PREVPAC Reviews (AMOXICILLIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; LANSOPRAZOLE; LANSOPRAZOLE)

Average Rating: 2.6 (52 Ratings)

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PREVPAC  (AMOXICILLIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; LANSOPRAZOLE; LANSOPRAZOLE):  This product is used to treat stomach/intestinal ulcers caused by the bacteria H. pylori and to prevent the ulcers from returning. Treating an ulcer reduces the risk of serious damage to the lining of the stomach/intestines (such as bleeding, tearing, blockage). Lansoprazole is known as a proton pump inhibitor (PPI). It works by blocking acid production in the stomach. Decreasing excess stomach acid can help the ulcer heal. Amoxicillin and clarithromycin are antibiotics used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections (including H. pylori). Treating the infection helps reduce the risk of the ulcer returning. Amoxicillin is a penicillin-type antibiotic and clarithromycin is a macrolide-type antibiotic. They work by stopping the growth of bacteria. The antibiotics in this product treat only bacterial infections. Antibiotics do not work for viral infections (such as common cold, flu). Using any antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections.   FDA Approval Date: 1997-12-02 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR PREVPACCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 5  h pylori None Pharmacist recommended only taking on a full stomach, even though the instructions say empty stomach, 1 hour before meals. Feeling great and have no side effects at all. Cheers to pharmacists!! F 7 days
2X day
6/16/2015
 1  H pylori Sucked so much M 15 7 days
3/28/2014
 1   Back pain, headaches, pounding heart, loss of breath, weakness. I stopped using this after the 2nd day I felt weak and at risk. F 16 1 days
7/16/2013
 1  H Pylori/Ulcer Severe sharp pains in stomach, nausea, loss of appetite, dizziness after the 2nd day. Gas build up that i could not pass. I felt like i completely lost the ability to get food down after just the first dosage. Depression and anxiety seemed to come hand in hand with this. I could not finish the prevpac. I stopped eating completely. Food just got harder to swallow each time i took it. After the 4th day of not eating, i lost most strength in my legs. The stomach pain was so intense that it sometime spread to my chest. On day 4 i was taken to the hospital where they had to give me fluids and advised to stop the medication. About two months later i don't have heart burn anymore (before prevpac,my heartburn was intense), but my discomfort in my stomach never went away, now having bad digestive problems. I absolutely hated this medication. F 17 3 days
9/11/2015
 2  H pylori Stomach unease, slight vomiting, anxiety/insomnia, bro this sh*t woopin my ass Tested positive for h pylori so I had to do PREVPAC, worst part of my life tbh. The stomach uneasiness makes it extremely hard to sleep and I've started feeling more anxious than usual. And I cant eat much without cannabis, as well as shaking through the night with tremors/anxiety unable to fall asleep. Gosh it feels like hell. Typing this now as my first dose of the day kicks my stomach in half. M 18 5 days
Idk 2X day
9/19/2021
 2  H pylori Stomach unease, slight vomiting, anxiety/insomnia, bro this shit woopin my ass Tested positive for h pylori so I had to do PREVPAC, worst part of my life tbh. The stomach uneasiness makes it extremely hard to sleep and I've started feeling more anxious than usual. And I cant eat much without cannabis, as well as shaking through the night with tremors/anxiety unable to fall asleep. Gosh it feels like hell. Typing this now as my first dose of the day kicks my stomach in half. M 18 5 days
Idk 2X day
9/19/2021
 5  H. Pylori/Ulcer A bit of direahha only when I took the pills in the morning and went back to sleep for an hour or so. Upon waking up and eating,I had some stomach problems for about a half hour. Other than that, I was VERY pleased with the medication. I was suprised I handled THAT many antibiotics. THANK YOU PREVPAC! F 19 14 days
10/1/2004
 3  gastric ulcer extreme nausea-so bad that i had to call off work and didn't want to get out of bad because i thought i would vomit, stomach pains, very gassy, terrible taste in mouth, tired but trouble sleeping, moody, hot flashes and chills, vivid dreams....all of it! i guess its worth it to cure my ulcer, but it sucks that the medicine they give you for your stomach...messes up your stomach! F 19 10 days
8/1/2007
 1  H.Pylori Nausea 95% of the time, severe abdominal and instestinal cramps, acid reflux, loss of appetite and weight, gas in digestive system that cant come out Worst 7 days of my life.... Worst medication I've ever taken, not sure it's even cured my H.pylori since it was so horrible. Combination of Lansoprazole, amoxicillin and metronidazole (or clarithromycin for some people) Im on day 5, too late to give up, im already at my worst so I'm going to carry on and hoping for the best. F 20 7 days
2X a day
10/10/2016
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 1  H.pylori UPDATE ON THE REVIEW POSTED YESTERDAY (10/10/16) SEVERE NAUSEA, MIGRAINE HEADACHE AND LOSS OF APPETITE, CANT SLEEP I am on day 5 of 7 AND AS OF TODAY I AM NOT TAKING THIS MEDICATION AGAIN. It is literally killing me, i am sat in bed day and night crying in pain (stomach, intestines, back), feeling nauseous and no appetite at all. I thought I was gonna be hospitalised this morning when I woke up with severe nausea and panging stomach pains. GP didn't do anything much either when I called, apart from upping my dose of Lansoprazole from 30MG to 40MG to relieve heartburn (which doesn't work) Im wasting my time and I'm going into serious depression and can't stop crying whenever I think about the medication! I've lost 4KG since starting this treatment due to my lack of appetite and I am just rotting away in bed. I need to physically eat but i physically can't! I'm literally like a sack of bones right now, and it's scaring me and making me depressed and suicidal I have uni and work to go to, but this medication has ruined my life and I can't even get out the house I'd rather suffer with acid reflux and h pylori than go through this murderous treatment!!! Stopped taking the medication today and I can still feel my stomach and intestines groaning in pain, going to sleep hoping I wake up feeling better. I will stick to home remedies from now on to cure my acid reflux, nausea and lack of appetite. Ruined my life F 20 7 days
2X A DAY
10/11/2016
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 4  H. pylori I have a distasteful metallic taste. Nausea and loss of appetite, very sore muscles, often pain on my right side and back. Stomach feels pretty weird and funny sharp pains one in a while. Cannabis helped my side effects helped me sleep and avoid some of the discomforts. Also helped with my appetite. Mezzo Soup did me well too. Overall I don't complain much, the antibiotics are rounding up my soldiers getting the work done and cannabis ingested and smoked to aid the side effects. Great team! F 21 2 weeks
10/21/2013
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 3  H pylori/ acid reflux Metallic taste in mouth 24/7, occasional stomach cramps, constantly feeling hungry Been prescribed this treatment for 7 days. Day 1 I had no side effects apart from strong metallic taste. Just finished day 2 and I'm experiencing stomach cramps and gas in the guts (probably because I had pizza and chips). I get a growling stomach every now and again, not sure if it's down to hunger. I have high hopes for this drug, hope I can handle 7 days. The metallic taste bothers me a lot though. F 21 2 days
11/11/2016
 1  H Pylori Bad metal taste in mouth, stomach pains the morning of the second day, tremors and anxiety the night of the first day, just an overall awful feeling when taking this medication I normally do have some anxiety, but on this medication it was worse. I've only taken 2 doses, one full day of this medication, but I'm ready to quit. I wouldn't take this medication during a stressful time. Be prepared to take it easy for 2 weeks and feel like crap. F 21 14 days
2X day
7/19/2014
 1  Unidentified gastro infection Nausea, watery diarrhea, mood swings, chest pains, headache, nightmares, odd taste in mouth, loss of appetite. Was told to take this for 7 days due to an infection that wasn't named clearly to me by any doctor. Was to take an hour before food. Two hours after the first dose, the nausea and diarrhea came. After two days, I had to stop taking it because I physically couldn't eat. Turns out most of my nausea from before I started taking the antibiotics was simply IBS. F 21 7 days
2X day
6/6/2013
 5  H.Pylori/Ulcer Brief faintness, some diarrhea, "metalic" taste common with some antibiotics First day taking pills, upon completing the evening dose I felt very warm on my face/flushed, and got a dizzy spell while shopping and needed to sit for a bit. After that incident that feeling never came back again. A bit of diarrhea came ONLY when I woke up early, took my meds, went back to sleep and woke up. However, when I took the meds with breakfast or dinner, I did not have diarrhea. Other than that, no terrible stomach aches or other related problems. The "metalic" taste came within 10-15 minutes of taking the antibiotics. It went away if I quickly drank a glass or two of water. No biggie. Considering how terrified I was to start the Prevpac fearing I'd be sick from the antibiotics, my experience with it was great and my ulcer issues were 99.9% better before even finishing the bacteria-killing wonder treatment. Thank goodness for this med! F 22 14 days
5/10/2007
 3  stomache bacteria constipation , tired all the time, funny taste in mouth, sharp pain in stomache i heard it was a good medicine im only on day four, and constipated. F 24 4 days
10/14/2009
 5  stomach bacteria I haven't experienced much. But I am extra gassy, and ALWAYS HUNGRY! It's possible that I am experiencing normal hunger, as it's been so long that I've felt hunger. I got a stomach bacteria from contaminated restaurant food (beware of Elephant Bar) and was nauseated, bloated, and always felt like I had just eaten an entire buffet-and could only get a small amount of food down. Now I feel hungry a lot of the time-which is a little uncomfortable-but easier to deal with than my previous symptoms. I really like this drug, and hope it works. I've only been on it for 4 days now, but if it takes are of my nasty bacteria than it's TOTALLY worth it. F 25 4 days
11/28/2007
 2  H.pylor Headache, metallic taste in my mouth, earache, pounding heart beats, I am on day 5, I feel so horrible, I am ever tired I just can't wait to get over this. I was hoping the meds will somewhat help with the pain but nothing F 25 14 days
2X day
11/6/2020
Email
 3  H.pylori Nausea and acute chest pains Day 2 headache Metal mouth But I feel really gaseous. There is also a feeling of relief in my stomach too. F 26 2 days
?
10/27/2012
 4  nausea Severe Tongue bitterness tongue bitterness increased to the core.let see where it takes.its 2nd day of medication im on now F 28 14 days
30 2X day
12/16/2011
  

PREVPAC  (AMOXICILLIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; LANSOPRAZOLE; LANSOPRAZOLE):  This product is used to treat stomach/intestinal ulcers caused by the bacteria H. pylori and to prevent the ulcers from returning. Treating an ulcer reduces the risk of serious damage to the lining of the stomach/intestines (such as bleeding, tearing, blockage). Lansoprazole is known as a proton pump inhibitor (PPI). It works by blocking acid production in the stomach. Decreasing excess stomach acid can help the ulcer heal. Amoxicillin and clarithromycin are antibiotics used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections (including H. pylori). Treating the infection helps reduce the risk of the ulcer returning. Amoxicillin is a penicillin-type antibiotic and clarithromycin is a macrolide-type antibiotic. They work by stopping the growth of bacteria. The antibiotics in this product treat only bacterial infections. Antibiotics do not work for viral infections (such as common cold, flu). Using any antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections.   FDA Approval Date: 1997-12-02 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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