PREVACID Reviews (LANSOPRAZOLE)Average Rating: 2.6 (592 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PREVACID with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PREVACID | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | vomiting up food 15-20 times a day | none | my daughter has been on this medication for 1.5 years. Although it has not cured the problem 100% we are not to spitting up food 1-5 times a day. Which is a huge difference. We are putting on wight now. she takes a very high dose of medication, 30mg 2times a day. | F | 6 | 1.5 years | 2/7/2008 | 1 | Heart burn | Vidid, weird, sometimes violent dreams and nightmares, anxitey attacks, constipation, mood swings, dizziness, confusion, apathy | I have been taking Lansoprazole (Prevacid) for nearly a year now, and I have been satisfied with the way it completly cured my severe heart burn. In the first 2-3 months I took 30 mg a day, but for a long time I've been on 15 mg. One of the first things I noticed in the beginning was that my mood seemed to change very easily. I'm normally a quite stable and positive thinking person, but I've begun to feel a lot more emotional during the last year. I can't figure out any other reason than the drug - I'm neither stressed at work or unhappy with my life. My nightly dreams have become very vivid and sometimes really weard, filled with strange irrational things and happenings, sometimes very violent ones. They seem to wake me up in the middle of the night, making me wonder who and where I am and leaving me dizzy and totally confused - sometimes followed by strong and very unpleasant anxiety attacks. I've also had anxiety attacks during the day - seemingly for no reason at all. I never | M | 41 | 1 years | 2/6/2008 | 3 | Dyspepsia | Nauseous, vertigo, dizziness, anxiety, tiredness | It helped tremendously my dyspepsia, but I could not handle the side effects. | M | 22 | 3 days | 2/1/2008 | 5 | Burning stomach | None | Lifestyle change is idiotic advice. I like spicy food, liquor, coffee and everything else. I'm not overweight and exercise daily. Please give it a rest - the human body has design flaws that modern medicine can fix. | M | 37 | 5 years | 1/30/2008 | 2 | GERD | I started taking Prevacid about three years ago. The drug did wonders. I talked to my doctor about taking it intermittantly only when symptoms arrise because I had heard about some long term side effects. My doctor said fine and I started taking the drug once a month or so and more recently every two months or so. I have now developed a very strong, almost violent reaction, to the drug; chest pains, difficulty in breathing, swollen sinuses, sore joints, headacke, and severe chills. These symptoms start about an hour after I've taken the drug and persist for 3 - 5 hours. Even though I came down with these symptoms, probably unwisely, I've taken the drug on four different occasions over the last six to eight months. Each time the symptoms got worse. Tomorrow I will call my doctor to see what I should do. | M | 63 | 3 years | 1/20/2008 | 3 | LPR, esophageal burn | Some nausea, my temples are tender, headache in the beginning but that passed, night sweats. These are not too bad but I do not wish to continue this medication and hope that after an acceptable amount of time to let my throat heal, my lifestyle changes will be sufficient most of the time to control the LPR. I am taking 1 30mg solutab a day | I first was put on Nexium 300mg twice a day and got terrible pains under both the right and left sides under the last rib, also had terrible constipation it felt like nothing was moving anywhere at all. Switched to Prilosec, same dose..pains still occurred. Then tried the Zantac, same dose..still got terrible pains which made me very concerned. Apparently I was one of the 2% of patients who had these side effects... The side effects of Prevacid are not as disturbing but I do worry and wonder why the temple areas of my head are tender. | F | 41 | | 1/19/2008 | 2 | GERD, acid reflux | Confusion, mental instability, fatigue, sleeplessness, pain in side, gas, pains in chest and heart area, anxiety, depression. I take only synthroid and am pretty much capable of handling lifea s a Christian, but during the time I was on prevacid, something was not right. Maybe it was counteracting the synthroid stuff and creating. I don't know. It worked for a bit, but not for long. I think my problem was mainly gastritis. I had had my gallbladder out and didn't totally change diet, but everyone said I was having reflux. only one doctor said it was gastritis and acid reflux. (Gastritis can cause acid reflux). I won't take it again. | It was weird. Doctors couldn't understand why I was not responding to the Prevacid. But didn't look further--i.e. gastritis or hypothyroidism and my diet. I think they just look prescribing the stuff. I am going with Tums. If I do a Tums and drink a Coke(no joke), I burp and I am better. | F | 37 | 2.5 weeks | 1/19/2008 | 1 | Acid reflux (past)...free sample | Peripheral neuropathy symptoms: tingling back of hands, numbness in lower parts of limbs...starting 1 hour after first pill. I took 2 or 3 pills before convincing myself I wasn't imagining symptoms. (Had peripheral neuropathy with much more severe symptoms about 14 yrs earlier from another drug, so I recognized the beginning symptoms.) Symptoms persisted for about 18mos in both cases. Symptoms in the earlier bout were not acknowledged by dr as caused by drug (Septra). In desperation, I stopped on my own. Supsequently, I've discovered a friend who experienced the same problem with Prevacid. | M | 66 | 1 days | 1/15/2008 | 5 | GERD | No side-effects that I know of. | This has worked wonders for me. My GERD was so bad that I was almost an invalid. Now I am doing great. I was on it twice a day, but have it down to once a day now. Tried doing it every other day, but the burning got too bad. | F | 53 | 1 years | 1/4/2008 | 3 | Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease | After taking 30mg of Prevacid daily for 8 to 10 weeks, a burning bloated feeling started in my left side. Doctor said to stop taking for a while. After I stopped the side effect ceased. Prevacid helps Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease but the side effects are equally intensive. My Doctor said that the medication causes a loss of Iron in your system thus irratating the Pyloric canal. I think a change in eating habits, loss of weight and reducing stress is a better remedy than taking this drug. | Lifestyle change is much better than this drug. | M | 60 | 60 days | 1/4/2008 | 5 | acid reflux | No negative side effects. One unusual experience that occured simultaneously to taking prevacid is a LOWERING of blood glucose by about 10-20 points. I am pre-diabetic. I wonder if anyone else has had a similiar reaction. | It has worked great on the acid reflux. | F | 58 | 2 months | 1/3/2008 | 4 | acid reflux | I still have a slight burning in my throat (is this all in my head?) but nothing by my stomach. I was dizzy the first couple of days but that went away. Feel gassy with quite a few of little burps. | wait and see. I took Losec (prilosec) for nearly 8 years. Last year I switched to the generic version and from then on noticed heartburn breakthrough off and on. late October was a downhill slide and about 2 weeks ago I switched to Prevacid. | M | 35 | 14 days | 12/30/2007 | 4 | GERD LPRD | At the beginning I had a headache and stomach pain. It has passed except for an occasional stomach twinge and slight passing nausea (I never get nauseous except in a car otherwise). | I took Nexium for a year, 2 x a day AND Zantac or Karafate and was thinking hard about surgery. I'm taking one Previcid and once in awhile (hot peppers or wine) Zantac now. I can handle the minor side effects to reduce the total amount of meds. | F | 56 | 1 years | 12/5/2007 | 3 | acid reflux | chest pain,weight gain,swollen hands,blurry vision,fatigue,bloating,itchy puffy eyes,weird dreams | prevacid was great in treating my acid reflux...but not worth all the other symptoms...did test for chest pain and all is okay...I have been trying to figure out what I did in the last month that made me gain 10lbs...I think I figured it out when I found this site...I will advise my doctor that I think everything I experienced this past month was from prevacid...thanks everyone for your input this really helps! | F | 43 | 30 days | 11/20/2007 | 5 | GERD | None | Wonderful!!!! My daughter has been on the solotabs 30 mg. and is doing wonderful. | F | 2 | 2 years | 11/19/2007 | 5 | GERD, LG. HIATAL HERNIA | NONE!!!! I'm amazed at negative comments, but assume it may be because the ones who believe the problems they've had are side effects are more likely to comment. I've used this site often and finally decided I should add comments when I find a drug that's terrific! I've had some terrible drugs for other things, but Prevacid has been FANTASTIC!!!!!!!! I'd strongly recommend it. For those worried about side effects, simply read the handout the pharmacy gives you, go on-line before seeing your Dr., and don't pay for the drug until you feel OK with taking it. Always ask your Dr. and pharmacist about side effects. I've done that several times. If don't like what you read- go back to Dr. with the printout and have Dr. clarify info for you. There are many other drugs, but this one has worked the best! | I have severe acid reflux which Dr. said can't be totally stopped until I have surgery, 3+ inch hiatal hernia, and heartburn once in awhile. I've had an endoscopy and my esophagus is a mess. Dr. said I could eat anything but really hot peppers and it wouldn't cause any more damage. I'm planning on having surgery in the Spring for my hiatal hernia and Dr. thinks I'll have significant improvement since my hernia is so large. I was constantly having reflux after something as simple as a drink of water, waking with severe coughing, severe burning in throat, hoarse voice, noises when I sleep sounding like something is blocking breathing,etc. I still have those symptoms but not as often as I did without Prevacid. I have to wait to recover from neurostimulator implant on 1/7 (for a more severe problem) to have surgery for reflux/hiatal hernia. Until then, Prevacid twice a day! | F | 49 | 18 months | 11/18/2007 | 1 | Acid Reflux | Bloating in stomach that was very very uncomfortable (thought my stomach would explode), loss of appetite, cramping and numbness in legs and feet, vivid dreams, irritability, depression, restlessness... would rather suffer than ever take this again. It gradually became so very uncomfortable and disturbing that I stopped taking it after 11 days. | M | 65 | 11 days | 11/12/2007 | 1 | acid reflux | heart ache, burning sensation in arms, legs, thighs, backbone,neck. Muscle spazum and aches. severe stomach crames, weigth loss, lack of appetite, flu like symtons, Aching, pin and needles effect in sole of feet and palm of hands, sore hips and ocasionally in other joint, strange sensation of someone pouring honey or something down the back of your head towards the neck, stiff facial muscles, eyes sensitive to ligth | itīs amazing what you can buy over the counter in America, i am sure this will never have been permitted in Europe. I took nexunm for 4 days whilst on holiday in america, the side effect was so bad i spent christmas day in emergency, then the doctor prescribed prevacid, bless him, that was like frying pan to fire!! letīs just say i was sick the whole of january due to the effects of this drug.And now, 11 months down the line, iīm still getting the burning sensation, severe muscle spazums, sole hips,e.t.c Does anyone know if they will eventually go away or any natural remedy.Has anyone actually sucessfully sued these companies. the doctors here cannīt even relate to the symptons iīm describing to them. i donīt normally take drugs so letīs just say i am in shock at the side effects. i wouldnīt recommend these drugs to anyone. In the end what really worked for the acid reflux was apple cider vinegar and honey. Wish i knew this before.Now i am not | F | 36 | 5 days | 11/8/2007 | 2 | IBS and heartburn | Fatique, ankle swelling and weight gain | I think I'd rather deal with the heartburn than have to worry about the long term side effects of this drug. | F | 62 | 3 months | 11/1/2007 | 2 | Acid Reflux | Nausea, gagging, extreme tiredness, loss of focus, chest pain, occasional vomiting. | I was sick with a stomach problem a week before I was prescribed this for my acid reflux so I assumed that I just never got over that and the symptoms weren't because of the drug. The Dr. and Pharmacist told me that the symptoms weren't related to the drug and until I found this site I believed it. It did work great on the acid reflux but the side effects were horrible. | M | 32 | 14 days | 11/1/2007 |