VICTOZA users

[edshazell]

I have been on it over a year now, the weight loss seems to slowdown as you get over the side effects so try to modify your eating and not to drop back into bad habits if you had any. The glucose control seems to last and my levels are fine and even read today that its shown to help Alzheimers sufferers.

[hugsee]

Update

Blood pressure is now down to 126/80 lost another 12lbs and mmol is coming down beautifully. DSN is very pleased
Me I am over the moon. Hurrah for Victoza

[Hobs]

Update

Blood pressure is now down to 126/80 lost another 12lbs and mmol is coming down beautifully. DSN is very pleased
Me I am over the moon. Hurrah for Victoza

I am very pleased to learn another Victoza user is reaping the reward from the daily injections.

For me another huge plus is the other drugs I no longer need to take ... from 2 of my heart heart tablets to some lung treatments now reduced by half. The beneficial side effects of Victoza have not really impressed me but also my HCT and also other patients now injecting

[I shoot Nikons]

Since collapsing during the Newcastle diet in April I fell into a bit of a funk; blood glucose control, blood pressure and cholesterol all went through the ceiling. All the weight I had lost (and then some) piled right back on. my weight is now at 147kg and my waist has ballooned to just under 55 inches. Basically I was in a masochistic depression, which has taken months to try and fight my way pout of. My meds have increased to Metformin, Pioglitazone, Ramipril, Amlodopine and Simvastatin. I am swapping the Pioglitazone for Victoza tomorrow, hopefully things will start to improve now. I have been reading through this thread and would like to thank everyone for sharing their experiences!

[edshazell]

Good luck I hope it works for you, try not to let the side effects at the start get to you just think of the end result which should be weight loss and better control.

Ed

[Hobs]

Since collapsing during the Newcastle diet in April I fell into a bit of a funk; blood glucose control, blood pressure and cholesterol all went through the ceiling. All the weight I had lost (and then some) piled right back on. my weight is now at 147kg and my waist has ballooned to just under 55 inches. Basically I was in a masochistic depression, which has taken months to try and fight my way pout of. My meds have increased to Metformin, Pioglitazone, Ramipril, Amlodipine and Simvastatin. I am swapping the Pioglitazone for Victoza tomorrow, hopefully things will start to improve now. I have been reading through this thread and would like to thank everyone for sharing their experiences!

OK Niko, good luck with the Victoza. Yes you will probably experience some daunting side effects for a while, but stick with the daily injections and eventually you will come out the other side feeling much better with not only less of an appetite, but a feeling of less space inside to fit the food into.
You might also experience some beneficial side effects as I did .. no more headaches so I dumped the headache prevention pills, my blood pressure fell so my main pill went down for 32 to 16mg, my breathing improved so 1/2 the inhalers AND my complete mood and outlook on life changed turning me into my old self again
It didn't happen over night but I suppose by 6 months changes were notice by me and my doc

[I shoot Nikons]

Thank you, guys. I had some pretty awful side effects when I started Metformin (which have never fully eased)so I'm braced for the worst again. If it can eventually aid me in cutting down on other medications so much the better, however I'll happily settle for controlled bloods.

[I shoot Nikons]

I had my first shot at lunch time, it wasn't half as bad as expected. I was just wondering if anyone can recommend a decent pouch for storing the active pen, needles and sundry?

[edshazell]

I just use the box they come in, I get two pens each proscription so put one in the fridge in the plastic bag that comes from the chemist then put 15 needles inside the box ( I am on 1.2 per day ) so that as I use them I know how many days I have left in the pen. I don't use anything else like wipes etc, had no problems for a year now. The injection is very easy with no pain at all, I find that once I have decided where to inject I just touch the needle on the skin if I can feel it I move it slightly away to another bit and it just goes in without any feeling, don't know if its a mind thing or some bits are more sensitive than others.

[I shoot Nikons]

Hi Ed, thanks for the hint on finding a suitable injection point. Hopefully it will save me from giving myself a nippy one. The wallet/case is more for travel (I camp a lot when working), but the box will do proudly when I'm at home.

[I shoot Nikons]

Day 3 and no sign of any side effects yet. I guess that next week when I up the dosage then all hell might break loose! Bloods have been in the 18s for the last 2 mornings, so hopefully that will start coming down too.

[anna29]

I had my first shot at lunch time, it wasn't half as bad as expected. I was just wondering if anyone can recommend a decent pouch for storing the active pen, needles and sundry?

Hi...
There are a few men using the Desangs pouch/kit bags for their bits.
There are different sizes of these I think? and they can vary in price too.
A cheaper alternative idea is a small mans toilet bag/pencil case.
It is needed as there are too many items to carry about you on person!
Hope this helps...
Anna.

[I shoot Nikons]

Many thanks, Anna, that looks absolutely perfect!

[I shoot Nikons]

Day 4 and my bloods are still really high. After reading the second half of this thread (what an epic) I'm beginning to wonder if it may be beneficial to ask to change from the Micro-Fine + 4mm to a longer needle. Or maybe just give it a fortnight on the higher dose and see what the numbers are like then.

[edshazell]

If your still on the 0.6 dose don't expect any great change yet, you are on the lower dose to make sure you don't react too badlyto it. Give it time to work once you go to the higher dose.