Victoza

I did a blog a couple of weeks ago about a drug called Accutane that is medicine for bad complexions. It amazed me the side effects of the drug.

I have been wanting to do a blog about Victoza that is for type 2 diabetes. The side effect are too much to believe. I am not sure if the person should flip a coin with their diabetes or take Victoza and possibly wind-up in “Boot “Hill.

These are the instructions just in case:

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:
• swelling or a lump in your throat area;
• hoarse voice, trouble swallowing, feeling short of breath;
• pancreatitis – severe pain in your upper stomach spreading to your back, nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, fast heart rate; or
• signs of infection such as fever, chills, sore throat, flu symptoms, easy bruising or bleeding (nosebleeds, bleeding gums), mouth sores, unusual weakness.

Less serious side effects may include:
• headache, dizziness;
• upset stomach, loss of appetite;
• nausea, vomiting;
• diarrhea, constipation;
• cold symptoms such as stuffy nose, sneezing, sinus pain, sore throat;
• back pain;
• tired feeling;
• mild skin rash; or
• redness or rash where the medicine was injected.

The manufacturers even put a little enticement in their literature to pull more people into using the drug. They claim that it is possible to have weight loss when using Victoza but as always – “with the proper diet and exercise.”   I think they should be compelled to remove that statement from their propaganda.

What the hell did everyone do before all of these high powered drugs were on the market?

Years ago it was not uncommon for people to die in the late 30’s and 40’s. I used to ask my grandmother what the person died from and she would just shrug her shoulders and say, I really don’t know, they were sick.

I conclude that we are a heck of lot better off these days with the modern medicine but a person really has to think twice before taking some of these high powered drugs. Weigh your options.

Sam told his buddy Joe; “Hey Joe, that medicine the doc gave me the other day is sure powerful, it got rid of my pimples but my penis fell off”!

I guess it is a crap shoot.