Comments on: Byetta Recall

By: Wind

Wind — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:16:07 +0000

I started BYETTA 1 month ago Yes I take metformin with it and I have been sick as anything since I started. I’ve lost a ton of weight ( froma size 14 to a size 8 in one month) because all I do is throw up. I do not over eat. I do not eat fried or greasy foods. I take it 45 mins to an hour before eating and I have thrown up plain lettuce! It’s gotten to where there are many foods I can’t even stand the smell of anymore. The sight of food often makes me ill. At times I can’t keep down water. I have no energy all i ever do is sleep and be sick. My Dr. says this will go away in time but really will it??

By: Dee C

Dee C — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:26:49 +0000

Before I started BYETTA a couple weeks ago, I was never able to stomach Metformin, since I’ve been taking BYETTA, I dont have any reaction to my Metformin and have had no side effects from BYETTA. I do realize that I’m speaking a bit early as I haven’t been taking it for as long as some of you but so far, its great!

By: Jon G

Jon G — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:32:14 +0000

I too have been on BYETTA for a while and could not be happier. Yes it will make you throw up, if you insist on eating a lot. This is especially true if you eat oily or greasy foods. I found it better to wait 45 minutes to eat after taking. That really cut down on symptoms described above. I found the date interesting. Day after xmas. If one eats a whole lot (i.e. xmas dinner) then one is asking for it.

I joke that the medicine turns a small meal (airline portions) into “Xmas dinner fullness.”

My blood sugars are kept right where they need to be. My weight is down, My energy is up. But, my MD does have me come in and check blood work periodically. Like any meds there can be side affects, some bad. But one must know the warning signs.

Also, I would be interested to know if the OP took Metformin (or generic) with it. If you mix those two you are asking for problems, in my experience.

Aren’t those also flu symptoms, as well?

By: Anabel

Anabel — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:48:31 +0000

I have now been on BYETTA for 2 years. I have had no severe symtoms. Surgars are down and I have lost over 24 pounds. My doctor does blood work every 6 months and keeps a very good eye on me for any changes. It works for me.

By: Tom Rakers

Tom Rakers — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:04:00 +0000

I have been taking Byetta for almost a year now. It is the has been a life saver. It keeps my blood sugar at much closer to normal levels. I have never gotton sick from it ever. My A1c was as high as 13. It is now between 5.5 and 7. I think that the press and the FDA are irresponsable in reporting that Byetta caused pancreatitis. Byetta is used by over 1 million people and only 6 people have been reported to be ill with pancreatitis. I would take those odds any day. Anyone who has diabeties can get pancreatitis. I get emails all the time from shady attorneys trying to get me to sue the drug companies if I have had problems wiht Byetta. I guess this is just a symptom of our society and it is very sad. Byetta may not help everyone and some people will get the nausea and other symtoms associated with Byetta which are usally only temporary but for the majority of people on it they will be rewarded with much greater blood sugar control. I hope that the FDA does overreact and cause a drug that helps many people with type 2 diabeties be taken off the market.

By: Jan Poznik

Jan Poznik — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:05:22 +0000

I was taking Byetta from April to Dec 2008. The 26th of December I got SEVERE
pains and chills during the day. I got so sick that I got confused mentally and went to bed. I threw up at 3 am and had diarrhea for 4 days. I was very weak and unable to work. January 6 the pains returned and I went to the emergency room. I was diagnosed with gastritis. Even though I have stopped the Byetta, my body is still ll messed up. I have reactions to different foods and get still get stomach cramps and blood levels are high. I have started insulin. Tests showed my pancreas levels were a little high on Jan 6 but not enough to say I had pancreatitis. Could I have had it but it healed when I stopped the Byetta?