I have trouble loosing weight and was wanting to know if this will be for others other than diabetics for weight loss
Victoza - do you have to be a diabetic to get on this for weight loss?
Question posted by Beth1947 on 29 March 2012
Last updated on 2 May 2015
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4 Answers
kitlits
25 April 2012
My dr prescribed Victoza for weight loss because I'm about 60 lbs over and have had trouble losing weight with diet and exercise. I'm not diabetic. I'd never heard of this drug and he gave me a sample. I've been on for about a month now and have lost about 5 lbs. I have to force myself to eat sometimes but I still have an appetite when I do eat. Definitely helps with the overeating. My sample is about to finish, Im a little scared to see how much it costs.
itstheoneandonly
12 June 2012
My dr game me a Victoza pen yesterday as a sample. I am not diabetic, but somewhat borderline. He wants me to lose weight because of this. I have battled with my weight all my life, the last five years being really bad. My mother and I have the same dr and she tried Victoza (she is diabetic) and it worked wonders for her with losing weight (she lost over 50 lbs. (within a four month timeframe) last year). The dr gave her three pens as samples. However, her insurance would not pay for her prescription, going forward, and she had to d/c. She gained some of the weight back, not all though (around 30 lbs.). Her eating habits changed, though, for the better because she used Victoza. She has since lost about 25 of those 30 gained. My insurance will pay for the pen, but I am not diabetic, so my dr cannot prescribe the Victoza. I have my fears, as well, when I run out of the pen because I need to continue to lose weight. I used to exercise last year also, but stopped.
I am not afraid to go back into the gym, though. I will go back into the gym today starting off with a light workout. You might want to try exercising (if you are able to) in combo with the Victoza and see what the weight loss will be. About the appetite, I ate breakfast at 6 am and took my first shot at 6:15 am. I am not hungry at all and it's been 4 hours. I usually want to eat 2 to 2 1/2 hours after I eat breakfast. I had 1 1/2 eggs and a breakfast link (the size of a weiner). My dr told me that they are in the testing stages of Victoza for a weight loss drug but it could possibly be 3-4 years down the road before (or if) the govt approves it for a weight loss medicine. The pen is about $200-$350, I think. I would suggest you ask your dr for another sample, sooner rather than later. Perhaps he can give you two pens or three.
vonny1988
3 May 2015
how much did he make you take because im 192 and my dr. tould me to take 6mg
Billlee
30 March 2012
Novo Nordisk has a drug trial to effect weight loss in non-diabetics. I don't know if it is open. NIH has a drug trial site that might work out for you.
suzanne66
30 March 2012
Victoza is only FDA approved to treat Type 2 diabetes. It is not approved to for weight loss.
Farful
29 March 2012
I doubt that an MD would go for it. I've been on Vitoza for 9 months and have little weight loss.
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