Symptoms and Complications. If your pulse rate drops too low, you may feel lightheaded, dizzy, faint or very fatigued. You may even be at risk for a heart attack. If you have any of these symptoms, see your doctor. Bradycardia left untreated can lead to chest pain, high blood pressure and heart failure.
Follow Following Unfollow Pending Disabled. A Stacy Wiegman, PharmD , Pharmacy, answered. There is no generic equivalent of Byetta. Byetta is produced by Amylin Pharmaceuticals and is currently under a patent that prevents generic production. The patent will expire in 2013, barring further legal developments.
Exenatide (Byetta, Bydureon) and liraglutide (Victoza) are taken by injection, similar to insulin, but they're not insulin. These medications are in a class of drugs called incretin mimetics, which improve blood sugar control by mimicking the action of a hormone called glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1). Exenatide (Byetta, Bydureon). 2  The most common side effect of exenatide is mild to moderate nausea, which improves with time in most people. 3  Several cases of kidney problems, including kidney failure, have been reported in people who have taken exenatide.