PEPCID AC Reviews (FAMOTIDINE)Average Rating: 1.5 (124 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PEPCID AC with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PEPCID AC | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | gerd | Lightheaded, dry mouth, pain/ringing in my ears. I also think this is causing me to bloat up. | I have been taking this on and off for approximately two years. I would say about 15 days a month. | F | 52 | 2 years 20 mg 1X day | 3/6/2017 | 1 | Acid reflex | Helped my acid reflex great but side effects horrible! Light headed, dizzy, major aniexty and panic attacks! Confusion and memory lost! Do not take this!! Been 3 days off it still have side effects but getting better! | Do not take! | F | 53 | 1 months 40mg | 1/26/2017 | 2 | GERD | Shaking, nervousness, anxiety, panic attack, heart racing. Awful feelings... nausea dizziness and headache as well | Pepcid AC seemed to help my GERD symptoms but the side effects were awful! I don't want to take something that gets rid of my symptoms but causes other problems!! I will not take this again!!!! | F | 25 | 3 days 10mg | 11/3/2016 | 1 | Acid Reflux | After taking it for only 2 days I woke up with awful dizziness, I never had that happen before and can only think it had to be from Pepcid. Will not take it again, too scary! | F | 61 | 2 days | 6/9/2016 | 2 | Stomach ulcer | Rapid heart beat anxiety | M | 34 | 1 days 10 mg | 10/6/2015 | 1 | GERD and heartburn | Dizziness, shakiness, lightheadedness, inability to think, heart palpitations, very loud tinnitis, migraines, severe anxiety, depression, stomach pain, sometimes explosive diarrhea, sensitivity to higher temperatures. | Pepcid is the only medicine I've taken for 10 years and in the last 3 I began to notice the symptoms I've mentioned were getting worse and it could only be the Pepcid. Otherwise I am very healthy. My doctor was clueless and said that it couldn't be the Pepcid. I had lots of tests, all of which came back normal. I tried to stop taking it several times, but the rebound heartburn made me go to back to it. The symptoms of dizziness and anxiety made me try again and again to get off of it. It was just awful. I couldn't function at all! I felt like a zombie. It's been 3 weeks and I'm beginning to see a difference. It took 5 days for the diarrhea to stop, 14 days for the dizziness to stop. I'm still shaky at times, but not nearly as bad as I was 3 weeks ago. Palpitations, migraines, loud tinnitis and anxiety are still with me but slowly going away. I would recommend that if you are on Pepcid, slowly wean yourself off over a period of weeks. I decided to go cold turkey and I'm sorry I did. The rebound heartburn is not as bad now as the first 2 weeks, but it is still there. Heartburn with meals or between meals was constant, now it is lessening. I am using Rolaids mostly, but have found a 1 tsp of baking soda in water works great, too. I can't believe how much better I feel all over. If you are on Pepcid, get off it now. | F | 62 | 10 years 20mg 2X day | 7/23/2015 | 4 | Heartburn | Occasionally causes tenderness and pain in a specific area of my abdomen. Vivid and bizarre dreams are the main side effect. These dreams can continue for several days after taking Famotidine. | This is the best drug I have taken for heartburn. One dose lasts for ~24hrs. I am concerned about the side effects. I only take this drug on those occasions when I have severe heartburn. For me, it's best to avoid overeating and avoid foods that cause heartburn. | M | 54 | 2 days 10 1X day | 9/22/2014 | 1 | heartburn | Dry mouth, awful bad taste in mouth, and constant burping! I'll go back to Tums. | F | 35 | 1 days 10 mg | 3/18/2014 | 4 | heartburn | Worked good but would not recommend taking long term. | F | 47 | 1 days | 5/9/2013 | 1 | Allergic reaction to food | Pepcid and other drugs in the same class are used to block H2 histamine along with antihistamines and steroids. Pepcid caused me to feel extremely anxious, mentally foggy, and also caused heart arrhythmias, swings in pulse and blood pressure, and general discomfort. | It took nearly a full week for the side effects to wear off. If I should need a drug like this again, I will ask for a different one. | F | 53 | 6 days 20 mg 1X day | 3/19/2013 | 1 | GERD | Pepcid AC helped me with my acid reflux, but at first I didn't realize it but the drug made highly aggressive. I found myself getting angry easily. By the end of the second week I was out of control and could not concentrate on my designs. It wasn't until I slammed my laptop and knocked over my computer tower did I realize something was wrong at work. A close friend mentioned that I was acting weird and had been trying to avoid me. I stopped taking the medication. The next day I went from feeling as if I could take on 5 guys at once to tearing up at random times. It was an emotional roller coaster ride. I also lost almost total concentration by the 2nd week. I could not focus on anything for any length of time. It turned me into a monster. My coworker did not want to get in the car with me or go to lunch because he said I was like the incredible hulk with severe anger. I would even wake up angry for no apparent reason. Had stayed on the medication for any longer amount of | M | 37 | 2 weeks 2X day | 6/12/2012 | 3 | GERD | Ringing in ears, dizziness, bizarre dreams, wheezing/asthma | Unfortunately, I stopped taking this drug because of the difficulties breathing I have experienced (aggravated asthma condition). It did a wonderful job clearing up my upper GI issues. I could tolerate the other side effects. The dreams were kind of fun. | F | 60 | 2 weeks 40 mg 1X day | 9/2/2011 | 4 | GERD | Drowsiness | Worked well to suppress acid. But, I had to take sublingual B complex, to combat the drowsiness. | F | 47 | 5 months 10 mg 1X day | 10/5/2010 | 5 | irritated stomach | cleared up stomach irritation in a couple days. | F | 50 | 14 days 20 mg 1X day | 7/14/2010 | 5 | Frequent Bad Heartburn/GERD | No side effects at all. | This stuff works like a miracle. I have noticed the effect not lasting as long as it used to when I first started taking it, but that's the only bad thing I can say about it. | F | 42 | 14 years 1X day | 6/1/2010 | 4 | F | 27 | 3 years | 9/30/2009 | 1 | gerd | racing heart, tremor, anxiety, throat constriction, dizziness | Worked well for my GERD but couldn't stand the side effects. Tried Prilosec, Protonix, Aciphex, Nexium - same thing. Finally stopped everything (mistake - I should have tapered off) and had a very difficult week! It took 4-5 days for the heart pounding to stop, and almost a week to stop shaking. Now I'm trying lifestyle changes and orange peel extract. | F | 52 | 4 weeks | 12/27/2008 | 4 | GERD, Acid Reflux | I felt immediatelly better taking Pepcid but I began having VERY intense, detailed and extremly disturbing dreams. It almost made me want to quit. I will continue to take it but if the symptoms persist I may have to find an alternate solution. These were awful dreams. | F | 29 | 4 days | 6/17/2008 | 3 | Dyspepsia | Anxiety | It helped tremendously my dyspepsia, but I could not handle the side effects. | M | 22 | 6 days | 2/1/2008 | 4 | Gastritis | Bad taste in my mouth | I felt a slight reduction in stomach burning after a few hours of taking, but even with the maximum strength 20mg twice per day, it took 2-3 days before I felt like it really started to eliminate my gastritis. | M | 30 | 7 days | 7/20/2007 |