User Reviews for Farxiga oral

I have had Type 2 diabetes for over 10 yrs and always struggled to keep my A1-C under 7. I must admit I could have tried harder but it's tough when your always on the road working. I started taking Farxiga in August and last week was my first A1-C test since I started taking Farxiga. This medicine was sent from heaven. My A1-C was 5.9 I had to look twice, I couldn't believe it. Thank You, AstraZeneca, Thank You. You've made my struggle a little bit bearable.

THIS MEDICATION IS RAISING MY BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS...DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH OTHER MEDICATION FOR DIABETES..DON'T KNOW WHY THE DR. CHANGED ME..I AM GOING BACK TO MY OLD MED..

I am craving salt and arthritis pain that was not severe is waking me up at night. At first I felt great now after the 2nd month its not working for me and it is expensive. I will stop taking this medication.

I have been on this medication for 1 month now and see remarkable improvement in the readings when I check my blood sugar levels. I have had little to no side effects and hope my physician will take me off of some of the insulin I am currently taking.

I have lost weight and its lowered my blood sugars, I am concerned too about side effects and hope if I lose more weight have lower A1Cs I can get off of it, I have had some skin issues too since starting it, not sure if its the medication or not.

Initially scared by cancer talk but this drug has been used in Europe for years w/ no issues. Lowered my A1C and have lost 15 pounds with no effort. Luckily no side effects for me at this time.

The side effects are unbearable. I've had not only constant yeast infections but severe fungal breakouts in places that a woman (or man for that matter) does not want any weird fungal breakouts! I've been so depressed and unable to shake myself out of my sad spells, and for the first time in my life I experienced a UTI. I drink nothing but water because I stay so thirsty. The thirst is so severe that I can't go to my college classes without a cup of water, because an hour and 10 minutes is too long for me to go without getting a drink. It has kept my blood sugar around 100, which is great, but my BS doesn't run very high most of the time because of a healthy diet, so I've stopped taking the drug. I'm sticking to metformin 2x a day and a healthy diet. As for the weight loss, I lost an initial 4-5 pounds the first two weeks, but two months later I'm at the same weight and haven't lost any more, so it's not worth it for me. This is the worst drug I've ever taken. It's the worst. Read More Read Less

This medication is very effective at lowering my blood sugar. I was reluctant to take due to jock itch/yeast infection side effect, but so far, I have not suffered any of this. I am somewhat concerned about long-term side effects including bladder cancer.

I was dx March 20th and went on Metformin. I averaged a 4 lb loss per month on it. Three months later I added Farxiga. I averaged a 6 lb loss since then. It is now Aug 31 and I have lost a total of 32 lbs. The weight is just falling off and seems to be coming off faster. I've started gentle exercise. I have to be vigilant in personal cleanliness to avoid yeast infections. I feel them coming on but it never really gets started. No problems with UTI. No problems with more frequent urination. I feel better, more energetic. I do have blurry vision and my balance is sometimes off leaving me staggering like a drunk but I just have to concentrate and maybe sit for a minute and it passes. This could be a side effect of a different medication that I take and not the Farxiga. Did I say that I FEEL good? I thought life was just going to be pain until I finally died but I am now able to enjoy myself! I get Farxiga free with the prescription card offered on their website. My insurance does not cover it and it costs $348.00 a month at Walgreens. Thank you for this free offer!!!Read More Read Less

Have been on for 3 months and thrilled at my low BS now plus have lost 20 lbs in this time. Nothing had worked for me. Have had to take cranberry pills every day to keep from getting UTI and Diflucan for yeast infections. But in order to lower my BS and lose weight, I will tolerate these side effects.

This drug came highly recommended. I was expecting frequent urination but this was a serious understatement. I was going every 30 minutes and drinking everything I could get my hands on. In less than a week I returned to my physician, had stat labs drawn and was admitted to the hospital for two days to flush the drug from my system. Potassium, and creatin were high and I was extremely weak.

It helped me keep my sugar down very good.

Medicar & my insurance dont pay for this drug. $314? What a joke! Got to be something out there that helps that is affordable. Told my Dr that and he said "what do you want me to do about how much it costs"?

I was excited to start this med. but I urinate ever hour and at night ever 2 hours. On the plus my bs is lower and I lost several lbs the first week. That's the only reason I stayed on the med. is because of the weight loss. Seems to be some bad side effects in the long run CANCER, from what I read. I'm reading reviews on other meds. hopefully safer and more reviews.

I took 5mg of Farxiga to start. It worked for a few days and then had no effect on BS. Initially lost 4 pounds, but gained that back. Doc put me on 10mg and still not working. I also got two yeast infections in three weeks. Other reviews state that users were tired. I have been very tired and having trouble waking up! Wasn't sure what was up, but now I am wondering if it is caused by this drug. Very bummed. It worked very well for two days.

I was only able take it for 4 days. Made me feel weak, tired and gave me a yeast infection. Why would manufacturer think that a woman would want to take something that would give them a yeast infection? MISERABLE!

This medicine made me feel all over weak extremely tired just plain sick. I had to go to bed and discontinue after 3-5 days. Standing was worse.

No problems. Controls blood sugar well. Curbs appetite.

Farxiga is the first oral med to work for me. As a side benefit, I am losing weight without even trying. I have read the cautions and I don't fall into the groups that should not take this.

Even though this drug has worked well for me, I am considering discontinuing use of it, because of the articles stating that it can possibly cause bladder and breast cancer. I very disappointed, because it was working so well for me.