AMITIZA Reviews (LUBIPROSTONE)Average Rating: 3.0 (45 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare AMITIZA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR AMITIZA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Chronic Ideopathic Constipation | Severe Nausea, Sometimes Leading To Vomiting After Dosage, Acute Cramping, Gas, Severe Spasms In Colon, Aching! Sometimes Takes 1 Hr To Work But Lately 3-4 or Even A Greater Amount Of Time For Results Of Severe Watery Diarrhea, 3-5X Each Day! The Waiting Is Exacerbating And Extremely Painful NOT TO DOWNPLAY The Bloating And Gas Which It Doubly Uncomfortable! Then, The Actual Bowel Purge, Itself Causes Great Dehydration, Exhaustion, Spasms, And Aftermath Pain! This Super Strength Laxative, Is Worse Than A Colonoscopy Prep, As It Works Very Unpredictably, Is Mostly Unreliable And Leaves One Utterly Fed Up! I Find Myself Wondering, Why I Am Putting Myself Through This Torture! The Nausea, Spasms And Pain, Truly Bring me to the point of Needing To Vomit, To Get Some Relief Of The Bowel Pressure, And Nausea Occasionally, I Do, But It Rarely, Brings Great Relief! Same Said For The Bowel Purge! Major Bouts Of Watery Diarrhea! Seldom, Formed Stools! Regimen Seems To Take Up 4-5 Hrs In The Morning Until Noon! Very Dissatisfied! This Is Like Prepping W Poison Or Dynamite! 😷 I Want OFF This Bomb , I HATE IT! 😠 Thanks For Putting Yet Another Drug W Horrible Side Effects, Which Cause The Individual Who Has No Other Alternative, Due To "Chronic Idiopathic Constipation " From " Chronic Inflammatory De-Mylonating PolyNeuropathy-CIDP" | WORST DRUG W Side Effects That Is Currently On The Market! Please Develop A Better And More Gentle Pharmaceutical Alternative, My Father Is Seriously Suffering From All Amitiza Side Affects And It Has Only Continued To Raise Havoc For Him Each Day Of His Essential Bowel Purge! Acute Spasms, Pain, Severe Nausea, Vomiting, And Bloating From Distention, There Must Be Another Way! This Drug Appears To Be Counter Intuitive To It's Desired Goal, Thereby Causing Greater Spasms, Acute Pain And Severe Nausea That Often Causes A Worse Bowel Purge, Than An Easier, Less Torturous Manner Of Side Effects, That Ultimately Cause The Individual, To Feel Better, Not Worse From Daily, Unpredictable Use! It Is Difficult As A Spouse And/Or Care Provider To Witness Such Acute Symptoms And Severe Intestinal/ Colonic Pain And Discomfort Of Individual Taking This Harsh Drug! Please Work With The FDA To Explore Less Toxic Options And Less Undesirable Side Effects while Still Achieving This Type Of Drugs Ultimate Goal! Thank You! Concerned Family Member, And Patient Advocate! | M | 78 | 2 months 8 MCGS | 11/26/2014 | 2 | Chronic constipation | I developed an infrequent dry cough on Amitiza and it hadn't started working afte 2 weeks so I stopped using it. | I had been constipated for about 10 years, since moving to Florida. One day I saw rust stains in my toilet after returning from vacation and realized there was a lot of iron in my water. I know iron can be constipating, so I added a type of salt to my water-softener that takes the rust out. Since then I am no longer constipated. Perhaps doctors should ask about iron in water before prescribing Amitiza! | F | 61 | 2 weeks 24 mcg 1X day | 7/29/2014 | 2 | Chronic constipation | Nine in low dose. Higher dose, more bloating, chest and throat tightness, wires dry mouth, belching more | This has done absolutely nothing to help my constipation. If I take Miralax, I gave a small BM in the morning. Doctor says to give it a chance to work. It's been a month and almost 2 weeks at the higher dose. I feel worse than I did. I want off this drug. | F | 64 | 28 days 8 mcg & 24 2X day | 3/20/2014 | 3 | Severe constipation | F | 53 | 1 days 24 | 12/27/2013 | 1 | bad headaches very dizzy no streng | Dizziness headaches noxious ca can breathe | F | 49 | 1 days 24 | 7/6/2013 | 2 | Constipation | Headache, chest tightness, shortness if breath, palpitations. I have been taking this Med awhile now. It relieved my constipation without any problem but I could not handle the side effects. | F | 34 | 2 months 24ng | 5/27/2013 | 4 | Chronic Constipation | A little fatigue and bloating | I started with the 24mcg 2xs per day and had nausea, headaches, abdominal pain, fatigue and mental fogginess. I read that there is an "adjustment period" so I stayed with the program and started to have BMs daily. I very gradually decreased the dosage over time and still get the same benefits with much reduced side effects. I only take one of the small pills per day now, but I still have a little bloating and fatigue, but significantly less than I had with larger dosages and without any medication at all. This medication works for me. I can't give it a 5 rating because I still deal with side effects, although they are minor. | F | 49 | 7 months 8mcg 1X day | 3/12/2013 | 2 | Celiac complications/constipation | Painful, cramping stomach. Nausea. Body aches. Sudden onset of bloating/gas that does not improve with BM. | This medication was helpful for the first week or two, but for the past 5 days I've felt like I had a stomach bug. No vomiting, but very nauseous and my stomach is very sore. Also extreme bloating has returned. Not sure if I should keep taking or not. | F | 27 | 3 weeks 8 MG 2X day | 2/21/2013 | 1 | chronic constipation | Severe nausea, racing heart beats. Anxiety. I have attempted this med several times and the nausea and reflux was terrible. And felt like my heart was going to explode. Stopped it. Will have to try something else. | F | 53 | 4 weeks 8mcg | 1/7/2013 | 2 | IBS-C | I have dealt with constipation all my life but only recently witht the severe bloating, abdominal pain and distinction. The first two weeks, this was a miracle drug. I felt normal for the first time in my life. Having BM daily and eating without bloating. For the past week, effectiveness is gone and I'm back where I started. Doctor wants me to continue. Absolutely devastated. | F | 26 | 3 weeks 2x D 24 mg | 12/21/2012 | 3 | IBS-C | Initially worked for 5 days, then constipated again. | I will take it intermittently because when taking it regularly it doesn't work anymore after the first week and I'm constipated again, why continue to take the poison. | F | 32 | 3 weeks 8 mcg 1X day | 6/12/2012 | 3 | IBS C | None | I haven't noticed any improvement in symptoms yet (that's why I only gave this a 3), but I wanted to report that I do not have any side effects either. I was advised by my Dr to take this for 4-6 weeks before "giving up" (she said it could take that long before seeing full effectiveness) & if there was no improvement, we'd go from there/explore other options. | F | 38 | 5 days 24 mcg 2X day | 11/1/2011 | 4 | Constipation | I have gotten very sick taking this medicine. It's more than just nausea, it actually causes me to have to throw up about an hour after taking it. | I used to go once every 2 weeks or so. Within the first two days of taking it, I have already had a bowel movement. Now I just have to decide if being sick every day is worth taking the medicine. | F | 24 | 3 days 24mg 2X day | 10/11/2010 | 2 | chronic constipation | No change. The drug simply doesn't work for me. | Obviously, lots of people really get enormous relief from this drug. We're all different -- I'm one of the unlucky few the drug doesn't help. What a disappointment. | F | 65 | 3 weeks 24 mcg 2X day | 10/4/2010 Patient History | 5 | IBS-Constipated | Most awesome med ever!!! I was constipated for most my life with bouts of zero bm and then a day of several bm including diarrhea and horrible stomach cramps!! I take 1 pill every night before bed and have a bm now almost every day in the morning. I can thank the makers enough for this!! | F | 31 | 2 years 24mcg 1X day | 7/22/2010 | 1 | IBS-C | stomach muscles spasms (left side), sudden onset of painful gas, joint pain (knee) | When I first started taking Amitiza, it worked really well. I was taking the 8 mg pills once a day even though the directions said to take it twice daily. This was for about a 2 week period. I was having bowel movements about twice a day and felt great. After prolonged use, I found that it did not work for me. I started to experience muscle spasms on the left side of my stomach, which I have not experienced before taking the pill. Although they are not too painful, it is an odd sensation. Going into the 2nd month, the pill seemed to have lost its effectiveness as I wasn't having regular daily bowel movements like I used to when I first started. Bowel movements were starting to get irregular and I would have movements every other day. I was off the pill for a while and started up again and increased my dosage to two times a day. This had a negative effect as I would have sudden onsets of painful gas which was embarassing while at work. I have been off Amitiza for 2 months and have decided to go the natural route: reduce stress, improve diet, regular exercise, LOTS of water, and fiber supplements. I have found the exercise has improved my IBS-C as well as reducing stress. The fiber supplements don't really help but I am unsure if I am using them properly (not drinking enough water). Although I still experience bloating, constipation, and gas, it is not as bad as it used to be and is probably due to not following a healthy diet. And the painful gas has lessened. Also, for extra | F | 28 | 2 months 8 1X day | 5/4/2010 | 1 | Chronic constiipation | Didn't work and was too expensive besides. I not take Lithium Carbonate 300 mgs at night and have 3-4 movements a day at $2.00 a month. If I take just a third of that it would still work. | F | 45 | 5 days 30 mg 2X day | 2/23/2010 | 5 | IBS-C ( spastic colon | When i started taking this medication on August 24th 2009, i was a bit hesitant because nothing else had worked. Anyway i started taking 2 pills a day 8mcg. The NAUSEA was almost debilitating! And, no bowel movements. So i had to wear the Nausea Patch behind my ear which cause MAJOR BLURRINESS and i couldnt focus to read. But, after about a week i actually started having bowel movements which was a blessing! i started having stomach/abdominal issues after i had my gallbladdere removed in 2000. anyway.. so after about a month into the medication which i contemplated stopping several times because i could hardly stand the nausea. im so pleased with it! A MIRACLE!. Now my insurance is starting up saying that i need to try this or that first and im like ive tried everything under the sun and this is the only thing that helps.. what a croc of crap! I would highly recommend AMITIZA. | F | 35 | 6 weeks | 10/2/2009 | 3 | Worked sooooo well for my constipation! So effective I only have to take it everyother day! The only side effect I have is nausea but I have a zofran Rx for that! | F | 25 | | 9/13/2009 | 5 | IBS with Chronic Constipation | Some slight nausea. | This medication is a life saver. After suffering from chronic constipation, I would never go back to living without it. I went from having a movement once every two weeks [if I was lucky] to once a day. I'm at 24 mcg twice daily. | F | 21 | 1 years | 8/27/2009 |