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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ACIPHEX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 1 | Chest Pains | Stomach pains, chest pains, anxiety, fatigue, headache, erratic heart beat, raised blood pressure, dizziness, nausea (even when taken with food), blurred vision. | I was given a 9 day trial on 4/25 (three bottles of three pills) along with a 6 day trial of Arthrotec. This was a solution my doctor came up with. I've never had consistant heart burn or indigestion, no signs of acid reflux, so I was confused as to why he would offer me this medication. The first day I took both pills, I experienced some dizziness and some nausea. I was at work, so I just had to brush it off. It continued each time I took it. After about two days (two doses), I began to feel very anxious and started to get a slightly elevated heart rate. I felt it was normal because I have been having some chest pains, so it could just be what's already there. On the evening of 4/30, I suddenly got some serious chest pains, an elevated heart rate (I was laying down with my husband and this was similar to an "I just finished running!" heart rate), hot flashes, dizziness, and weakness in my legs. I litterally thought I was dying. It passed within 45 minutes and I was able to go to work the next day. At work (5/1), I was sitting at my desk and the same thing happened. I stepped out to get some air but it didn't work. A friend at work had to call an ambulance. I was filled in by the ER doc that the mixture of Aciphex and Arthrotec was insane and that he was trying to keep from cracking up at my primary doc's decision to combine them. I went to the hospital because of these meds. BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN TAKING ESPECIALLY MIXED WITH OTHER MEDS. | F | 20 | 6 days 20 MG 1X D | 5/2/2012 | 1 | Gastritis from H. Pylori | Aciphex was having muscle spasms and tingling in legs with major anxiety and depression | I've tried all PPI's and don't know what to do to cure the gastritis. | M | 28 | 1 weeks 20MG 1X D | 4/17/2012 | 1 | acid reflux and esophageal spasm | Lump in throat, constipation, cold chills, hip pain, headaches, trouble sleeping. | I had an endoscopy with biopsy then prescribed aciphex. I thought the lump feeling in my throat was from the biopsy maybe not healing right or something. This was very uncomfortable and feeling like my throat was closing up, like I had a rock in my throat. It was making me feel very depressed, because it was so uncomfortable. I am so glad to have found this website and that others had these experiences also. I stopped Aciphex today and will take pepcid instead. Thank you to everyone who listed their experiences. I think these forums work better sometimes then the doctors themselves who don't even bother to monitor side effects of the drugs they prescribe. Or maybe they are aware, but benefit somehow by prescribing these drugs and so they would not tell you anyway. So sad!! | F | 47 | 7 weeks 1X D | 4/17/2012 | 1 | Possible Duodenitis | Panic Attacks, Racing Heart Beat, Restricted breathing, Increased Anxiety, Chest Pains, Tremors, Dizziness, Tingling and numbness in limbs, Tiredness, Nausea, Dry eyes, Feeling 'Hung over', Headaches, Aching cheek bones. | I was extremely relieved to find this website as I was convinced that I was losing my mind! After taking 'Pariet' (same as Aciphex) for 10 days I had my first ever panic attack while being a passenger in a car. Out of nowhere my heart started racing, my limbs went tingly and and I was very dizzy and 'out of it'. I thought I was having a stroke. 2 days later another panic attack in the car. I thought it may have been the pariet so stopped taking them. Then as my original duondenitis symptoms returned I decided to take Pariet again and that day - another panic attack. Over a period of 2 weeks whilst taking Pariet on and off, I have felt generally unwell and extremely anxious. I've never had to call 000 in my life, but in the last 2 weeks I've called 3 times with stroke and heart attack like symptoms. 3 days ago, I had my worst panic attack yet, so I've vowed never to take pariet again. Since then I've felt like I've had a bad hangover but I haven't had another attack. | F | 30 | 10 days 20mg 1X D | 3/19/2012 | 1 | possible gerd | Stomach pains, nervousness, anxiety, pain in legs, loss of appetite, trouble sleeping, headaches, tiredness, feel "foggy", no energy, nightmares, dry mouth, stomach pain. Called my doctor for the 3rd time today and im done being convinced im crazy! I want my life back and want to switch to something else. I don't know if he is getting a kickback from the drug company because I was told to take my xanax. Wondering what he will he will tell me today....wish me luck! | F | 36 | 3 weeks 2/ mg | 3/6/2012 | 1 | Severe reflux and heartburn | Headaches, extreme joint pain, deep bone pain, depression, pharangal spasm, fatigue, dizziness, heavy chest, tight chest, shortness of breath, palpitations, extreme anxiety, panic attacks extreme, nightmares, insomnia, acne, unstable thoughts, confusion, tight throat, lump in the throat sensation, strangling neck feeling, muscle spasms, twitches, stiff muscles, prolonged muscle repair after excersise, hot flushes, anger mood swings, reflux, tingling in arms, hands & feet, cold feet, discoloration of toenails, dehydration, extremely dry mouth, extremely foul taste & odour in mouth, sensitive teeth & gums, vitamin deficiency eg; vit D, iron, phosphate, potassium, trapped wind, chest pain, constipation, sinus problems and worsened asthma. I had a condition called PTLS (drs don't inform women about http://www.myptls.blogspot.com ) and I have been a new woman since my reversal. However, I was weening myself off aciphex after reversal as the GERD was due to the condition. I had never had any indigestion problems prior to PTLS. Well now I find out that on top of PTLS which was a living hell for any woman who had a tubal ligation, that this aciphex is causing great probs!! I tried coming off it and my body goes into loads of nasty symptoms. Such as severe reflux to the point of vomitting, dehydration, irritability etc.. So went back on it and everything is horrible again! So now, I'm on day 3 of ceasing this EVIL drug and suffering. Like others have said I need to rever | F | 28 | 3 years 20mg | 1/22/2012 | 1 | Acid reflux | Diarrhea/inner ear pain/terrible leg pain/ very sore throat/sensitive to temperature/vertigo | F | 48 | 3 days 20mg | 1/11/2012 | 1 | acid reflux/gerd | Breathing problems, shakiness, irritable, loose stools which caused weight loss, horrible fullness after eating, could not ride in a car after eating I would be so nauseous that I wished I could throw up, but couldn't. Just suffered for hours, extreme fatigue, felt like I would fall asleep standing, weakness etc..... | I took this drug a couple of years ago...the same symptoms happened. But I wasn't sure it was the Aciphex until I again took it years apart and had same side effects...I will never take it again!!! please be careful with this drug. It seems dangerous and Doctors don't seem to believe you or generally care. They must get brownie points for getting people on it. | F | 51 | 35 days 20 mg 2X D | 12/19/2011 | 1 | heartburn | shaking, numbness in arms and feet, heart palpitations, did not sleep at night, anxiety, brain fog. | I was on this drug for 7 days after a bad bout with Protonix. Side effects never went away. I felt like someone else had taken over my body. I would be up at night sometimes all night because I couldn't sleep. I can't bare to take this anymore. In all, I've been on for 17 days and trying to wean some with Zantac. I hope that is enough. If not, I'll find another OTC to wean off with. | F | 53 | 7 days 20mg 1X D | 12/10/2011 | 1 | Possible GERD or ulcer | Heart palpitations, numbness in arms and back; twitching and spasms in chest and abdomen, loose and abnormal stools, feelings of depression and uneasiness, trouble sleeping. | I want to thank everyone for their comments on this web site. It has saved me. It was great to see others experiencing the same side effects. I've taken this med in the past and it seemed to work good. But recently, it caused many side effects that were driving me crazy. I exercise and I am fairly healthy. I don't suffer from anxiety but this drug has made me have some unpleasant nights and days. I need to find other ways to decrease acid reflux. I need to eat better. | M | 38 | 1 months 20mg 1X D | 11/10/2011 | 1 | digestive problems and constipation | I had complaints of anxiety, heart palpitations, disoriented and panic attacks. The doctor changed the medicine to aciphex and it got worst, to the point that my personality changed completely. | F | 41 | 1 days 20 1X D | 10/2/2011 | 1 | Gerd | Depression and anxiety. | Seemed to help the stomach pain and reflux but haven't felt this depressed in a long time! also anxiety. Switched to prilosec and still feel very emotional. Didn't take anything today and stomach is not doing well. Going to try and find some natural type relief? | F | 55 | 7 days 20mg - 1X D | 9/21/2011 | 1 | Supposed GERD | OMG... I just stumbled upon this website and I'm shocked! I was put on a prescription for acid reflux many years back for a feeling of "pressure" under my ribcage. I had never had heartburn in my life but the doctor insisted that the pressure I was experiencing was GERD. After two days on that drug I was hit HARD with severe acid reflux! My stomach contents were coming up into my mouth! I was coughing myself to sleep every night. Had diarrhea, abdominal pain, pain in my back. Headaches, dizziness. I felt like I went from being 35 to 90 years old over night!! I called Kaiser doc to tell him and his nurse said they had never heard of anyone GETTING acid reflux (or any of my other symptoms) from taking the drug!! I thought I had lost my mind.... Now I know what happened. I believe first drug was Reglan? Then switched to Prevacid, and now on Aciphex. I have been suffering for years with many of the nasty symptons folks have posted here! I'm stopping all PPI's today (will use tap | Read this website!! I now feel that many, if not all PPI's are poison! | F | 51 | 3 years 20 MG 1X D | 9/3/2011 | 1 | acid reflux/GERDA | When I began taking this medicine, I had faith in the physician prescribing the medicine. I suffered at the time from occasional acid reflux and had chest pains which the doctor said were related to GERDA. Did not pay attention to side effects at the time. Began usage after stopping for three weeks, and now have uncontrollable diarrhea, stomach cramps, and gas. | Daughter convinced me to try and get off the medication because of the prolonged usage side effects. Attempted her advise of taking probiotics capsules by emptying contents directly into tongue and drinking water at the first sign of acidity in the stomach. This worked until I had something to eat that triggered an excess of acid, so I decided to start with Aciphex again. I have been affected by the medication considerable and I'm thinking of taking something over the counter if needed, and go back to the probiotics on a regular basis. | F | 67 | 3 years 20MG 1X D | 2/19/2011 | 1 | Food Poisoning/Bad Stomach | My doctor gave me a sample to try after I'd gotten sick from bad restaurant food. After taking just one pill, I woke up the following morning with what was at first a itchy pinky finger. It then started to become blistered, the itchiness more intense and spread to my body and face. By the end of the day, I was covered with blisters, and incredibly itchy. As the days went on, it seemed to get worse, my face became crust-like because the blisters were so bad, my skin felt like it was burning, the itchiness was so intense. I almost went to the emergency room but decided to wait it out. It finally started to stop spreading after a few days, but the healing of my skin took at least a month. That month was one of the scariest of my life. I didn't know if my skin would be damaged permanently or not. Even my sweat glands had been affectd, I couldn't sweat even during intense exercise. I've heard that in severe cases, people have died from this type of allergic reaction. | I will NEVER take Aciphex again. To this day (it's been about 2yrs. now), my skin isn't like it was before the reaction. For me it was many times worse than when I had the Chicken Pox a few years ago. | F | 41 | 1 days 20mg 1X D | 2/16/2011 | 1 | Acid Reflux | Follow up to previous post | So I have been off Aciphex for two days now - all symptoms have subsided. I no longer have the hot and cold flashes in my hands and numbness in my feet. I woke up today feeling very well. While this drug may be very effective and for some it may work just fine with no side effects, it was a horrible time for me. Please use caution when taking this medication. | M | 33 | 30 mg 1X D | 1/27/2011 History | 1 | GERD, throat problem | EXTREME anxiety, depression, nonstop panic attacks, muscle tension, blurred vision, racing heart with palps, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, dribbling urine, sensitivity to light, ears ringing, restlessness, feeling very unlike my former self | I am convinced that this drug is the devil in pill form. After taking Dexilant for about 3 weeks, I saw my dr because I had started to develop some anxiety. He gave me samples of aciphex to try, and everything got much worse. I am on day 4 of no aciphex, and I am hoping beyond hope that I will return to 'normal' very soon. Very scary experience on this drug. Seems like what coming off heroin might feel like. | M | 31 | 1 weeks 20mg 1X D | 12/10/2010 | 1 | Esophagitis | None. | EGD showed esophagitis, so my gastro told me to take Aciphex (Pariet, actually) for a month. I didn't have heartburn before taking it, so I can't tell how well it worked. On the 25th day, I had an episode of extreme dizziness, sort of like I was going to pass out, and I immediately stopped taking it. 4 days later I had another similar episode, but not so extreme (I ate a banana on an empty stomach). Now I have heartburn, which I didn't have before taking this medicine! I had planned to taper had I not stopped taking it because of that scary dizziness episode. | M | 24 | 25 days 20 mg 1X D | 11/29/2010 | 1 | GERD | Muscle weakness - especially in my face! Numbness and drooping to the left side of my face (eye and mouth). I looked to see if this evil medication has been linked to Bell's Palsy because I've never had a reaction like this before! Reglan which is another drug to treat GERD is known to cause Tardive Dyskinesia which is similar to Bell's Palsy. After one pill - Aciphex caused this, extreme dry mouth and nose on top of alot of fatigue and weakness throughout my body. Please be cautious of this drug!!! | F | 30 | 1 days 20 MG 1X D | 11/16/2010 | 1 | Acid Reflux | Rapid heartbeat, so severe it woke me up at night. Joint pain, could't even lift my right leg the hip pain was so severe. It did an awesome job relieving my acid reflux, though...but not worth the side effects. | F | 65 | 3 years 30 mg. 1X D | 10/14/2010 | 1 | GERD, Acid Reflux | Constant Yeast Infections/Bacterial Infections, Skin Rash, Peeling Skin, Sensitive to Light, Chronic Constipation, Fatigue | I have been taking Aciphex for about 3 years now. I've tried several times to dose down, I currently take 2 pills a day, one in the morning and one at night. Every time I miss a dose for more than 2 days I get SEVERE heartburn. I feel like crap all the time, I know it's because of this drug. I am constantly sick, I don't think I'm getting all the nutrients I need because my stomach acid is so depleted at this point. But I have become totally dependent on this drug. I would not recommend this drug to anyone, if I had only known then, what I know now. Treat your GERD with something else, eat right and take over the counter meds. If anyone has any advice as to how to ween off this drug, I'm open to suggestion. | F | 31 | 3 years 20MG 2X D | 9/28/2010 | 1 | stomach pain burning | my stomach pains after taking Aciphex went from burning to fullness | the first few days the aciphex worked great but later after eating i had a unbarable fullness under my rib. after talking the medicine for one month i went in for a EBG and they found a small hiatal hernia. i continued taking the aciphex each day the fullnes got worse when i ate. until i had a full blown hiatal hernia attack. I stopped taking the drug and started loading up on Acidophilus several times a day with stomach massages to push the hernia back down and in 2 days my symtems are 85% BETTER. | F | 53 | 2 months 20 MG 1X D | 9/20/2010 | 1 | Diagnosed with GERS | My GERD increased SIGNIFICANTLY within three days of taking this medicine. Anyone else experience anything like this? | I had difficulty swallowing and was incorrectly diagnosed with cancer in my esphageus. Turns out it was an ulcer the size of a quarter with swelling, inflammation, scar tissue, and raised nodules surrounding the ulcer (all of which made it more difficult to swallow). I was told GERD was the cause even though I never had a single day where I experienced heartburn and rarely did I awake in the night with the burning sensation in my throat from acid reflux. So in an attempt to heal the ulcer, I was put on Prilosec and Aciphex. Within two days of taking these medications, I was waking up once every three nights with what I would call VIOLENT acid reflux. The acid was in my nasal cavity and in my ear canals it was coming up so hard. I would sit up and feel it pouring back down my throat from my head it was so bad. Again, once every third night for the first 60 days I was on this crap. So I went from having ZERO noticeable GERD to having what felt like a whole head and throat full of battery acid for 20 nights over a sixty day period. I am assuming that I was either over dosing on this or my body was just rejecting this for some reason because I don't know how acid reflux could be this bad without my stomach actually going through the process of regurgitating this. My endo said my LES and all functions that keep acid in your stomach were fine. After 60 days, I stopped taking this crap as it was giving me an illness that I did not have before. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THE | M | 47 | 60 days 40 MG 2X D | 9/13/2010 | 1 | chest pain.the dr assumed acid rflx | nausea, loose bowels, acid reflux, heartburn, chest pain. A general feeling of not feeling well. Also have a horrible taste in my mouth. | My Dr. put me on Aciphex because I was having chest pains. He assumed that it was acid reflux. I have had heartburn before, maybe twice a year at the most and I don't think my chest pains are caused by acid. I've also had numbness and tingling in my arms and severe head aches. Trying to give the meds a chance but, I feel worse since I've been taking it. | F | 37 | 3 days 20 mg 1X D | 8/26/2010 | 1 | digestive problems in general | heart palpatations, chest tightness, tingling in arms and legs, dry mouth, tightness in throat, anxiety,loose bowel, anxiety, insomnia, confusion, light headedness,stomach cramps, felt like I was going crazy, fear, twitching, indegestion, acid reflux | I would no recommend this to anyone, side effects are like nothing I have ever experienced, I took myself off of it a week ago and am still suffering some of the effects. Aciphex has been like poison to my body. Really scary. I had to pay $211 for this med. because my insurance does not pay for this one and I will be throwing half of it away, what a waste of my money not to mention what it has put me thru. | F | 62 | 2 weeks 20 mg 1X D | 8/10/2010 | 1 | GERD | Palpitations, shakiness | My symptoms took about a week to go away, but I had only taken it for four weeks. If you have a pill splitter, maybe try lowering your dose - take 40 mg one day, 20 the next, then 40 and see how you feel, then go to 20 a day and 10 the next and keep tapering like that. BUT - add Pepcid or Zantac while you're doing it, with a goal of switching entirely to one of them. Also, be very good about eating right, not eating too close to bedtime, raising the head of your bed etc. All the things we know we are supposed to be doing. Good luck! | F | 53 | 4 weeks 1X D | 6/9/2010 | 1 | GERD | I experienced cotton mouth (even with drinking 64 ounces of water), dry nasal passages that bleed in the mornings, insomnia the first two days I was given it to try. | The reason I was given Aciphex to try 2-3 hours before bedtime in addition to the Omeprazole I was taking in the mornings was that my GERD was worsening, causing me to cough for long periods at night. Some mornings I woke up and the cough was so bad I coughed until I could force phlem up to relieve it. | F | 64 | 7 days 1X D | 6/2/2010 | 1 | acid reflux | Massive bloating, uncomfortable epigastric sensation of acid needing to dissipate,nasty diarrhea kicked in after taking for 3 or 4 days. | F | 46 | 6 days 30 mg 1X D | 5/26/2010 | 1 | GERD | Muscle pain, ear ringing, rapid and irregular heartbeat, heavy chest pain, anxiety, ankle pain, joint swelling, very dry skin spots, irritated throat, | Those who got off this stuff, please post that too!! This medicine really works on minimizing acid production! But now that I've read your postings, I sure wish I'd not done it. Too late to cry, just need to start reversal. Started as Crohn's that caused two intestinal resectionings and one bout of bleeding ulcers. Aciphex (originally 20 mg then had to go to 40 mg) was rx'd when I couldn't stop the acid production. When complaining of various symptoms, Drs didn't seem to know side effects. I have had 24 hr heart monitor due to that reported symptom; have had xrays of ankles and knuckles due to supposed arthritis which Dr. claimed caused by Crohns, but all probably due to the medicine. Again, IF YOU SUCCESSFULLY KICKED THIS DRUG, PLEASE POST HOW/HOW LONG IT TOOK. | M | 63 | 2 years 40 MG 1X D | 5/25/2010 | 1 | GERD / hiatal hernia | Tremors, muscle twitching, muscle weakness/shakiness, lump in throat, shortness of breath, chest pains, insomnia, anxiety | I just read this blog and burst into tears. I have been taking Aciphex for about 2 weeks. Since then I have been convinced that I have a neurological disease, never correlating to the usage of this drug. I almost fell down my stairs this morning my legs are so weak and shaky - plus I have stiffness and pain under my knee caps. I haven't slept properly and can't get my hands to stop shaking. I have incessant muscle twitches all over my body which started with my left thumb. This has been so scary and stressful. I feel relieved that I found all these comments and will stop taking Aciphex immediately. Nexium is the only drug that has ever worked for me w/o side effects, but my insurance stopped covering it. Looks like I should consider a more holistic approach. This drug is very dangerous! | F | 31 | 15 days 15 mg 1X D | 5/19/2010 | 1 | Acid Reflux | I experienced severe headaches for the first two days and have a mild sore throat daily, but worse; I experience severe lower back pain. It's so bad that it is now affecting my work - Bye Bye Aciphex. | M | 48 | 4 days 20mg 1X D | 3/27/2010 | 1 | GERD, heartburn | dizziness, sick motion headache which made moving my head uncomfortable, nausea, worse reflux, irritability, irregular heartbeats, felt terrible | I had been on Nexium for years. It worked, and I did fine other than I was uncomfortable taking this very strong med for years, so I switched. (FYI, I do NOT take something for cholesterol as well, since someone mentioned the side effects could be from cholesterol meds, not aciphex). Aciphex was poison for me. It did not work, made me feel constantly headachy, migrainy and sick. Phew. I suspect Nexium has its own problems, but at least, it works. This med did not work for me at all. I was worse in every way possible. | F | 58 | 10 days 30 mg 1X D | 3/15/2010 | 1 | Reflux/esophageal strictures | I was on Aciphex once before and discontinued b/c of the side effects especially since I believe it was what caused my irregular heartbeat in January 2009. Doctor put me on this past Friday. After my second dose on Saturday, got the same irregular heartbeat and chest pains again. I will never take this medication again. Going back to OTC zantac. | F | 42 | 2 days 20mg 1X D | 3/14/2010 | 1 | mild acid reflux | Thought I was having a heart attack until I read this thread. I have taken only 1 pill and I am experiencing severe acid reflux, lump in throat and hard to swallow, Central chest pain/tightness and abdominal pain. Uncontrollable bowel and bladder movements. eyes sensitive to light. Scary stuff to say the least and fortunately I found this thread before taking another pill. I think that I will go back to drinking a glass of milk to relieve my acid reflux as it's heathier and doesn't have any side effects!!!! | So much for this wonder drug. | M | 39 | 1 days 20 1X D | 2/22/2010 | 1 | Acid Reflux | This medicine has caused me to have an irritated throat (pretty used to that from the acid reflux). The kicker though, is 15 minutes or so after taking this medicing, I projectile vomit. Usuually comprised of whatever liquid I have in my stomach reduced to white foam. Awful. Happens everytime. I have no control over it - small cough, tickle in throat and BAM! Can't leave the house until I 'purge' - good grief!!Happens on a full or empty stomach. I am switching to another med. | F | 40 | 30 days 20 MG 1X D | 2/18/2010 | 1 | GERD | Lump in throat, worse chest pains, heart palpatations and frewuent bowle movements | M | 58 | 7 days | 1/24/2010 | 1 | Gerd | I am 31 years old and should not feel this bad! After the first pill 20mg I started being iritable. Today my hip is aching so bad. I feel like I got a hip injection. My hip feels broken. I am having flu symptoms also. I took another pill this evening I can't walk now. I will not be taking this anymore. I will just suffer from GERD. | BEWARE | F | 31 | 2 days | 1/20/2010 | 1 | acid reflux | Severe muscle soreness, gas, chest pain, yeast infection after a few days of taking it. | F | 52 | 7 days | 12/19/2009 | 1 | Gerd and ulcerated osephegus (sp?) | Headaches and bad stomach pains after nearly every meal. Because I had my gall bladder out a few months before being prescribed Aciphex I have put all my symptoms down to this. However it is now 3.5 years later and I have to accept that all the symptoms I still have must be due to side effects from the medication. | The thing about this drug is that it does help with my GERD - it completely eliminates it. However, the stomach pains I have are getting worse and worse and it does not seem natural to reduce the amount of acid in your stomach for year after year. I have decided to reduce it to every other evening for a month (I'm on 10mg an evening) and then stop it completely | F | 56 | 3.5 years | 11/15/2009 | 1 | Barrett's | I have degenerated into borderline osteo (-1.9 when threshold is -2.5). Calcium uptake interference is a known side effect. Why did sawbones not give stern warnings? Fortunately, I weaned myself off (with difficulty, after 18 months) but only after decalcification cost me 4 teeth. Bone grafts have cost me $3,000 and will cost at least $12,000 more that we know of. | Doctor prescribed lifetime 40mg when insert specifies 20mg with 1-year limit. Women break hips on Aciphex twice as often, according to 2007 study that was published before my prescription. | M | 63 | 18 months | 11/4/2009 | 1 | Nausea caused by Anxiety | nausea, loss of appetite, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, anxiety, chest pains, tingling arms, weakness, dizziness, diarrhea, bloating, heartburn | I went to the dr due to nausea, she did all sorts of tests and anxiety is the root cause. She prescribed 20mg aciphex to ease the nausea(she assumed my stomach was too acidic), symptoms got worse, so she prescribed 60mg Kapidex. Now symptoms are way worse and I am not taking either anymore. If you are on these proton pump inhibitors for anxiety, I do not recommend it at all. It will just progress your symptoms. Now that I stopped taking it, I have heartburn which I never had before I took the medication. It can cause this effect for a while until your sytem gets back to normal. | F | 23 | 4 weeks | 10/23/2009 | 1 | Severe Acid Reflux | Monthly yeast infections | Once a month like clockwork while taking aciphex, I got a yeast infection. Since quitting aciphex over a year ago, I've had 1. Aciphex isn't worth the trouble it causes. I now take over the counter pills called Titralac. | F | 26 | 1 years | 10/21/2009 | 1 | reflux | Got Worse | F | 55 | 2 days | 9/3/2009 | 1 | reflux going into throat | was on a double dose ( bid dose) of aciphex for 5 months. during that time I started to develop chest and stomach pains, and diarrhea My diarrhea had improved but I still get bad stomach and chest pains all most all the time. I told my doctor that i was getting these pains and he told me to keep taking the aciphex. I should have never listened to him | this was a very bad drug for me. watch out for side effects. | M | 51 | 5 months | 8/20/2009 | 1 | Gerd | headaches, dizziness, cold sweats,unbelievable anxiety, diarrhea, heart palpitations, severe stomach cramps, rash, felt like I had bugs. | I had to see a heart doctor thinking my heart was bad, I have been so out of it, I couldn't run my own business. The pharmacy didn't have any of these side effects noted! | M | 41 | 1 months | 8/18/2009 | 1 | Suspected acid reflux | Spacey feeling - especially in the morning for a few hours after taking Aciphex. Chest pain on and off. Mild and persistant dizziness. | The makers of the drug suggest a headache is the most common side effect - if that were it I'd stick with it. These side effects however were so immediate and pronounced that I've taken my last Aciphex pill. I have a 100% clean bill of health so the only likely cause of what I'm going through right now is Aciphex. No idea if this drug will work for you - for me the side effects are worse than the problem. | M | 42 | 6 days | 6/11/2009 | 1 | Silent Reflux | Increasingly severe chest pain, heart palpatations, hard to breath, weight gain and bloating, high blood pressure, insomnia | I started taking Aciphex about 8 months ago. I started to get out of breath thought it was because I was a long time smoker. Breathing became so bad I quit smoking. Three months later and breathing is worse and having chest pains and high blood pressure. Doc puts me on meds for blood pressure sends me for Nuc Stress Test, got results yesterday, heart 100% fine. Doc changes meds and ups aciphex. Come home do some research find this website. I now believe all symptoms are from Aciphex. Stopped taking meds last night. Slept like a baby and no chest pains waking me at night. Will never take again and will tell everyone I come in contact with about side affects! | F | 40 | 8 months | 5/20/2009 | 1 | acid reflux | Severely aggravated my existing Erythromelalgia (EM) (Burning feet). I also felt lethargic. | It works for acid reflux but aggravated my EM. The side effects are not worth it. Nexium does not seem to affect my EM. | M | 56 | 3 weeks | 5/12/2009 | 1 | Hiatal Hernia, GERD | Severe Hives, itchy throat (roof of mouth), heart palputations, some upper back pain | This drug worked great the first two days, but started feeling chest palputations and had an itchy throat, but thought it was from the pollen, by day three I broke out in a mild rash on my forearm, then my legs. Day seven and I'm competely covered in Hives and continue having palputations. Going to my Urgent care provider tomorrow for some relief. Tonight was my last night taking this horrible product. My doctor said there's no major side effects. Called pharmacisist, he said this drug normally does not cause hives. And we're supposed to believe these people. Going back on Pepcid AC, and apple cider Vinegar tablets. | F | 42 | 7 days | 5/1/2009 | 1 | gerd | Three day headache. Not an inconvenient type headache, but a three days lying on my bed with a wet cloth over my face type headache. | I don't know if it works for acid problems, I did not take it long enough to find out. | F | 48 | 3 days | 4/28/2009 | 1 | heart palpatations, insomnia, dry eyes, muscle spasms, tingling in arms and legs, severe diahrea,bloating the worst,intestinal pain,chest pain, sore mouth and tongue,dry mouth, axiety, and more | Worked great for my acid reflux, but I can barely function from side effects. the doctor are nuts for giving this to anyone. thank God I realized it was the meds, took me 6 months of hell towake up, off for 3 days, feel like a new person. Also, had similar symptoms when taking protonix.I will stick to 1/2 bottle of Tums. | F | 43 | 6 months | 4/22/2009 | 1 | GERD | Headache, nausea, vomiting, weird sensation in legs after 3 days - warm from calf to knee on left leg, followed by pressure or painful sensation. Dr. thought it was a pinched sciatic nerve, but muscle relaxers and ibuprofen had no effect. I stopped taking the medicine yesterday, and I am feeling less of the warm sensations. I think it may take a few days to completely stop, since it took a few days to start. | I would rather have the GERD symptoms than this. It was really scary. I went to the ER because I thought I had a blood clot in my leg - I could feel that something was wrong with my circulation. | F | 30 | 8 days | 4/20/2009 | 1 | GERD | Rapid heartbeat, irregular heartbeat and severe headaches. | Doc was examining me and went to search side effects. The drug rep for this drug happened to be in the office at the time and he told him he'd never prescribe it again because my heartbeat was so irregular. I'd never had it before and never since. | F | 48 | 7 days | 4/19/2009 | 1 | Acid reflux | Left arm pain, dizziness, diarrhea | I just took my first dose today, and I will never take it again. I asked my dr. when he prescribed it to me if there are any side effects, and all he said was that I might experience loose stools. Not only have I had bad diarrhea, but I am also experiencing pain in my left arm and dizziness. I was ready to go to the hospital until I came here and read how many other people have had the same side effects. I am not taking one more dose. He also told me to take Prilosec after I finished the three day sample he gave me, but reading how similar the side effects are for that, I would rather have the acid reflux. | F | 27 | 1 days | 4/18/2009 | 1 | acid reflux and day & night sweats | Head heavy dizziness, impaired equilibrium, insomnia, tummy bloating, stomach and leg cramping, headaches, mild heart palpitations - all progressive in nature. | The first six days I felt great. All previous symptoms and reasons for taking medication quickly disappeared; the feeling of the need to constantly vomit, heartburn, constant day and night sweats were gone, coughing disappeared, the strange foggy headaches went away. * Day seven was the onset of dizziness and imbalance. When I turned my head or made any moderate to quick movement, my brain lagged behind as if it were in a delay only it became worse progressively through the day, each day. I thought I was having a Stroke. Then came the mild palpitations and headahces, tummy bloating and leg cramping came next along with limited sleep. | M | 52 | 16 days | 4/12/2009 | 1 | Acid Reflux | Dizziness, tight chest, shortness of breath, insomnia, anxiety, depression. | This pill is like posion. I was already being tested for some dizziness issues and this just compounded it. I felt like I was dying taking this medication and I'm only 29 yrs old. I report this to the FDA and suggest you all do the same. | F | 29 | 4 days | 3/30/2009 | 1 | gerd | spacey,confused,just not feeling right.itchy,tingly,headaches | F | 50 | 9 days | 3/21/2009 | 1 | excess stomach acid/crohn's | after taking only one dose, severe diarrhea | zantac was working just fine, physician suggested aciphex because I would only have to take once a day | F | 36 | 1 days | 3/12/2009 | 1 | Acid Related Gastritis | dry mouth w/ weird taste, incredible heartburn, depression, anxiety, fatigue | i don't take a lot of meds. Never reacted to something so badly. Be careful taking this, everyone noticed i wasn't myself. Hit a breaking point when I was crying every day for no reason and freaking out. It all started a wk after i started taking the meds. Also no matter how much i slept, i was completely exhausted. dr told me not a normal reaction but suggested i go off it anyways. | F | 26 | 3 weeks | 2/5/2009 | 1 | GERD | THOUGHT I WAS HAVING A STROKE, MY RIGHT ARM AND LEG BECAME WEAK AND TINGLY AND I FELT "SPACEY". | I WOULD HAVE CALLED 911 AND WASTED A LOT OF MONEY RULING OUT A STROKE IF I HAD NOT FOUND THIS WEBSITE AND REALIZED IT WAS THE ACIPHEX CAUSING MY SXS. ONLY TOOK IT A FEW DAYS,WILL NEVER TAKE IT AGAIN. ANYONE KNOW HOW LONG IT TAKES FOR SXS. TO DISAPPEAR? | F | 57 | 10 days | 1/24/2009 |