VICTOZA users

[shaz70]

hi have been on victoza since october had nearly every side effect at the start but fine after a few weeks. bloods have come down and have lost weight and im type one so insulin has been cut back for me personal victoza has been a god send my wonder injection

 

[BabyFoXi_666]

Good Morning .. I have been on Victoza for roughly six years and have No problems .. With it .. I also take 2 times a day .. Novomix 30 .. And Now that I have learned about diabetes .. Things are so much better .. It has been a long struggle But it is Not about What I take .. It is how to control diabetes and the meaning of how it all works .. XxX ..

 

[nabser]

Went to my gp yesterday for my blood test results everything is good and my hbA1c was 5.3 so he has taken me off Victoza but still taking Metformin 3 x 1000mg,little apprehensive but hopefully it will work tested myself at lunch and got a reading of 4.5 so fingers crossed.

 

[edshazell]

Well done on the hbA1c it will be very interesting to see what happens next please keep us updated.

 

[squishychickfi]

Have re-started the Victoza - this time with a longer time on the lower dose and tablets to help keep my stomach under control! This went well until I upped the dose. Not so good - so I am now taking half the dose twice a day which seems to be OK! Not sure if this is OK? The GP I saw said it was fine, but she wasn't the doc who prescribed! Sugar levels seem to be lowering too - not sure about the weight loss yet!

 

[Smudge224]

Hi all, I'm new to forum and havens red a bout Victoza elsewhere before finding this thread.
Am type 2 for past 8 years have been on metformin sr , metformin and back to sr with sitagliptin since x,as. New gp,who referred me to hospital where I was started on Victoza about 8 days ago.
Nausea is a bit of a problem, constipation is worse!
On the plus side I have lost 1.5kg in the week but maybe when the nausea settles..........!
Delighted to have found the forum and such a vast source of information at my fingertips.


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[edshazell]

Hi Smudge,

Keep with it and you will loose weight for around the first 6 months possible due to lack of appetite feeling nauseous etc but after that its up to you to change your habits. There are also a lot of other benefits, my ALT levels went down a lot these are not fully understood but I am sure it helps a lot of things. Glucose also went down and is now in the good control range

 

[maurice2]

hi i have been on victoza for 5 weeks 0.6 and now 1.1 have had feeling sick loss of appetite but have had flu like symptons for 2 1/2 weeks 2 lots of antibiotics later still feel the same has anyone else suffered this

 

[Smudge224]

Hi all. Still on Victoza ,about one month now, sugars have come right down am and pm reading 5.4-5.9 so absolutely delighted. Appetite very poor and really have to force myself to eat, but a bonus is my desire for sugary foods has almost gone. Have lost about 4kg so far, long way to go but it's a start.now this week developed a stinking head cold which is lingering, not sure if its due to Victoza or greatly decreased appetite. Never in my wildest dams did I think a yogurt would fill me at lunch time. Poor hubby has had to do more cooking than usual as if I cook dinner I can't eat it!


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[edshazell]

Go with the flow smudge and loose weight all you can, I lost for around 6 months and then no more lose. I think the first 6 months are the best chance to loose weight so go for it.

Ed

 

[Smudge224]

Anyone using Victoza having problems with peeling fingernails? Mine seem to have gotten much worse since taking, however I suppose it's a small price to pay!


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[Mydestiny2000]

Hi everyone... I've been on Victoza for 5 months now... At first it lowered my appetite, I'd say the first month or two... Stayed on a 1200 calorie a day diet....my only side affects were nausea and headaches.... I still have the headaches but as soon as I have something to eat in the mornings it goes away....I've just added grapefruit to my diet... And last month I lost 10 pounds.... The first month I lost 11... The months in between were 6 .. 4.... 1... But then the grapefruit and wham and amazing 10 pounds... Grapefruit is very helpful, I would say .. And a lot of health benefits.... Just don't take it within 6 hours of other medications..... Well thought this might help... Just giving a little information out there.... I will let you guys know if the grapefruit continue to help.

 

[sweetenoughthanks]

Hi. I am starting on victoza tomorrow. My GP says take it in the morning but the leaflet says any time. Does anybody know if it matters when you take it? Is there a time of day which is better? Thanks!!

 

[Ria831]

I used Victoza for 18 months after the side effects of Byetta became too extreme. Initially it worked well, but from Christmas 2012 until March 2013 I suffered crippling stomach cramps and uncontrollable diarrhoea - I have had to come off it and go onto Insulin.
With Byetta the nausea became so bad I wasnt able to eat, so the side effects can be extreme and dont always show until you have been on it for a while.

 

[johnedward]

Hi There,
After having type 2 for the last 3 years, I wasn't loosing any weight, so the specialists decided to try me on Victoza as my glucose levels were getting above the 20 mark on the monitor. I started taking the medication on the 7 June at 60 mg for the first week and my levels dropped quite sharply to about, between 8.4 and 15.3....with an average of about 11.1 . On the increase to 1.2mg, these readings remained roughly the same. I am now on week 5 and get readings of between roughly 10 & 15. I'm sure these readings should be better than this, so, do you think I should seek advice from the clinic, or wait a bit longer?

Any advice would be welcome.

Thanking you in anticipation,

John.

 

[edshazell]

Hi John,

I would wait a bit longer, you dont mention any side effects normally you would expect to have a reduced appetite and feeling a bit nauseous at this stage and the reduced food intake would reduce your levels and hopefully a bit of weight loss.

 

[johnedward]

Hi edshazell,
Thanks for the reply,

I did feel a bit nauseous at first and I do tend to feel full after eating, but I would have thought the results on my readings would have been getting lower, but like you say, I'll have to wait and see.

Thank's for the advice.

Cheers,

John.

 

[Lemonie]

I am a bit concerned that I am on Victoza as my only diabetic medication. I have just read that it is not licensed for use on it's own. Is this true or is it ok?

 

[edshazell]

Normally you would expect to be on at least Metformin as well, have you ever been on other diabetic medications?

 

[Lemonie]

I was on metformin but it gave me terrible stomach problems and I came off after just over a year. My DN put me on a basal insulin but I was then referred to the hospital who stopped my insulin and put me on Victoza. I am also a bit concerned about the links with cancer which I keep reading about.