it will bet better in time. How much time they don't know, the drug is too new and they don't have enough experience with it to know. Yes, my sugars are down, and I have lost 7 pounds in 7 says, not a safe rate of weight loss. Frankly, I feel like something the cat coughed upoand I am wondering if it is worth it if the side effects don't end soon. So, my fellow diabetics,is there anybody out there who has been injecting this medication and has been down this road? I Know everyone is an indvidual but how long does this nausa and vomiting last?
2006-11-04 06:11:14 · 5 answers · asked by Jane B 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
OH YES!!! I completely understand- I too went on it in June (hoping to lose and control sugars but only lost when sick)
It makes you sick, I never feel nauseous but sure did on 10 mcg 2x a day. Finally after third week, doctor suggested 5mcgs 4x a day spread out though out the day. That helped..actually I only did three times a day as sugars were down.
By July I was fine and started 10mcgs in the morning with my big meal, and 5 at noon and another 5 at night. In a few days I was able to do the 10's twice a day.
I swear it keeps me awake..doctors says it can't..so I take my second dose no later than 5 pm.
Good luck!
2006-11-04 18:45:12 · answer #1 · answered by atheleticman_fan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am on this med too, byetta, 10mcg 2x a day. I haven't lost
any weight at all, I've actually gained about 20-30 pounds since
March when I started it. The nausea and vomiting will go away,
in time, like they said, just give your body time to accept it. Like any new med your body will try to reject it until it realizes that it needs to to stay in control. The main side effect is that it slows down your digetive system, so if you eat normally and you're stomache can't work that fast now with the byetta, that may be causing some of the vomitting. Try smaller portions or eating slower.
Take care!!
2006-11-04 15:06:37 · answer #2 · answered by villazar701 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nausea and vomiting are a common side effect of byetta. I would give it two weeks, see if it improves, and go off it if it doesn't. I've never used it, but I know people the side effects went away for, and people who never had the side effects go away.
2006-11-04 08:25:43 · answer #3 · answered by blondy2061h 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't tried it, but unless you are in the desperate category as far as getting your sugars under control, I would tell my Dr. no to this drug and try something w/ less side effects.
How long have you been diabetic and what have you tried before?
2006-11-04 06:21:09 · answer #4 · answered by songbird092962 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I gave it up after a few weeks. It was an unacceptable feeling for me, and it wasn't getting better. I went to a continuous blood glucose monitoring system instead. It seems to be working good, but it's pricey.
2006-11-04 07:29:32 · answer #5 · answered by Andrew M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋