Somatropin User Reviews & Ratings (Page 2)
Brand names: Genotropin, Norditropin, Omnitrope, Humatrope, Norditropin FlexPro, Zomacton, Saizen, Nutropin, Serostim, Norditropin Nordiflex Zorbtive Nutropin AQ …show all brand names
Somatropin has an average rating of 7.6 out of 10 from a total of 38 reviews on Drugs.com. 61% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 16% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Somatropin
- BTg...
- Taken for 10 years or more
- October 25, 2023
Somatropin for Adult Human Growth Hormone Deficiency "Works great, with the right dose, feel normal. Without rubbish. Injections are easy to use (miniquicks). Need to vary injection sites to avoid carpal symptoms, etc."
- Hyp...
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- December 7, 2022
Somatropin for Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency "It was horrible. It made me vomit almost every day and dizzy on occasion. Norditropin FlexPro is the better alternative."
- 189...
- August 20, 2016
Somatropin for Adult Human Growth Hormone Deficiency "Tingling, itching, and numbness of my hands. Sleeplessness leading to insomnia. Higher glucose numbers, no matter the diet, nearing diabetes."
- tyl...
- April 22, 2010
Somatropin for Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency "My son started nightly injections of Tev-Tropin just 5 weeks ago after being diagnosed with a growth deficiency. He is almost 13 years old. We measured this morning, and he has grown 3/4 of an inch!"
- Ano...
- June 29, 2008
For Hypopituitarism "Experienced weight loss, muscle gain, and I slept better."
- Nad...
- May 10, 2023
Somatropin for Short Stature for Age "It's so heavy, a very cumbersome process to prepare the med. It hurts more, even though the needle is the same as Norditropin. Also, why the smell? I like Norditropin better."
- nos...
- August 21, 2010
Somatropin for Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency "My son is 13 and has been taking Tev-Tropin with the T-Jet device for nearly a year, and he has not grown at all, maybe an inch."
- Tma...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- October 14, 2022
For Adult Human Growth Hormone Deficiency "Only have been on this for two weeks. Don’t feel any different yet. However, very easy to use and dose. Tomorrow, I move to 0.3 daily, so I hope to start feeling better."
- rra...
- January 6, 2012
Somatropin for AIDS Related Wasting "Serostim worked for 12 years but does not seem to help now."
- Anonymous
- May 14, 2009
Somatropin for Turner Syndrome "My daughter has Turner's. She has been on this since she was 2, she is 4 now. It is working great."
- Gen...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- December 26, 2024
Somatropin for Adult Human Growth Hormone Deficiency "I just started about 28 days ago. I am doing okay, so far no side effects. I am injecting 0.5 mg every day, easy to use."
- Mon...
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- May 31, 2025
Somatropin for Short Stature for Age "After 3 months, grew 1 cm, and after another 3 months, has improved their mood."
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Somatropin for Adult Human Growth Hormone Deficiency "Norditropin FlexPro Pen is very easy to use, just not easy to get the insurance company to approve or find a doctor that knows how to handle patients with this condition."