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 | acid refux | back aches/joint pain/muscle spasms/cramps/chills but no fever/headach | After googling this, I quit and 90% symptoms abated after about 48 hrs... it was tough. | F | 52 | 5 days 1 tab 1X day | 3/18/2011 | 1 | GERD | I switched to Protonix because my insurance made me switch from Prevacid. After two years on the meds I started feeling "sick" in the head every time I ate, thought I was dying, and the only other meds I'm on is Accolate. Thanks to this website I can confirm I have maxed out my usage of Protonix and need to switch to something else. Looking forward to eating normally again. | F | 50 | 2 years 30 MG 1X day | 3/4/2011 | 5 | gerd | Works best when taken 30-60 minutes before breakfast. If not taken - miserable. Note: endocrinologist told me calcium citrate would get to my blood, bones better than Tums (calcium carbonate) which needs acid in stomach (this was true for me - my low blood calcium from parathyroid surgery was better with citrate) Also, if you ever get your gastrin hormone level checked, it will be high while on a proton pump inhibitor as there is a feedback loop where your body raises gastrin hormone to turn on your stomach acid pumps. I was told incorrectly I had a gastrinoma (inoperable tumour) as my gastrin level was high - wrong - she consulted with gi who said it was nothing, just the ppi - all ok now. How long until a non-invasive surgical treatment is perfected so I can go drug-free? | F | 40 | 11 years 40 mg 1X day | 2/26/2011 | 1 | Acid Reflux | burning mouth, burning tongue, burning gums, swollen gums and lips, bleeding gums, dry mouth | This mediciation worked great on my acid reflux, which was keeping me awake at night and very painful. However, after about a month I started noticing the burning and swelling oral symptoms listed above. They continued to worsen, and my mouth would be so dry that despite waking up 2 or 3 times a night to take a drink of water, in the morning my mouth would be dried out and my gums would be bleeding, with my lips stuck to my gums and teeth with dried blood. I had no problems whatsoever with my gums or mouth or teeth before. The burning mouth was constant, making it painful and difficult to drink anything other than water, and I was only able to tolerate the mildest foods, like mashed potatoes and oatmeal. I literally had to take ibuprofen or tylenol to be able to eat any food with any taste or salt or heat at all. Suspecting the protonix, as it was the only new medicine I was taking, I weaned off it and the symptoms began to subside right away. Now a month later I am still experiencing a slight burning in the mouth and lips and a slight swelling in the gums but it is almost all gone. It's a shame because it did a fabulous job with the acid reflux, but the side effects were worse than the acid. | F | 47 | 3 months 40 MG 1X day | 2/15/2011 | 1 | gastric inflammation and burning | Widespread body pains, tingling, numbness and burning. I had headpain similar to a bad sunburn and stabbing eye pain. My legs felt like they were being filleted. Facial and body swelling, extreme fatigue and weakness, bruising on my arms and legs, high blood pressure, difficulty breathing. | Be very careful with this drug. The side effects did not happen immediately so I did not realize it was a stomach drug causing the issues. By the end, I felt like I had one foot in the grave, and thought I was seriously dying. My physician missed that it was sides effect from the drug, as he had been treating me for other, earlier symptoms - minor by comparison. It took about 48 hours off the drug and I started feeling better although I had a bad headache for a couple days. Have been off it 5 days now, and I feel like I have my life back. | F | 49 | 34 days 40 mg 1X day | 2/14/2011 | 2 | Acid reflux | Brain fog, headache, severe dizziness, muscle aches, tingling in fingers and toes | 3 weeks after stopping this med and feeling much better. Still having some slight tingling in fingers and toes. This med made me severly ill | F | 38 | 3 weeks 20mg 1X day | 2/8/2011 | 4 | GERD, hiatal hernia | leg cramp once in a while, joint pain but not serious. hiatal hernia, but not sure it was caused by the drug. | Have had this drug on and off in the last 10 years until last year when I had an endoscopy and Dr. recommended that I took 2x40MG a day for 60 days. My endoscopy showed no problem with my stomach but had infectin in my estro..., and hiatal hernia. I had an endoscopy 7 years ago and had no hiatal hernia at that time. Don't know if hiatal hernia is caused by the drug. The first 9 years, I took the durg only when I had heart burn that I could not tolerate. But the heart burn got worse last year. I would like to limit it to 1x40MG daily now. Will talk to Dr. next month when I see her. Also like to see if there is any alternative of taking less or alternate between two or three different drugs. | M | 57 | 10 years 40MG 2X day | 2/6/2011 | 3 | Doctor recommended/heart attack | Fatigue, reflux, cramps, jittery nervous feeling | I quit taking it after having a hard time with the insurance company. The first two weeks I felt no recourse, the next two weeks were difficult to get through. I thought I had an ulcer started, so I began to take Zantac and that relieved the burning in my chest. I became very anxious over those final two weeks, heart palpitations, disoriented, and constant burning. Today is the best I've felt in weeks. If you stop taking it - do it slowly. I quit cold turkey and paid the price. | M | 44 | 1 years 1X day | 2/6/2011 | 5 | GERD | None right now. However, I know that any acid reflux medicine will make your bones brittle after long term use, but I take a calcium supplement so I am hoping I can keep that from happening. | This is the only PPI that helped me. I tried prescription Nexium, Prevacid, Aciphex, also the OTC brands as well and none of them ever worked like Protonix does. The OTC brands made my throat burn. Protonix is also the cheaper one of them all when I fill the prescription as generic. I am hoping it will go OTC like Prilosec and Prevacid, but I doubt it will because it actually works, go figure! | F | 43 | 3 years 40MG 1X day | 1/31/2011 | 1 | Gerd | Loose Stools, Gas, Pains in Eyes, Anterior Ischemic Optical Neuropathy | I lost my right eye about 6 months after starting this drug. At the time, however, nobody associated the drug with the loss of eyesight. I was assured that AION rarely occured in both eyes. After taking the drug for two years, I lost the sight uin my left eye. Still, the doctors doubted any relationsip until I showed them an article about this, and then they thought it might be a good idea to stup using it. After stopping, I at least lost the sensation that there was something in my eyes, but the loss of eyesight is permanent. | M | 57 | 2 years 40mg 1X day | 1/8/2011 | 1 | acid reflux | I started having pain in my stomach and ribs, I thought I was having a heart attack. Turns out that the protonix that was suppose to help my stomach was giving me the pain and after having an endoscopy exam found that my stomach is full of polyps from the protonix. I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND THIS DRUG TO ANYONE. | F | 45 | 3 years 40 mg 2X day | 12/29/2010 | 1 | Gerd | Headhead, sinus pain, extreme dizziness, tingling of face & tongue, sore joints and chest pains. I took this years ago and had no problems so I couldn't beleive it but once I stopped the symptoms went away. | F | 42 | 1 days 40mg 1X day | 12/28/2010 | 1 | GERD (acid reflux) | Acute foot and leg cramps which awakened me...cramps were so painful and could not be alleviated | I would never recommend this drug to anyone. | F | 65 | 6 weeks 60 1X day | 12/10/2010 | 1 | Acid Reflux | Anxiety, shortness of breath, nervousness, fatigue, headaches | Doctor gave me samples of this for mild reflux symptoms. He didn't give me instructions on what it was so I took it periodically until about 3 weeks ago. Started taking every day and that's when the side effects started. I quit taking 3 days ago and still same side effects with worsened headaches. I'm 30, not overweight, and no health problems at all. My reflux symptoms were very mild, something I will live with before I EVER take Protonix again. Glad I found this website, this has really scared me over the last few weeks. | M | 30 | 3 months 40 mg 1X day | 12/4/2010 | 1 | Reflux | Awakened with tachycardia, disturbing dreams (rarely ever had), extreme dry mouth, and numbness in hands and feet. Towards the end of the two year period, I experienced a nocturnal seizure which prompted an ER visit and scared my husband witless. Many tests later all were normal. Now, I have NEVER had a seizure before in my life. I don't take drugs or drink, I exercise daily (aerobically), weight stays normal for my height and I enjoy very good health. Seizures are listed as a "rare" side effect of this drug. You'll note that many others experience peripheral neuropathy, dizziness, bad headaches,strange dreams,these are neurological symptoms. Point is, this drug seriously messes with your electrolytes. That's one of the reasons for the fractures at five years taking this drug. Can't absorb calcium - can't absorb magnesium, raises your BP, raises your glucose. People over 40 be very wary of this drug. It is effective for short time use, but get off of it as soon as you a | Drug effective, but side effects are legion and deadly - maybe not for all, but for a significant number of people. How about the thousands who expeience side effects but don't post, tell their physicians and their physicians reassure them about what a safe drug this is. In my own case, my doctor told me her eight year old child was taking this drug. I pity the child! | F | 60 | 2 years 80mg 1X day | 11/14/2010 | 4 | acid reflux | need to take B12 shots every other week | It works-I can't miss a dose because the acid reflux comes back right away strongly. This medicine does not cure the problem, but it sure takes away the reflux pain and works quickly. | F | 55 | 1 years 40 mg 2X day | 11/7/2010 | 2 | GERD and hiatal hernia | Sore stomach, blurry vision, cramping in feet, some fatigue, increased anxiety | I went off this stuff recently -- had to do it slowly. My doctor suggested taking a pill every other day for a couple of weeks, then increasing the number of days in between doses slowly. I took me abut 8 weeks to get to where I was taking one pill every five days. I feel so much better, even though the first several weeks were hell because of the acid rebound. I took DGL (a chewable licorice extract) when the acid bothered me, tried to keep the number of Tums down, too had burning mouth, arm, etc., horrible, until finally my body got used to it all after about six weeks. I was tempted many times to go back on the stuff, but I toughed it out and I am very glad I did. | F | 60 | 5 months 40 MG 1X day | 11/5/2010 | 3 | Severe GERD due to Hiatal Hernia | HORRIBLE CRAMPS IN ARMS & LEGS! NUMBNESS IN FINGERS AND TOES upon waking. Rash on face and chest. Problems with left eye, feels like I have something in it. Very lethargic, tired all the time. Pains in neck and sometimes shoulders. Pains in joints, especially elbows. Pain radiates from elbows to forearms. I recently tried to stop taking it. AND THE BURNING STARTED AGAIN! I don't know which is worse .. the BURNING or THE CRAMPS and OTHER SIDE EFFECTS OF PROTONIX! DO NOT LET YOUR PHYSICIAN TELL YOU "There are no side effects." | I had no idea that the symptoms I was having (for a LONG TIME!)were the result of Protonix. IT DID TAKE CARE OF THE EXTREME BURNING from food/acid leaking into my Esophagus and reversed the VERY HARMFUL case of Barrett's Syndrome ... BURNED MY ENTIRE ESOPHAGUS! I could not live with the pain I was having and I remember keeping liquid Maalox with me ALWAYS!!! I had to wean off MANY different types of mediacation recently, due to PERICARDITIS condition. I had lots of side effects from EVERY MEDICATION I TOOK! It got down to taking only an 81mg aspirin/per day and 1 40mg Protonix/per day. THAT's when I discovered THE REMAINING SIDE EFFECTS WERE FROM PROTONIX and I stopped taking it for a week ... THE CRAMPING STOPPED! THE PAINS IN MY NECK STOPPED! THE NUMBNESS IN MY HANDS AND FEET STOPPED! THE PAIN IN MY JOINTS STOPPED! But.. I had to start taking it again because the BURNING CAME BACK VERY BAD!!! I wish there was a way to just take one every other day or once a week! I sure hate the side effects .. but it DOES WORK FOR SEVERE GERD and BARRETT'S SYNDROME!!! Your burning will stop .. mind did. | M | 71 | 2 years 40mg 1X day | 10/29/2010 | 3 | acid reflux, ulcers | diarrhea, headaches, lightheadedness, extreme fatigue | Review written for 79 YO partner who has not fared well in the 3 weeks he has taken this medication. Thank goodness for this site. The FDA warnings about fractures scares me. We plan on calling his Dr. Monday to discuss alternatives or a lower dose. | M | 79 | 3 weeks 40 MG 2X day | 10/24/2010 | 4 | acid reflux and indigestion | severe migrane headaches, severe neck pain which took over ten days to disappear. Also one episode of a complete memory loss of my activies that lasted over one hour. Will never take this medicine again. | F | 79 | 4 days 40mg 1X day | 10/19/2010 |