PREVACID Reviews (LANSOPRAZOLE)

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PREVACID  (LANSOPRAZOLE):  Lansoprazole is used to treat certain stomach and esophagus problems (such as acid reflux, ulcers). It works by decreasing the amount of acid your stomach makes. It relieves symptoms such as heartburn, difficulty swallowing, and persistent cough. This medication helps heal acid damage to the stomach and esophagus, helps prevent ulcers, and may help prevent cancer of the esophagus. Lansoprazole belongs to a class of drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs).   FDA Approval Date: 1995-05-10 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 2  For Acid Reflux It worked great for nearly 10 years except for a full fealing I got. I took the pills and reduced the dose to about 1/20th of what the 15mg pill had to minimize the full feeling side effect and it worked great for 10 years. 1 year ago my stools started getting loose to the point of water so I has a colonoscopy which diagnosed me with Ulcative Colitis. The diarea would never stop with the medications. It kept comming back. I ask the doc if the Prevacid may have anything to do with it and he said no. He kept wanting to try new drugs and I said no not until I try diet first. Now I read all the side effects of gas, foul smelling, extreme diarea, etc. so I have stopped taking the Prevacid for 5 days and extreme gas and diarea is getting better. I hope it all gets better soon and possibly the UC will go away, too. M 45 10 years
5mg 1X day
7/14/2010
 2  to reduce acid in stomach prevacid ( lansoprazole ) alters the skin's acid mantle and I have been repeatedly attacked by various stinging insects/bees/fleas resulting in a nettle rash and inflammmation. Itching, dry eyes, depression and anxiety, bad taste in mouth. The repeated insect attacks were by far the most pronounced. Also sensitive to sunlight also caused horrible rash. went off prevacid and began sipping apple cider vinegar (2 TBSP in 1/2 C water )and ginger caps after every meal. Kefir for healthy stomach/digestion Probiotics. Small meals. I am still experiencing skin rashes and insect attacks, though. F 54 75 days
30 mg 2X day
7/13/2010
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 2  LPR Cramps,stomach pains,wateryBM, gas,depression,loss of appetite, Hair loss, dry skin Trouble is it has helped my LPR. Acid reflux which goes into the sinus area. BUT, I do not think dealing with the side affects is a way to live either. Tried Pepcid and things went back to normal, in 4 days. Went back and trouble again. Be off it, by October. F 54 40 days
30mg 1X day
7/9/2010
 3  GERD Also wanted to add that although my neck was enlarged, etc. I have been tested for thyroid and many other things which all came back negative. F 43
30 mg 1X day
7/7/2010
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 5  Acid Reflux I have not hade any side effects. I use an inflatable wedge device that elevates my mattress to prevent acid from entering my esophagus at night. I found that if I have any acid discomfort at night , I lay on my back rather than on my side seams to help. Foods that cause acid have been eliminated from the diet. If I don’t take the Prevacid, I have horrible burning in my stomach. I am going to try taking 15mg in the morning and 15mg at night to allow better digestion of food. M 66 6 years
30mg 1X day
7/1/2010
 1  Acid Reflux Gas pains, upset stomach, unable to sleep. My 3 year old was prescribed prevacid when she was a month old for acid reflux. She would not nap all day long, thought it was just her personality. THis went on until she was about 4 months old. I kept her on Prevacid until she was a year old then switched to Zantac. Never knowing that it was causing her any side effects! (Babies can't talk). I just had another baby and she too has acid reflux, spits up alot and fussy but she still napped about 5-7 hours a day. At 5 weeks the doctor put her on Prevacid and within two days of taking it she was not napping, acting very fussy just like her older sister did 3 years ago. I took her off the prevacid and within one day was back to her normal napping routine. I called the doctor and asked if this could be related to the prevacid and they told me to UP the dosage! There was no way I am was going to continue giving it to her. I have to trust my instincts. I think Prevacid causes alot of stomach pain and constipation in infants. Hope this will help any mothers out there who are dealing with babies with acid reflux. F 0 2 days
15 MG 1X day
6/25/2010
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 3  GERD/ Heartburn Foggy feeling. Upper abdominal pains. Shortness of breath. Heart palpitations. Fullness feeling in abdomen. I've taken Prevacid in the past to get acid reflux under control. That was about 14 years ago and i only took it for 1 month. It cleared up the reflux great. I was not told to take it for long periods of time, so i hadn't taken it again for almost 13 years. Last year my acid reflux began to get worse than ever, along with consistant heartburn ( which i have had for the past 20 years). My doctor put me on prilosec otc last year, which gave me extreme stomach cramps and abdominal pain after being on it for about 2 months. That was the last time i took anything but Tums in the last 10 months. Again recently i began having problems with the GERD and heartburn where it took me back into the Dr's office and i ws put on O.T.C. Prevacid 24 hr. 1 in the morning and 1 before bed for a permanent duration. My Heartburn and GERD completely went away after about a week. I have ben on Prevacid for almost 10 weeks now. After the 9th week i started to notice many adverse reactions to the drug, which after reading this message forum will now stop taking this drug. The bad side effects far outweigh the benefits to this drug. I will be seeing my NEW Doctor early next week to get some different insight to other options. I may or may not take Prevacid again in the future, but never again for long term use. M 40 10 weeks
15mg 2X day
6/21/2010
 2  to relieve pressure on chest which I was not burping, having gas pains, and definitely not passing noxious, odorous gas. On prevacid, I got all those symptoms which this drug is supposed to cure. It gave me what I did not have. My doctor switched me to Dexilant -s till have these symptoms but less intense. Been on these meds for 7 days now and am exhausted and don't want to eat much except bland carbs. M 57 2 days
30mg 1X day
6/15/2010
 4  Acid refllux Excess gas M 55 10 years
30 mg 1X day
6/8/2010
 2  acid reflux Constant nausea, warery BM, Feeling depressed constantly, and weight loss. I thought it was just me until I stumbled upon this site. I will be stopping the drug as of today. I may have more acid reflux but spending 3hrs a day in the bathroom is too bigger price to pay M 56 22 days
30mg 1X day
5/31/2010
 5  Acid Reflux, Ulcer None at all. Although it has worked great for me over the years, I am going stop it for ahile to see if symptoms return. M 71 4 years
30mg 1X day
5/27/2010
 5  GERD Urinary frequency, slight urinary incontinence, slight vaginal burning, dry eyes. I have had horrible GERD and IBS problems off and on for 15 years - going through a terrible anxiety phase (GAD/Panic disorder) right now which triggers a lot of the GI distress. Complete relief from GERD within 24 hours of taking Prevacid 15 mg - amazing! Having urogenital issues which I'm sure are side effects but it beats having my esophagus burned and damaged! My IBS is a little better but getting my anxiety under control is going to help that more. I've read a lot of these posts and it would seem quite a few people are suffering from anxiety and psychosomatic symptoms rather than actual side effects. I think this is a good and safe drug to take for GERD. F 38 8 days
15 mg 1X day
5/25/2010
 5  heartburn abd acid reflux I have not had any side effects with Prevacid. I can eat what I want with out any problems. I no longer have acid reflux and am able to sleep the night though. F 62 8 months
15mg 1X day
5/23/2010
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 1  Acid reflux At first the Prevacid worked, helped my stomach/upper belly issue but after 3 or 4 weeks, I had to stop it, I ended up with diarrhea, high blood pressure, stomach noises, upset stomach and so very very exhausted feeling all day long, want to sleep away my days and usually I am always a busy person. Would not recommend this pill to anyone! M 53 27 days
15mg 1X day
5/13/2010
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 1  I had stomach ulcer. severe constipation headaches cramps dizziness IT WAS HORRIBLE! I COULD NOT EVEN STAND UP!!!!!!!!!! IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON TAKING IT, DO NOT TAKE IT! IF YOU DO IT WILL BE THE SAME AS DRINKING POISION! THIS IS NOT A JOKE! F 45 90 days
30 MG 1X day
5/12/2010
 1  GERD Rash on face and chest, swollen tongue and had open sores in my mouth. Did not control my Gerd well at all F 53 15 days
20 1X day
5/12/2010
 1  gastritis severe bloating, nausea, weight gain, awful smelling gas, I started taking prevacid and realized after 2 weeks that my symptoms were worse, not better. I've never gained weight in my life and put on 4 lbs..they wouldn't come off...until 1 week off the meds..the lbs. are GONE...after several days of diarhea and an endoscope which showed mild erosion. I am still having some burping and gas, but most of the pain is gone. I couldn't eat more than a couple of bites while on Prevacid w/out feeling full. i am reminded of the same scenario when i was on nexium 7 yrs ago. I called doc to say i didn't start out with reflux but while on nexium and Prevacid I had a hard time swallowing, reflux and a cough!!! NEVER AGAIN. F 42 16 days
15 mg 1X day
5/9/2010
 1  Continual GERD stomach bloating, more upper than lower. Nausia, general queasiness, all this then leading to anxiety that my GERD is getting worse and something is seriously wrong again (anxiety and GERD are a snowball effect). I've been on Prilosec OTC for about 3 years, I've been prescribed it for as many months per year as my health insurance would cover then my doc just told me to do OTC. I can tell no difference in the two. The only symptom I get with Prilosec is the occasional bout of extremelly smelly gas (LOL) which I then stop taking for a few days to clear up. No stomach discomfort, no GERD, no nausia etc. Recently I decided (for some reason) to switch to Prevacid OTC as it came on the market. It's only today, after deciding to look up symptoms do I find this page full of other people that have made the same realization. After two weeks of taking it my upper GI track would become very bloated - something I had not experienced before. It would take several hours to move into the lower stomach/bowels and be passed as gas. Truly awful. This then led to nausia, loose stools (not quite diarrea) and general constant "sour" stomach. I took have noticed some weight gain, up 5 pounds in a month when I am working out 5 nights a week and eating well. Very unpleasant. more so, very alarming as I thought well maybe I'm just getting older and this is how it is now? Right around the same time I started breaking out in large painful pimple like things that aren't really pimples. I've had about 20 - 30 total, mostly on my back, face and even several on my scalp. I've never had these before, they're almost more like boils as they're not really "surface" skin (can't squeeze M 30 30 days
30 1X day
5/6/2010
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 2  gastritis My gastritis makes me vomit. Dr. put me on prevacid and I am still suffering. It interfers with my daily life and have not been able to go back to work as of yet. Prilosec worked for me but after a year I developed a rash. Desperately seeking relief. F 49 6 days
30mg 1X day
5/5/2010
 1  Acid Reflux, especially at night At first I thought it worked great, because I stopped having heartburn and acid reflux at night and could even eat things like an everything bagel in the morning without getting heartbrun. But 2 weeks into taking it, I got sick (vomited) in the morning (not pregnant and hasn't happened to me in 18 years since I was pregnant). Then I started noticing the bloating and the constant feeling of fullness. Within 2 1/2 weeks, I could hardly eat, always felt full after taking a few bites, but stomach is more bloated than ever. I stopped after my 2 week dosage - hoping things get back to normal - I'll go back to my nightly Alka Seltzer gladly over this! I cannot recommend to anyone. I have never felt so bloated and full and with constant stomach aches. Instead of heartburn, now I just belch all the time, or worse yet...the other. The side effects are definitely not worth the "cure". I wish the company would have been more honest about the side effects. I normally tolerate medications very well. F 42 14 days
30MG 1X day
5/5/2010

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