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Hi I Am Starting Victoza And The First Injection At
Question: Hi I am starting Victoza and the first injection at .6mg made me very nauseous and I am afraid continuing at .6mg every day will make me even worse - I need to be able to function- what should I do? Can I take it every other day or at a lower dose? The injection pen has her lowest dosage at .6mg. If I stay at the same level of nausea I can hack it but I am afraid the nausea will get worse with the second dose etcetera.
Brief Answer:
You can try with a lower dosis.
Detailed Answer:
HI have gone through your query and here is my opinion.
IIfyour new symptom(nausea)startrd afeter you start Victoza,than we can dedict that this is a side effect of this new medication.
In my opinion,you can try for more 2-3 days with a lower dosis and if the nausea persist and disrupt your daily routine the solution is to change the therapy.
Let me know how do you feel after 2-3 days and i will be happy to guide you further.
Wish you good health.
You can try with a lower dosis.
Detailed Answer:
HI have gone through your query and here is my opinion.
IIfyour new symptom(nausea)startrd afeter you start Victoza,than we can dedict that this is a side effect of this new medication.
In my opinion,you can try for more 2-3 days with a lower dosis and if the nausea persist and disrupt your daily routine the solution is to change the therapy.
Let me know how do you feel after 2-3 days and i will be happy to guide you further.
Wish you good health.
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