AVANDIA Reviews (ROSIGLITAZONE MALEATE)Average Rating: 2.0 (99 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare AVANDIA with similar:
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| 1 | Type II Diabetes | I was just put on the avandia about 3 weeks ago along with 2000 mg of metaformin. At first my doctor had me take 1000mg of metaformin and 4 mg of Avandia in the morning and then again at supper. After 3 weeks I have such shortness of breath that I can not function, I sit on the couch with my feet up because of the swelling and the inability to move without choking. I have been off the avandia for about 5 days and i have already dropped over 10 pounds, my ankles are back to normal and i can breathe. I still have a little congestive heart tickle/cough but that is also improving. My mother also took this drug 2 years ago and she about died from it. | If you are taking this drug be prepared to feel horrible and you may be risking your life. I have had no improvement in my daily sugars in 3 weeks from this drug and when i return to my doctor in 2 weeks i will be talking to her about something less hard on my heart. | F | 46 | 3 weeks | 5/21/2009 | 1 | Diabetes type 2 | 19 pound weight gain (fluid) in 5 days. it. | BP went up, leg pain was significant. Diuretics (water pill) did not help. One doctor detected possible cardiac (heart) impact. I was lucky - it did not happen. This occured about 6 weeks after starting Avandia. Came off Avanida, in three weeks total fluid retention gone and weight back to pre-Avandia days. Will never take again. | 6 weeks | 5/18/2009 | 1 | Type II diabetes | Stomach pain and some swelling in the extremities | Tried Actos (gave me severe diarrhea and stomach cramps). Then Januvia (didn't help) and a new dr gave me AvandaMet. It advises you not to take anti inflametories while on the drug. More than a year after going off the drug, I still can't take ibuprofen without it causing severe stomach pain. So I must take medication for the pain in my feet and hands. Finally ended up on insulin. Wish I would have started it sooner. | F | 48 | 90 days | 5/16/2009 | 1 | Type II Diabetes | Right from the first dose, my ankles swelled and the next day blood cells were forced into my skin tissues and my lower legs became cherry red. I spoke to my doctor and she took me off the AVANDIA. It is now over a year since and my skin is an ugly, blochey brown. It seems like it will take forever to clear up, if it ever does. | M | 69 | 4 days | 5/5/2009 | 1 | to reduce blood sugar | shortness of breath heart beat was pounding right foot started to ache unable to perform every day tasks | under no circumstance should you take avandia for any purpose do not let your dr write you a precription for this drug. this all happened to me after taking only 16 4mg pills.if you ignore all side effects listed on this site you will regret it | M | 79 | 16 days | 3/16/2009 | 4 | Type II diabetes | None | Fairly effective but blood sugar always tends to be higher than desirable. Because of heart concerns switched to Januvia but not certain it works any better or even as well.The most effective drug I ever used was the now banished Rezulin. | M | 70 | | 2/16/2009 | 3 | Type 2 Diabetic | I have been taking Avandia for 8 years now. My legs are double in size now, even though I am taking a water pill. My knees are constantly swollen, and very painful. I had an MRI done on them in July, 2007 because my PCP thought I had a tumor growing out the side of my knee. It was "subcutaneous" fat cells and I suspect it is from the Avandia. I have gained a lot of weight in the past 8 years, and have tried diet after diet. I have also been diagnosed with Arthritis, because of the pain in my legs, arms, muscles. I suspect that is all from the Avandia also. I tried other meds and none have worked for me like the Avandia, so my doctor keeps me on it. The Amaryl put me into a diabetic coma after 1 week, and Glucophage didn't work at all. I tried many others. I take 8 mgs. daily. | F | 59 | 8 years | 12/10/2008 | 3 | Type II Diabetes | Avandia did help reduce water retention. However, I experienced excessive weight gain, constant pain in the bottoms of both feet, and heaviness in both legs. Once I stopped taking this med, these symptoms disappeared. | F | 55 | 4 years | 11/10/2008 | 1 | Type II Diabetes | SWELLING EVERYWHERE | I was a human water balloon even on strong diuretics they kept playing with. My BP zoomed and they put me on meds for it. Nothing stopped the swelling. It hurt to walk on my tree stump ankles. My doctor warned me about the swelling but nothing else on the market has worked for me. I went back on glucophage and I live now with GI distress but at least I can wear strappy heels again and I can move without the pain of swelling. Do Not Try This Medication. It isn't worth it and nothing can be done to stop the intense swelling-not diet and not meds. luckily I quit before I had more health problems as a result. | F | 45 | 90 days | 9/12/2008 | 1 | TYPE 2 | weight gain!! I gained about 30 pounds in one year | since stopping it, I have lost 23 pounds in 13 months with no chane in eating habits. | F | 61 | 1 years | 9/8/2008 | 1 | Diabetes type 2 | edema (swelling of the arms and legs), hair thinning and loss, swelling of the eyeballs, rapid weight gain, high blood pressure, high cholesterol | After a spike in my A1c test, my doctor suggested Avandia and gave me some samples at first and eventually he wrote me a perscription. I had been working out and had lost 65 pounds (which could have accounted for the spike in my A1c level). After 1-1/2 years of taking Avandia, I had gained all of the weight back plus 10 pounds( I was still exercising 3x a week and eating the same). I had to get my glasses changed twice in a year because my vision had changed (due to the swelling of my eyes). My hair was thinning and falling out. My legs began swelling up. Was told at first that it was due to arthritis or overuse and then it was because of high blood pressure. They put me on a "water" pill to bring down the swelling. It didn't...in fact it made my blood pressure increase. They then tried to put me on cholesterol medication. This is when I said enough. I started doing my own research and found this website. I was seeing up to 4 or 5 different doctors and none of them even shar | F | 33 | 2 years | 7/16/2008 | 1 | Lower Blood Sugars | I didn't realize it at the time, but actually caused sever stomach pain which lead to an endoscopy. Couldn't eat spicy foods. Was told my stomach lining was severly inflammed. I stopped avandia about 6 months of this, and all the sudden all my stomach problems stopped. Haven't had any since then. | F | 31 | 2 years | 6/1/2008 | 1 | type 2 diabetis | itching, swelling ,extended abdomine, rash, head aches,severe back pain and legs. extreme pain all over and chills. | also was hospitolized about 6 months after starting medication with 2 TIA's. | F | 52 | 2 years | 4/29/2008 | 1 | diabetes 2 | before taking avandia I was on a weightloss success, 3 weeks after I was put onto avandia(4mg 1xday)with my metformin(500mg? 3xday)-(1 yr) I gained 15 lbs, my legs felt like lead weights, with water retention in my ankles and feet, and have stayed that way since. 03/25/07 to 02/03/08. I wasn't able to dance at my cousin's wedding and my Mom just didn't understand, she was very upset with me. I really hate how my belly looks pregnant, pants don't fit right, weight loss is non-exsistant even with a strict diet. | with all the scares in the news media over the last year, I'm waiting for some tests at the end of february. I'll decide then to be my own Dr. and halve the 4 mg to 2mg avandia 1xday and then in time ween myself off. | F | 46 | 10 months | 2/3/2008 | 1 | Type 2 | swelling of feet and legs, weight gain, heart palpations,shortness of breath | I actually thought I was slowly dying! We moved to a new area and new doctor took me off Avandia yesterday! This is a scary drug and should be removed. I hope to be able to walk and breath normal soon! | F | 52 | 2 years | 2/1/2008 | 1 | I am a Type II Diabetic | I suffered a heart attack, weight gain, which I have now lost, since being off of Avandia, and edema. My legs and ankles were swollen for years, doctors attributing it to heart condition. When I stopped taking the Avandia, the swelling disappeared within one week. | F | 59 | 5 years | 1/21/2008 | 1 | Type II Diabetes | accelerating weight gain heart palpitations | The more I restricted calories the more I seemed to gain. My blood glucose was well-controlled but when I had gained 130 pounds I walked away from the doctor that was prescribing it. I've lost all that I gained (and more) by switching to insulin, diet, and exercise. | F | 38 | 18 months | 1/15/2008 | 1 | Diabeties II | sore/swollen feet, calf muscles tight,short of breath, blurred vision. couldnt lose weight as i started working out in ladys gym 5 days a week and watched my diet. | only by chance i stopped taking avandia and within a day my feet no longer hurt me. my vision has improved. i am not taking this drug anymore and just increase my diaphormine to help keep sugars down. not worth taking this drug. side effects are worse then the actual help of keeping sugar levels down. i think more exercise and lower carb intake will help. | F | 44 | 1.5 years | 1/9/2008 | 1 | diabetes | Steady weight gain, water retention, bone density loss, heart palpitations, chest pain. | When I got off the drug, I lost 15 pounds in 4 weeks and the heart palpitations stopped. I found out Avandia makes cosmetic improvements to blood sugar readings by converting bone stem cells in to hungry new baby fat cells that love blood glucose -- but with bad long-term affects on blood lipids, obesity, bone density, heart health. Not worth it. | F | 56 | 2 years | 10/7/2007 | 1 | type2 diabetes | I started taking Actos, Had weigh gain and holding water. I asked to be taken off of it. My doctor switched me to Avandia. SAME TYPE OF MEDICINE, DIFFERANT NAME. Same symptoms, legs and feet swelling, hard to walk, gained about 30 #s in one year. Doc said you are eating too much" I said "no, it's Avandia. I became weaker, irregular and fast heartbeats. In Dec.,05 went to emergency room with Heart Failure, Doc kept me on Avandia. On July 17,2007 Doc increased my Avandia to 8 milligrams and told me to take insulin with it. I decided, NO MORE, with hearing all the news about its safety. | In Sept,2007 I went to a diabetes specialist and he took me off Avandia immediately. A week later my blood sugar has not gone up without Avandia. I don't know how things will go from here but it is too late for me to repair my heart failure. The only thing that I would say is, Do a lot of research FOR SIDE EFFECTS, IF YOU DON'T FEEL WELL AFTER TAKING A MEDICINE, GET A SECOND OR THIRD OPINION , before it is too late. | F | 64 | 7 years | 9/16/2007 |