Empagliflozin User Reviews & Ratings (Page 4)

• Beast...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 18, 2019

Jardiance (empagliflozin) for Diabetes, Type 2 "Only spent 10 days on it and I had a yeast infection, easy to deal with. Then, by day 12 day upper respiratory issues. Called my primary care and she wanted me to keep taking it. I stopped taking it. Next day I went to urgent care because I could not breath without wheezing and a chest x-ray said I had pneumonia. Great way to end the summer. No way would I ever go back on the pill."

• Charlie
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 8, 2019

Jardiance (empagliflozin) for Diabetes, Type 2 "Have been on Jardiance since January 2019. Have lost about 11lbs. A1c was 9.1 and is now 7.1. Urinating increased at first but has levelled off a bit. I am constantly thirsty but nothing I can't handle. Love this medication. I take 1/2 of a 25mg pill daily."

• Aggie
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 3, 2023

Jardiance (empagliflozin) for Diabetes, Type 2 "I started Jardiance in April 2023 to help with pre-diabetes symptoms. Starting out, I experienced frequent urination but I've adjusted my diet and sugar intake, and now I urinate less frequently and have lost 12 pounds to date. I've had zero side effects as well, which is great! How amazing that those side effects are controllable based on your diet. Jardiance purges excess glucose from the body, so tweaking your diet accordingly will prevent all the nasty side effects."

• Leslie...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 30, 2019

Jardiance (empagliflozin) for Diabetes, Type 2 "I recently started using Jardiance and I love-love-love it! My blood sugar readings have been amazing. I'm on 10mg, but I think if my doctor increased it to 25mg, I might be able to stop using Novolog fast-acting mealtime insulin--which would be nice. I'm keeping a log of my readings and will ask the doctor during my next visit about maybe increasing the Jardiance and either stopping or cutting back on the fast-acting mealtime insulin."

• Beth
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 9, 2019

Jardiance (empagliflozin) for Diabetes, Type 2 "Been on Jardiance for 5 weeks and up to my 2nd yeast infection and now have a UTI. Also makes me get leg cramps at night. Told my doctor, nope, I would rather take my chances with the diabetes than to live with the side effects of this medicine. Not to mention, the price was insane and my insurance only covers 50% of this over-priced medication."

• siji
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 9, 2015

Jardiance (empagliflozin) for Diabetes, Type 2 "I have only been on Jardiance (10 mg) for 1 1/2 months but have watched by blood glucose levels slowly drop - have not yet had another A1c. I normally drink a lot of water but have noticed a definite increase in frequency of urination as well as urgency. This I can live with as I have "failed" 4 other diabetic medications. Have not noticed much weight loss but I am only about 10lbs overweight anyway. Keeping fingers crossed with this medication. I am not taking any other diabetic medication and was able to control with diet and exercise for a number of years. But this is a progressive disease. No other side effects noted."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 28, 2016

Jardiance (empagliflozin) for Diabetes, Type 2 "I have been on this medication for 4 almost 5 days now,I eat clean and exercise like clock work everyday,including doing 15-20 miles on a manual incline treadmill,I could not get anymore weight off no matter what I did,although I got off the insulin! My doctor started me on this medicine and in almost 5 days time I have dropped 7 pounds and my BS is 100 I am hoping it stays this way and I keep losing."

• Roz
• March 9, 2017

Jardiance (empagliflozin) for Diabetes, Type 2 "I've started jardiance 25mg 3 days ago first day I was going to the toilet every 45 mins, second day just over an hour. My sugar levels have gone down plus I've lost 2lb in 3 days ..no side effects yet fingers crossed.."

• red...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 12, 2019

Jardiance (empagliflozin) for Diabetes, Type 2 "I am type 2 diabetic I was put on Jardiance one week ago and in that time I have lost 3.5 kgs. The down sides are constant visits to the toilet during the night and day but if the weight continues to come off I will persevere with this drug. My GP put me on this"

• Biswa...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• December 17, 2020

Jardiance (empagliflozin) for Diabetes, Type 2 "I have been taking Jardiance since 2016. Starting from 10 mg and now I am taking 25 mg with others medicine. I have no side effects except frequent urination. Great medicine. Very helpful for diabetes and BP and weight reductions along with heart related complications. My all parameters are good. HbA1c 7 to 7.2 now. I am taking all foods medium amount. Very effective medicine. I keep insulin way due to this medicine. Otherwise I needed insulin. Great medicine for me. I will give 10 out of 10"

• Doug
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 8, 2022

Jardiance (empagliflozin) for Diabetes, Type 2 "I was first placed on Metformin and I suffered from abdominal pain and diarrhea for about 6 weeks and requested to be taken off it. My physician then prescribed Januvia but after several months with no side effects, I didn't get much in reducing my A1C either. Then I was placed on Jardiance 10 mg because heart disease runs in my family and also to lower my A1C. I have lost some weight about 203 down to 186 and have had no side effects whatsoever. I have lowered my A1C to 6.7 but I would like to go lower and I will discuss with my Physician adding another drug such as Janumet or Tradjenta."

• EricT...
• March 8, 2019

Jardiance (empagliflozin) for Diabetes, Type 2 "Jardiance is...well, dangerous. I took one 10mg tablet. In that period I've had to urinate every two hours, massive quantities, drink almost continuously to avoid dehydration, had dizziness, nausea, light headedness, it's triggered arthritis pain where normally my pain killers keep a lid on it, it's left me dazed and confused. My eyes feel weird, and I'm short of breath, like asthma. I went grocery shopping, I almost collapsed three times in 20 minutes. Standing up became a risk, sitting down I felt unwell, lying down was ok. In the end 36 hours after taking a single 10mg tablet I did actually collapse unconscious. I won't be taking the second dose. I've just come round. 3am. Feel a little better, but it's now 40 hours since I took the tablet, and I am still feeling unwell. The need to urinate so frequently has passed. There is still residual dizziness and nausea. I am drinking a lot of fluids to try and flush it out. Use this tablet with caution."

• gatya...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 20, 2019

Jardiance (empagliflozin) for Diabetes, Type 2 "I have been taking Jardiance for over 3 months now. I am also taking Metformin 2 times a day, 1000 mg. At my last doctor's visit, my A1C had gone below 7. I had not heard that Jardiance can cause weight loss. It was a surprising discovery. I saw some friends the other day and their jaws dropped. They could see the weight loss. It is encouraging. Being in my early 60's, I had pretty much given up on losing weight. My price with insurance, is only $15, (Affordable Healthcare) not the over $500 a month retail price. I hope the price stays low for me and I hope the weight loss continues. It was gradual so I hope to keep it off."

• elderly
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 16, 2022

Jardiance (empagliflozin) for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction "81 yrs, male, Caucasian, 175 cm, 75kg. Regularly moderate cardio exercises. Beginning HPF issues, no diabetes. 6 months course, 0.12 mg dose. Systolic bp -15mm Hg The side effects: Frequent candidiasis after 2 months 3 TIAs after 2 months within 2 weeks Frequent urination Black floaters increasing Dry eyes Eye refractory changes after 1 month Eye infections after 3 months ===> Taking Jardiance off ===> after 3 weeks, Back to normal"

• Skyblue
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 22, 2019

Jardiance (empagliflozin) for Diabetes, Type 2 "I have been on jardiance for 3 weeks The drug has completely changed my life I feel fantastic for the first time in 3 years after suffering bad side effects on metformin my weight is dropping slowly my blood sugar is much lower I strongly recommend people to try this drug As it seems to be right for me"

• cilly
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 6, 2019

Jardiance (empagliflozin) for Diabetes, Type 2 "I'm surprised by the negative reviews here--I'm only on day 3 so my opinion could change with time, but the results so far have been astounding. My fasting glucose was 247 and then I took my first dose and the number just kept dropping all day. Day 2 my fasting bs was 130. I haven't seen that number since before I was diagnosed several years ago. My numbers now stay in the low 100s all day as well, even after eating. Now, I am also eating very low carb, so that may have a lot to do with it. I don't notice extra urination, but I always urinated a lot with such high blood sugars so to me there's no difference. No infections yet, but as I stated it's only day 3. I would have to agree with the other poster who said this drug works best (or only) for those eating a low-carb diet. If you continue to eat junk and take this, you'll have way more sugar in your urine and higher risk of infections. So far the threat of those infections is keeping me low-carb, and I hope I stay motivated to continue it!"

• Butte...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• July 20, 2018

Jardiance (empagliflozin) for Diabetes, Type 2 "I was on the last track to insulin and My Dr. gave this med "one last shot". My A1cs had been over 9.0 for 3 years. It doesn't work overnight, it's gradual. Over the past 9 months my glucose kept going down SLOWLY, my A1c again kept going down slowly. 9 months later, my A1c is down to the best it has been in a decade, and I'm now "no longer an insulin candidate". My weight is down, the swelling in my legs and feet are improving, I honestly do my best but am not the greatest with diet and exercise. Another caveat is my blood pressure has improved. You have to stick with this medication for it to work, you can't give up on it if it doesn't change instantly. If you have no medicine effects don't stop, the effects take a while but if you are like me where NOTHING was working, give this a shot."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 2, 2021

Jardiance (empagliflozin) for Diabetes, Type 2 "I threw it in the trash after having a terrible reaction. Dehydration, swelling, shortness of breath, UTI, and yeast infection. This is a terrible drug and they need to take it off the market instead of showing it on commercials every day. Its also too expensive."

• Sugar...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 28, 2023

Jardiance (empagliflozin) for Diabetes, Type 2 "Developed type 2 diabetes in my 60s and was on Glipized/Metformin for 5+ years when my A1C started to create past 7. Switch to Jardiance + Metformin and A1C down to 6.5, I lost 30 lbs in 6 months, I am drinking more water, tastes better to me and my blood pressure has come down a little, it was slightly high before. I have had frequent urination which might be my body is flushing more sugar out. It’s been a big win for me, with no significant side effects and the ease of one pill a day (+ 2 of the Metformin)"

• AV1
• April 7, 2015

Jardiance (empagliflozin) for Diabetes, Type 2 "I have taken this medication about 4 months. My A1C has dropped 1.5 and my other med have been reduced. I too have to drink plenty of water for the dry month and I have purchase Biotene. I also notice sometimes if my levels are elevated my urine has a odd/fruity smell."

• DTIICHF
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 18, 2023

Jardiance (empagliflozin) for Heart Failure "I take 10 mg of Jardiance for heart failure + type II diabetes. I am not obese. It worked well and lowered my fasting blood sugar by 50+ points. However, I got a weird yeast infection and was constantly sobbing and depressed. I also had minor aches and pains but they were manageable. The side effects of Jardiance don't make this a medication worth taking for me."

• Dave...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 26, 2016

Jardiance (empagliflozin) for Diabetes, Type 2 "Started this med Dec 8, 2015. Have lost 16 pounds. Morning sugars dropped from 250 to 130-150 range. After meals dropping into 120 - 160 range. Hair on head and feet growing back. Yes, top of head has a noticeable amount of hair, growing back. Drinking a lot more water than before and have cut Lisinopril down to 1/2 dosage to try and figure out light headed feelings. Had several dizzy and sweat issues, but all bloodwrk is normal. Just did nuclear stress test and all is normal. Age is almost 64. Will not ride motorcycle until solving numbness in head issues. BP normal. 120/62 . Pee a lot more. Back pain is a concern as well. Tried contacting Lily, no luck"

• Billg
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 17, 2019

Jardiance (empagliflozin) for Diabetes, Type 2 "I have been on 10 mg Jardiance for 38 days. My fasting glucose has decreased to around 140 mg/dL (from mean of 225 mg/dL). I have lost (6.8 kg) (15 lbs) of weight. I have not experienced any significant side effects other than peeing about once per hour and occasional light headedness if I stand up too quickly. Would recommend ."

• Works...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 11, 2022

Jardiance (empagliflozin) for Diabetes, Type 2 "I started on Jardiance on January 21st 2022 and within 3 month's lost 40 lbs and A1C went from 11.4 to 7.7 which is great. I am a male 59 weighed 300lb now 254lb and as long as I keep active it keeps taking weight off. I eat much less with a smaller stomach. Only side effect is after three months I started peeing every time I stood up or heard water running. Way to many trips to the bathroom, but that's ok because its flushing my body."

• Chris...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 9, 2022

Jardiance (empagliflozin) for Diabetes, Type 2 "I got on this med this past January and started losing weight and it wasn't until I studied it and understood what it does (with Metformin) where it made sense. Also, I have always been prone to UTI's and started taking a cranberry supplement and also started wiping down there with a clean wipe,it gets all the sugar out of there. Hope this helps."