ACIPHEX Reviews (RABEPRAZOLE SODIUM)Average Rating: 2.8 (482 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ACIPHEX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ACIPHEX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | GERD | This drug is underrated..I've taken every PPI and over the counter reflux med and Aciplex is the only one that helps me. I have had trouble getting insurance to cover it in the past but there is a generic now so I am happy I can take it again. Love it, if you have trouble getting relief for your reflux, definitely ask to give this one a try for a few weeks. It's good. | M | 39 | 8 years 20 MG 1X day | 12/26/2014 | 3 | GERD | I have almost constant hip/pelvic pain, worse at night, elevated liver enzymes and scarring in liver, sinus problems, headaches,intermittent nausea,constipation,brittle nails and thinning hair,mood swings, metallic taste in mouth. | This drug works very well for my GERD but I feel constantly "under par" and if I try to come off the medication the rebound reflux is so severe i have no choice but to take it again. my main concern is my liver, I had severely elevated enzymes and ended up having a biopsy which showed fatty liver and mild fibrosis (scarring) I took another PPI, Omeprazole for a while prior to the Rabeprazole, when I came off the Omeprazole and had a break from medication, taking another type of drug (not PPI) my liver enzymes returned to normal. | F | 54 | 13 years 20 1X day | 8/29/2014 | 1 | reflux | Feeling I'll every day didn't know why,aches in shoulders under armpits hip pain headache fuzzy head shall I go on trying to get off it but very slowly as reflux rages without it Since lowering dose hip pains have gone ,working on controlling reflux in other ways. | F | 57 | 2 years 20 | 8/26/2014 | 4 | GERD, reflux | switched to aciphex from dexilant (which worked great but gave me pain during the night), Gerd and reflux still gone, but terrible acid buildup at night. | doctor prescribed 150mg zantac at night for acid, but doesn't work. am vomiting every morning for a year now, mostly acid sometimes bile. tried taking extra aciphex at night, no effect. | F | 53 | 1 months 20mg 1X day | 7/21/2014 | 1 | acid reflux | About 2 weeks after starting the drug, I began to feel very, very tired, had shaking of extremities, loss of appetite, lost 11 lbs. Went to MD for shortness of breath. She thought I had asthma. Took blood and called that night to go to the ER because my BUN and creatinine were elevated and I was going into renal failure. Became anemic, and immunosuppressed. In hospital for 1 week. Took 2 years to get my baseline kidney function back. Diagnosis was hypersensitivity reaction to aciphex. | F | 62 | 5 weeks 1 tablet 1X day | 4/22/2014 | 5 | acid reflux | None | F | 64 | 10 days 40mg | 12/1/2013 | 4 | Acid Reflux | Where do I start??? | I have been on and off Aciphex for such a long time. I was put on it after having a scope done and they found a little sore in my esophagus. I never really had reflux much before taking this drug. When I have attempted to stop taking it I end up miserable!! I am going through this now. The Dr. didn't ok my refill because of the holiday I guess. I have been off completely now for 3 days. I have so much acid, basically can't eat because EVERYTHING is making it worse. I have had diarrhea, cramping. My left leg and foot plus my left arm and hand feels tingly. I have a dizzy head and slight headache. After searching for help online I stumbled on this posting. OMG! I am realizing that after reading all the posts that others have had horrible side effects. I am shocked! I have had irregular heartbeats for years. My previously thick hair is now thin. My skin is always dry, my nails are brittle. I am always tired and feel like I have the flu. I have been to the Dr. with these symptoms for years. Never find a thing. Could it really be this drug??? I don't think he has ever considered the side effects of this drug and especially being on it for so long. I had one Dr. tell me I would have to be on it the rest of my life. Just like a diabetic has to be on a life long med. I just don't know how I will be able to get over these terrible withdrawal symptoms. But I can not go back on this medicine!! I am going back to the Dr. this week and give him the link to this website. Praying you all can | F | 61 | 10 years 20 MG 1X day | 12/1/2013 | 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 | 1 | hiatal hernia | palpitations, low vitamin d, fatigue, never feel like myself, severe muscle pain, osteopenia. works great controlling acid reflux but i don't know which set of symptoms is worse | F | 57 | 45 days 20 mg 1X day | 8/16/2013 | 1 | Hiatus hernia | I've experienced heart palpitations, elevated liver enzymes, swollen ankles, feet, and legs. Dry mouth, joint pain, weakened bones, eye twitches, and back pain. | Since being on this medicine, my big concern is on my liver and weakened bones, I've even had a broken wrist. Ive tried to get off of it, however when I skip a dose it feels 10x worst. When they put me on aciphex, they also put me on calcium -vit D and magnesium. I've been on a vitamin D 50,000 unit treatment for 8 wks, twice already. When I spoke to my doctor about how I feel when skipping a dose she said, the pills work by blocking the pumps in your stomach, naturally your stomach will then produce more pumps, until finally your stomach has made thousands of pumps. When you stop taking them, all pumps are working full force making the acid reflux unbearable. If they know all this why do they prescribe it in the first place? For me it's now finding something that will work or surgery. :( My cousin was just diagnosed with the same hernia I have and they prescribed her aciphex, I sent her this link. She said she was not going to be taking them. For those of you with no side effects, that's wonderful, you're one of the lucky ones, for those of us not so lucky, please be cautious of what you are taking. These are very dangerous and like drugs, can be very addicting. When the heartburn starts up that bad your running looking for that little yellow pill. I should've seen it before, yellow for warning. Please do not take this!! | F | 43 | 8 months 20 mg 1X day | 8/7/2013 | 3 | severe acid reflux from opiates | Totally stopped the symptoms, no noticeable side effects at first. BUT...see comments. | Over the long term, I lost about half my hair; and I have to supplement a number of vitamins and calcium, because Aciphex blocks absorption. Then my insurance stopped covering it; and since nothing else works for me at this point, I began paying for it myself. Without insurance, it's $365 for 30 pills and it keeps going up. Even worse -- after all these years of doctors telling me I had to take it to prevent throat cancer, the New York Times just published an article about a study showing that PPI medication may CAUSE throat cancer. The problem is, once you're on it, your body adjusts; and it's very difficult (impossible?) to get off. Meanwhile, it's become less effective over time. I now have reflux even after taking it. My doctor tells me to double the dose. No way! It's a slippery slope. My advice would be DON'T START. | F | 67 | 8 years 10-20 1X day | 6/3/2013 | 5 | acid reflux | the only side effects I have are when I do not take them, after missing 2 days, I can't lay down flat or even on a pillow as the reflux is so bad it keeps me from getting to sleep and days are horrible. I hope to never miss another dose. | F | 66 | 2 years 1 1X day | 6/2/2013 | 4 | Barest esophagus | Itching which starts around 4.m. After taking it first thing in morning | 62 | 10 years 20 | 3/16/2013 | 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 | gerd | none | I cannot believe the other comments on here. You people need to quit malingering. | F | 30 | 15 days 20 1X day | 9/10/2012 | 2 | Barrett's ; Gerd ; | Stomach cramps and diarrhea | Took this a few years ago and had same effect. Iam off forever. VERY IMPORTANT. for all of you whose insurance won't cover this very expensive med, my doctor sent in a statement saying the other ones I have tried did not work and this is the one that was the best for me The insurance company ( a very big one) made an exception and covered it. | M | 72 | 2 months 1X day | 8/8/2012 | 4 | GERD & Barrett's Esophagus | Headaches daily, some tremors in my hands and fingers, loss of appetite. | I was taking Omezparole for about a week or so due to some acid reflux issues at the time, which were still unclear to me then, and developed a full body rash. Afterwards, I was diagnosed with GERD and Barrett's Esophagus and subscribed Aciphex. I've been on it for almosty a week now along with Calcium with D3 supplements twice daily to hinder any early on-set Osteoperosis. So far the acid reflux has been a lot better and still feel occasional chest pain if I've eated something really fatty, but mostly the acid reflux symptoms have dissolved. The only thing that worries me are the tremors I've had. At first I thought it was just an old injury acting up (I injured my hand a couple of years ago and hurts every so often), but then it happened in the other hand. It could just be in my head though haha | F | 22 | 6 days 20 MG 1X day | 6/11/2012 | 5 | Barret's esophagus diagnosis. | None. | I highly advise anyone who has acid reflux more than 3 times per week to definitely talk to a good doctor about it. I had reflux at least 3 times per day for many years. I didn't realize how many bottles of Pepcid complete I had stashed everywhere. Started with Rolaids many years ago, went through Tagamet, Zantac, Pepcid, then Pepcid complete before I consulted my doctor. First, my health plan insisted I try Prilosec. That was four days of hell. Fortunately, my gastro's nurse called to see how I was doing on the Aciphex, and I told her my dilemma. What an angel! She straightened that out immediately. Aciphex has been a godsend for me. I cannot believe the side effects some of the folks are reporting here, as I have felt nothing but relief. This past week, due to something my wife read to me from the newspaper doctor column, I took a break from Aciphex. I didn't feel any side effects from doing that, but my acid reflux was back in 3 days. I went four more days, and just kept taking temporary OTC stuff. I am sick of that. I should have talked to my own doctor first. | M | 64 | 4 years 20 mg 1X day | 5/11/2012 | 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 day | 5/2/2012 | 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 day | 4/17/2012 |