JANUVIA Reviews (SITAGLIPTIN PHOSPHATE)Average Rating: 2.1 (103 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare JANUVIA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR JANUVIA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Type 2 diabetes | Constant headache and nausea, sore throat, runny/ stuffy nose, severe mood swings, higher than normal blood sugars esp. morning | My doctor decided to add Januvia to help with my morning highs (~ 130 - 175) which glucovance alone was not correcting... while on Januvia, not only did i feel terrible but I started noticing very high blood sugars both in the morning (175) and 2 hrs post meal (180 - 255!!)... I would typically drop and become hypo in the middle of the day and was forced to eat more carbs than typical to get the levels back up... stopped taking it after 18 days when the mood swings and irritability got really bad and close monitoring of blood glucose show much better results now that I'm off Januvia (90 - 130 in the a.m. and 110 - 160 2hrs post meal!) | F | 35 | 18 days 500 1X day | 1/4/2011 | 4 | Side effect from ACTOS (Type 2 Dia) | None so far. Blood sugar drop significantly (from 120 to 85). Still recuparating from taking ACTOS. | So far so good. | M | 58 | 30 days 100 1X day | 11/6/2010 | 3 | type 2 diabetic | Very heavy sugar laden mucous drainage in throat when laying down. Nose stopping up a lot and hard to clear head of mucous. Sometimes using up to 150 tissues at PM to rid throat of mucous and this is very tiring, Runny nose when up and about sometimes. | It does a good job of maintaining my sugar levels I need, and I take it along with 2 each 6 mg. Glyburid tabs pills each day. The Glyburid does appears to do nothing by itself. | M | 68 | 68 days 500 mg 1X day | 8/11/2010 Patient History | 1 | type 2 diabetes | Initially I did have lower blood sugars but I am experiencing swelling, numbness and pain in my hands and forearms, has anyone else experienced this? I have had to take lortab just to sleep at night because the pain is so intense! I have quit taking it (as of 2 days ago) to see it it will go away. The pain isn't as bad but my hands are still somewhat numb and very swollen! This drug scares me! | F | 48 | 6 weeks 100 1X day | 7/9/2010 | 1 | type 2 diabetes | Totally useless, increased blood sugars. | My blood sugars were running at about 200 all of the time (prednisone induced diabetes), started Januvia and although it decreased my hunger somewhat, it caused my blood sugars to go up to close to 300. Discontinued Januvia and started taking Actos, which is much, much worse! | F | 43 | 4 days 20 1X day | 6/30/2010 | 4 | Type 2 Diabetes | None | Concerned regarding the news of possible acute pancreatic problems?? | F | 57 | 1 days 100 mg 1X day | 6/9/2010 | 2 | Type 2 diabetes | Bloating, headaches, joint problems, sleep issues, extreme tiredness. | I stopped taking it 4 weeks ago and for the first time ever my A1c is 9.7 and my nonfasting BSL was 324...is it possible that this drug actually caused my pancreas to stop producing insulin altogether? | F | 61 | 5 months 1X day | 5/11/2010 | 5 | Type 2 Diabetes | During the first month I experienced symptoms similar to flu or sinus allergy...was aware of this side effect beforehand and took an antihistamine to help tone down the symptoms until the side effects wore off after 1 month. After the first month no major problems. | I switched to Januvia last year due to too many problems with the side effects of the Actos diabetic drug that I was on before-weight gain, carb cravings, myopathy, etc. I had taken Actos for over 18 mths and despite different types of strict exercise and diet routines the weight gain piled on and I felt like I was losing muscle strength on top of it. So I did some online research to find another diabetic med and narrowed it down to Januvia and Byetta-I chose Januvia because I didn't want to deal with the injection routine of Byetta. I knew about the side effects that some people had with Januvia before I took it, so I took an antihistamine the first month for the flu like symptoms and added extra CoQ10 (conenzyme 10, a necessary enzyme for energy production) for the myopathy like symptoms to my diet. Since the first month I haven't had any problems and Januvia helps to keep my blood sugar in better control, suppresses the carb cravings and I got my muscle strength back. Maybe for some of you adding CoQ10 may help you to stay on Januvia-please discuss it with your MD and research this important supplement. After being on Januvia for just over a year, I got my life back and have no other major problems with it. | F | 48 | 1 years | 10/3/2009 | 1 | Type 2 Diabetes | My blood sugar numbers did not improve by taking Januvia, in fact they increased. I attributed it to the overall pain that I had after I started taking the drug, it started with hip joint pain that made it impossible to walk up stairs, followed by elbow joint pain, a complete and utter feeling of fatigue and constant pain. When I woke in the morning, sometimes it felt like I had been a punching bag all night. This led to mild depression. | Two days after I stopped taking Januvia, the hip pain was gone, I was able to walk stairs again, I have a renewed feeling of well being again AND my blood sugar numbers are so much better, by 30% | M | 43 | 7 months | 5/14/2009 | 5 | type 2 | None this is the best thing that happened to me since I was diagnosed 9 years ago. | I'm small 102 pounds and maintain my weight. Even with all of the testing, exercise, and small meals my sugar was high while on 20mg glyburide and 30mg Actos daily. I had a bad time with the actos swelling, aggravated sinus, allergies. I never felt it really was effective, plus bone loss was evident after four or five years. I insisted that my doctor let me try something new so I could get off the actos. I was perscribed 100mg Januvia one time a day and stayed on glyburide. The Januvia was affective immediately and lasts 24 hours. AIC dropped from 7.6 to 6.4 in six months. | F | 61 | 1 years | 5/7/2009 | 5 | Type 2 Diabetes weight gaine | I have been steadily losing weight since switching to Januvia from Avandamet. Average weight loss for the past seven months has been about three pounds a month. I have not changed my diet or been exercising more since switching to Januvia. My doctor did have to double my dose of Januvia after the first three months because it wasn't controlling my blood sugar as well. | I have not experienced any other side-effects other than desired weight loss. Since starting to take Avandia and Avandament 5 years ago, I had gained about 40 pounds, averaging 8 pounds a year. I have already lost half of that weight in the past seven monhts. I feel great. | M | 52 | 7 months | 3/20/2009 | 3 | type 2 diabetes | muscle cramps,sore throat | At 1st this was a great med. for me then I developed muscle cramping that I had already had taking Metformin and this drug made it worse....My BS #'s are low but I cannot handle the pain.... | F | 49 | 2 years | 3/2/2009 | 4 | didn't like the effects of metformin | M | 56 | 68 days | 2/3/2009 | 4 | diabetes type 2 | mild sore throat, runny noise, increased post-nasal drip, increased appetite (especially for starchy food) | Took 100mg/day and while it was a relief from the excessively smelly flatulence from the Metformin, didn't really help my blood sugar as much as I had hoped. Also, the cold-like symptoms I got were somewhat annoying because I never knew if I was catching something or not. The change before/after meal was actually better than that for Metformin (ie, not as much of a change in before/after when I ate a lot of carbs), but it made my fasting and post-exercise blood sugar a lot worse. I also felt more sluggish on Januvia, possibly from the higher blood sugar. I'm hoping that maybe the combination of Januvia + Metformin will work out really well -- the Januvia for the meals and Metformin for all the other times. | F | 29 | 3 months | 12/18/2008 | 3 | diabetes | weight gain increased hunger | by itself did not work had to add glipizide | F | 58 | 11 months | 11/23/2008 | 1 | Insulin Resistance | Intense migraines | F | 30 | 1 months | 11/20/2008 | 1 | type 2 diabetes | Pnemonia, pink eye, sinus infection, these side effects are all over the internet.... | I took it for about 8 months and was sick all the time and I am usually never sick. It really depleted my immune system- be careful, if it is doing this you are more susceptible to other illnesses, maybe even cancer....I stopped taking and have not been sick since. | F | 58 | 8 months | 10/21/2008 | 1 | Type 2 diabetes | No side effects that I'm aware of. | Was taking Metformin (worked like a charm) but had to change meds due to kidney problems. Have taken Januvia for 2 months and my glucose readings are VERY high. It obviously does nothing ........ | F | 69 | 2 months | 9/28/2008 | 3 | type 2 diabetes | Increased blood pressure, heart pounding | Once I stopped the 100mg daily dose I was taking my blood pressure normalized from 156/100 back to its normal 125/80. I think that the reports of headache might be people with high blood pressure. This medicine did help my blood sugar readings but I found it was not all that effective for me, now taking 2000 metformin (I was taking this while on januvia) and .05 prandin. The prandin is great, works really quickly and a very low dose dropped my levels down fast, but it is almost too strong. Also I am concerned about having to make my beta cells work too hard so I am going to get off the prandin asap | M | 43 | 21 days | 8/1/2008 | 3 | type 2 diabetes | My glucose went down and was often normal but I started feeling congested all the time. Then I caught a bad upper respiratory infection and twice my throat closed up on me making it very hard to breathe. I normally do not catch anything. Now I have a cough that won't go away still after 3 weeks. I suspect the januvia caused these troubles. | F | 56 | 3 months | 6/20/2008 |