MIRALAX Reviews (POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350)Average Rating: 3.3 (535 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare MIRALAX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR MIRALAX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Constipation | Stomach pain. Vomiting | It is not FDA approved for children. | M | 4 | 5 days 1 cap/d | 3/9/2016 | 1 | constipation | worked but won't stop after 2 days of loose bowels and continual leakage for no reason, that has been going on an additional 3 days so far. | BEWARE, WORKS BUT SIDE EFFECTS ARE NOT WORTH IT, I can't go anywhere without leakage and you don't know until you feel it in your underware | F | 77 | 4 days 1X day | 3/1/2016 | 1 | Hard stools from pregnancy | Cold sweats, horrible diarrhea for 3 days now, headaches, dizziness. Stay away!! My OB nonchalantly mentioned taking this drug for my constipation post Partum. Maybe it would have been ok with one dose, but 3 doses was way too much. I feel awful! | There should be more warning from health professionals before taking this medication. | F | 28 | 3 days 3 | 2/17/2016 | 1 | colonoscopy prep | Itching and swelling around throat area. | I was to mix 255mg of Miralax in 64 ounces of fluid and drink it over a 2 hour period. I'm leery of all medications so I started slow. I started to have a reaction after drinking just 4 ounces. The doctor didn't even warn me about this potential reaction, or warn me that Reglan (the other prescribed med for this prep) has an FDA warning label. Don't expect doctors to "care" for you - they just do procedures. Do your own research and decide for yourself what your best care plan is. | M | 1 times 16mg 1X O | 2/3/2016 | 1 | Constipation | I had severe allergic reaction and side effects and ended up in the ER. Swelling and tingling of face, tongue and throat. Difficulty breathing. Extreme dizziness, nausea that has persisted for days, vomiting, diarrhea. | This should not be a broad stroke medication. Use with extreme caution. | F | 42 | 1 times 17g | 1/28/2016 | 5 | Constipation | None | This was a miracle for me! I now have regular BM's which has NEVER happened before! I would go 2 weeks+ without going. I occasionally have to bump the dose up but not often. I am truly amazed at some of the negative comments here. Of course Miralax is going to cause some gas! It's also going to cause diarrhea if you take a large dose i.e. prep for a colonoscopy--that's kind of the idea. Miralax did not cause your sore throat, your runny nose, your itchy dry skin or foot pain. It takes several days to work if you start with a small dose. It isn't an instant cure (for those who complained that 1 or 2 doses didn't work.) | F | 48 | 4 years 1 capful | 1/19/2016 | 5 | chronic constipation | slight diarria and local irritation when taking the 17 gram dosage.. Other than that no remarkable side effects. | No other side effects that I can see . I have an almost regular BM about every other day .. while sticking with the 1/2 dose. | M | 79 | 60 days 8.5 grams 1X day | 1/13/2016 | 1 | colonoscopy prep | Severe nausea within hours of first 80z; violent vomiting, severe sore throat same day thru next day, cold sweats, heart palpitations, shakes | REMOVE FROM MARKET Stat. Unsafe product. | F | 50 | 1 days 2-119g bot | 1/6/2016 | 3 | Colonoscopy Prep | MiraLAX was mixed with 64 oz. of Gatorade2, total 4 Ducolax pills for colon prep. I drank 8 oz. every half hour from 5pm - 8pm. After first two 8 oz., I started feeling dizziness and abdominal pain. After the next two 8 oz., I experienced very severe abdominal pain that radiated to lower back pain; all on right side. My first thought was that it had exacerbated sciatica nerve pain I had a few years ago. After completing the solution, I was in acute, excruciating abdominal and back pain -- worse than child labor pain. It was constant pain whereas I could not stand up straight. I couldn't lay down on either side without excruciating pain. I sat up in a chair to try to sleep; and I was up literally all night. My colon procedure was next day @ 2pm. The pain never subsided, and I informed nurse and doctor of the pain; but seemed to be of little concern. Three days later I'm still experiencing pain in my mid stomach area and lower back. I've taken a couple of pain meds, to no avail. Thankfully, I never vomited, but any standing or lying position this pain is severe. I may have to go to ER. I was not in any pain before starting the prep, so I have concluded that this pain is caused by either or both the Ducolax pills and the MiraLAX. After reading about MiraLAX, it is conceivable to think this severe pain is from the MiraLAX. In addition, the pain worsen when I breathe (so it is constant), and when I cough, yawn or sneeze. It has been torture and pure misery the last 5 days. | The MiraLAX worked for its intended purpose in cleansing my colon for the colonoscopy; however, its side affects are terrible and seemingly long-lasting. I will never take MiraLAX again, and I pray it has not caused irreparable damage to my stomach and other organs. The pain is contained to my right side only tthus far, but seems to radiate across my lower back area. MiraLAX may work well for most, but I will never forget this painful experience. | F | 59 | 1 days 8.3 | 11/15/2015 | 1 | Spent my 50th birthday last year in the hospital, passed out weak shaking bloated.after ever test imaginable. They sent me home to increase fluids and blamed dehydration. Well ironically a year later I decided to give it a try. Well again same symptoms! So no more ever of mirelax for me.just have to wait now again until it's out of my system. Also heart palpation.after specialist after specialist and all the expense. These people should be held responsible. Be careful folks plz. | M | 50 | 1 weeks | 11/11/2015 | 1 | Prep for colonoscopy | Very upset stomach, throwing up, abdominal cramps. And I'm only halfway through the prep! | NEVER AGAIN | F | 23 | 1 days | 11/10/2015 | 2 | chronic constipation | Bloating, Flatulence. I developed heart palpitations, many skipped beats,and extremely high blood pressure. My cardiologist confirmed the skipped beats with Holter monitor. I stopped miralax and BP came down and palpitations/skipped beats stopped. When I resumed Miralax they returned. My gastroenterologist said keep taking it as he felt heart problems were not due to Miralax. Everytime i stop the miralax the other symptoms go away. My Primary Care Physician advised me to stop the miralax. | Helps somewhat with constipation. I wish it didn't have side effects for me. I will no longer take it. | F | 72 | 2 weeks 17 mg 1X day | 11/7/2015 | 1 | IBS-C | just passed water, stool hardened, then vomiting and cold sweats | M | 60 | 2 months 30 4X day | 10/22/2015 | 5 | Colonoscopy prep | I just want to warn patients who are told to use this as prep: it works. Oh God, it works. Pray. | F | 23 | 1 times 240 MG | 10/20/2015 | 1 | colonoscopy prep | Vomiting, cramping, dizzy, sweating, etc | Tastes like kerosene smells | F | 70 | 1 days 14 doses 1X day | 9/30/2015 | 5 | Constipation/ibs | Gas/ bloating | It work but I'm going to rest room to much I have taking miralax for 6 months once a day. | F | 45 | 6 months 17mg | 9/9/2015 | 1 | chronic constipation | Very soft stools that do not come out. You end up with poop all over your underpants. Constant cramping and gas. I would not recommend this to anyone for any reason. | F | 72 | 30 days 50mg 1X day | 9/9/2015 | 2 | chronic constipation | Bloating, terrible gas, very soft stools that barely come out. Now I poop a little each time I go to the bathroom to urinate. I have "sharted" in my pants twice. Talk about gross. I am not having a real bowel movement any more frequently than I was before taking Miralax. | I'm so disappointed this isn't working for me. I had such high hopes. I suffer from chronic constipation for most of my life. It takes forever for food to move through my system. | F | 50 | 30 days 17 g 1X day | 8/21/2015 | 3 | Doctor recomended | Not consistent may skip days and most time it has so much. Gas it blasts out . Sometimes requires suppository to get. Started been taking for several years just wish it was more dependable | M | 78 | 1 months Cap full | 8/18/2015 | 1 | Prep for colonoscopy | Severe abdominal pain and cramping, vomiting. | Not my first time taking for prep but 1st time so sick. | M | 57 | 1 days 834 g. pow | 8/2/2015 |