ACIPHEX Reviews (RABEPRAZOLE SODIUM)

Average Rating: 2.8 (482 Ratings)

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ACIPHEX  (RABEPRAZOLE SODIUM):  Rabeprazole 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. Rabeprazole belongs to a class of drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs).   FDA Approval Date: 1999-08-19 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR ACIPHEXCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 5  Gerd Non that I am sure of. I am wondering If it affects my body's ability to absorb vitimins am minerals. F 6 years
20
12/13/2012
 5  Barret's None. I have been taking Aciphex for 3 years with no side effects. Completely mitigated the heart burn. M 3 years
6/20/2006
 5  Acid Reflux No side effects at all. Cured my acid reflux almost within a few days which was causing something called Shotsky's Ring (when your throat spasms closed around food going down at the time and you choke). All gone!! M 1 years
8/5/2004
 5  acid reflux Non noted Works well M 2.5 years
6/19/2004
 5  gastritis none M 1 weeks
8/4/2009
 3  Acid Reflux Tenderness in arch of right foot, knee pain The drug worked fine overall, but after a few weeks, started getting discomfort and swelling in arch of right foot. Kind of felt like hives, only not quite as bad. Stopped taking it after 4 weeks when I started getting joint pain in my right knee in the evening. Talked to my GP about it, he seemed puzzled, said it was a rare side effect. Went back to Prilosec. The foot soreness has gradually dissipated over the last couple of weeks, took over a week for most of the soreness to go away. M 4 weeks
10/18/2007
 3  Reflux/heartburn Improved my reflux...but little effect on heartburn. B12 deficiency - I took for over 18 months without realizing that some of my problems were related to aciphex headaches, leg pains etc. I found another website that confirmed that aciphex depleted vitamin B12 which explains my leg pains which recently developed F 18 months
10/30/2007
 3  gerd
11/11/2007
 3  GERD Since starting Aciphex 3 years ago, my PSA levels have increased from ~1.5 to 6.5. the DRE was normal Have any of you guys also experienced this ? M 3 years
11/28/2007
 3  Gastritis occasional belching, pain/pressure in stomach, more frequent heartburn Worked better for me than Protonix F 60 days
2/17/2007
 3  Reflux Stomach bloat - Gas - left arm tingle. I sometimes think I am having a heart attack. Shortness of breath. Heart, treadmill, all check fine. I noticed when I would skip two doses in a row, I would get the acid back, but I felt better as far as the bloat/gas went. I am at my wits end. After reading the posts here, I am going to try to go off of it and do something different. I am miserable and my wife is tired of the burps. M 2 years
5/13/2007
 1  Gastritis Constipation, increased creatinine and potassium level in blood test, which indicate kidney problem, insomnia, swollen joint and itchy skin I was prescribed this after being diagnosed w/ gastritis. After only taking three days I stopped because of constipation and I immediately know there's something wrong about this drug. After googling it seems the big pharma is downplaying the side effects. I only took 20mg for three days and now after one week I suddenly have gout first time ever in my life! I am a female with extremely active lifestyle and watch my diet strictly so the only cause would be this drug. I really regret taking this and am worrying how long will it take for the ppi to leave my body and whether the damage done to my kidney will be reversed... I just hope more people will know how serious this drug can damage the quality of your life. F 0 days
20
5/22/2017
 3  Severe GERD and Esophageal Disease Headaches I was born with GERD. I have been suffering from it my entire life. We have tried nearly 35 Gerd medications whether their PPI's or H2 blockers. Aciphex was a miracle drug... for the first 2 years. Now I have reached the 3 year mark and all my symptoms of acid reaching my throat and the inability to swallow have come back. To add on to this I have experienced moderate headaches every day. F 13 3 years
20 mg 2X day
12/18/2011
 4  GERd Gassy>>burping alot I cant stop burping >> i burp constinley after i eat or drink!!!! F 15 3 days
11/19/2005
 3  Stomach Pains/Maybe Ulsar Constipation, softer poo. It helped my stomach pains but gave me constipation making a new pain to cover the old one. M 17 3 months
1/31/2007
 4  Crohn's disease, acid reflux headaches, nausea I just started AciPhex less than a week ago and so far it's been working. My pain is gone and I'm eating normally again, but something isn't right. I also started Sucralfate, and for the first time today I am feeling extreme nausea, dizziness, fatigue, and chills. I wish I knew which medicine this is related to. I have Crohn's disease, so I take this along with many other medications. I just want something that works, but I'm scared that the side effects of this drug may hurt my future. F 18 3 days
4/17/2007
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 3  gerd and stomach+throat ulcers gnawing chest pain that feels like something coming out of my chest when i stopped the medicine for a week the pain went away but the acid reflux is uncontrollable without it, now the pain comes and goes M 18 1 years
30mg 2X day
5/15/2010
 2   dissoriented, many panick attacks, tightness in throat, nausea F 18 14 days
7/24/2006
 5  Acid Reflux Feeling of fullness after eating less food. Reading a number of the comments written before me, I'm worried some people may get the wrong impressions of this drug. Aciphex is an ion-pump inhibitor, meaning it 'turns off' a number of the pumps in your stomach that produce and secrete acid into it. Keeping this in mind, you shouldn't be surprised if you feel more gassy, as that's simply because the food in your stomach isn't being broken down to the same extant, and the bacteria in your intestines is doing much more of the work, hence the gas byproducts. The sleeplessness seems to preeminently in users you have only been taking it for a very short time. If your body is used to heartburn while you sleep, as lying prone allows more acid to seep into the esophagus , then sleeping heartburn free may take some getting used to. Don't be so quick to blame these terrible side effects on the drug, but think as to why this may be happening. Regardless, this drug has changed my life. If gone from popping Tums all day and never sleeping d M 20 1.7 years
5/20/2007
 2  Patchy erthyma in antrum and gastri Feel hungry every hour which has not improved and lots of gastric still persist M 20 3 weeks
20 mg *1D
11/4/2013
  

ACIPHEX  (RABEPRAZOLE SODIUM):  Rabeprazole 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. Rabeprazole belongs to a class of drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs).   FDA Approval Date: 1999-08-19 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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