Bydureon and Diarrhea: What Users Say (Page 2)

• lpe...
• July 31, 2017

For Type 2 Diabetes "I took my first dose of Bydureon last night. Today, I am in intense body-wide pain, stomach cramping, diarrhea, headache, and hives everywhere. My face, tongue, and throat swelled. I just want to crawl in a hole and stay there. My doctor switched me to this because regular insulin burns on injection and worsens my neuropathy. I have tried all the pens and tablets on the market, but I react to them all. I can barely hold my head up as I write this."

• raj...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 10, 2017

For Type 2 Diabetes "On insulin and Bydureon 2 mg. Been on it 8 months. Been okay, but last month severe vomiting, diarrhea. I don't eat for 2-4 days at all. Now, the smell of food gives me projectile vomiting. I stopped today."

• Cas...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 17, 2017

For Type 2 Diabetes "This med worked well for the first 6 weeks. I had lost about 20 lbs and liked that part. The next 4 or 5 shots didn't seem like it did anything. The lumps remained, though. After about a month off the drug, the lumps started to go away and the sulfur burps, stomach cramps, constipation, nausea, and intermittent diarrhea took over. I was sick for about 2 months as the lumps slowly dissolved. It took another 3 months before I felt normal again. I think the med didn't dissolve like it should have. Then it all released at once and made me sick. Also, the needle was HUGE and a pain to get ready. I switched to Trulicity lately and am having good results."

• Roa...
• May 17, 2021

For Type 2 Diabetes "Diabetes sugars came down a little, but started to have side effects of digestion issues and both constipation and diarrhea. I also got what I thought were numerous cysts on my stomach, which scared me. My doctor said they were probably marks or lumps from this medicine, which is where I usually inject myself. Not sure I am going to stay on this, I'm going to ask the doctor to take me off."

• Con...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 3, 2022

For Type 2 Diabetes "I took Bydureon for two weeks before my pancreas shut down completely! I even told my doctor that I had a history of pancreatitis, and he prescribed it anyway. Within one month, I was so sick. I was vomiting, passing explosive gas, and having explosive diarrhea! I lost 25 lbs that month. This is my experience with the drug."

• Jha...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• May 19, 2019

For Type 2 Diabetes "I have taken Bydureon (exenatide) for a year, and it helps glucose levels for my type 2 diabetes, and Bydureon has worked for weight loss too. However, the side effects of exenatide are that I have started to have nausea and diarrhea after taking it, and I will seek out an alternative covered by insurance."

• SgR...
• August 31, 2017

For Type 2 Diabetes "I was prescribed Bydureon about 4 months ago when my insurance stopped paying for Byetta. I had been on Byetta for 13 years, and it was working well for me. I finally stopped taking Bydureon 3 weeks ago. I was sick the entire time. I did not relate it to Bydureon at first. I was aware my blood sugar was 300-400 while taking Bydureon. I then realized it was because I was originally taking Byetta, and Bydureon reacts to the Byetta that is left in the system. My blood sugar never came down much while taking Bydureon. I had a headache constantly, stomach ache, diarrhea, upper respiratory infection, sinus drainage, joint pain, leg pain, feet hurt, and my stomach felt full or stuffed all the time. And my blood sugar remained high."