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 |
| 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 day | 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 day | 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 | 4 | GERD | Slight ED. Dry skin and itching on face and other areas of body. Some foods are a bit harder to digest like oatmeal. Needed to add lots more fiber to my diet. | It definitely works. I was having problems swallowing certain types of food. Aciphex fixed the issue within 3 months. Still have occasional acid issues if I eat something very fatty or acidic. | M | 39 | 3 years 20MG 1X day | 2/16/2012 | 3 | Acid Reflex | First week was really good, felt much better than all heck broke lose. I have severe headaches, body aches, dry mouth, dry cough, leg craps and this awful left lower back pain and lower abdominal pain when going to the bathroom, I have taken this medicine before and it does deplete your magnesium and all your vitamins. make sure you check your D3 and B12 as my got very low from not absorbing them. I stopped the aciphex and i don't have a headache today but i still have the lower achy abdominal pain, hopefully this will subside in a couple of days. Think i will just use probiotics to get my stomach back to normal. | I was in a lot of pain with the acid reflex and this did help for awhile but i have a life to live and the pain and headaches are to bad to continue down this path, going off of the medicine and sticking with no sugar and no carbs, Don't want to feed the over growth of yeast due to the double antibiotics that caused this in the first place. For those that choose to take this medicine, remember it is for short term use not long term. Everyone needs to look at what they put in there body and eliminate the GMO crap and the Hi sugar. | F | 46 | 4 weeks 20mg 1X day | 2/11/2012 | 5 | GERD | Hair loss and weight gain | helped the acid reflux totally | F | 55 | 10 years 20 1X day | 1/31/2012 | 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 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 | 3 | GERD | OK... this really seems to help w gerd, BUT I'm 53 and have been diagnosed w SEVERE osteoporosis! Scary! Realize now that aciphex probably prevented my body from absorbing minerals.nutrients and etc. TAKE siberian pine nut oil to help you when you are off this drug! I have been taking 1/2 tsp before every meal, and so far so good. I am going to try going without it! | F | 53 | 10 years 20mg 1X day | 1/12/2012 | 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 | 5 | Bile reflux, NERD | No side effects noticable. This was the only PPI that helped me. I often take it ~ 4x a week because I am concerned about effect on calcium absorption. | F | 69 | 4 years 1 pill | 1/9/2012 | 3 | Hiatal Hernia, Acid Reflux | After 3 months on Aciphex, I had a complete blood workup and was surprised to find that I had an elevated muscle enzyme count. I also found I had higher CPK levels. Apparently, Aciphex MAY reduce the elimination of cyclosporin in the liver. Wondering, since this is the only drug I am taking, whether the muscle pains/joint pains and the elevated muscle enzyme count is the result of Aciphex. I stopped taking it 2 days ago and now I have bouts of gasiness and loose stool. I will wait several weeks to fully rid my body of this drug and have my blood tested again. | M | 56 | 3 months 20 mg. 2X day | 12/25/2011 | 2 | GERD(maybe) | dry mouth, bitter taste, difficulty breathing, constant gagging and vomiting of stomach acid, nausea after eating, car rides are hell, loss of appetite, stomach pains, nausea after eating, vomiting after eating. | This is supposed to treat my hyper active gag reflex issues i've been having but so far i feel worse than i did before. Everything tastes bitter,i am extremely dehydrated and it does not keep me from vomiting like it should. the side effects just make my situation worse. I would like to stop asap. | F | 22 | 2 weeks 20MG 1X day | 12/22/2011 | 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 day | 12/19/2011 | 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 | 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 day | 12/10/2011 | 3 | GERD | I started taking Aciphex after finally complaining to my physician about serious pain and discomfort with the acid/regurgitation feeling in my throat and esophagus. He said it's GERD, I had asthma occurring also as a result of this. Aciphex started to work GREAT on my GERD (and eliminated asthma) but I started having bad hip pain and bad muscle aches and soreness in my joints and soft tissue, particularly my arms and hips. The thing is, I had started an intense and strenuous athletic training program around the same time I started Aciphex so I didn't question it right away, but I eventually had to question why at 29 years old and in great shape I was having SO many bad body aches and pain. After having an accidental conversation with someone who had encountered problems of a very similar nature with acid reflux drugs, I decided to lay off the Aciphex and see what happened. It has been 4 days and I already am noticing huge improvements to the muscle/tendon/joint pain. I am going to expl | M | 29 | 6 months 20mg 1X day | 11/28/2011 | 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 day | 11/10/2011 | 5 | Acid Reflux | For me, this PPI worked the best of any I have tried. The only side effects were a slight increase in appetite (which I sorely needed) and some insomnia at first (which has now gone away). I just wish my Health Insurance hadn't dropped this drug off of it's formulary. Looking forward to when the generic version comes out. | I take 40 mg. of Aciphex in the morning and 40 mg. of Zegerid at night (per my GI specialist's instructions). Aciphex has worked for me the best followed by Zegerid. You can also take Aciphex with food (which I like). | M | 49 | 4 years 40 MG 1X day | 10/28/2011 | 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 day | 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 day | 9/21/2011 |