User Reviews for Actos oral

I have been taking this medication for about a year and have experience swollen ankles, stiff fingers, tooth problems I didn't have before, weight gain of over 50 lbs that I can lose no matter how hard I try, muscle aches and breathing problems. My doctor put me on this medication because my sugar levels jumped to 200 after meals. I also take glipizide. I'm going to stop taking Actos for a couple of months and see if my problems disappear. If they do, then I'll stop taking the medicine completely. I'm tired of the mucles aches that cause me to be too tired to do any of the activities I enjoy doing. Read More Read Less

Works well with insulin combo therapy.I wish a generic version was avaliable.

Side effects are too significant.

control is not as good as expected. I have gained nearly 30 pounds in 2 years, most all in my rear. I itched at the neck and chest area all the time. Is that a side effect?

DX w Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. after 10 years of trying to get pregnant and then not miscarry. got pregant (and carried to term)the first month by using this med!

to me it dosent work not enough mg

I have gained 20+ pounds. I did not change my eating habits.

i just started this med this week i hope it works

I take 15mg of Actos once daily in the pm for several years and rarely is my level below 105 and often it can be up to 118 in the am after 12 hours of fast.I haven't had any side affects But I do wish it would less in the am. Yet if I eat about a 1/4 lb of cooked pasta about 5pm I can have a reading of 120 in just 2 hours .Confusing to me.

This medicine lowered my blood sugars to extremely low levels. It gave me upper repiratory, sinusitus and an extremely painful sore throat. At first I thought I was experiencing the flu from the muscle and joint aches. It then went to a coughin lung like infection. Next came a sinus infection that was bloody. Lastly a sore throat made me look up the adverse affects of this med. I stopped taking it this morning and am able to speak today. The sore throat is clearing and pain going away.

i get dizziness from this drug

my sugars have dropped but still not within standards. still very happy. I haven't gained any weight but do have joint pain. overall I am satisfied.

my blood sugar has drop

I have gained weight using this medicine.

I'm on Actos 15mg 3 times a day along with 850mg of Metformin. I'm a marathon runner so I'm quite active. However, Actos surely made me gain weight and my thighs just gotten bigger and for awhile I didn't know why. I run about 25-30 miles per week and when the training got intensed, I run 20-22 miles just on Saturdays. My hands and feet get swolen and I had problems breathing. Gonna take myself off Actos for now. I'm training for another marathon in June and cannot risk being heavy with breathing problems.Read More Read Less

I asked my Doc to talk me off Avandia because of FDA warnings; started Actos a few weeks ago. I have defintely gained weight already and started having diffuse pain in my thighs. So I called an on-call Doc and he said to stop it and talk to my regular doctor. I did, and after a week, my pants started falling off me...seriously...and the thigh pain went away (it had been feeling like I had been doing heavy weights/leg extensions in the gym). So, then my regular doc finally go ahold of me and said to start it this weekend again, and if I started having problems, he'd switch me back to Avandia. Well, in just 2 days I can already feel a little pain in my thighs and I feel like my pep is being zapped. I'll call him tomorrow and switch back and take my chances with Avandia, which I had no problems with in the first place.Read More Read Less

I am concerned about my being tired most of the time like no energy. Is that something I have to talk to my doctor about? I have type II diabetes and was hospitalized after I have acquired a series of TIA's. I have suffered from paralysis of the left side of my body. Right now I am still taking Actos with Januvia and Prandin for my maintenance medication. Please advise. Thanks

I experienced swelling of ankles and hands for quite a time, then found it was due partly to the high dosage recommended by my doctor. When the dosage was cut in half, this improved markedly, and had very little effect on later glucose readings. Suggestion: check with your doctor, see if a reduced dosage helps .

I was spiking to 250 when the Doc put me on Actos, right away I got migraines and my nose bleed. I won't take it anymore.