Jardiance and Nausea: What Users Say

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 7, 2020

For Type 2 Diabetes "My physician prescribed Jardiance to me 8 days ago. Immediately, I didn't feel good but didn't attribute it to this medication until yesterday. I woke up, couldn't stand or much less walk without becoming extremely dizzy, lightheaded, nauseous, and faint. Extreme thirst was also an issue but not nearly as bad as the other symptoms. I called my physician. They had me discontinue the medication and come immediately to the office. He stopped this medication and I'm trying to flush my system. I've been in bed the majority of the past two days. I will not be taking this medication again. The side effects are too horrible."

• Sha...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 29, 2019

For Type 2 Diabetes "My PCP prescribed Jardiance, saying it will be great since it will help my diabetes and BP as well. As soon as I started the medication, I felt tired. I felt like a zombie. I looked up side effects, and this wasn’t listed, so I continued the medication. I was nauseous all the time and had constipation. Onto the third week, and I can’t stand the tiredness and nauseous feeling anymore. I expected to urinate often, so I’m not listing that. I am now 2 days off this, and I’m feeling a little better. My nausea has lessened up. I do not recommend this."

• Saa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 4, 2019

For Type 2 Diabetes "Jardiance was added to my glipizide routine. I took it for 3 weeks and had to come off due to the severity of the side effects. The first few days were the worst, and I thought I'd give the medicine time, maybe I just have to grow accustomed to the change. Don't do that. If it's not working for you, get off the medication. I became a zombie. The worst were the two painful yeast infections (I don't get many). I was losing memory, constantly nauseous, and growing weaker over the course of the medication. I had minor bouts of all the other side effects listed, such as constipation. The thirst was extreme. It also took a few days to recover from the side effects after being taken off."

• Reb...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 17, 2015

For Type 2 Diabetes "I have been on this for 4 months now. My A1C has come down 1.4 points. I have lost 42 pounds. I am on half the metformin, half the blood pressure meds, half the Levemir, and not using any Humalog. I would really like to talk to somebody about their experience. I pee all the time, every hour. I have to drink continually or my mouth gets unbelievably dry. I am also pretty incontinent. It has given me sort of a food aversion. For instance, I have been avoiding dairy including cheese because it just doesn't taste right. Even the thought of things like cookies, pies, candy is nauseating me. Craving salty things, low-carb. The weight loss is great, rather unexpectedly fast."

• KMW...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 27, 2020

For Cardiovascular Risk Reduction "My doctor gave me a sample of this to help with weight loss. I have plateaued after losing over 30 pounds on my own, and he thought this would give me a little kickstart again. I took one pill (10 mg) in the morning, and by the afternoon, I felt nauseous and ended up vomiting twice in the next few hours. It was horrible, and I felt awful all night. I'm not going to take this med. I should've trusted my instinct when I read all the horrible reviews and debated before starting. I'll figure out another way to get past my plateau, but that sample went into the trash."

• Eri...
• March 8, 2019

For Type 2 Diabetes "Jardiance is... well, dangerous. I took one 10 mg 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 painkillers 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 okay. In the end, 36 hours after taking a single 10 mg tablet, I did actually collapse unconscious. I won't be taking the second dose. I've just come round. 3 a.m. 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."

• Flo...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 24, 2023

For Type 2 Diabetes "I have been on this tablet for 3 months. I feel stiff all over, dizzy, frequently urinate, feel sick, have water retention in my legs, and have a swollen stomach. I told the doctor, they just feel I am making it all up."

• Cha...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 17, 2019

For Type 2 Diabetes "I was prescribed Jardiance 4½ months ago by my doctor. And starting with 25 mg and going down to first ½ tablet, then to 10 mg and now 5 mg (1 tablet). But I have nothing positive to say about Jardiance. I have had a lot of side effects: abdominal pain, dizziness, headache, extreme thirst, sinusitis, itching, tiredness, nausea, vomiting, raised triglycerides, raised hematocrit, muscle stiffness, yeast infections, and now hair loss. No sleep at night - I wake up to pee 3 or 4 times during the night. And my A1C has risen more than 10%, and the weight loss is about 1 kg :-("

• hon...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 5, 2018

For Type 2 Diabetes "Used 2 months and felt poorly after 2 weeks. Frequent peeing with significant urgency (10x per day, incl. 2x when sleeping). Constant nausea. No appetite (lost 11 lbs). Weak leg muscles. Occasional dizziness. Higher morning glucose readings."

• Pen...
• January 10, 2022

For Type 2 Diabetes "Terrible! This is 3 months on it... nausea, stomach pain, extreme tiredness, urination every 45 mins, muscle weakness, horrible that I can't make my bed without resting, shortness of breath, dizziness bouts, liver pain, fatigue, and my sugar never has gone down. I feel this stuff is very dangerous."

• Jim...
• July 29, 2018

For Type 2 Diabetes "Just recently started Jardiance, normal dose. Took it for 4 days. I had 24/7 stomach cramps with lots of burping. Some light nausea, but not bad enough to throw up. I feel weaker than I've ever been. Stopped taking the drug immediately. This is the 5th day since I stopped the drug, and all side effects are still with me, with no decrease in severity. Hopefully, it will wear off soon."

• Jui...
• May 21, 2019

For Type 2 Diabetes "Initially, I was taking metformin for type 2 diabetes but couldn't stomach it. I was nauseous and started vomiting. I was taken off that, and now I've been on Jardiance for a week at a dose of 10 mg once a day. I am very spooked by the reviews and more than likely will request to be switched to metformin extended release, hoping I can stomach that. The only side effect I have so far is being constantly lightheaded. I tried to work out with it, and I ended up having to sit every few minutes from being lightheaded, so I am stopping the Jardiance for now. My starting blood sugar was about 280 and is now 180-200 fasting. I haven't weighed myself because it's not the reason I'm taking it. My main focus now is coming off blood sugar medication as a whole. But that is all for now. The lightheadedness sucks. It's better than nausea and vomiting, but it still sucks. If any changes, I'll share more."

• Hes...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 7, 2018

For Type 2 Diabetes "I also have been taking this drug for about 2 months. I have one side effect (if this indeed is causing it): I feel nauseous, not excessive, but enough to make life uncomfortable. I could pee for England, but the weight has dropped off me. I am now 14 stone and 7 pounds, I have been as high as 18 stone, just hoping the sickness fades away in time."

• Cjp...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 22, 2022

For Type 2 Diabetes "58 yr old female with high blood pressure and sugars. I’ve been on Metformin for a few years to control my blood sugars, which suddenly spiked a couple of months ago with no weight gain. I was 256 lbs. My Dr started me on a very low dose of Ozempic and then added Jardiance. I feel pretty nauseous much of the time, but this is expected to lessen as I’m on them longer. However, strangely, my urination is much less! I drink lots of water, and used to wake at least every 2-2 1/2 hours to urinate at night. Now I am going for up to 5 hours! I have searched the internet but cannot find anyone else who has had this experience. Also, my Dr said to use wipes after urinating, which I usually do, and haven’t had any problems so far. I’ve been on Ozempic for 2 months and Jardiance for 15 days. I’ve dropped about 12 pounds."

• Joe...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 8, 2023

For Type 2 Diabetes "Three days in and no more. First day was very dizzy. Second day slightly better. Day three developed fatigue, nausea, stomach pain, and vomiting. I quit."