Side Effects
Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction to Victoza:
- Hives
- Fast heartbeats
- Dizziness
- Trouble breathing or swallowing
- Swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Visit your doctor at once if you experience:
- Racing or pounding heartbeats
- Sudden changes in mood or behavior, suicidal thoughts
- Severe ongoing nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea
- Signs of a thyroid tumor – swelling or a lump in your neck, trouble swallowing, a hoarse voice, feeling short of breath
- Gallbladder problems – fever, upper stomach pain, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of your skin or eyes)
- Symptoms of pancreatitis – severe pain in your upper stomach spreading to your back, nausea with or without vomiting, fast heart rate
- Severely low blood sugar – extreme weakness, confusion, tremors, sweating, fast heart rate, trouble speaking, nausea, vomiting, rapid breathing, fainting, and seizure (convulsions)
- Kidney problems – little or no urination; painful or difficult urination; swelling in your feet or ankles; feeling tired or short of breath.
Other side effects are; nausea (especially when you start using Victoza), vomiting, stomach pain, diarrhea, constipation, headache, dizziness or feeling tired. In some cases, you may experience other side effects.
Conclusion
You must keep this drug away from children. Victoza should be used as prescribed by your doctor. If you notice any allergic reaction, report to your doctor immediately.
Reference:
[1]https://www.diabetes.org/diabetes/type-2
[2]https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/about.htm
[3]https://www.endocrineweb.com/conditions/thyroid-cancer
[4]https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/liver-disease/
[5]https://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/high-triglycerides-what-you-need-to-know
[6]https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/8106-nausea–vomiting