DEXILANT Reviews (DEXLANSOPRAZOLE)Average Rating: 2.4 (144 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare DEXILANT with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR DEXILANT | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | I had h pylori infection and gastr | Nausea weakness shaky legs headaches feeling so weak all over it has helped me with my pain in my stomach I don't feel the bloating in the pain anymore but the side effect kind of puts me down it's the worst feelings it has its good and it's bad the good thing is that helping with my pain in my stomach but the side effect is really bad I can't even stand on my feet for 20 minutes that's how weak I feel all over my legs and my body. | I would say unless you really really not in need of taking this medication do not take it it does takes care of the bloating in the pain but the side effects are too much | F | 5 days | 3/18/2017 | 1 | Indigestion | Extreme diarrhea, stomach cramps, headache and nausea. Terrible, will never take this medication again | F | 12 days 60 mg 1X day | 9/5/2020 | 1 | Acid Reflux | Terrible itchy rash on my neck and on my arms, legs, and back. The doctor said it was called giant urticaria. Appeared about 6 hours after taking it. | F | 16 | 1 days 30 MG 1X day | 3/27/2014 | 5 | GERD and Damaged Esophagus. | Anxiety (nothing too bad), stomach pain/cramps, still much better than what I was experiencing without it. Occasional trouble sleeping. | I tried several other medicines before going to 40mg of Omeprazole and that didn't completely alleviate my symptoms, my doctor gave me dexilant samples and they worked great, with my insurance and a discount card the dexilant is actually cheaper than OTC medicine that doesn't even work as well! | M | 18 | 1 months 60mg | 2/9/2015 | 3 | Acid reflux chest pains | Had a one sided headache the 3rd day after taking it | It helped the chest pain I get after eating but after the third day I woke up with a slight headache that became worse during the day | F | 19 | 2 days 30 mg | 8/20/2015 | 4 | Gastritis, GERD | I really have not had any noticeable side effects while taking Dexilant. | I love dexilant. I was prescribed 60 mg twice a day. I took these religiously, and within a week, my GERD symptoms improved greatly. The only negative thing, is that nothing else works for me, and once I stop taking it, all the progress is lost, and I feel just as worse as I did before my treatment. I have read that dexilant is not a medication that is intended for long term use, so I tried to get off of it, since I was feeling so great. A month after stopping it, I feel almost worse than I did before I started it. It didn’t heal me long term, but during treatment, I feel almost normal when taking it. | F | 21 | 2 years 2x/D | 2/24/2018 | 5 | Hiatal hernia, acid reflux | Kapidex, now known as Dexilant, is the BEST medicine I have ever taken for my hiatal hernia and acid reflux. My gastroenterologist put me on every medicine and finally decided to try this new one. It's amazing, and keeps all my symptoms away (which were so severe that I lost 10 lbs and couldn't function). I was so happy to have found this pill. My insurance company put up quite a fight and did not want to pay for it and made me try all other pills--which failed. Finally got approved for it. I have not had any side effects. It has only helped and cured my symptoms--not created others. | F | 22 | 2 years 60 MG 2X day | 1/14/2012 | 5 | GERD, chest pains, heartburn | Slight loose stools and slight dry mouth | Side effects are very mild, but well worth taking because it's helped improve my GERD symptoms immensely! I've heard many other people say this too.
I'm going to switch to 30mg and see if it will eradicate the side effects which are mild anyway. I also have tried Prilosec and Prevacid OTC and had strong, unpleasant side effects. I highly recommend Dexilant (formerly Kapidex), though it is expensive, it is a quality drug. I'm guessing that not many people have posted on here because of the lack of side effects!!! Makes sense right? ;) | M | 24 | 6 weeks 60mg 1X day | 10/29/2010 | 3 | Heartburn | Increased anxiety and trouble sleeping. Dry mouth. Poor sexual performance immediately noticeable and persistent. I think this drug is too strong for my relatively moderate heartburn. Solved heartburn immediately though. | M | 24 | 1 weeks 60 | 2/23/2015 | 2 | GERD | It stopped my burping for a while. However, 3 hrs later, I had SEVERE stomach ache, muscle pain, tingling in my extremities, nausea. I thought it was something I ate and brushed it off. Next day, I took another pill and I had these same symptoms. It has been 2 days since i first took it and I do not feel good at all. I wonder when this will go away. I am sick and tired :( | Not for everyone. | F | 25 | 2 days 30 mg 1X day | 4/1/2021 | 4 | Severe esophagitis/gastritis | This was the only drug that worked for me and I FINALLY noticed some improvement after months of severe illness. People are right about the dizziness. It went away eventually but was very hard to deal with at first. I've been trying to wean off of it because I no longer need it and the side effects are so terrible. I know this is the case for many PPI's and they always go away after 2 weeks but it's extremely hard to tough it out. Some of the weirdest symptoms have been shooting flank pain and numbness/burning behind tailbone. The other symptoms are extreme fatigue, nausea, diarrhea, stomach pain, rebound reflux, headache etc. | This medicine changed my life but coming off of it has been hell. | F | 26 | 1 years 60 MG 1X day | 6/24/2022 | 3 | GERD | Itching...all over my body. From knee caps to ankles, elbows, head. Everywhere. Light abd pain. Nausea..after 30 min of taking then lasts for 1 hour | F | 26 | 3 days 60 1X day | 8/11/2014 | 1 | GERD/Hernia | After being diagnosed with GERD because of a possible unconfirmed yet bacteria and hernia. I was given this sample of Dexilant. (I had prior taken Nexium for acid reflux in my throat before my endoscopy. I took the 14 day otc course of it and it was not worth the side effects that were similar to what I dealt with on Dexilant) Immediately after taking this i experienced within one hour shortness of breath, slight dizziness, and feeling faint. Throughout the day I would feel uneasy, itchy, and indigestion although just like the nexium it help relieve a little acid and I could eat a bit more but felt easily full because of the indegestion :(. The most scary thing is that. Around the midnight mark of that same day i felt severe allergy/asthma symptons. I do have seasonal allergies that can meke me feel like this but not this extreme and escalate so fast. I was fine then BAM extreme sneezing, wheezing, chest tightness, itchy eyes, and extremmmme stuffy nose. I got so scared I would | ummm never again...no PPIs for me... alkaline diet, herbs & research for me! | F | 26 | 1 days 60mg 1X day | 4/18/2015 | 4 | I've been told i have GERD and EE | I'm having no side effects thank u Jesus.... I was on Prilosec for months and was suffering horribly from it!!!! | I have not been able to swallow solid foods for 3 years now, I'm really starting to loss hope that I will never eat again!!!!! I'm wondering has anyone had similar issues? I have had my esophagus stretched 25 times in a year, the first year they kept telling me im crazy... I found a doctor that finally listened to me and sent me to the G.I. doctor who told me there was a stricture in my esophagus right above my stomach.... For some reason they cant figure out why I keep closing up.. this is the only drug that has gave me relief, its very expensive so I pray I can keep affording it.. | F | 27 | 60 days 60mg 1X day | 10/8/2013 | 2 | Acid reflux | Not sure if dexilant related but I've had severe head pain the last 7 days , fatigue ,brain fog ,feeling out of it , severe depression and anxiety . When I first got on dexilant I didn't take it regularly, but within the last week I took it daily and started noticing these symptoms, I went to the ER because of my head pain ,they did ekg , chest xray and everything came back fine , The only thing I can think of is the dexilant caused the effects | 27 | 4 months 60mg 1X day | 4/8/2021 | 3 | hiatal hernia acid reflux | very bad scalp irritation. anything that touched my head would cause pain.i occasionally felt the cloudy brain side effect as well as disoriented. I frequently had to go to the bathroom which disrupted my sleep. very crazy dreams to top it off. Lastly, another very annoying issue is the anal irritation it caused me. | it tremendously helped my acid reflux. However like other people mentioned it was not worth the side effects | M | 28 | 2 years 60 1X day | 12/23/2017 | 3 | Silent reflux | Crazy dreams not sleeping well. Causes crazy anxiety! Delayed emptying of stomic for weeks. Loss of time bad brain fog confusion. | Had burning in throat took 4 months finally started taking it over a hour before eating anything in the morning and it's doing the trick! Side effects are bad but I've got my own weird symptoms the reflux hits a nerve in my throat that makes me almost faint and choke I get the impending doom feeling it's the worst every time I think I'm going to die. I've tries others this is the only one that helps! | M | 28 | 4 months 60mg | 10/22/2015 | 1 | Gastritis from H. Pylori | Dexilant was having tremors, muscle spasms, tingling in leg, major anxiety and depression. | It works, but has way too many side effects. I've tried all PPI's and don't know what to do to cure the gastritis. | M | 28 | 3 weeks 60MG 1X day | 4/17/2012 | 5 | Acid reflux | Sour mouth, nausea, constant burning in my chest/throat. | Within the first day I felt a difference. I have tried so many different acid reducers medication and this one has been the only that has worked. I don't have any side effects. I'm so glad my doctor recommended it!!! | F | 29 | 2 days 30MG 1X day | 9/13/2017 | 1 | GERD | Hives from head to toes. On every inch of my body! Hospilized twice and had them in my ears and throat. Didn't happen till after taking for 10-12 days! | M | 30 | 2 weeks 60 mg | 6/12/2016 |
DEXILANT (DEXLANSOPRAZOLE): Dexlansoprazole is used to treat certain stomach and esophagus problems (such as acid reflux). It works by decreasing the amount of acid your stomach makes. It relieves symptoms such as heartburn, difficulty swallowing, and persistent cough. This medication helps heal acid damage to the stomach and esophagus, helps prevent ulcers, and may help prevent cancer of the esophagus. Dexlansoprazole belongs to a class of drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). FDA Approval Date: 2009-01-30 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)