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 |
| 3 | Acid Stomach due to other medicine | Delirium - Head feels heavy (presently on a computer chair leaning on a stable object), spacey, motor function difficult, felt tired so lied down to rest and had a nightmare involving taking a nap and someone waking me demanding sex whom I know would never do that. I had to fight him off. Also in the nightmare lying down to take a nap at my present age (56) and being woken by the "rapist" when I was younger with young children whom I didn't recognize, but had behaviors of my two oldest children. Residence changed within the dream and people I know had personalities of other people I know (I.E. nice friend Mary had the personality of gossipy neighbor Nancy - these women were in my life at totally different ages). Called Pharmacist - reported at or below 1% of patients who take the medication. I'm struggling to type and spell correctly (others come to me for correct spelling saying I'm like a walking dictionary) | I took this about two years ago (not expired yet)due to acid stomach triggered by a medicine (same this time). I don't remember these side affects. If I had these symptoms then, I'd likely not kept them. However, my acid problem is gone. | F | 56 | 1 days 20 MG 1X day | 5/4/2010 | 2 | GERD | Terrible itching, hives, my wrists, lips, and throat swelled up after just one dose. I am allergic to sulfa, and after going to the ER for benadryl and treatment for my allergic reaction I read up on aciphex and found that it is a sulfonamide. The drug is not labelled as contraindicated for sulfa allergy and I am very concerned that the drug maker has not explored this possibility. | F | 36 | 1 days | 12/15/2005 | 2 | Prolong cough and hoarseness after | I took my first pill at 5 PM last night, no problems, eat dinner. Then around midnight I could not sleep, felt anxious (anxiety), insomnia and my left chest felt weird. Watched TV for 2 hours and then went to sleep. Is there and over the counter I can take with NO SIDE EFFECTS for someone who suffers from the cough and hoarseness if this is in fact GERD? Doctors today...no one will care about your body the way you do, bottom line. Here, take this w/out really knowing. I took it one day and ready to stop. | I had a cough and hoarseness that would not go away after a chest cold, 3 months later I still have it. ENT said it must be acid reflux after viewing the inside of my nose and throat w a camera, acid is coming back on my throat and irritating it. This is his guess. I had occasional burbing or some acid coming up but not everyday. I live in LA, I personally think its some weird super bug. No idea. Just annoyed it won't go away. I feel fine otherwise but I hate the random hoarseness of the voice and coughing. | F | 38 | 1 days | 5/24/2008 | 1 | Gerd/Acid Reflux | Side effects I had after one dose were Chest Pain/Discomfort, Burping and it also made me very tired. | M | 44 | 1 days | 5/29/2008 | 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 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 | chest pressure, lump in throat | stomach pain, chest pain, knee and lower back pain, palpitations. | Doctor assured me that this PPI was the one that caused the least "cramping" (more like eating glass). Had tried Prilosec and Protonix and nothing for 4 days prior to taking one pill. Within 15 minutes experienced same side effects as other 2 drugs. Still have this morning, 24 hours after. Can't believe these PPIs work for others with digestive problems, they are like poison to me! | F | 49 | 1 days | 9/2/2007 | 1 | Gastritis | Headache, neck pain almost immediately after taking, stomach pain, very gassy. | Will not take again. | F | 30 | 1 days | 12/1/2006 | 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 day | 2/22/2010 | 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 day | 2/16/2011 | 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 | 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 day | 11/16/2010 | 1 | Acid Reflux | Weight loss, rumbling stomach, constant headaches, sleeplessness, dry mouth, bad taste in mouth, gas, and the worst diarrhea I've EVER had. | I get stomache aches once or twice a month due to acid relux, so my doctor gave me Aciphex. I've never been so sick in my life! I've been bedridden for almost 48 hrs with the exception of going to the bathroom and right now to see if I will get any more nasty side effects. I will never take Aciphex again. | F | 20 | 1 days | 4/11/2007 | 1 | Acid Reflux | After I took the first pill, I had problems breathing and ended up in the emergency room. My mouth felt like it had a large cotton ball inside. For 3 days following had to wear sunglasses because everything appeared very bright. I didn't take it again after that. | F | 41 | 1 days | 7/19/2005 | 5 | Acid ReFlux | None | After only taking Aciphex for 2 months by problems went away. Now I'm able to resume back to eating any kinds of food that I want such as: spicy and red saucey stuff. Aciphex worked well! | F | 35 | 2 days | 9/20/2007 | 3 | GERD | the only problem I have with Aciphex is that I will take it before I go to bed (because right now I am taking other medication that is supposed to be taken several hours before acid reflux meds) and when I go to sleep, it seems that I wake up about every thirty minutes even though I am VERY tired. When I go back to sleep, it is only a matter of minutes before I am waking up again. For the two days I have taken it, it has caused me to not get out of bed until 2:00 PM the next day, and my usual time getting up is about 10 AM. | I rate Aciphex a three because the length of time I have been taking it, it has helped but it has not been long enough for me to determine if it has helped a great deal. I do know I feel a little bit better. Nexium wasn't helping at all and I was taking 80 mg a day. I am only taking 20 a day of Aciphex. | F | 21 | 2 days | 8/10/2006 | 1 | Lower Chest Discomfort | Second day on the drug I developed severe itching, rash and some minor hives. All side effects appear at random across the whole body. | If you aren't allergic to the drug it might work but the side effects for me were too intense. I am back on Protonix with no problems. | M | 32 | 2 days | 11/20/2005 | 1 | GERD | incredible amount of itching after only 1 day of taking this product scalp and everywhere else. i did not feel it was safe to continue with this product. maybe other people have more tolerance to this kind of thing | it didnt seem to stop the acid but i only took it twice. the first time i took prevacid i noticed a difference and didnt have this kind of problem. | M | 21 | 2 days | 11/18/2005 | 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 day | 3/14/2010 | 1 | acid reflux | Dizziness, light headedness within 24 hours of taking one dose. | It certainly gets rid of the acid reflux but at a price I am not willing to pay - DIZZINESS. Dr. said no way it could cause dizziness but as you read these postings you see others with same side effect. I take it when stomach gets real bad but then I spend 2-3 days getting over the dizziness. | M | 53 | 2 days | 12/8/2008 |