Sitagliptin for Diabetes, Type 2 User Reviews (Page 5)

• HBA1C...
• June 28, 2016

"I have been on Januvia 100mg at bedtime. I always struggled with FBS in the mornings. So added Januvia to Metformin. My A1C has dropped from 6.8 to 5.9 in 6 months. I have had no side effects that I am aware of. I have been able to loose 35 pounds as well with walking 4 days a week."

• Coates...
• November 17, 2011

"I have been taking Sitagliptin combined with Metformin for about four years - slowly slowly my weight has dropped. I have had to make major changes to my diet to avoid being sick at about 4am every day. I am now starting to get significant pain in my joints and am probably going to come off the Sitagliptin for a month and see what happens. Overall Sitagliptin has been an excellent treatment for my reactive hyperglycemia."

• Anonymous
• September 7, 2021

Januvia (sitagliptin) "This was the best medication for my 76 year old mother on a fixed social security income of $974 a month but because of her age and being on medicare this company offers no help which is part of the sad world we live in. Why would a company have a medicine that works, but people can't afford???"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 27, 2023

Januvia (sitagliptin) "When used with Metformin, I had stomach pain, diarrhea, vomiting, nausea. Without Metformin, I now have a constant backache, leg swelling, increased appetite. I was losing weight before now I am gaining it back while sticking to my diet. My dosage is 100mg, once daily and my blood sugar is still not under control."

• Horta
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 5, 2023

Januvia (sitagliptin) "I have been on Januvia 50mg for a year with Metformin ever since after being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes about 12 years ago. I had no side effects from Januvia during much of that time. It did lower my A1c significantly and reduced my hunger urges. Several months ago I noticed an increase in diarrhea and more recently I have almost daily gas bloating and stomach aches that affect my sleep. I cannot account for these symptoms from food as I gave up carbonated and diet drinks to no effect. I have contacted my doctor to hopefully find an alternative medication such as Jardiance which may also benefit my congestive heart failure from a heart attack 4 years ago."

• Lucy
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 16, 2018

"After finding out by accident unfortunately that I was allergic to metformin my doctor prescribe Januvia and after 3 weeks of severe headaches my blood sugar average has gone down but I just have had the most severe headaches. I've also gained weight to the tune of 10 lb in 3 weeks I had to do something because my last three A1C have been between 8 and 9. Januvia has brought my blood sugar down. .. but I've been taking Levemir, NovoLog, and Victoza, 4/6 years. And I've only been taking Januvia for 3 weeks."

• Alex
• May 4, 2017

"I was prescribed sitaGLIPtin (Januvia) 50mg tab every morning and had my insulin reduced from 42 units in the morning and 26 units at night to 20 units and 12 units respectively. Metformin was taken out by the renal specialist. After taking this medication for 2 weeks, I noticed my blood sugar reduced from 9.5 to 5.2 upon fasting. However, I started experiencing tightness of the lower limbs with swelling on the ankles and stomach which felt bloated. Could this be the side effects of the drugs and should I continue taking them."

• gpmom
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 24, 2016

"I have not had any serious side effects (that I am aware of) but I have had 0 weight loss even though I am on a very strict diet of no bread, or sugar. I also have not seen any decrease in my appetite, it may have increased it. It seems to me it has also had minimal effect on my blood sugar. I don't think I am a fan."

• Fox
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 29, 2018

"Hi I was given stipagliptin medication and felt I had very heavy legs when walking, the pain was really bad so I stopped taking them myself but sometime later the doctor put me back on them. I got a pimply red dot rash under the skin on my legs then it went into vasculitis of a rare kind but I had been on this drug for around twelve months but doctor's in the hospital swore it was the stipagliptin that caused it does anyone know how it could take that long to do this I'm baffled"

• fran...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 19, 2023

"The first problem was a complete blurring of my right eye, for about 20 minutes which was very frightening. Next, I had severe pain in my right hand that extended to my shoulder. I developed arthritis in my fingers so severe I had difficulty holding a cup and could not exert pressure with my hand. I had back pain and am very congested with my nose constantly running. I stopped taking this medication."

• SJH
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 15, 2023

"The prescription was not really necessary as I had been informed that my HbA1c reading at my age was not a cause for concern. I took a dose of 25 mg daily. The side affects were dreadful - as follows: severe diarrhea for four days, which caused utter exhaustion and lack of sleep; complete loss of appetite, extreme lethargy, distortion of sense of taste, and it took almost three months for it to recover completely after I had ceased to take the tablet. There were also some minor effects which I took to be more side effects."

• Anony...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 12, 2023

"Dreadful drug. Low dose of 2.5 mg daily caused complete loss of appetite, the most severe, debilitating diarrhea I have ever experienced, loss of energy, and several other adverse side effects. The only reason why I award 1 out 10 is because it is not possible to give 0 out of 10."

• carol
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 9, 2023

"Since starting this medication I had joint pain in my arm which after 6 months escalated to severe pain which takes my breath away. The pain radiates up my left arm goes across my chest and wraps around my back and shoots up into my neck. This has reduced my glucose BUT it's not worth the joint pain and struggles to breathe."

• Anonymous
• January 11, 2012

Januvia (sitagliptin) "I have been taking Januvia for 3 months and my A1C has dropped from 7.2 to 6.6. I have also lost 12 pounds."

• Steel
• June 8, 2020

Januvia (sitagliptin) "Januvia dramatically reduced A1C. No side effects. Lost 25lbs."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 2, 2013

Januvia (sitagliptin) "I got upper respiratory infection that did not get better until I got off of Januvia."

• Mike
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 5, 2019

Januvia (sitagliptin) "Doctor put me on this and I took it for over two months and my sugar went up by 200 points. Did not work for me."

• Mary
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 6, 2020

Januvia (sitagliptin) "I advise no one take this Junuvia for their diabetes its a bad drug causes and bad side effects"

• Clubs
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 22, 2019

Januvia (sitagliptin) "Januvia was the only medication I could take because of my kidneys, it also help me lose 50 lbs."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• September 15, 2014

Januvia (sitagliptin) "Best taken in the morning. Helps deal with hormone cycling."

• troy
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• July 12, 2013

Januvia (sitagliptin) "I take Januvia 100mg once daily with metformin and glyburide, and I it works."

• Anonymous
• October 26, 2017

Januvia (sitagliptin) "Well I was given a month sample of januvia just picked up my medication read the reviews and now I won't be taking them...... Scared to swallow"

• yieyie
• October 5, 2014

Januvia (sitagliptin) "Excellent! I wish they would have left me on it! "

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 21, 2019

Januvia (sitagliptin) "I took 1/2 a pill for 10 days 5 pills total . Ended up in ER couldn't breathe horrible chest pain. Never again! Horrible drug"

• john
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 30, 2019

Januvia (sitagliptin) "I am using this medication for the last 2 months advised by my health advisor. I am getting positive results. My blood sugar level is now in the normal range."