Drug Ratings for ACIPHEXAverage Rating: 2.8 (450 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ACIPHEX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 1 | severe belly pain | Went to emergency room when itching in scalp, underarms, waist and leg band area had large raised angry red lumps. Itch was severe.Tightness in throat.Felt wired.Not able to sleep or even sit still. | F | 62 | 10 days | 4/18/2005 | 3 | discomfort, burping, dry heaving | light hangover feeling, salivating exsessivley, | this is my second time on it, and the first time I felt any side effects | F | 22 | 14 days | 4/14/2005 | 5 | GERD, epigastic hernia | none | I was prescribed it twice a day for a while and never had any side affects. Without it, there is no rest at night. | F | 37 | 2 years | 4/2/2005 | 2 | GERD | Intense itching all over my body for 4 days now, rash, dizziness, headache. | Seemed to work for my acid reflux but the allergic reaction was too much to deal with. Went off medicine when I realized I was allergic to it. | F | 36 | 7 days | 3/29/2005 | 4 | acid reflux | F | 49 | 11 months | 2/23/2005 | 1 | Prescribed by my physician | Moderate to Severe heartburn after taking this medicine for three days..Some nausea,slight headache. | M | 51 | 5 days | 1/27/2005 | 5 | GERD | Maybe a bit more gas than before, but the improvement in my life was substantial. No GERD during the day or night. No heartburn. Ever. I eat pizza again. A miracle. | M | 51 | 1 years | 1/25/2005 | 4 | GERD | Minor/occaisional side effects (stomach cramping, mostly)... but one strange thing: I work out a lot... since taking Aciphex, I haven't been sore from my workouts - no matter the intensity, no soreness. Weird. | I've been on Prilosec, Nexium, Prevacid, and Protonix on and off for the past 4 years. So far, so good with Aciphex. | F | 36 | 2 months | 1/20/2005 | 2 | GERD | Lightheadedness, insomnia, skin on face and left arm burning/tingling feeling, severe gas. | On Plavix, aspirin, toprol, and lipitor for heart. Been taking Aciphex for two months, stopped for three days and symptoms went away, took one pill this evening and symptoms have returned and can't sleep. | M | 44 | 2 months | 12/29/2004 | 4 | GERDs | headaches, insomnia | Works like a wonder on my stomach, I can eat spicey foods again. But it's giving me slight headaches that make me feel dizzy and hot. Also I only sleep after being awake for over a day now. | F | 22 | 1 months | 12/9/2004 | 5 | Acid Reflux | Works great | Better than anything else I've taken. | M | 38 | 2 years | 12/1/2004 | 3 | ulcer, gerd | burping and feeling of stomach in throat, increased appetite, excessive gassiness. | Seems to work quite well at relieving the heartburn, but the side effects were bothering me so much I tried going off the med for a few days, and by day 3 I was experiencing the most painful heartburn and severe acid reflux in my life, so I resumed the med.Will try to deal with the effects while looking into other options. | F | 28 | 6 weeks | 11/17/2004 | 5 | Acid Reflux | No side effects | I found I can only take Aciphex. Generic brands do not work. Insurance is more expensive, but worth it since I take it everyday. | F | 49 | 8 years | 10/25/2004 | 4 | Gerd, Barrets esophogas | None | Still have gerd, but doc wants me to continue with this to halt the barrets. | F | 47 | 1 years | 10/9/2004 | 2 | laryngopharyngeal reflux disease | Severe vertigo/nausea. | I had been on Prevacid, Nexium,& Protonix (2X/day)for 9 months:too many side effects - insomnia; severe abdominal cramps/constipation; no appetite;etc. I took Aciphex (20mg 2X/day) for 5 days. On the 6th day, I woke up with severe vertigo/nausea, which lasted for one week (I went back on Protonix for a short while, tapering off to nothing until I find out the ototoxicity of PPI's.) | F | 41 | 5 days | 8/19/2004 | 5 | GERD & Barrett's esophagus | No side effects | I was very ill with symptoms of my disease. I took Aciphex and within HOURS my pain went away and I have been fine since. I have an endoscopy every year for the Barrett's and it is healing nicely. | F | 64 | 3 years | 8/9/2004 | 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 | 4 | stomach problems | seems like it has caused weight gain, so I am going off the meds. However did help with my heartburn,acid problem | F | 36 | 3 months | 7/13/2004 | 5 | acid reflux | Non noted | Works well | M | 2.5 years | 6/19/2004 | 5 | severe gerd | None that I have noticed. | Works better than all the others for me. Expensive my co-pay is $50.00. There are $30 rebate forms available on the internet. Just put the word aciphex in your search | 45 | 2.5 years | 4/28/2004 | 4 | Acid Reflux/IBS | Some cramping and gas.....has helped my acid reflux and chest pains. | I have been on Prilosec, Propulsid, Zantac, Protonix, Prevacid, and now Aciphex for two and a half years. All of these medications had some kind of reaction. But Aciphex has seemed to be the only one to stop my intense heartburn and chest pains. I am reading that you shouldn't take it because it is causing major problems in people. Has anyone else had any major problems? Thanks. | F | 28 | 2.5 years | 6/14/2003 | 5 | acid reflux | None | This drug has elimated my acid reflux problem. No over the counter remedies were effective, and they made me feel sick. This has been a wonderful drug for me! | F | 43 | 2 years | 6/9/2003 | 4 | GERD, haital hernia | none so far | F | 28 | 1 months | 4/28/2003 | 5 | ulcers | none | Worked excellent but now that I'm off I can feel the ulcers have come back. | F | 21 | 2 months | 2/24/2003 | 5 | GERD | Very irregular, gassy. Not fun | But it works great for the problem. | M | 55 | 7 days | 2/6/2003 | 5 | GERD | Very irregular, gassy. Not fun | But it works great for the problem. | M | 55 | 7 days | 2/6/2003 | 5 | heartburn | non e | F | 47 | 3 months | 12/6/2002 | 5 | Acid Reflux | None; it was very effective. I tried Nexium (cheaper) but the problems returned. Now that I am back on Aciphex, no problems! | M | 44 | 6 months | 6/11/2002 | 5 | F | 41 | 2 weeks | 3/19/2001 | 5 | ACID REFLUX | none | F | 50 | 4 months | 3/16/2001 |