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 |
| 4 | Bile GERD, hiatal hernia, ulcer | Lethargic, sleepiness | F | 66 | 3 weeks 1gm | 6/27/2019 | 4 | Bile acid gastritis | Only side effect was dehydration and weight loss. | Well worth taking.Nausea is less and stomach pain is tolerable. It does take a bit of work to keep up with the dosing schedule. | F | 63 | 3 months 4000mg/day | 8/2/2019 | 4 | Massive abdominal pain, | It stopped the pain , but it makes food taste terrible, mine is the liquid and its 10 mls 4 x per day ..but when I woke up this morning my front of my neck hurt so bad . So I don't know it's day 2 ..and the only thing i like is no pain | F | 47 | 8 weeks 10ml | 2/26/2019 | 4 | Ulcer | Severe neck and back pain | No more stomach pain since taking | F | 41 | 4 days 1G 3X day | 8/20/2022 | 4 | Gastritis/ulcer | Sometimes feel nauseous, but worth it because it got rid of my stomach pain that was non stop for 4 months. I look at it as short term side effects for long term relief. | F | 44 | 2 weeks 2 tsp 4x d 4X M | 12/27/2020 | 4 | Gastritis/ulcer | Dizziness, neck and back pain, headache, fatigue and sore throat. | A few annoying side effects but nothing that compared to the pain I was in with the gastritis and ulcer. It has helped me so much. I only take once in morning with nexium and it seems to be enough. I am supposed to take three times a day but I dont like the side effects so I will continue with once a day. | F | 48 | 5 days 1X day | 9/20/2020 | 4 | Ulcer | Nauesa, dizziness | F | 47 | 7 days 1g | 9/13/2015 | 4 | botched endoscopy | It WILL block other meds you take, which really sucks (take other meds well before this, and work out schedule for drugs you're supposed to EAT FOOD with). It leaves thick layer of chalk feeling in throat but really helps with ulcer pain. | I'm only on day 3 of a 14-day course of Carafate (but I think I'm only going to do 7 days, long enough for the Protonix to start working well). The ER gave it to me after they found their surgeon had dug a little too deep for a biopsy during an endoscopy. In other words, I have a sudden ulcer now that I didn't have before the endoscopy, and the pain from that was truly indescribable (maybe because it was so sudden?). The on-call surgeon sent me to the ER about 36 hrs after the endoscopy; the ER dripped Dilaudid for pain after my heart checked out okay, even when I said Vicodin hadn't touched the pain. Sure enough, Dilaudid did nothing for the pain, either (though ice packs helped a lot). They put me through a bunch of tests and scans, FINALLY gave me a "GI Cocktail", and that worked like magic! But GI Cocktails wear off, don't really heal anything, and that's why they gave me 14 days of Carafate — until the new Protonix script (and double Ranitidine dosage) could kick in. The first dose or two doesn't seem to help at all, but by the third dose, and sticking with just the low yield BRAT diet (banana, rice, applesauce, toast), the incredible pain was essentially gone. YAY! But WARNING: I can't get my other meds (thyroid, propanolol for heart rate, even melatonin for sleep) to work! It turns out you have to be REALLY CAREFUL scheduling meds around this stuff, because Carafate WILL BLOCK ABSORPTION of meds. I get up super early to take Protonix. | F | 36 | 7 days 1 gram 4X day | 5/6/2014 | 4 | gastritis | Have been taking for gastritis along with protonics, took a few weeks to kick in but feel like it has helped. | F | 39 | 3 weeks | 12/28/2014 | 4 | Had a few bleeding ulcers | No side effects since I take Much Less than prescribed. One whole pill made me nauseated. | Instead of taking this 2x daily I take one half a pill at bedtime only. I also drink cabbage juice (google it)and turmeric. This is so expensive it's immoral. Doc said "take for 12 months." ?? I never had any pain but was hospitalized. | F | 71 | 60 days 30mg 1X day | 5/28/2015 | 4 | Reflux, Hiatal hernia | Mouth dryness was very distracting, tried to decrease. Was able to almost get off carafte, but after bronchitis and asthma , symptoms came back with a vegence. Burning in esophagus, gi distress, inner tremors and brain fog. Can't take ppi's, so I'll have to live with symptoms. Glad I found this site and learned others have similar side effects! | F | 73 | 4 years | 2/21/2017 | 4 | acid reflux | Back pain still get a bit of heartburn and ingestion dizziness hot fever | Is a good medicine to take hope I feel better with it soon | F | 41 | 2 months 1mg | 12/31/2016 | 4 | Duodenal & Stomach Ulcer | Diminished mental capacity and memory. | This medication works well and allows the ulcer to heal. BUT I just found out that it contains a HIGH CONCENTRATION OF ALUMINUM! The only reason I started researching into this medication was because after taking this medication for 1 1/2 months, 4 times a day, my dad is now complaining of a diminished capacity in brain function and memory. He's saying that he's becoming more "slow" and he's becoming more "forgetful". If anyone else is considering taking this drug, please take that into consideration...the link between aluminum and alzheimer. But, in terms of the effectiveness of the medicine itself, it works really well! It does what it's supposed to do. But it's probably not a good idea to take this long term. Definitely consult with your doctor regarding the potential side effects. | F | 64 | 1 months 10 ml 4X day | 9/3/2011 | 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 | 4 | Gastritis | Some dry mouth, but not bad. | It started working after the second pill. I'm still using it. Works the very best when I take just as recommended of course! Sometimes I forget, then hurt some after a meal, but works best 1 hour before eating anything! I like the cost too, not as expensive as Protonix!! Have to remember to take 4X's a day, which is difficult for me, but I feel so much better already! | F | 51 | 2 weeks | 1/24/2008 | 4 | GERD/stomach paid due to doxycyclin | At first had stomach burning if I didn't eat exactly 1 hour after taking medication. Has gone away. Do have dry mouth and sometimes "chalky" feeling in throat. | My esophagus feels healed. Before taking this felt like a blow torch was in my esophagus. I still have some stomach pain so will continue medication. Doctor recommended I take this for two more weeks after symptoms disappear. As a side note, has helped with IBS. | F | 60 | 3 months 1 GM 3X day | 1/16/2014 | 3 | GERDS | Headaches, Stomach pains, Dizziness, Brain Fog, Brittle Bones | F | 48 | 4 months | 12/12/2013 | 3 | ulcer | headache, neck pain, severe leg/foot cramps | doc say none of these are side effects, he should look it up. I can't take nexium, prilosec, any of the other drugs for my ulcer & now can't take this one, either. I'm off to trying herbs. | F | 53 | 2 months 10 mg 2X day | 7/26/2011 | 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 | 3 | Barrett's esophagus | it has helped my ulcers and my esophagus, but it has left me with shortness of breath and I've had a very hard time breathing. so I have to find another solution and stop taking it | F | 54 | 10 days | 10/8/2017 |