Empagliflozin

[Familyk]

Good morning, Just started on empagliflozin and feeling like I've got a hangover 😫. Is this quite common?

Many thanks

[Lowerfield_no_more]

According to the side effects list it isn't. If it doesn't go way and you suspect there is nothing else wrong with you, I suggest you go talk to a pharmacist to get a professional opinion and see what they suggest you do. That said sometimes you need a few days for you and your body to get used to new medication, so it might just be that

[Sljp0000]

Empagliflozin is primarily used to reduce blood sugars in t2 diabetes but also used for heart health. I suggest you get your blood sugars checked as they may be going a bit low. Does eating something help with the feeling?

[Alison_L]

Hi Familyk. My cardiologist originally put me on Dapagliflozin, but I had to stop that after a fortnight as it gave me chronic back pain, so he switched me to Empagliflozin, which I've now been on for about a year. I wouldn't say I feel I have a hangover, but I have been much more tired since then, with no energy. Probably coincidental, as I've had other things going on in the last year. I'm currently awaiting the results of a blood test to see if something else is going on.

All drugs can take up to around 2 months to "settle in", so your hangover could be part of that. If it persists, speak to whoever prescribed it. There are always alternatives.

[cornet]

Hi. My mam started on empagliflozin 4 weeks ago. After a week she was starting to feel tired, no energy, nit well at all. I spoke to the pharmacist at our surgery who arranged a blood test earlier than planned. The results showed that mam's sodium levels had dropped like a stone. She has been off it about 10 days now and is doing much better. Another blood next week to check sodium levels.