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PREVACID  (LANSOPRAZOLE):  Lansoprazole is used to treat certain stomach and esophagus problems (such as acid reflux, ulcers). It works by decreasing the amount of acid your stomach makes. It relieves symptoms such as heartburn, difficulty swallowing, and persistent cough. This medication helps heal acid damage to the stomach and esophagus, helps prevent ulcers, and may help prevent cancer of the esophagus. Lansoprazole belongs to a class of drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs).   FDA Approval Date: 1995-05-10 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR PREVACIDCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE		DATE ADDED
 
 4  GERD In order of severity: Gas and intestinal discomfort,heat flushes at night?, forgetfulness?, occasional heart palpitations?, colon polyps? Prevacid has been working for me.I noticed that as I became older the side effects seemed to get worse. Consequently,I have reduced the dose from 30mg daily to 15mg daily with no perceptible difference in reflux relief, but a big improvement in my side-effects. M 53 12 years
 1/29/2010
 4  GERD/Acid Reflux Possible slight hair loss (not sure from prevacid) Gas, bloating, constipation and diarrhea (again not sure from PPI's) and stomach polyps. (again not 100% sure from PPI meds. Coughing and choking at night and getting asthma type symptoms. I have taken prevacid and like medications for over 10 years. Prevacid seemed to help me the most. I have still have break through acid reflux at any given moment. However I have found out this year I have 3 issues either due to acid reflux or causing it. 1)Hiatal hernia. 2) Barretts esophagus and 3) Stomach polyps. I have recently learned that Stomach polyps can be caused from excessive use of PPI's. I cant not at this time stop taking Prevacid because of the Acid reflux causing Barretts esophagus. And I am reluctant to take it because of the stomach polyps that cover 80% of my stomach. I am having surgery in January to fix the hernia and also having Fundoplication surgery to prevent anymore acid reflux. Prevacid helped me a lot. but, I am scared of what long term affect I could have for being on that medicine for so long. I have learned from research that PPI's were not intended for LONG term use. Where does that leave sufferers and long term problems? Has anyone ever heard of P F 43 10 years
 11/29/2008
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PREVACID  (LANSOPRAZOLE):  Lansoprazole is used to treat certain stomach and esophagus problems (such as acid reflux, ulcers). It works by decreasing the amount of acid your stomach makes. It relieves symptoms such as heartburn, difficulty swallowing, and persistent cough. This medication helps heal acid damage to the stomach and esophagus, helps prevent ulcers, and may help prevent cancer of the esophagus. Lansoprazole belongs to a class of drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs).   FDA Approval Date: 1995-05-10 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

     

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