I have been taking Victoza for about one year. About three months ago I found whenever I ate a hamburger my stomach would get a bloated feeling, I would get quite gassy and I would start to burping quite a bit. The problem is the burps, boy would they get foul-smelling. It would cause my wife and kids to want to jump out of a moving vehicle going 60 miles an hour just to get away from the smell. The devil came to attack me one night and poke me with his pitchfork but I let out a burp and even he ran away.
I am taking Victoza with Metformin, NovoRapid, Levemir, Rosovustatin, Iron, Nexium, Aspirin 81mg. I am also taking Invokana 300mg every morning. Invokana makes me have to take a leak about every two hours which sucks at night when I’m sleeping because every two hours I wake up to empty my bladder.
Now with this cocktail I have been able to keep my blood sugars around 5.4 - 7. I stopped taking Victoza about five days ago and my stomach problems cleared up, the burps stopped and I felt comfortable. But now when I check my blood sugars they ranged anywhere from 15 to 18. So I went out and purchased more Victoza and will be starting it again. I’m not looking forward to the burp thing but I guess it’s better than the high blood sugars.
Any suggestions on how I can tame my stomach and the burps that like to spring forth at the most inopportune moments. My family would forever be indebted to you if you know of anything I could try that might remedy this problem. I don’t get to see my doctor until the middle of May but by that time my wife might have sewed my lips shut, such a loving woman she is to put up with the aromas that my burps contain.
As I have only been off Victoza for about five days I will start at the 1.8 mg instead of ramping up.