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    When to throw in the towel?

    hi janie i was just reading your post, i am on victoza 1.8 and metformin i had awful nausia and bad stomachs then i was advised by somebody on here to try slow release metformin and also to take them right inbetween meals ( i used to take them before meals ) since ive done this i have been fine...
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    VICTOZA users

    Re: VICTOZA hi hobbs thanks for that advice i am on metformin with the victoza i will ask if there is any other pill i could try with them before totally giving up on the victoza thanks again
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    VICTOZA users

    Re: VICTOZA hi all im feeling very down hearted at the moment i have been on victoza for 6 months which was working great losing weight and sugar levels fairly good have been on 1.2 for 5 months any way really bad news hb1ac was 11.5 higher than its been for years i phoned dn about increasing...
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    VICTOZA users

    Re: VICTOZA hi all i have been on victoza since july and have been on 1.2 dose for quite a while very happy about no side effects like i suffered on byetta i thought i was getting there :!: until yesterday went to gp for medication review hb1ac was 11.5 july it was 8.2 he was not very happy...
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    VICTOZA users

    Re: VICTOZA hi mortisha i too suffered with constipation when starting victoza i tried over counter remedies to no relief went to gp he prescribed movacol sachets soluble they do the trick for me its worth a try good luck :D
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    VICTOZA users

    Re: VICTOZA hi dont worry about other side effects ive certainly realized not everyones the same with side effects im really pleased for you its good stuff the victoza ive been on it 3 months now loosing weight improved sugar levels single figures interesting what you said about sleeping...
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    SWINE FLU THREAD

    hi i had flu jab last week yesterday i started feeling really rough sore throat bad headache and high temp which seems to have improved a bit today left with a very sore throat i was wondering if anybody knows if it is due to jab is it catching to other people reason for asking is my daughter is...
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    Adrenal fatigue???

    hi megan ive just read your post about adrenal fatigue i was diagnosed with cushings about three years ago due to tumor on pituarity gland so i was sent for scan which showed tumor on adrenal gland within three weeks i was in hospital having the adrenal gland removed i have regular checks now...
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    VICTOZA users

    Re: VICTOZA hi kathy86 it was interesting reading your last post about feeling chilled out i dont think ive been so chilled out for years as i have been lately even though with other issues waiting to go into hospital to have a fibroid removed but have just been put on iron tablets for anemia...
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    VICTOZA users

    Re: VICTOZA hi just an update on my victoza been on it now since august 16th and everythings still going really well with it sugar levels are still down in single figures and im only on 1.20 dose dsn said to stay on it for now no need to up the dose got weighed in doctors last week another...
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    VICTOZA users

    Re: VICTOZA hi thanks for that sammybee ill give it another week and if its not better ill go to docs it was just a thought about victoza as i dont know any other reason why you loose your hair so bad thanks again :D
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    VICTOZA users

    Re: VICTOZA hi i was just wondering if anyone on victoza has experienced a lot of hair loss :?: for a few weeks my hair has been coming out when i wash it it comes out in handfuls i have never had this before the only new drug i am on is victoza it might not have anything to do with it but it...
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    VICTOZA users

    Re: VICTOZA hisammybee ive been on victoza 3 weeks now 1.2 at last in to single figures (sugar levels) still losing weight i have exactly the same feeling you know you should be eating but i could easily do without but then sometimes im hungry but when i sit down to eat i can only get through...
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    VICTOZA users

    Re: VICTOZA hi all i thought i would give an update as im so pleased im 2 weeks on victoza now upped the dose a week ago still no side effects sugar levels have gone down to single figures first time for ages i feel so much better im still in plaster so still not doing a lot of excercise sugar...
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    VICTOZA users

    Re: VICTOZA hi all well ive been a week on victoza and i feel great no side effects sugars are going down im so pleased after such a bad time with byetta i havnt weighed my self as its not so easy with plaster on one leg to stand on scales without wobbling off :lol: :lol: sugars good even...
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    VICTOZA users

    Re: Victoza thanks for that mammacas i said yes to trying victoza as really my only other option is to go back on insulin which seemed to pile my weight on so its not really what i want as i feel so much better loosing 3 and half stone i hope the victoza has the same effect with my weight lots...
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    VICTOZA users

    Re: Victoza hi all ive just come back from appointment with dsn she has put me on victoza 0.6 for now as byetta didnt agree with me she said hopefully less side effects well its worth giving it a good go as my sugar levels are far too high i have lost 3 and a half stone in 3 months which she...
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    BYETTA

    Re: Anyone use Byetta? hi yes thanks vivienne i know i should think positive but after all the hard struggle all these weeks im just dissapointed with myself but i will try and keep positive like you said 3 stone is good achievement i dont think im feeling too good about relying on people to do...
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    BYETTA

    Re: Anyone use Byetta? hi all finding this pretty tough to write as i feel such a failure have been taken off byetta completly this morning as im not even keeping water down and finding it impossible to get to toilet urgently on crutches and plaster ive already stumped all my toes on good foot...
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    BYETTA

    Re: Anyone use Byetta? hi thanks vivienne didnt realize how hard it is to get around on crutches dsn rang yesterday when i told her im finding it hard to get to toilet when im going to be sick i stumped all my toes on good foot yesterday on bathroom door she said for me to go back onto 5 pen...