User Reviews for Saxenda subcutaneous

Day 14, appetite has decreased considerably , no side effects at all. Scales are showing a loss

Worst experience ever! The nausea is the worst thing ever! Can’t concentrate I feel away with the fairies! Feeling very very low. Extremely tired! I took it for the first time yesterday 0.6 and never ever again! I’m still feeling awful today. Bad headaches! I wish I never took Saxenda !!!!!!

Been on it for 2 weeks, I had to stop! The acid reflux was horrible and constipation horrible. Felt bloated all the time and Gassy. Woke up at nights just feeling horrible with acid reflux! I was hopeful but I just can’t deal with the side affects.

I've been on Saxenda for a year now. I started at 109 kg and now weigh 89 kg, so I've dropped 20 kg in total. The first month had some light side effects like nausea and fatigue. Do not worry if you start having side effects again after a few months, my doctor advised me to reduce my dose to 1.8 for two weeks, and it worked. Now I am back on my full dose. I am really happy with my results and I will continue to use it until I reach my goal which is 70 kg.

Nearly 5 weeks ago I started the injections I was 13 stone and have already lost 9lb weighing 12stone 5lb now. I will be honest the side effects can be harsh and cant seem to get my dose higher that 1.8 as it makes me feel really sick. I get very hot during the night, headaches, lethargic and alot of nausea but for me its worth it for the weight loss (after baby num 3 and hitting 40 next year) my portion sizes have halved as I physically feel full after a small dinner. Its expensive but worth every penny. I dont use a gym and try to walk the sea front at the weekend. I work full time and do not have time for myself, my weight loss probably could have been more with exercise but I am very happy. Read More Read Less

Please do not use this medication, I used it for 2 weeks before I finally quit it because of the side effects and when I stopped it I felt angst and so low, I even thought if my life was worth living, would rather be fat than suffer the consequences of this medication

Cannot speak highly enough of this medication, it doesn't just reduce your appetite it seems the effect goes beyond this and it changes the way your metabolism works to make you lose more weight. I have stopped increasing the dose at 1.8mg as it's working fine and I've lost 6kg in a month. I have had some mild side effects but the good thing this both of these encourage healthy behaviours. 1) Nausea means you eat less 2) Dry Mouth means you drink more water 3) Also Harder stools, but not constipated. Final note is that please don't binge drink on this unless you want to vomit (either on the night or the morning after). I'd suggest you skip the day's dose if you plan on this.Read More Read Less

I`m on week 3. Started my journey at 78kg and i am 5ft 3. Been struggling with my weight for 5 years. I get a little nausea on the first day of the dose increase, but no other side effects so far. I am down to 75kg ! Keep your meals small and healthy and you should have minimal side effects. I have no sugar cravings, even tho they were bad before, as i am in menopause. I am so grateful for this drug. It really is a gift ! Just needs to be easily accessible on the NHS. This could help so many people today, not having to wait 2 years on the NHS Waiting list. It gives people a chance to save their lives and make positive changes to their eating habits. Surely that will save money down the line. Heart disease is rife in my family. For me, this is life saver. Read More Read Less

This is the worst weight loss drug i have ever tried! It gave me severe depression and severe anxiety! Also made me feel suicidal.. constantly had low blood sugar due to Saxenda pen, so had cold seeats, shivering and shaking, dizzyness and i was extremely extremely exhausted and fatigued, every muscle in my body wss aching due to being so uptight with the anxiety this drug gace me and my muscles we’re extremely fatigued also, i also felt very very weak due to low blood sugar and i dont suffer from diabetes also very string and rapid palpitations.. i wss severly depressed to the point i didnt want to be alive, so i stopped and every symptom disappeared within a day including the depression & anxiety and feeling suicidal! Tried again 4 weeks later and again every symptom above came back with a vengeance, please look up symptoms of low blood sugar, i had every symptom and im most definitely not diabetic!! Dangerous symptoms if you get low blood sugar! I will never in my life take this drug again and i bought 3 pens and im more than happy to bin the other two saxenda pens at a cost of £100 in the bin and bin my 3rd pen to rather than experience any of these symptoms again.. iv never in my life tried a drug thats made me suicidal and within a day of stopping i was back tk my old happy self.. plus i wouldn’t say it stops you feeling hunger either but i did eat less but that’s because i was so anxious that I couldn’t eat!! Awful drug is saxenda! It should be removed from shelves its that bad!!Read More Read Less

I’m in week four, using 2.4 as recommended. I have lost 13 lbs from starting point of 288 lbs. Some unpleasant side effects, the worst of which have been frequent dizziness and loss of energy. I believe that is largely my fault as I have not made myself eat enough to keep my blood sugars in range. I am pleased with the result so far and will be moving to the stronger Waggovy product next week. The shots are easy to administer and tolerate, but I have had one needle in a box of 100 (so far) that was dull and very unpleasant. After a stick that pained me, I moved it to a second site and tried again but it wasn’t any better there so I got twice the pain for one shot. What fun! Read More Read Less

This medicine is dangerous. Yes it's an opinion I have. But , I was not told exactly what saxenda does to a person's brain. I found out, on my own. I took 21 times. Stopped because I felt like I would faint. Now I'm experiencing chronic light headedness. And I stopped this medication 2 months ago.

I lost over a 100 pounds and I'm on the pen now for a year

Took .6 dose night one didn't have much affect on my appetite. Took 1.2 next day and started having lots of gas. 3rd dose 1.2mg and made mistake vof eating asian food and fried rice...egg rolls before going to bed. Woke up in the night and violently vomited and diarrhea for several minutes straight for 3 separate episodes that night within time span of 6 hours. In one episode I fainted and fell off toilet and banged head on wall to wake up naked on the floor and stood up just to continue throwing up. Even spit up blood in each instance. Stopped taking meds after that and we are on night 6 and I still have diarrhea and extreme stomach craps gas and burping. Very lethargic and feel lifeless. Needless to say I hate this crap. Never again. I just hope these side effects go away...I'm scared at this point. Stomach bubbling now off to bathroom. Read More Read Less

I can’t say enough good things about this. I’m starting on week 3 now with the 1.8 dose and I don’t think I will progress past that amount. The medicine has completely taken away all food cravings, which has always been my biggest struggle. I don’t feel hungry and usually have to make myself eat. I’ve been doing a light snack in the morning and eating whatever I want for dinner. I eat about 1/3 of what I used to in one sitting, which has been great. If I eat anymore than that, I find that I feel uncomfortably full and nauseous so this forces portion control on you. I’m down 6 lbs in 2 weeks. Started at 170 and this morning I weighed in at 164 so that was very exciting for me to see. Regarding side effects, they have been minimal and manageable. I have had dizzy spells and some nausea. I am very pleased with the experience so far. The fact that I don’t feel hungry and the mental block to food cravings has been the biggest help. Read More Read Less

Using saxenda hasn't been a good experience for me. I wish that I had mentally prepared and what to possibly expect. I found out on my own and then reading. I do not have a thyroid and have RA. I experienced and still experiencing terrible arm/ leg pain too the point of limping , muscle pain, very low energy etc!! It's a lot. I forgot to mention that I stayed extremely hungry and ate more than I would normally which scared me! I started at the beginning of this month, April and gave up at two and a half weeks. I'm still dealing with the side effects but feeling better than earlier in the month. I'm also happy to say that I'm back to my normal eating habits and will slowly begin my exercising again. Read More Read Less

I started this medication 10 days ago my weight was 99kg when I started forward 10 days I have lost 5kg when I started on 0.6 after 2 days I felt Awful feeling extreme Nausea very lethargic and I was sleeping a lot it was really tough but for me personally I had to hang on and get through it and also experience a awful taste in my mouth which was constant but thankfully by the 5th day it got a lot easier and I’m on track now I have increased to 1.2 which is making me slightly nauseous and having the horrible taste But I’m so happy with my results so far.Read More Read Less

Week three was a little rough. There was some vomiting and diarrhea. My stomach had sour and I had sulphur burps. That was about three days. But then everything has been fine after that. Lost about 10 lbs in 4 weeks. My energy, and mood had improved. Appetite has greatly decreased. *The needles are so thin, most of the time I don’t feel the prick.

I have just started my third week on Saxenda and I am feeling so positive I'll be able to lose the weight. I have always had problems with my weight and over eating. I've successfully lost weight time and time again never to maintain it for more than 12 months. This is the heaviest I've ever been & I just feel so ashamed every day. I've stopped socialising and I feel like I am missing so much life. I'm 5'3 and my starting weight is 106kg (233lbs) I was 110kg and lost 4 kilos by myself before starting the meds and I've lost 3kg (6.6lbs) in the first two weeks on Saxenda. . I started on the 0.6 dose the first week and went up to 1.2 the second week. I went back down to the 0.2 dose at the start of my third week as I found the fatigue too much to handle with the higher dose. I also found that I just wasn't eating enough at that dose and was dizzy, really cranky and just felt awful in general. I've had a little bit of nausea nothing major and it has slowed down my bowel movements where I may have to try and figure something out to get back to having a proper bowel movement each day. The biggest thing I have noticed is I am not snacking at all. The food chatter in my brain that has always been there has slowed down so much. I still think about food but have no desire to snack and even if I wanted to I physically can't eat it as I feel so full. My portion sizes are now at a proper size and I feel like a normal person that can manage my eating which is just a huge thing for someone that has felt so ashamed her whole life. I hope that I can continue on the lower dose for a while I don't really want to go back up again. I paid $387 AUD and I haven't finished my first pen yet so I think it may work out less expensive that I initially thought it would be at that price per month, especially if I can stay on the lower dose. The injections do not hurt at all but I do have yellow bruises on some of the injection sites. If you are on the fence about starting and the cost I would say its worth investing in yourself! I hope that this medication may be subsidised in the future for people who can not afford it, I feel very lucky that I was able to pay for it. I will update again at the 3 month mark as I loved reading all of the reviews when I was looking into it. Read More Read Less

Week 1 of 0.6mg was great. No side affects and I wasn’t hungry once. Was almost down to one meal a day. Lost 4lbs. Week 2 I moved up to 1.2mg and was so poorly. Sickness and diarrhoea! So I’ve gone back to 0.6mg as it was working for me. I may try to up it again for week 3. But I’ll need to make sure I eat as I think the one meal a day probably didn’t help with the nausea. I’d recommend this as a weight loss tool.

I'm going into my 5th month. I have went from 256 too 203at present , I am 5'9 I'm currently in a size 13-14 jeans and when I started I wore a 16. I noticed inches before I saw the ilbs start dropping I did have a headache and severe nausea the first month to month and a half but they went away. This has been life changing for me my cholesterol is normal My A1C is under 6. My Blood pressure is perfect 128/66 most days I feel better, I have so much more energy. This has been a gift ...