Experiences with

Canagliflozin

When I was given my prescription I was advised to wipe after urinating to avoid Thrush due to the extra glucose in my urine. I've been on the medication for 4 months and recently noticed a rash on the head of my penis. It's not sore or itchy and seems to be under the skin. I think it may be Balantis

Can those on dapagliflozin take mounjaro?

Can those on dapagliflozin take mounjaro?

Maybe I'm expecting far too much after 2 weeks / 1 week respectively, but I actually feel worse, with more breathing difficulties and chronic fatigue so bad I can only function about 2 hours a day, and spend the rest of the day in bed (NOT asleep - insomnia!) or slumped in front of the TV. My EF was

Hi, has anyone experienced extreme fatigue when stopping dapagliflozin? My 57 year old, marathon running husband had a silent heart attack last March which wasn’t diagnosed until October following a CMRI by which time he has stage 2 heart failure. He was prescribed Entresto 25mg, Eplerenone 25mg,

Hi, has anyone experienced extreme fatigue when stopping dapagliflozin? My 57 year old, marathon running husband had a silent heart attack last March which wasn’t diagnosed until October following a CMRI by which time he has stage 2 heart failure. He was prescribed Entresto 25mg, Eplerenone 25mg, Clopidagrel

Hi all I had an echo last June which showed EF at 35%, dilated LV also have LBBB. Since diagnosis been given meds, Entresto 49/51mg, Spironolactone 1/2 tablet, Nebivolol 1.25mg (1 a day), Dapagliflozin 10mg. I had another echo last week and the results came back as EF 30 - 35%! No improvement at

Long story. I am awaiting a TAVI(hopefully)but have recently been diagnosed with Myeloma. I get very breathless and Cardiologist put me on Dapagliflozin in lieu of metformin daily to help with breathlessness. Am awaiting results of Full skeletal CT scan to see if Myeloma has spread which could effect

Has anyone struggled with loss of appetite and weight loss on Dapagliflozin? I am asking on behalf of someone else wh is having problem with this and getting no suggestions or answers from doctors or pharmacist. Practical suggestions from experience would be helpful

The cardiac nurse is considering putting me onto entresto. My breathlessness with heart failure is getting worse a more troublesome. I am at present on bisoprolol 1.25, candesartan 2mg, dapagliflozin 10mg and also spironolactone 12.5 and furosemide. I read the side effects of entresto sound pretty

I was diagnosed with heart failure in 2022, and was fitted with a CRT-P. I take all the usual medications, Dapagliflozin, Atorvastatin, Perindroprol, Bisoporol. At my last blood test I was found to have very low calcium levels. The doctor sent a prescription for a calcium supplement to be taken for

Hi everyone, I wanted to share my journey with microvascular dysfunction which led to a MINOCA (Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries) despite having a normal ejection fraction (59%). I experience chest pain, breathlessness, and fatigue, often triggered by stress or exertion

my husband has had heart failure for a long time, he had a Pacemaker inserted in 2020, and in late 2023 was experiencing a dramatic change in his health. He was told his heart function had deteriorated markedly in three years and was prescribed Dapagliflozin. At the same time he was being investigated

I am a 74 year old male who still loves rock music, the noise of a ducati or V8 and making love with my woman. I had a heart attack back in October 2022 which I survived due to the wonderful care of the NHS, and was subsequently fitted with 5 stents and a pacemaker. I was prescribed a cocktail of medication

Good morning all. I’ve got flu (maybe the other thing) that won’t go away. This has been going on since before Christmas, maybe six weeks. I’m classified as having Heart Failure and take the “usual” daily meds - Asprin, Atorvastatin, Entresto, Bisoprolol and Dapagliflozin. For various reasons, mostly

Sorry this is a long story ! Started on Pred (15mg) nearly 3 years ago. Gradually reduced and now at 6mg. Planning to Reduce 1/2 mg every 6-8 weeks 🤞🤞 18 months ago prescribed metformin for T2 diabetes - probably associated with steroids. HBa1c was still too high so metformin dosage increased and

Hi everyone just wanted to introduce myself Im Simon 59 male. I was taken ill on 3rd December chest pain, sweating and feeling sick so took myself to A&E. So a few weeks on and I've been diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation and an under performing heart 35%. I've been taking the heart meds Candesartan

hello I’m just looking for advice, for the past 2 weeks my blood pressure has risen to 144/84, I’m on nebivolol,dapagliflozin, ramipril and Lercanidipine and it has been stable for over a year, do I go to my doctors or phone the heart failure nurse ?

I was in hospital June 2024 with the above conditions. Ejection Fraction was 10-15% so very serious. Fortunately I’ve improved since and now EF is 40% I’m taking Apixaban for a-fib and carvedilol (beta blocker), dapagliflozin, entresto, and spironolactone for HF. I’m getting some awful side effects

I am on the waiting list for a 3rd ablation, which will be pulse field and carried out by Prof Schilling at Barts. I have had AF for over 20 years, initially controlled with Flecainide. After 2 failed ablations I was on Dronaderone, with limited success. After a long period of sustained AF I was admitted