Empagliflozin / metformin and Dizziness: What Users Say

• SRa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 17, 2020

For Type 2 Diabetes "My doc prescribed Synjardy with 12.5 mg/500 mg Metformin twice a day. My daily numbers dropped from 145 to 120 in the last 2 months. Also, my weight reduced by 10 lbs (7% of my total weight). But my blood pressure dropped to 100/60. Earlier it was 117/75. Starting to feel dizzy. Planning to talk to my doc about low BP."

• Jul...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 24, 2018

For Type 2 Diabetes "Been on Synjardy XR for 1 week and 2 days. The first week, I was told to take 1 tab a day for 7 days, and yesterday was the 1st time I increased to taking 2 pills per day. My A1C is a little over 8, and the doctor is trying to get it down to at least 6. Samples given along with a prescription card. The doctor said it would lower the cost. My insurance doesn't cover Synjardy XR, and it costs $500 a month. A few days later, I remembered about the card my doctor gave me. I called the pharmacy with card info, and it went through. Costing me now $20 a month, and the card is good for 1 year. On the first week, really no side effects, I maintained the same weight all week. When I had to take 2 pills a day, that's a different story. I better stay close to the bathroom until my body adjusts. Aside from being thirsty and having to urinate a lot, I have felt a few lows to the point where I get dizzy. Magnesium helps dizziness. I advise anyone who can't afford the prescription to go to the website and see if you can get 1 of those prescription cards from their site."

• Mad...
• November 20, 2020

For Type 2 Diabetes "Third day taking this Synjardy XR, I was feeling short of breath, dizzy, pain in belly. Doctor said to skip the evening dose. The next morning, I couldn't stop vomiting. Blood sugar was in the 110s, rose to 180s. My feet, hands, and lips turned purple. In the ER, the triage nurse, upon hearing the medication I'd recently started, yelled out to get me on the list for an ICU room. (During Covid-19 pandemic) I was hospitalized for 5 days. ER doctor stated I was the 3rd patient that week who went in to Euglycemic Ketoacidosis who was on SYNJARDY XR! He says prior to this medication, DKA was usually seen in patients with blood sugars in the 600s, not 100s. My body chemistry was 'not compatible with life.' I've had three doctors state it was 100% the medication that caused me to almost lose my life. Now I'm in physical therapy. Unable to work. Wish I had gotten a 2nd opinion before starting this medication! It turned my life upside down. Prior to this, HbA1c was 6.9."

• Ron...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 12, 2021

For Type 2 Diabetes "Been taking this medicine for five days, can’t sleep, have heart palpitations, nauseous, dizzy, and I respect other people who are successful. It just doesn’t work for me at all. I’m going back to Metformin, will exercise better. I think this stuff is awful, and it was $500."