User Reviews for Invokana oral

Beware you will lose bladder control with this medication to the point that you will pee in your pants. Also makes you very thirsty. I took it for a few weeks and will not take it again.

I have just started taking med hope it works without any problem. will come back in few weeks and let you know how it work. don't like taking new med. but I do trust my Dr. If you read review here makes you not want to take this med. my A1c is 6.7 need to be lower and need to lost weight 399

A1C dropped from 9.5 to 6.6 in less than two months. As a result I'm no longer taking insulin. It did lower my blood pressure, so I was able to get off BP meds as well. I'm very pleased with how it's working for me!

The FDA has issued a warning. But my wife wasn't warned and it isn't listed as a side effect. However using this drug can lead to diabetic ketoacidosis which is suppose to be rare in type 2 diabetics. Please be aware of the symptoms and seek medical attention of you have any of the side effects. Talk with your doctor about this FDA warning and please take it seriously. My wife spent 4 days in the ICU along with another patient also on Invokana.

I have been taking this med for 4 months. In that time my A1c has dropped from 9.3 to 7.3! I also lost 5 pounds. I haven't had any yeast infections but I've never been prone to them. Maybe eating yogurt nearly every day helps this. Only side effects are frequent large voids, slight hypotension when I stand, and having to get up twice a night to urinate. I'm willing to put up with this for the obvious benefits.

I have been using this medication for 6 months. It worked well in helping to reduce my AIC, but I just hate the vaginal bacterial infections. I read that after 6 months of using the medication the infections will subside. I still get them. I do take a pro-biotic tablet, but it's not that strong. I will try taking some of the expensive Ultimate Flora Women's Complete 90 Billion pro-biotic tablets that I read about on this site. Hopefully they will help eliminate the bacterial infections. Drink plenty of water because you can experience dehydration really fast. I have noticed that my weight stays down with this medication. I take the Invokana 300mg and Humalog + Lantus.Read More Read Less

I am always scared when I take any new meds, after I took Invokana, I felt the change in my body, I was a little fatigued for a week, but got adjusted to it. After a month and a half of taking it, my daily clucose readings are lower and I lost over 11 pounds and I never felt better. I like this medication a lot, it has drastically changed my life.

I had the typical yeast infection at the 100 mg dosage. When I went to the 300 mg dosage, I began to have terribly servere and painful leg and foot cramps almost immediately every single night. I did not have uninterrupted sleep for the entire time I took this drug. I think it is very dangerous, causing severe dehydration which, even after 3 weeks off the drug, I continue to experience. And I drank a ton of water.

I highly suggest avoiding this medication if you possibly can. I was hospitalized for a week due to a poor reaction to this medication. I met numerous doctors as I was the first person in my general area of the country to have had the reaction. Thankfully I'm young so I managed to survive. I was told had I been 50 or more, I would've died. I had a severe amount of acidity in my blood, was acute ketoacidosis and I was in diabetic shock. Took Invokana for a month in a half approx. by the time it happened. There was no other causes of my ketoacidosis. It did help lower my sugar though. And normally I don't have negative reactions to medication. If you really need to take Invokana, I highly suggest purchasing ketone test strips at your local pharmacy and keep an eye on your keytone levels in your urine to hopefully catch ketoacidosis before it hits. If that's even remotely possible. But if you can take anything else, I would suggest doing so. And I'm not one to spread around fear in others. It is really a genuine warning. Please be careful when taking this medication, especially if you have other health conditions or are older in age. I almost died as it was and I'm 29 years old. But hey, if you've been taking it for a while, it works and nothing happened.. then great! Doesn't mean ketoacidosis will happen to everyone. But it can. As to why I'm posting my review. Take care everyone.Read More Read Less

My a1c was 9.9 now its 7.0. Wonderful drug! I am up at night urinating but thats a small price to pay for good blood sugar. Metformin gave me shortness of breath and chest pains. I also take glipizide for my sugar. I am very happy with this med.

I took this drug for 5 days and the side effects were horrible. My doctor switched me to farxiga and that was even worse with side effects. I thought I would end up in the ER from the pounding, racing heart. I am back on my previous meds and feeling much better.

Up till now it is satisfactory

My A1C was 10.9 now down to 7.0.......highly pleased, no side affects, all other blood work great.

Doesn't work for someone with a history of UTIs. I took it for 6 months and I was miserable. My BS were reduced considerably but at what cost. For diabetics, quality of life is very important. I stopped taking it when I realized that my kidney function tests were staring to deteriorate. Practice caution and compare previous results. Create a Google alert to make sure you don't miss any new info about its side effects. The FDA has issued a warning and Health Canada is investigating it.

good my A1c went to 6.2 blood sugar in good range i am concerned and confused by all the negative info coming out now new FDA warning would appreciate more reliable info about this drug i am on metformin also

using it for 5 weeks in conjunction with metformin and januvia, blood sugar is down 60-100 points!

I was on 2 types of insulin. Taking Invokana has completely taken me off insulin. It does make me urinate frequently, but I'll take that over injections anytime!

I have tried everything from oral medication to insulin in attempt to control the blood sugar. When my a1c went up to 11, my MD prescribed Invokana. There was an immediate improvement in the blood sugar level. This medication worked wonders for me.

Raised my blood sugar does not work. I did cut blood pressure drugs in half. Duretic portion is stronger than the part that elemenates sugar I guess

62 yo female. I've been on everything actos, metformin (allergic which seems to happen w/ some people with shellfood allergies), Januvia, trajenta, glypizide. Nothing has worked well. My A1C has gone form 6.2 to 8.8 in 5 years. So MD started Invokana three days ago. So far I'm up all night in the bathroom, vaginal itching, UTI, tired, generally feel crummy AND blood sugars have increased from 140-170 to 200-300!! I'm not hungry and I do not need to lose weight! I'm 5'5" and weigh 133. Not sure what to do as MD is away on vacation. I had high hopes for this drug. Read More Read Less