same on 8mmol/l the 2nd day but dropped to 7.5mmol/l the 3rd day. I guess it is still very early days and got to get over the side effects however hope this will not be a recurring thing as I hate having an upset stomach. I have heard and read great reports from using Victoza including from my doctor and phamacist. Looking forward to the results for reduction in blood glucost level but especially in weight loss. Main aim for weight loss is due to sleep apnea. | M | 41 | 2 days 0.6 mg | 4/26/2012 | 5 | Type 2 Diabetes | First week I felt a lot of fatigue. But after that things are perfect. I have lost 29 pounds in 6 weeks. No appetite. No sugar cravings. Overall fabulous drug! | F | 41 | 6 weeks 1.8 | 4/15/2012 |