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Actos (pioglitazone) for Diabetes Type 2: I was taking 30 mg of Actos daily, and for the two weeks after I seriously started taking it, I had dull throbbing headaches to full blown migraines non-stop! About 2 weeks into taking it, I developed a dull pain in my kidney area. Thinking it was a kidney infection, I went to my Dr's. We found out that it was muscle soreness...one of the common side effects. I also gained weight. As soon as I stopped taking it, the headaches stopped,and the muscle pain is going away.
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Actos (pioglitazone) for Diabetes Type 2: I have been taking actos for about two weeks. My ankles and legs have swelled and my joints are extremely painful. I am discontinuing this drug.
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Actos (pioglitazone) for Diabetes Type 2: I started taking Actos 45 about 8 weeks ago. It lowered my sugar dramatically. I take it with glyburide/metformin. My sugar is running from 57 to 65 when I wake. This causes lightheadedness and blurred vision. The other side effects are greatly enlarged legs and feet. The water retention is alarming. My doctor lowered it to Actos 30. See what happens. This may not be the drug for me.
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Actos (pioglitazone) for Diabetes Type 2: I started on actos about six weeks ago. I was given a free supply by my doctor, but no mention of any side affects. When the free supply ran out I filled the prescription. A list of serious side affects was included with the prescription. One mentioned swelling of the feet and ankles which is was what I was experiencing. I stopped taking this drug and now the swelling is going down slowly.
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