ACIPHEX Reviews (RABEPRAZOLE SODIUM)Average Rating: 2.8 (482 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ACIPHEX with similar:
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| 1 | IBS/heartburn | major leg and joint pain, trembling hands, stomach cramps, anxiety, tingling-pins and neeedles feelings in legs and hands | I have been taking aciphes for anout 1 and 1/2 tears and for the firs year it worked great--in the last six monthes i began having a near debiilitating pain in my right leg every day. I cant even walk up stairs most days, when i sleep i get a severe tingling in my hands and legs and the cramps in my stomach, on each side, are painful.--it took care of my heartburn, but the side effects are not worth it, i am a young healthy man, and now i feel as if I cant maike it through the day with the fatigue and pain--I am so thankful i came across this site, now i know that the drug may be the cause of my discomfort.--I threw the pills in the toilet today!Muscle weakness and pain from the neck down every day, i hope this is the problem | M | 32 | 1.5 years | 12/9/2007 | 5 | Acid Reflux | Feeling of fullness after eating less food. | Reading a number of the comments written before me, I'm worried some people may get the wrong impressions of this drug. Aciphex is an ion-pump inhibitor, meaning it 'turns off' a number of the pumps in your stomach that produce and secrete acid into it. Keeping this in mind, you shouldn't be surprised if you feel more gassy, as that's simply because the food in your stomach isn't being broken down to the same extant, and the bacteria in your intestines is doing much more of the work, hence the gas byproducts. The sleeplessness seems to preeminently in users you have only been taking it for a very short time. If your body is used to heartburn while you sleep, as lying prone allows more acid to seep into the esophagus , then sleeping heartburn free may take some getting used to. Don't be so quick to blame these terrible side effects on the drug, but think as to why this may be happening. Regardless, this drug has changed my life. If gone from popping Tums all day and never sleeping d | M | 20 | 1.7 years | 5/20/2007 | 5 | Sever Acid Reflux | None : ) | Before taking this medication, I was feeling how most of theswe patients felt with bloating, nausea, cramping, interrupted sleep...but now, I feel so much better. There is still some gasiness, but nothing compared to before this medication. Taken 2 years for 8 weeks each time. Excellent for quick fixes! | F | 35 | 2 years | 6/14/2007 | 5 | chronic heartburn | None..changed my life..I eat anything I want..mix coffe and orange juice which used to kill me...NEVER NEED A TUMS ANYMORE!!! | I am researching the claim that prolonged use of PPI meds lead to heart disease...the following link appears to debunk that and say it actually enhances heart health?www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/24479/36146/581102.html?d=dmtContent | M | 53 | 2 years | 8/31/2007 | 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 | 5 | Reflux | None | For years I have been prescribed everything you can imagine,this is the only thing that has worked. This drug is a miracle. AIts been 2 years. I couldnt eat anything without getting sick until this drug entered my system. I love it!!! | M | 40 | 2 years | 4/27/2005 | 5 | Acid Reflux | Works great | Better than anything else I've taken. | M | 38 | 2 years | 12/1/2004 | 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 | 5 | Severe Acid Reflux | Waking up in the night | After all other meds failed, this one worked! | F | 42 | 2 years | 1/10/2007 | 5 | GERD | None at all. | When I built up a tolerance to the wonderful Protonix, I was afraid I'd have to deal with GERD for the rest of my life. Then the doctor put me over to Aciphex, and it was wonderful. Now as I build a tolerance to Aciphex, I'll switch back to Protonix again. Since it takes me about 3 years to build a tolerance, I figure I should be good for the rest of my life switching between the two. | M | 41 | 2 years | 8/20/2005 | 5 | GERD | None | I was prescribed Aciphex to be taken daily. I have found that I can actually get acceptable results by taking it every third day. This really helps on the high cost of this meidation, as Caremark does not consider it one of their "chosen" medications. | M | 54 | 2 years | 9/10/2005 | 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 | 5 | Acid Reflux | none | I have had a problem with all the over counter stuff making me constipated or having diarrhea. I have been taken this for almost 2 years and have had no problem. I have had zero side effects and it seems to be the only thing that works. I also tried Nexium recently and it was horrible. | F | 28 | 2 years | 1/22/2008 | 5 | GERD | no side effects | I have been taking it for two years now and find that if I miss a day I suffer that evening. | M | 53 | 2 years | 1/4/2008 | 5 | GERD | None | I've been taking aciphex for about 2 years now. I've had nothing but success. Dr took me off for a while for an over the counter medication. Within days the heartburn returned and was unbearable. Within hours of taking aciphex my heartburn went away. I don't know of any side effects that I've experienced. Only problem is the VA hospital and TRICARE have removed it from their list of meds. Now my co-pay is a little high, about $27 for 45 pills, but its worth the money for me | M | 56 | 2 years | 11/10/2008 | 5 | Gastritis acid reflux | None | After 15 years of trying to control increasing severity of acid reflux and gastritis, this drug has been a miracle - the first time for years I've felt really well and able to eat and drink anything. I'm posting this because logically most of the postings will be from people who experience side effects (with whom I sympathise - I've experienced bad side effects from other medicines) - positive experiences are less likely to get posted. My advice: drugs affect people differently, and you've got to try them yourself and see what happens. | F | 66 | 2 years | 2/16/2009 | 5 | Severe Gerd | Weight Gain? | I have taken this drug for two years after a number of years of suffering, and sleepless nights due to fear of the reflux. This drug works like a miracle cure and I have no identifiable side effects. Although I have put on 15 pounds I blame that on the fact that I can eat whatever I want without fear.If I stop the drug for a day or more the heartburn returns very strongly. I would like to stop taking it but there are no natural cures that I found to work and I really dont want to change my diet too much. | M | 54 | 2 years | 7/15/2008 | 5 | Reflux | None | Helps me extremely | F | 40 | 2 years 1 daily | 11/4/2015 | 4 | GERD | I have been taking Aciphex for 2 years. I changed my diet, I was on thhe Atkins diet for 3 months, I had no heartburn at all, so I stopped taking it. I have intense cramping in my lower stomach and have for a month, I started to Aciphex again to see if that would help and the cramping went away. Do I need to take this stuff forever? even if I dont have heartburn? After reading this, I realize now why I have felt like crap for 2 years, but the heartburn gets so bad when I am not on that diet. Not sure what to do. | F | 44 | 2 years | 3/25/2008 | 4 | acid reflux | mild sore throat almost daily, muscle soreness, joint pain, loose bowels, some insomnia, lower back pain, hip pain at night, strange dreams | How do I know if these are side effects or old age/menopause etc. It has definately helped with the acid reflux, I never have that unless I forget to take it. For those of you in it for the long haul, my doctor gave me a card to get my Aciphex for less than $3.00 a month...check it out. I would love to get off of it but would probably suffer again. I feel trapped by it. | F | 53 | 2 years 30 mg 1X day | 7/24/2010 |