Reviewer: LynneR, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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No problems at all a1c went from 6.7 to 5.4. Lost 13 pounds so far. Feel great.

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No problems at all a1c went from 6.7 to 5.4. Lost 13 pounds so far. Feel great.
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Reviewer: Sceptic, 45-54 Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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On Farxiga for 11 months. Lost 30 pounds without dieting and exercise, but had to buy smaller clothes. Remains to be seen if A1C is coming down specifically due to the drug.

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On Farxiga for 11 months. Lost 30 pounds without dieting and exercise, but had to buy smaller clothes. Remains to be seen if A1C is coming down specifically due to the drug.
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Reviewer: Tmom, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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This drug almost killed me. I took it for about 2 months. At first, the side effects were excessive urination with burning, and severe thirst. Then came the excruciating headaches, dizziness, and fast heart rate. By the end of the second month, I had continued all the side effects, but then had arrhythmia which caused 3 fainting spells. My heart was pounding out of my chest. Went to a cardiologist ... Show Full Comment

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This drug almost killed me. I took it for about 2 months. At first, the side effects were excessive urination with burning, and severe thirst. Then came the excruciating headaches, dizziness, and fast heart rate. By the end of the second month, I had continued all the side effects, but then had arrhythmia which caused 3 fainting spells. My heart was pounding out of my chest. Went to a cardiologist who determined after extensive testing including stress test, PET scan and Holter monitoring that the cause of my heart issues was Farxiga. After stopping this drug, everything went back to normal. It took a full 3 months for the drug to get out of my system.
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Reviewer: seg303, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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Have been on this drug for more than 6 months. Lowered A1C a point or so. I am so unhappy though. I constantly feel a burn when I urinate, once a month or every 6 weeks-the longest I have gone without-I get a yeast infection that involves pain and burning first and than itching--one like I have never had before. Oral yeast pills do nothing, have to stop the Farxiga to make it go away and usually 2 ... Show Full Comment

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Have been on this drug for more than 6 months. Lowered A1C a point or so. I am so unhappy though. I constantly feel a burn when I urinate, once a month or every 6 weeks-the longest I have gone without-I get a yeast infection that involves pain and burning first and than itching--one like I have never had before. Oral yeast pills do nothing, have to stop the Farxiga to make it go away and usually 2 rounds of over the counter creams. I have tightened up on my eating watching sugars closely and still get these infections. I also started to feel very tired, and had some abdominal cramping making me think maybe a urinary tract infection but none present. Thirst is unbelievable, I drink and drink. Wake at night with such a dry mouth can hardly swallow. Dry skin starting to become a problem. I quit taking for about a month and felt better--started taking and within a week burning started again, thirst and dry mouth started shortly after. I don't know what else I can do--tried adding probiotics didn't matter. It did also seem to help my b/p go down but I don't feel its worth it. Tired of the burning and infections and having to worry about them. Did it work--yes it seemed to make a difference but its not worth it to me with the other problems.
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female (Patient)

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After taking this for 3 months my A1C is still 8. I do have some vulvar irritation but baby wipes help. I'm also experiencing some lower left back pain. Blood work shows no kidney problem but I wonder if this pain is due to farxiga. May ask doctor if I should keep taking it since my A1C hasn't improved.

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After taking this for 3 months my A1C is still 8. I do have some vulvar irritation but baby wipes help. I'm also experiencing some lower left back pain. Blood work shows no kidney problem but I wonder if this pain is due to farxiga. May ask doctor if I should keep taking it since my A1C hasn't improved.
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