Has anyone taken farxiga?

Posted by wews @wews, Mar 7 8:10am

I am 71 and have persistent atrial tachycardia despite four ablations. Rhythm medications have resulted in bad reactions. I do not want to take amaridorale or tikosyn. My doctor recently suggested I take farxiga to try to improve my ejection fraction which isn45-50. Borderline normal. I am not diabetic nor do I have kidney disease or heart failure. When I read about this drug it is for people with congestive heart failure and or diabetes and kidney disease. My sister had a bad reaction to jardalance which is almost the same drug just a different manufacturer. I have been told once you start this drug it poses complications if you try to come off of it. I feel fine and am on Lisinopril, metoprolol and eliquis. Just curious if anyone else with persistent a-fib or a- tach issues but without these other chronic issues and without heart failure have been told to take this medication. Any insight is appreciated.

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I have taken Farxiga for over ten years, for type 2 diabetics. When I have my bypass surgery in 2022 my doctor recommended I take Farxiga to hip my heart, you may benefit from Farxiga. It it used for three things you mentioned but may also help your heart condition. Farxiga is now avaible in generic and covered may most part D plans. Hope this helped, long long time Farxiga user.

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I am very concerned about side effects since I am on letrozole after having breast cancer in 2025 and have no estrogen so I am prone to having UI infections and doesn’t farxiga increase the amount you urinate and can cause perineal infections and UI issues?

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