CARAFATE Reviews (SUCRALFATE)Average Rating: 2.9 (140 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CARAFATE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CARAFATE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | gastritis | Constipation , loss of appetite ,anxiety , back pain. | I took sucralfate (Carafate ) for a month and I told my doctor I couldn't not take it anymore .It seemed to work for the first 2 weeks then I started to get the side effects , although the constipation had been coming on. What 's really bothering me is the back pain and I can hardly eat .Do the side effects take long to go away ? Is this a months long recovery? I have not read anything so far that made this drug sound like it had long term side effects. | M | 52 | 30 days 1 GM 2X day | 5/5/2020 | 2 | Chest pain, back pain with arm pain | Extreme weight loss, lack of appetite, nausea, lethargy, chills | Had chest pain and back pain. 1st Dr. Diagnosed me with GERD and stress, prescribed carafate pills 3x day b4 meals and see GI spec. It worked at first for about month. Saw GI spec who did endo. He said nothing is wrong but keep taking pills anyway. By the next month I wasn't hungry anymore. Couldn't keep anything down. Chills and nausea and dibilitating weakness. Lost 40 lbs in 4 months. Stopped taking the pills, started feeling better. Able to eat. Only able to put back on 10 lbs so far. | M | 48 | 4 months | 3/16/2020 | 1 | Possible Ulcer / Gastritis | MAJOR ANXIETY! Back pain, Chest pain, Chills, Dizziness, Constipation | This has to be hands down the worst medication I have ever tried. I go to the ER because I had abdominal pain and I get labs and a CT done. Doctor said they couldn't see anything in the CT but it could be a possible ulcer and handed me the script after 4 hours of waiting. I took this for 2 days and my anxiety was through the roof. I will be calling my PCP tomorrow so he can put me on something else. This medication has so many side effects and good luck trying to fit this into your daily routine. Has to be taken 4 times a day and separated from your other medications. The pharmacist told me good luck after 30 minutes on the phone trying to figure out the best way to take this with my 2 other meds. | M | 33 | 2 days 1 MG 4X day | 9/30/2020 | 1 | Gastro esophageal reflux disease | It does stop the pain in my esophagus by coating the eroded area, but i have not slept more than an hour or 2 per night since i started taking it. It causes extreme shortness of breath and chest pain as well. Very bad side effects for an anti ulcer drug. The doctors think I'm crazy when i tell them this. If there is an alternative drug i would ask for that before taking carafate. | I hope i never have to take this drug again in my life. I feel that it is slowly killing me. | M | 48 | 21 days 10ml 4x a 4X day | 10/2/2020 | 1 | Mild gastritis | Abdominal pain and bloating,dizziness and severe shortness of breath almost 2 days since I have stopped and I continue to have these symptoms.Has anyone else experienced this?If so how long before resolution of these side effects?The breathing difficulty is the worse. | Stay away | M | 60 | 1 days 2 times a 1X day | 1/31/2023 | 1 | Heart burn | Stomach pain | M | 72 | 0 weeks 4X day | 2/8/2024 | 1 | Ulcer | Anxiety , dry mouth , dizzy , chest tightness, fatigue | M | 36 | 4 days 1gm 4X day | 4/10/2024 | 1 | Stomach ulcer | Caused my insomnia to be worse. Slept 2 hours last night | M | 72 | 3 days 1 gm 3X day | 11/9/2020 | 1 | Duodenal Ulcer Bleed | Every "rare" side effect. Severe light-headedness, dizziness, insomnia, crippling headache, even developed pulsation tinnitus. | After being admitted to the hospital for excessive bleeding from duodenal ulcer this was prescribed. However the first two days were fine, the next 5 have been a nightmare. I can't even get out of bed due to the vertigo experienced. I'm immediately stopping the medication. | M | 34 | 7 days 1 GM 4X day | 11/6/2020 | 1 | possible stomach ulcer | No help at all still in pain everyday | M | 40 | 4 weeks 4 times a | 11/4/2013 | 5 | esophagus ulcer from doxycycline | none | I had pain in my chest and upper back and felt an uncomfortable fullness in my upper body. I was instructed by my doctor to take OT C Priolosec for 1 week with Carafate. The symptoms were gone in a day but my doctor would like me to take the Carafate for 2 weeks | F | 58 | 1 weeks | 2/3/2009 | 5 | Bile Reflux | None | Taking the liquid suspension is easy, not tasty, but easy. Burning pain was quelled immediately and that is all I ask for. | F | 42 | 6 days | 4/3/2009 | 5 | gasritis, acid reflux | none | Feel like weeping with relief. I was in the ER with scary burning in chest and back, couldn't eat a thing, distended abdomen. They did a CAT scan ruled out any serious problems. Less than 24 hours on Carafate and Protonic I started feeling real relief that otninues now, on day 2. | F | 55 | 2 days | 10/2/2009 | 5 | Stomach Ulcers/Gastric Acid | Constipation when I first started taking them. | I was on Carafate 4 times a day plus Nexium 1 time a day for bleeding stomach ulcers and gastric acid. These pills worked very well for me and I was able to stop taking them all together. | F | 35 | 5 months | 5/10/2007 | 5 | IBS | None | This medication has eliminated (except when I forget and don't take it for a few days) the intestinal pain I suffered for years. I am supposed to take 4 tablets a day, but I have gradually reduced this to two a day, before my major meals. | F | 65 | 7 years | 11/12/2006 | 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 | 5 | gastritis | Some brief heart burn from time to time | I have to say that this is a wonderful medicine. I have taken it on & off for over 20 years. Doctors don't think to prescribe it much because of the newer drugs, but, it works! I take Carafate and Nexium every day. Suffer from gastritis, IBS, & acid reflux. | F | 43 | 25 years | 12/25/2008 | 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 | 5 | Reflux at night | No side effects at all. | I experienced nighttime reflux for many months. I almost choked to death several times. I was so afraid of it that I would only sleep sitting up in a chair. You can imagine what that was like along with work and caring for my child. My husband tried sleeping sitting up in the living room with me for support, but why ruin his life and career too. The GI that I was seeing tried everything and I followed every tip and guideline out there. Endoscopy showed nothing. The GI finally precribed Carafate. IT WORKED IMMEDIATELY!!! I take a two teaspoonful dose (that's all!) prior to going to bed and I sleep with a fifteen degree wedge pillow and have not experienced a single episode since. It is truly a wonder drug. My quality of life has been restored. | F | 34 | 4 months | 10/11/2008 | 5 | heartburn and IBS | Started taking Carafate for heartburn. Finally something that helped. Started noticing that it also helped with IBS symptoms. Started with 4 pills a day, and am down to 1 or 2 pills a day now. | F | 50 | 2 years | 3/24/2007 |