CARAFATE Reviews (SUCRALFATE)

Average Rating: 2.9 (139 Ratings)

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CARAFATE  (SUCRALFATE):  This medication is used to treat ulcers in the intestines. Sucralfate forms a coating over ulcers, protecting the area from further injury. This helps ulcers heal more quickly.    (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR CARAFATECOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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DATE ADDED
 
 3   M 2 months
5/16/2006
 2  Undiagnosed Upper GI pain Severe insomnia Didn’t help the pain, but didn’t make it worse. F 3 days
10 ml
9/19/2019
 1  ulcer and gastrits Severe pain and burning in through mouth and esophagits. mouth and espe Heart papitaton and upset stomach.Hear F 3 days
1gm
11/8/2014
 3  esophagitis I felt exceptionally nauseous but it did soothe my stomach pains.. this drug is worth trying if you are experiencing stomach pains related to acid. F 15 10 days
1 g 4x
10/4/2012
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 5  Crohn's disease nausea, headaches I'm taking Carafate along with many other medicines for Crohn's disease and today I'm not feeling so hot. I'm extremely fatigued, I have nausea, chills, and stomach cramps. I don't know if this is from the Carafate or the AciPhex (since I started both at the same time). I currently take three to four tablets a day depending on what's needed. The only down side is that the pills dissolve INSTANTLY and you end up swallowing a bunch of horrible tasting dissolved mush. F 18 3 days
4/17/2007
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 5  Ulcer None After taking Omeprazole and other PPIs, I was having little no relief for an entire 6 weeks. My doctor put me on this and I’m so glad he did! My ulcers were cleared up and I finally feel like myself again. I can eat more and my appetite returned. Definitely recommend to anyone suffering the same problem! F 22 0 days
1 gram
6/23/2018
 2  GERD, ulcers Does anyone get shaking/chills as a side effect? I got home from work to take my second pill at 10 and at 1am i woke up with extreme nausea and I couldn’t stop shaking!! I checked for a fever but there was none. I don’t like this medication already and feel discouraged because I feel like i’ve tried everything. Side effects are really scary and I don’t like it. Gonna keep taking and see what happens. F 22 1 days
12/12/2019
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 2  Possible ulcer/ gastritis I am sensitive to meds! I felt decent at first taking it but then after a week felt horrible. Stomach swollen and bloated, constant diarrhea, horrible chest pain and shortness of breath. Stomach pain came back full swing! F 25 3 weeks
10 mg 2X day
7/23/2020
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 3  Gastritis/esophagsis Anxiety, pain in stomach, IBS , hot & cold sensations, loss of appetite It worked in terms of gastritis pain , started eating again & then lost appetite again . I decreased the dosage from four times to once a day because I could not tolerate the constant anxiety this medicine would give me & even then , I’d still get anxiety. Going to try natural ways to better my gastritis . Risks outweigh benefits F 26 2 months
1gm 4X day
8/30/2020
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 2  Gastritis Stomach pain, nausea, back pain and chest pain (primarily left side), shortness of breath I have been trying a lot of different pills to treat abdominal bloating without success. An endoscopy revealed gastritis (inflammation in my stomach lining), so I am trying carafate but I am not sure how much longer I can tolerate this drug. Side effects began after only two day and have gotten substantially worse throughout the week. I have heard this drug can be very effective for some people and typically works quickly, but that has not been my experience. Bloating alone was more tolerable than all of these awful side effects. F 26 8 days
1 g 4X day
10/31/2020
 5  Acid reflux caused by possible ulcer Prescribed carafate in pill fo for acid reflux since I can't take ppi medications due to a different health issue. First week taking it, I experienced some weakness and dizziness. Also, a couple nights of insomnia. After that first week, symptoms subsided and I only felt the benefits of the medication. F 27 30 days
3/26/2020
 5  Gastritis and GERD none I took this medication only once and it worked well. It made the nausea go away and enabled me to eat. F 28 1 days
1X day
8/4/2012
 4  Gastritis Peptic ulcers Upset stomach nausea I have only started this drug along with pepcid (famotidine) I had a upper ENDO done and have gastritis and peptic ulcers and they first put me on prilosec and it did not work so after a ER visit cause i thought i was dying they tried this and it worked! I still have stomach pain a bit but it might be due to something else or just a side affect but its not as bad as it was! F 28 3 days
1GM 4X day
3/8/2011
 3  esophogus rash around the bottom lip M 29 4 days
3/23/2009
 3  Gastritis I'm not sure if it was (seasonal) allergies, nerves, or what... But a sticky feeling in my throat and feeling of something catching in my throat.... Also coughed a little and sore throat. Other than that.... What a blessing.... I already was talking Pepcid for the gastritis and that killed some of the acid and pain, but the carafate killed it off entirely... The doctor wants me to take it 4x's a day (there was signs of minute traces of blood in my stool; doctor believed that it was just aggravated stomach, and not yet quite an ulcer), but between the Pepcid and Maalox and bland diet, I'm wondering if 2xs a day would be sufficient. Considering my anxiety disorder, I can't help but think that a lot of the feeling that I have with the medication isn't mental. M 30 1 days
1gm
9/24/2016
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 3  LPR and GERD Anxiety, dizziness/lightheadedness/weakness in arms and legs (after meals and after breastfeeding), weight loss, heart palpitations, loss of appetite, extreme warmth in stomach after meals, stomach pains, pain under rib cage. This drug had such horrible side effects for me. I think the coating of the stomach affected my nutrient absorption. Because I had horrible dizziness as if I would pass out. This happened after I would eat and while breastfeeding when my blood would move and it was frightening! I felt so shaky, lightheaded, fatigued and extremely anxious. I really wanted to be on this longer since it helped the reflux symptoms but it was awful. F 30 12 days
30mg 3X day
9/13/2023
 1  GERD This medication is horrible! I was taking it for GERD (like i have in the past...except i took a white pill before... i didnt get any side effects and it healed me) now, I got the pink pills and they have absolutely made me far worse than i ever was. I have severe, watery diarrhea, headaches, dizziness, floating sensations, intense gas, and shaking. I just want to get better. I feel so awful. This pink carafate pill has ruined my life :''( They are very hard to swallow. I choked a few times and had to resort to dissolving them completely in water and drinking it. F 30 1 months
1gm 4x
5/1/2019
 5  doxycycline hyclate damage short term memory loss. Slight dizziness as expected from this. This thing works wonders.... my immidiate flamethrower pain when eating is reduced to a slight sting on my lower right breast.. M 31 2 days
2 TSP 4X day
7/24/2014
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 3  Reflux/ possible. Ulcer Initially I got dizzy. Also I lost 5 lbs within 2 weeks. It helped my stomach pain. Has reflux somewhat but not a lot. I started getting heart palpitations, Frequent urination,insomnia, anxiety, and upset stomach. I am tapering off becauise I don't like the way I feel. F 31 18 days
1 mg 4X day
7/13/2020
 2  Gerd/possibly esophagus ulcer I was to take a 1gram 4x a day which was very much not possible. At first it was okay like the first day or two. I kinda felt like my throat was closing and anxiety was worst. Figures that was just my normal anxiety. Now reading I guess not. I tried it a week later felt so extremely nauseous,worst headache ever that would not go away not even with Motrin or Tylenol. I also had neck and back pain chest pain. Tried again a week later it was fine so I took it 2 times a day at one point 3 times a day. It was fine for those 3 days then boom pain again. I kept trying thinking if I got use to it maybe the side effects would go away. Here it is 3 months in I take it maybe once or twice a week once a day. Well today I haven't took any and have the worst headache and stomachache again. I've thrown up I feel like straight up crap. I refuse to keep living like this. It's ruining my world. I'm a slowly stop taking it. I don't know that this pill is but doesn't seem safe for all us. If we all have these terrible effects maybe it should be banned. Just would like to stop taking and hope the side effects go away. F 32 3 months
1gram 2X day
7/14/2020
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CARAFATE  (SUCRALFATE):  This medication is used to treat ulcers in the intestines. Sucralfate forms a coating over ulcers, protecting the area from further injury. This helps ulcers heal more quickly.    (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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