ACTOS Reviews (PIOGLITAZONE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 1.7 (361 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ACTOS with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ACTOS | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Diabetes | Shortnesss of breath, chest pain, sickness after eating, leg pain, kidney area pain, blood in rectum, this medicine is good to kill you fast. | M | 59 | 6 months 45 1X day | 1/3/2012 | 1 | diabetes | eczema which I never had before, became so bad they had to do a biopsy. I did not connect it with the actos until I stopped taking actos due to fear of bladder cancer and my eczema healed completely within one week of stopping | F | 33 | 1 years 15 mg 1X day | 12/28/2011 | 1 | Blood sugar control | Swelling in legs/feet, hair loss, painful joints, fatigue, price. | I started taking 15mg, then increased to 30mg but noticed some swelling in my legs/feet and recently have noticed lots of hair loss. Now, I know a person loses up to 100 hairs a day, but this is crazy. My brushes are full of hair and I'm shedding all day long. I have thick hair, and can notice a big difference when I pull my hair back into a pony tail. I'm going to stop taking it. I haven't noticed much improvement with my blood sugars. I have an appt on 12/27. Will discuss with my doctor then. | F | 42 | 60 days 15 1X day | 12/14/2011 | 2 | High Blood Sugar | Pain in back, feet, ankles and muscles, weight gain. Also, pain around right kidney area now and then. I also recently notice problems with breathing and slight chest pains. | I am concerned about bladder cancer and spoke with a professional who wondered why I had been on this medication so long and stated that I should also be taking other medications with Actos. I have made an appointment with a new doctor and plan to stop taking this medication. | F | 66 | 7 years 15 MG 1X day | 12/8/2011 | 1 | Type 2 | Weight gain, right shoulder pain, tired all the time | Gained 20 pounds with no change in diet, I even tried to eat less and drink more water and I was still gaining weight. I got a massive pain in my right shoulder, I could not lift my right arm over my head due to the pain, MD told me it was a tear in the rotator cuff, the pain started after starting Actos, well I stopped it 4 days ago, guess what, the shoulder pain is going away and I am able to move my arm more freely, going to talk to the MD and tell her my findings, I am not going back on this stuff. | M | 42 | 4 months 15 mg 1X day | 11/26/2011 | 2 | Regulate BS | Lethargy, depression, 7lb weight gain, craving for sweets, back pain | Granted, the weight gain could be attributed to the increased carb consumption but the tiredness and depression (thoughts of suicide) are horrible. Back on Januvia, not great and more expensive, with Metformin for 3 days. The depression has lifted, yay. This experience has made me more determined to use diet and exercise as the "cure" for Type II diabetes. | F | 51 | 26 days 1/2 45mg 1X day | 11/20/2011 | 4 | couldn't tolerate metformin | none | M | 68 | 1 years 30 mg 1X day | 10/20/2011 | 1 | type 2 diabeties | fatigue nightmares, blood in my urine | major surgery to remove unknown calcified area about size of a quarter in my bladder, urologist could not find an answer to this, thought it was cancer buy it checked out to ok, again unknown cause for this bleeding cxalcifiec\d area | M | 65 | 2 days 30 1X day | 10/11/2011 | 3 | Type 2 Diabetes | Extreme weight gain. Blurry vision and back pain. | I have never been over weight before. After 12 months of this drug I have gained 50 lbs. I feel tired all the time and my vision is getting worse. | F | 50 | 365 days 15 mg 3X day | 10/10/2011 | 3 | Type 2 diabetes | I haven't any side effects. But I am concerned w/ the bladder cancer I've been hearing about lately on TV Ads. My doctor doesn't seem to be concerned & says there is no other medications to take beside going on insulin. I do take Metaformin 2 pils 500 mg twice a day and Glypazide 5mg twice a day.Plus the Actos once a day that they raised to 45mgs. | M | 50 | 2 years 1X day | 10/7/2011 | 4 | type 2 diabetes | swelling of lower legs and feet | i take 50mg of JANUVIA also | 73 | 5 years 15 mg 1X day | 10/1/2011 | 1 | To lower my blood sugar | Terrible lower leg and ankle swelling, tightness in chest, weight gain. 35 pounds.Last two months pain in my bladder area. | stopped taking it 6 days ago because of all the bladder cancer reports I have been seeing. Called pharmacist and she said main concern is congestive heart failure. Already noticed leg swelling is going away. Have not had any more chest tightness or pain. My legs were swelling so much in this medicine that the skin felt as if it were about to rip. Bad pain! Blood sugar levels have not been much different off the drug. Wish I never would have taken it now! | F | 39 | 18 months 15 mg 1X day | 9/23/2011 | 1 | Type 2 Diabetes | ankle swelling, stiffness in legs, weight gain | My A1C really responded well to the actos. However I gained close to 20 lbs since taking it just over 8 months. Then came the bladder cancer conerns. Fortunately I have a doctor that hears me when I have questions and concerns. I let him know my feelings, he said lets go ahead and discontinue the actos and continue my metforming and prandin. We will have blood work before my next visit. It is up to me now. Since I have discontinued the actos, my ankles are beginning to look normal - prior to this , I never had any swelling issues. | F | 55 | 9 months 30 mg 1X day | 9/12/2011 | 1 | insulin resistance | swelling, sleepy, tenderness in my legs, weight gain in only 26 days of using this SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 | i was put on actos 8\2 and as of 8\26. I have gained 7pds. and my legs are so swollen. its unreal!!!!!!!! I called my doctor to adv him that i was going to stop taking this. And as always he claims that its not actos that's making me swell. i also have chest pain and shortness of breath. if u are insulin resistant stick to metformin actos is not RITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | F | 30 | 24 days 15 1X day | 8/27/2011 | 1 | diabetes | Weight gain mostly in my legs; a constant aching in my groin, knees and hips; hair thinning; my gums were red, inflamed and hurt so bad I did not want to brush my teeth | DON'T TAKE IT!! | F | 58 | 30 MG 1X day | 8/16/2011 | 1 | Type 2 diabetes | When I heard about the risk of heart attack with ACTOS, I started researching it and found this page. I could not believe how many people reported the same things I've been having: weight gain, lethargy, joint and muscle pain, muscle spasms, etc. I have spinal stenosis and neuropathy, so I always thought the pain was related to those conditions. I stopped taking ACTOS yesterday and my legs are already less painful! | I get SO angry that many doctors do not educate themselves about the side effects of the drugs they prescribe, and if you dare to complain about side effects, they either ignore you or they prescribe ANOTHER drug for the new symptom (side effects). | F | 59 | 2.5 years 15-30 1X day | 8/16/2011 | 1 | Diabetes | Immediate water wt gain. Approx 20 lbs. Lethargy and swollen legs and hands. | This drug is evil. Went to the ER with these symptoms and extreme fatigue. Dr was finally convinced to take me off of it. It has been 3 days and I'm not feeling better yet. How long till I lose the water weight and feel better? | F | 57 | 24 days 30 mg 1X day | 8/15/2011 | 1 | type 2 diabetes | Achy Feeling in joints, swelling, lethargy, generally feeling crappy | If I would have known this pill was doing this to me, I would have stopped it long ago. How can an overweight person lose weight when it hurts so much to move you want to cry??? | M | 46 | 9 months 30mg 1X day | 8/13/2011 | 1 | to treat type 2 diabetes | excessive weight gain, alopecia (severe), nightmares, did not control my sugar to any extent, joint swelling, chest pain, arrythmia, sluggish, tired all the time, short of breath. risk of bladder cancer 50% first year of use. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. | VERY DANGEROUS DRUG, BUT WHAT IS THE ALTERNATIVE??? | F | 58 | 30mgs 1X day | 8/8/2011 | 1 | Type 2 Diabetes | Shortness of breath, swelling in legs, ankles and feet. Weight gain. | Was on Actos previously and had no side effects. Went back on 3 months ago and started gaining weight and having shortness of breath and swelling in my legs. Stopped taking Actos and within days the swelling has subsided. Still not back to normal but a marked improvement Showed all the symptoms of Congestive Heart failure. Doctor still wants an echocardiagram and stress test just to be sure. | M | 45 | 3 months 45 MG 1X day | 8/8/2011 |