PROTONIX Reviews (PANTOPRAZOLE SODIUM)Average Rating: 2.0 (677 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PROTONIX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PROTONIX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | NONULCER DYSPEPSIA | Did not make any difference for me. Very disappointing. | F | 29 | 16 days 1 1X day | 2/12/2015 | 1 | ulcers | headaches nausea vomiting diarrhoea | M | 57 | 10 days 40 mg | 2/10/2015 | 1 | Gerd and Barrett's | Worked pretty good until 2 days ago. Now I'm having ridiculous dizzy spells, and headache. Feels like a hangover, but without the drinking. I have taken myself off this med. | M | 55 | 6 months 40 mg x 2 | 2/8/2015 | 5 | GERD | This med has made my life a lot better. I have finally found a med that makes me not feel nauseated all day and it has stopped my cramping. Before I tried it, I was very nauseated all day long. I felt like I was pregnant. This has been a life saver for me and I am glad I found this ! | Love it ! | F | 58 | 10 years 60 mg | 1/31/2015 | 1 | Reflux | Joint Pain, Constantly felt like I was getting the flu, no energy, depressed, always feverish even though I never had a fever, body aches. | If you are on this and are feeling off at all...STOP TAKING IT!!! My life was almost wasted. I had been sent to many doctors and they all came back with the diagnosis Fibromyalgia since everything else was ruled out. I had flu and unable to take meds for 3 days...walked down the steps WITHOUT using hand rail....never took it again....I thank God I have my life back! If your doctor tells you a medicine can't cause these side effects ....GET A NEW DOCTOR.... | F | 45 | 1 years 40 MG 2X day | 1/20/2015 | 2 | Gerd- hiatial hernia | Leg & knee pain, muscle cramps, stiffness in joints especially my hands, shooting pains in my heels and balls of feet. Extremely dry mouth, loose stools. | When first prescribed,I thought this stuff was amazing. My lifelong reflux issues had gotten to the point where I sometimes had trouble swallowing. Protonix helped so much and it was great to not have frequent heartburn and trouble swallowing. Then I developed a weird pain in my left knee, I thought maybe I had pulled it at the gym, but it kept getting worse. I am in decent shape for my age, I work out regularly and ride my bike to work. Suddenly, I could barely get down the stairs in the morning. I felt 50 years older. Some days, I felt like I had been beaten with a bat. My whole body hurt. It was depressing and exhausting. At first it didn't occur to me that Protonix could be the cause. I asked my Dr. About side effects but she said the drug had none like this. Then I looked on the internet! I stopped taking it immediately and started to feel better almost immediately. Unfortunately,the reflux is back and worse than ever, but it is the lesser of two evils. I will take OTC non-ppi and hope the bounce back reflux is just temporary. If you are taking this stuff and suddenly feel like crap STOP taking it and see what happens you might be glad you did! | F | 51 | 2 months 40mg | 1/18/2015 | 1 | GERD | BMurry vision, fast heart rate, headaches with radiating pain, nauseous, brain fog | I went to the ER about 3 times this week. Started out with a very fast heart rate. Came back again with the same problem. The third time I felt as if my throat was closing. The Dr prescribed Protonix. I regret ever taking this medication. I have been miserable ever since, and 4 days after stopping, I am still miserable. The pressure in my head and the radiating pain scares the heck out of me, which gives me anxiety. I can't sleep because I'm afraid too. My stomach is out or control, and my head also. Lord help me I can't even focus. | F | 20 | 2 days 40mg | 1/16/2015 | 1 | gerd - esophogial spasm | lower back pain, shards of pain in buttocks & legs, severe leg cramping, shoulderr & neck pain, head achiness, pain anywhere i've had a former injury. Had night leg cramps so bad I could not straighten my legs, they tried to bend behind my back! Also caused bad thoughts. | Was put on it at ER after an esophogial spasm that felt like a heart attack. After 1-1/2 weeks of being on the drug my lower back and legs developed pain. Ive had some lower back issues -so chalked it up to infamation or possible a cold virus. Anti-inflamatories seemed to help somewhat. NOT NOW & pain has continued to worsen. Pain was so bad last night and this morning that I could not get dressed. Found this site and others and called my Doc who told me to gocold turkey. This in combinattion with Lipitor may not be good - at least not for me. Feels like someone is trying to kill me slowly… | M | 52 | 3 weeks 40 1X day | 1/15/2015 | 2 | Peptic ulcers | The first day was ok, but it went downhill quickly and drastically. Insomnia, dazed feeling, no energy. Backache. I took my fourth and last pill this morning. Thank you for the reviews....... They made me realize that I am not taking a chance with this RX. | F | 57 | 4 days 40 | 1/3/2015 | 1 | ulcer and gastritis | Severe nausea and extremely severe stomach cramps. The pains in my stomach were so bad that I could not get out of bed. I almost went to the ER. | F | 40 | 5 days 20 mg | 12/31/2014 | 3 | Peptic Ulcers | I was put on Protonix on May 1st of this year when my GI Dr. found two rather large peptic ulcers in my stomach. A repeat EDG was done on July 3 of this year and revealed that the protonix had healed the ulcers but left a considerable amount of scaring behind. My Dr. decided to continue the protonix until a repeat EDG in three months. I was unable to do so because my insurance ended on 9/30 due to my divorce, but I never discontinued the protonix. | Since beginning this medication I have have horrible issues with excessive fluid retention, so much that after taking 80 mg of Lasik in the morning I start swelling again by noon or shortly thereafter. I stay so tired all the time even after going to bed at 8 and sleeping until 6. I cannot seem to focus or concentrate hardly on anything anymore and it was not like this before I started the protonix. I have not had any blood work drawn since starting it 7 months ago. | F | 38 | 7 months 40 1X day | 12/10/2014 | 1 | acid reflux | Caused major drop in my magnesium. Had grand mal seizure, fell into concrete and now have a brain injury. Was taken off this medication and my magnesium count has been perfect. DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICATION, IT IS POISON!!!! | F | 58 | 5 months | 11/21/2014 | 5 | acid reflux | Very effective for me. Was having chest pains so severe that I was admitted to hospital for heart tests but all were ok. Was put on protonix and haven't had any more problems. This is the only acid reflex medicine that worked for me. | F | 56 | 8 months 40 mg | 10/26/2014 | 1 | GERD | My dad had been prescribed this drug for H. Pylori. It seemed to help him with that, though he had started complaining of back pains after that, he had cancer so I just assumed the pains were from that but now I wonder. He has since passed so I'll never know for sure. Anyway, still clueless at the time I asked my doctor to prescribe it to me for my GERD. At first it was helping me, no acid feeling in my throat. Then I started getting pain in my neck, legs, and shoulder. Also headaches, racing heart, and stomach pains. I attributed them to the stress of losing my dad. However, it was getting so bad I couldn't stand it. My shoulder had a burning pain (my right shoulder so I figured not heart related) I started looking into it and realized it is on the list of medications that contain one of two dangerous chemicals. Fluoride was one and the other slips my mind. I learned long ago of the toxicity of Cipro, Levaquin, etc. They cause these same symptoms and destroy lives. They actually alter | F | 43 | 45 days 40 MG 1X day | 10/22/2014 | 4 | Gerd | I already rated this drug had numbness/ tremors ..I I tried emailing where email was given to patients that had the same symptoms that I had. But I never received a response from about eight that I sent. I finally tested The system by emailing myself and I never received my email back. Has anyone else had this problem? | Helped my GERD along with taking probiotics pharmaceutical rating along with health-food kefir plain 3/4 ounces and lassie mango flavor....try and get as much organic as u can...3/4 ounces organic flax seed 2 tablespoons 3/4 almond milk 1/3 concentrate organic pomogrante juice and mix keep all cold should be organic.....got the probiotic is VSL3 you can get it at a pharmacy powder packets they may have it at Costco gastrointestinal doctor prescribe it while taking medication....I maintained a very strict diet too...and no eating 4 hours before bed....went from 80 mg to 40 to every other day 40 now at every third day 40.... 2 weeks in between next week off completely...been a 3 month ordeal 2 trips to emergency. Had GERD in chest and throat lost 15 pounds...on the way to recovery because of an innovative doctor.....must stay on This rest of my life....by the way when downgrading medication had to take this stuff 2 times a day...was on this regime 2 1/2 months everything must be cold and must be taken together....worth it....cured me and I was in bad shape......costly but worth it he told be this was my new breakfast... | F | 65 | 3 months 40 1X day | 10/8/2014 | 1 | Gastritis | After taking it for 3 months, developed a very stiff neck, anxiety, depression and horrible muscle spasms and twitches from my head to my toes. My legs started vibrating which made the anxiety worse thinking I had a severe illness. Stopped taking it 2 days ago and still feel the body twitches and spasms. I hope these side effects go away soon! | F | 39 | 3 months 40 MG | 10/3/2014 | 1 | acid reflux and hernia | As I lay here with tears in my eyes from relief and hope for a life that was almost thrown away because of the use of this med I am so thankful to finally have an answer for all my problems! I can still barely type because of the muscle weakness and shaking. Depression, anxiety, kidney stones, kidney pain, back and neck pain, head aches, severe severe nausea, ear and mouth pain, elevated heart rate and bp, numbness of all extremities, jaw pain, rash, low potassium, metal taste in mouth, mood swings and I am positive I am missing a few side effects that I am experiencing. 3 trips to the ER and no answers. I just Thank God for my mother having enough knowledge to ask me what meds I was taking and for her to look into protonix for me! Please please please tell all your family and friends to never ever take this drug!!!!! God bless you all! | F | 38 | 2 months 40mg | 9/28/2014 | 5 | GERD | Not sure if my symptoms r related to the med. but I eat organically run 6 miles and lift weights....never been ill. One month after being on the generic developed numbness in toes then went to feet with pains up my leg. Numbness constant. Then tremors in my hands and weird sensations in my arms especially left arm. Went to a neurologist he said I have neuropathy genetic because my mother has it and no diabetic family history. But now I'm afraid it may be MS. Hope it's the meds. But can't be sure. The numbness , they say, only accounts for 1% and it's rare. | F | 65 | 65 days 40 1X day | 9/16/2014 | 1 | Gastritis | Foggy Brain, eye pain, vision foggy, severe fatigue, depression, nausea, restless legs, anxiety, nightmares. | This drug made me so depressed that I wanted to jump onto the train tracks and end it. I have never been a depressed person but I thought I was dying. By 3 pm I was out for the count every day. Couldn't get off the couch. Dr. sent me for a Cat scan looking for Tumors or Cancer. He couldn't figure it out. All blood/tests came back normal but why was I so sick? Couldn't eat anything but baby food fruit and lost 15 lbs. Stopped the Protonix on my own and started to feel better. | F | 67 | 40mg 1X day | 9/6/2014 | 3 | Acid Reflux | light headed,anxiety feeling, chest pain, this medicine has helped my stomach pain that was out of control. Now I am having bad leg pain like throbbing, burning very sore and weak. I think I am going to stop taking and see what happens. I was given Famotidine as well to take as a back up for my stomach. | F | 37 | 5 months 40mg 1X day | 9/5/2014 |