Just wanted to update. I have been on the byetta for about a month now and everything is still going well. I have continued to loose weight. i think about 4lbs total. I get nauseous sometimes but not often and usually only for one morning. My depression is still way better. I can tell it helps a lot because I forgot to take it with me out of town for 2 days and I had a horrible day after being off it. I was in a terrible mood and extremely tired. My blood sugar has gone from always being higher than 115 (fasting) to 65 fasting and 90-105 with meals. It almost works too well though I have to make sure I eat regularly or it gets too low. On the whole I'm really happy with the byetta.
About a month on byetta and I still love it! Forgot it when I went out of town for the weekend and I could tell a huge difference. I would still recommend it highly!
Katoe- I'm so glad you are having a favorable response to it, CONGRATS! I love it!!
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I just started on Byetta one month ago. Monday my doc increased my dose to Byetta 10 twice a day plus started me on iomet. Having big problems with nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Will be glad when the side effects are all over.
For me it isn't the feeling its the idea. I have a high tolerance for pain, there's just something about needles. I can't even stand to be in the same room.
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I was on Byetta, 5 mg, tolerating it well. my endo put me on 10, and i started to throw up every time. It could be from 2 hours after i injected it, to 6 hours. I went back then to the 5 , and it was the same thing. Ugh! I couldn't wait to get off it!
I've been on Byetta (5 mcg) for about 3 months now. I lost a little weight (5-10 pounds, haven't really been keeping track), but the thing that I really like is that I actually get full. I don't feel like I have to eat until I'm in pain to feel full. I eat like a normal person! It's amazing. I think that this will help me transition to eating even less once I have LapBand surgery in January.
Another thing is that I just feel BETTER. I don't feel like sitting and watching Law and Order reruns all day. I actually want to do things like ride my bike to campus.
There is one other thing that I noticed. As long as I can remember, I have not been able to grow my fingernails out. My mom always had long nails (not gross long, but a decent length so she could still type and play piano). Mine always peeled like crazy, so I kept them really short. Now, since I have been on Byetta, I can grow them out nicely. I even get compliments from my friends. Some sort of body chemistry must have balanced out, because this is crazy. I like it. I feel more feminine.
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