The reported side effects of these drugs experienced commonly include gastrointestinal symptoms like nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, constipation, abdominal pain, and burping, as well as other more mild side effects like headache, fatigue, and dizziness.1,12 This drug is also known to cause fetal harm so those who are pregnant may not take the drug and those who are planning to become pregnant must stop months before planning to do so as this drug has a long half-life.1,9 Less common but more dangerous side effects seen are acute pancreatitis,13 acute gallbladder disease, acute kidney injury, increase in suicidal ideation/behaviors, ileus, and death.1,2,3,12,14 This drug also has a boxed warning for thyroid C-cell tumors7 which is the highest safety-related warning that medications can have assigned by the Food and Drug Administration''15 A side effect often not discussed is the malnutrition that comes from eating far less food which is the general goal of taking this drug
My physician claims that it was due to nerve irritation from the injections
Yes, it can be used as monotherapy or with other diabetes medications such as metformin, insulin, or GLP-1 agonists
Do not restart without provider evaluation
February 5, 2018
Some Los Angeles patients want the full IV experience in a clinic rather than at home
