PROTONIX Reviews (PANTOPRAZOLE SODIUM)Average Rating: 2.0 (670 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PROTONIX with similar:
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| 2 | Severe non-acid GERD | Tingling in limbs, chest tightness and mild chest pain, over-the-top anxiety (new for me), ringing in my ears. | I had been on pantoprazole for several years at 40 mg/day without any problem, then learned of the serious long-term side effects of the drug. I gave up coffee in spring 2019 and slowly weaned myself off the drug without any issue. However, in March 2020, 7.5 months later, I started having severe GERD symptoms again (particularly the intense chest pain that radiates to the shoulder blades), as well as the constant burping and coughing. In 2020 I was at ER twice for chest pain, I've had two ECGs, a chest x-ray, a heart stress test, and the breath test for H. Pylori. Knock on wood, all those results came back fine. However, this go-round of Pantaloc has NOT been successful in controlling my symptoms, even though I made the diet and exercise changes MANY months ago. Now I seem to be experiencing a great deal of anxiety, which is new to me, along with ringing in my ears and skin tingling. Today (Feb 18/21) is particularly bad, with no other reason that I can think of than the pantoprazole. Finding this site has been a godsend! I will be weaning myself off this drug, though really don't know how I will be able to manage the GERD symptoms after that, given that diet/exercise so far are not helping. (I was off the drug for 6 weeks in the fall, before the H. Pylori test, but started taking it again because of the recurring GERD chest pain and other symptoms.) I do hope to find a good naturopath when I'm able to, though COVID certainly is making health care challenging. | F | 56 | 1 years 40 MG 1X day | 2/18/2021 | 1 | Food poisoning gave heartburn | Heart racing, anxiety, adrenaline pumping, blood pressure high, worriedly panic attacks, diarrhea | First few days I took a double dose and felt fine, after that it was 1 pill a day. A week in I started feeling a lot of anxiety and my adrenaline was pumping, heart racing, blood pressure was really high. I couldn't calm down. I was on the verge on a massive panic attack and the adrenaline feeling wouldn't go away and stuck around for 6 hours. I took a melatonin and hemp oil extract and it would help. I woke up and still felt jittery but not as bad. Everytime I took hemp it would go down. I stopped taking the pantoprazole and eventually returned to normal. | F | 47 | 8 days 30-60 2X day | 2/12/2021 | 1 | GERD | Severe ringing in my ears, dizziness, nausea, fatigue, depression, tingling all over. | I stopped taking the med 5 days ago and still feel awful. Struggling to work all day. Please tell me this will go away. I'm very worried. | F | 53 | 10 days 40mg 1X day | 2/11/2021 | 1 | GERD | Nausea, headache, extreme dizziness, tingling in hands and feet, Severe ringing in ears | Stopped taking med 3 days ago. Nausea is better, however other side effects still there. | F | 55 | 10 days 30mg 1X day | 2/9/2021 | 1 | GERD | This drug made me feel horrible! | I have never had side effects from a drug like I had with this stuff. I have been off of it and I am still experiencing moderate to bad side effects. Confusion, dizziness, horrible fatigue, weak leg muscles feeling like rubber. With that said I have been in the ER three times. Thinking I had a stroke or heart attack. Nothing from any test I had. The medical professionals think I am nuts. I was having severe sinus issues. Now that I have stopped no more issues. I can breathe again. Still headaches persist. General fatigue still there. I am feeling. Bit better today. Taking Wellbutrin has seemed to help. Also taking a magnesium, potassium supplement. Also take a GNC multivitamin. I cannot believe this drug made me feel like I felt. I felt like I was going to die no joke. What I want to know is how long it took you to feel better? Please anyone let me know. This drug is POISON! | M | 51 | 70 days 40mg 1X day | 2/6/2021 | 3 | Severe esophagitis and acid reflux | Severe muscle and joint pain | By the 3rd evening after starting the medication I began suffering joint and muscle pain, most severe in my legs, hips and back. I'd be better by morning, take my daily dose and every evening after I'd have worsening symptoms. My body was screaming at me. My legs would hardly hold me up because of pain and spasms. I had to take pain medication, hot baths, muscle relaxers just to sleep for the subsequent 4 nights and then finally quit taking it. I found it remarkable that as soon as I stopped my first dose I was much better that evening. It worked for my esophagitis, but the side effects weren't worth it. So awful. | F | 55 | 1X day | 2/2/2021 | 1 | Erosive esophagitis/ulcers | Tinnitis and extreme vertigo and dizziness. The vertigo got so bad that it sent me to the ER, where I was admitted because I was so off balance. I was discharged with Meclizine which I'm taking with caution because I'm breastfeeding... My symptoms have improved since discharge but I still have vertigo with head movement. I can't wait for these symptoms to resolve | F | 35 | 3 weeks 40mg 2X day | 1/31/2021 | 2 | Silent GERD | Pain in sides and back, tingling in hands, feet, legs and arms and nerve pain. Change in bowel movement, going more often, very bad gas. Feel very anxious.and down like.something is seriously wrong with me and I am dying. | Been to Urgent care multiple times, multiple tests found nothing...Can someone please let me know how long the side effects last after you stop taking it? I am so very worried. | F | 40 | 60 days 40 MG 1X day | 1/16/2021 | 2 | Mild acid reflux | Dizziness, drowsiness. | Stopped taking this after only 2 days, I was just too dizzy and drowsy to function normally. This drug is definitely not for me. | M | 48 | 2 days 20 MG 1X day | 1/10/2021 | 1 | upper abdomen pain | I took it in the morning like I was told. Two hours later I woke up super HOT like I was on fire, and upset stomach. I went to bathroom had to strip.. (tmi) the palms of my hands got so blood red and itchy. Had to throw cold water on myself..I started having lower back pain bad, and a strong pain in my lower abdomen in the center. I could barely move.. it was so painful. I started feeling super weak.. like I was going to die!! I got scared and yelled and woke up my mother. I have never felt so bad and weird in my life! I'm not taking it anymore, now I'm scared to even take any medicine. because how I felt was like I was about to die. | F | 28 | 1 days 40 1X day | 1/6/2021 | 3 | Stomach issue, weight loss | Headache/head pressure, shifting migraines, chest discomfort, fatigue, burn in back of throat, sinus pressure, anxiety, just not feeling like my self or feeling sick | I was sick before this medicine, I do believe it healed my stomach but I have been miserable while taking it, thought it was from my sickness still even thought I may have had COVID (took two test, both negative) stopped the meds for about 6 days and I started feeling a little better. Well had my energy back, but my doc didn't want me to cold turkey it so she reduced my dosage to 20mg 1xD soon as I took it again I started not feeling well. It's been day two of being off of it. Let's see how my symptoms do. And I actually started eating more but I don't feel like I have gained any weight back while taking this med | F | 30 | 3 months 40mg 2X day | 12/29/2020 | 1 | acid reflux/gerd | Heart palpitations, anxiety, pain, just issues upon issues. | I had taken omperazole prior and believe I even had some issues with that, not realizing till now that I was because they were not as severe. I had been experiencing some chest pains and even went to the ER. They said everything was fine. Prescribed protonix and the issues just got worse from there, me never the wiser. I thought I was having other problems from something else. I started to constantly throw up my food and that's when an endoscopy was ordered. No issues were found on the endoscopy. So 2 days in a row about an hour after I took my dose, after having no issues in the morning, all the symptoms hit me again. Going to stop taking it and seeing how things go. Id rather take a tums or two if I have any acid than have these feelings. | M | 37 | 2 years 40 1X day | 12/23/2020 | 1 | Gastritis | Its been over a year now with after affect of taking protonix/pantoprazole and it has put me in a wheelchair and I don't even advice anyone to take protonix, the side effects don't leave.. I heard taking antidepressants stops the side effects of protonix. So I will write a update about it, if the antidepressants helps or doesn't. | M | 35 | 14 days 40 1X day | 12/16/2020 | 1 | Acid reflux/vomiting | Extreme anxiety, elevated heart rate, elevated blood pressure, muscle tension, depression, crying. Fear of dying. | Over 1 week since I stopped and still having anxiety, bp issues, high heart rate and now panic attacks. My doctor says this medication is great and has little side effects. He doesn't accept the cause of my suffering is this medication. Open to feedback. | F | 60 | 4 days 40 1X day | 12/11/2020 | 1 | Gastritis | Extreme nausea, vomiting, burping, dizziness, appetite loss. Bad anxiety Feeling like I am dying. | Stopping today, horrible drug. | F | 62 | 2 days 20 1X day | 12/6/2020 | 1 | Acid reflux | This terrible medicine only got side effects than cure. I took this med for 12 days 40 mg twice a day, from the third day I developed EXTREME ANXIETY and fear of dying. Terrible haeadache, breathing problems on and off, muscle cramps, feeling that I am walking out of my body, the list of side effects is HUGE. It ruined my confidence and my happiness. Its been almost 5 months since my last dose, and I still have anxiety on and off, cannot think properly, the moment I start thinking I get headache. I am still not completely fine even after 5 months of stopping this med. for god sake ban this medicine. | M | 35 | 12 days 40 2X day | 11/28/2020 | 1 | For stomach ulcer | Anxiety, breathing problems. constipation, blurred vision, heart palpations, chest pain, headache muscle pain and joint pain | Extremely painful medicine | M | 30 | 15 days 40 1X day | 11/25/2020 | 1 | Acid reflux | Extreme anxiety, feeling like I am going to die soon, panic attacks(at night especially), weight loss (10kgs in 5 weeks), palpitations sometimes, reduced resting heart rate, brain fog, weakness and chills in legs and arms, dizziness, nausea, general fatigue, facial tingling and numbness, flatulence, joint pain (hip) after gentle walks, forgetfulness, fear of eating | Been calling my GP every week complaining about these symptoms and after 6 weeks of that, she has now prescribed antidepressants, which I will not be taking as I know now that I am not actually depressed, it is this horrible drug! I've taken this in the past and not had such bad side effects, this time around though, I've had the worst 6 weeks of my life. It has not just affected me but my family too, not played with my son for so long, been very little help with a newborn at home, it has taken such a toll on me and my family. No more of this medicine(poison) for me! | M | 39 | 5 weeks 20MG 1X day | 11/24/2020 | 1 | GERD | Anxiety, depression, panic attacks, feeling that i will soon die, exhaustion, weak legs, rain fog, crying easily, nervousness | These type of drugs deplete B12, Iron, Zinc, Magnesium and other vitamins from the body. Even if you stop them you have to regulate those vitamins and minerals with a doctor ASAP otherwise it will take years until you feel better again. Keep in mind most doctors will not co-operate with that solution for apparent reasons | M | 34 | 5 months 40 1X day | 11/22/2020 | 1 | GERD | Anxiety, weak legs, depression , neck pain, headaches, bloated stomach, asthma like symptoms, brain fog, difficulty to concentrate, wanted to cry, emotionally fragile, spaced out | To anyone who has suffered with the aftermath or of this drug and experiences side effects even months after discontinuing the drug i would like to say that , the drug has totally depleted zinc, iron, B complex vitamins , magnesium and has deteriorated your gut microbiota. For that reason make sure you supplement with all the vitamins and minerals that you are missing. Normally your body will need months or even years to converse the damage. Of course ask a doctor or dietitian to guide you through. | M | 35 | 4 months 40 1X day | 11/21/2020 |