Saxenda and Heartburn: What Users Say (Page 3)

• Gil...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 1, 2021

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "Started Saxenda a few weeks ago, and I have literally felt like nothing to eat since I started the pen. All my favorite things just don't interest me at all, and I couldn't even face the smallest bite. Really weird. Horrible vomiting the other night and constantly nauseated with heartburn too. Popping pills like Smarties. Hope this passes in a day or two. Can't continue like this much longer."

• Squ...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 2, 2016

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "Several years ago, my doctor prescribed Victoza for blood sugar issues. I lost a lot of weight effortlessly; I just wasn't hungry. Then I regained the weight (probably double what I lost), and Victoza never worked for weight loss for me again. My blood sugar issues weren't that bad, so the doctor took me off it. I had hoped Saxenda would be the help I needed since it's the same med at a higher dose--something that would just make me easily satiated. I've been on it for five months, and I have only lost a few pounds. I'm at the highest dose. Very disappointed. The primary side effect I have is heartburn, which comes way after I've eaten and therefore doesn't help curb my appetite."

• bcs...
• January 8, 2018

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "On it Nov 28, 2017. I was 200 pounds, and as my doctor did not have samples, I started on the 0.06 lowest dose. I felt sick all the time for the full week, was not hungry. I would start to eat but was full quickly or just felt sick. Also suffered heartburn. I didn't move up my dose, and I stayed on the lower dose for another week. I am now (Jan/18) on 3. I feel not that hungry. On Dec 28, I weighed 192 lb, and today I am 188. I don't feel sick all the time, just have bouts. Got through Christmas goodies. I feel I am hungry, but when I go to eat, I am full quickly. I still have heartburn. I hope I have the success as others did. Just keep going...I take it in the morning and in the stomach, but it's getting sore even with little injections."

• Chu...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 20, 2018

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I've been on Saxenda for around a month and two weeks. I lost 3 kg so far (very slow). At the beginning, it gave me nausea and a horrible heartburn, not anymore. However, I don't feel like eating, when I eat, I eat very small amounts, and that's why I am bothered that I am not losing weight faster. A week ago, I started getting a very bad itch, redness, and swelling at the injection site. I tried injecting my thigh instead of my stomach, and the same thing is happening."

• CD8...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 28, 2017

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I'm from the UK. I started Saxenda on 19th May, so just over a week. I increased the dose from 0.6 to 1.2 on Friday. Previously had no side effects, but now I'm finding I'm waking in the morning with nausea and heartburn, and all I've had is water. I've only lost 4.4 lbs in just over a week. I feel like it's not working. I have found that my mouth is constantly dry, I always drink water. Has anyone else had anything similar?"

• Rio...
• April 30, 2018

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "Started on the .06 dose and had a headache and nausea. Everything tasted super sweet or bad, I would not want it. I did feel full, but everything seemed to turn my stomach. On the second week, upped the dose, more nausea, then the worst heartburn ever. Had no desire to eat, which is good if you are trying to lose weight, but the heartburn made me wonder, is this worth it? Did I mention no weight loss? After work, I was beyond exhausted. Just wanted to sleep, no energy to help the kids with homework, make dinner, or even think about doing chores! At one point, I remembered what people doing chemo and battling cancer say: food has no taste, they don’t want to eat. So I stopped the treatment. There are very few things in life that give pleasure, eating happens to be one of them. Taking drugs to lose weight, not losing any weight (bloated), feeling horrible, and taking the risk of possibly getting cancer? No thanks. Back to reducing portions and getting more exercise."

• Mar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 30, 2018

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "Going into my third week on Saxenda but haven't yet made it to the next dose up because of side effects, so still taking 0.6. I'm having very bad nausea and heartburn regardless of what I ate or even if I don't eat. No taste to anything either. I never was much of a big eater but started at 160 lbs and down to 153 lbs. My boss and husband both think I should just stop the meds because of the sickness, but I keep hoping it will just go away once my body gets used to it. The two times in the last week I took the upped dosage of 1.2, I was in the bathroom vomiting and had horrible diarrhea. Horrible feeling. So I'm stuck on the 0.6 but go to the doc Tuesday, so we'll see what he says. He refused to prescribe any other medicine for weight loss, I'm not sure if it's just kickbacks he gets from the makers or, as he says, his own research and experience. I went in asking for phentermine and he was completely against it, but seeing as this has made me so sick, I don't see how phentermine could have been worse."

• Nat...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 3, 2021

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "Almost done with my first pen. Did not curb cravings and no side effects yet (ok, maybe minimal heartburn). Thinking, should I even start the second one, or am I just injecting chemicals in my body for nothing? Disappointed."

• ETN...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 6, 2022

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I used Saxenda for about 6 months last year. I experienced fatigue and major heartburn. I did lose my appetite at first but did not really lose weight and gave it up because of the heartburn. Also, the daily injections were hard. Sometimes it was fine, but then there would be bruising that lasted for a week or 10 days."

• Nad...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 25, 2022

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "So I’m on my second week of Saxenda on 1.2 dose. I'm gaining rather than losing weight, and the heartburn is like somebody has a flamethrower down there. How long till you actually see any weight loss?"

• tst...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 10, 2020

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "Started on Saxenda on Feb 28, down 4 lbs, but have extreme heartburn and stomach sickness. Any suggestions on what to eat to avoid sickness and heartburn?"

• Not...
• September 13, 2015

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I've been on Saxenda for 10 days, now on a 1.2 dose. No nausea, but a little heartburn and burping and thirsty. Haven't lost a pound yet. I'm going to keep going. Insurance does not cover this..."

• New...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 13, 2016

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "Taking my first dose of Saxenda tonight. Hoping I don't get the awful nausea and heartburn that I have read in some reviews."