Invokana Side Effects: Kidney Damage, UTI, and Ketoacidosis. What are the Invokana side effects that patients using the Type 2 diabetes drug should be aware of? The more common side effects include the following:
- urinary tract infections
- increased urination
- yeast infections
- vaginal itching
- thirst
- constipation
- nausea
- fatigue
- weakness
- skin sensitivity to sunlight and
- hypersensitivity reactions (including skin redness, rash, itching, hives, and swelling)
- bladder pain
- bloody or cloudy urine
- decreased frequency or amount of urine
- difficult, burning, or painful urination
- discharge with a strong odor from the p*n*s
- frequent urge to urinate
- increased thirst
- itching of the v*g*na or outside of the g*n*t*ls
- loss of appetite
- lower back or side pain
- nausea
- pain during s*xual intercourse
- pain in the skin around the p*n*s
- redness, itching, or swelling of the p*n*s
- swelling of the face, fingers, or lower legs
- troubled breathing
- unusual tiredness or weakness
- v*g*n*l discharge without odor or with mild odor
- vomiting
- weight gain
Last March 2016, the Food and Drug Administration strengthened its warning about the kidney damage that could result from Invokana use. From the agency’s media release: Continue reading Invokana Side Effects: Kidney Damage, UTI, and Ketoacidosis