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 | 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 | 1 | Bleeding ulcer from NG tube | Horrible Nausea and a chlorine taste in my mouth. Not helping me at all, but can't stop because of bleeding risk. | Wish there was a different pill to take! | F | 37 | 3 weeks 1 gram | 5/13/2016 | 1 | two ulcers | nausea and extremely severe stomach pains even in kidney areas. | F | 67 | 3 weeks 40 MG | 6/26/2014 | 1 | possible stomach ulcer | No help at all still in pain everyday | M | 40 | 4 weeks 4 times a | 11/4/2013 | 5 | Peptic ulcer | None | So many of you taking it without a proper diagnosis. No wonder you all have side effects!!! | F | 51 | 6 weeks 2g 2X day | 8/8/2020 | 1 | I was taking this drug for gastritis | Horrible experience. Constipation, difficulty burping, nausea, sensitized my duodenal canal, anxiety, tingling and muscle problems on my back. Stopped taking, so far getting better. | F | 65 | 6 weeks 1 gram 3x 3X day | 3/12/2022 | 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 | 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 | 3 | Gastritis | Terrible long lasting headaches after about three weeks. | Will try to spread out dose to mitigate side effect. | M | 43 | 1 months 4xD | 2/24/2016 | 2 | Gastritis | Bloating gas, constipation | F | 44 | 1 months 10mg 4X day | 9/11/2021 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | M | 2 months | 5/16/2006 | 5 | GERD AND REFLUX | AFTER 3 MONTHS CONSTIPATION STARTED | BEEN ON 3 DIFFERENT PILLS NEXIUM, PRILOSEC, PROTONICS---- CARAFATE IS WORKING MUCH BETTER | M | 70 | 3 months 10 MG 4X day | 8/26/2010 | 5 | CVS on ROB thru pic line 24 he day | None had to stop taking because it was covered by my insurance and cost me $50 through Humana and one day when I went to refill the liquid version was $2000. The man next to me with United Heath Care had the same problem. | Anyone know the reason for the huge jump in cost for the liquid version | 48 | 3 months | 1/6/2018 | 5 | nausea & vomiting after gastric byp | No side effects noted. | F | 51 | 3 months 1 gm | 8/24/2015 | 5 | Gastritis | Mouth watery,metallic taste mild stomach ache but tolerable, from 10 mg 2x a day Im cutting down cause I also take 40 of nexium and I eat bland foods | F | 64 | 3 months 2 tspx a d | 1/8/2019 |