PREVACID Reviews (LANSOPRAZOLE)Average Rating: 2.6 (592 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PREVACID with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PREVACID | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | Acid Reflex/Stomach Pains | SEVERE Diarrhea, nuasea, unsettled stomach | After taking it for a little over 2 weeks, my reflex and stomach pains subsided, but my stomach was never settled, constantly turning, especially at night, and one day had the WORST case of diarrhea I have ever experienced and was consistently nauseas. | F | 23 | 2 weeks | 11/28/2008 | 2 | GERD Acid Reflux | Diarrhea, Hair loss, developed lactose intolerance, have allergy problems, headaches, constipation, carpal tunnel, itching, dizziness, muscle aches. | I started taking Prevacid for the last 5 years. At first it was a miracle drug. I could eat and no acid reflux. My GERD was so bad I could hardly eat bread. The first symptoms I noticed was carpal tunnel in both wrists. I thought it was due to too much computer work. Then I started getting severe diarrhea and terrible gas. Felt like I was having a baby. Diagnosed with lactose intolerance. Never had problems with dairy my entire life. That was corrected with lactose pills. Then I noticed hair loss, dizziness, headaches every day, and constipation. Now I am itching, but the worse thing is entire body muscle aches. I cannot sleep at night I feel my whole body throbbing. I have developed Osteopenia, even though I have been taking calcium faithfully every day. I am going to try to get off this medicine as I told my husband that at 52, I am feeling like an old lady. Hip pain, can't walk for very long. All this seemed to start happening overnight. My husband started trying Pr | F | 52 | 5 years | 11/25/2008 | 5 | Acid Reflux | None | It stopped my acid reflux. It was a life-send. I can eat or drink whatever I want to. I stopped taking it because I changed insurance and instead of $10 per month I was paying $150 per month. I am trying Prilosec OTC and my heartburn is back. I am going to talked to my BCBS and see if they will cover more of the cost for Prevacid. | M | 47 | 3 years | 11/23/2008 | 1 | screaming fits at night, gassy | constipation, extremely cranky before bed. Increased dose recommended by doctor and he developed insomnia. | Doctors prescribed it without knowing for sure if he even had GERD. Noticed when I removed milk from his diet that he seemed better. | M | 1 | 5 weeks | 11/21/2008 | 4 | Gerd/Barretts | flush feeling in my face,sore glands,flu-like symptoms,body aches,tiredness,joint pain,muscle weakness. | ive been taking it for over a year,it worked wonders for all my gerd symptoms,but within the last month and a half i've noticed all these new problems,some days are better than others,going to the doctor today. | M | 46 | 15 months | 11/20/2008 | 1 | reflux | my 20 month old son awoke tonight after taking his first dose (being switched from Prilosec, which wasn't working) and I suspect he had a severe stomachache and he seemed itchy all over. He was also very sweaty but did not have a fever. He was just anxious - like he couldn't calm down and seemed so restless. | I'm just wondering if anyone else has tried this drug with similar aged children? I'm all of a sudden very nervous about giving him this medicine long term...we will see how it goes tomorrow but if he continues to ahve this reaction it's back to the doctor we go... | M | 1 | 1 days | 11/19/2008 | 4 | heartburn and suspected reflux | Fatique and, possibly, more suseptibility to side effects from other drugs. It took care of my heartburn well, but I just started trying to ween myself off of it with apple cider vinegar. I'm trying to eliminate as much medication as possible after having some bad side effects from other drugs and losing confidence in the medical profession. | I want to respond to a 01/30/08 comment which said why make life changes when drugs can fix it all. I used to agree, but by age 49, I've seen MDs whip out their rx pad like it was a prized weapon and put me on stuff that they know little about. When a drug causes a problem, they add another to take care of it. One made me feel like I was dying and that's when I decided to make life changes to avoid drugs whenever possible. With only minor changes, I've lowered the dosage on some drugs and am working to only be on drugs when absolutely necessary. | F | 49 | 5 years | 11/16/2008 | 5 | GERD | None | I've been taking 30 MG of Prevacid daily for 2 years and it has been a GOD SEND. Prior to taking this drug, I couldn't eat anything - and I mean anything - without severe heartburn. Often my heartburn would be so severe, I'd feel tremendous pressure throughout my head, resulting in major headaches. My voice also became "scratchy" from all of the acid coming up into my esophagus. I used to pop 4-5 Zantac per day, which wasn't doing a good enough job. I felt completely enslaved by my heartburn. Since then, I've been completely heartburn free! | F | 33 | 2 years | 11/4/2008 | 5 | acid reflux/lung problems | none | i notice a huge difference with even one missed dose... just wish i t was easier to get a 16month old to take, even though its a solutab, he still fights taking it, but it helps so much, he vomits endlessly all day every day if we dont give it to him... no vomit or wet burps as long as he has it... | M | 1 | 6 months | 10/29/2008 | 4 | Gastritis/GERD | VERY dizzy. Stomach pains that come and go. Occasional headache. Trouble breathing. Moderate constipation. | I was on omeprazole (Priolsec) which did not help much at all. Prevacid has allowed me to start eating again and in the past couple of weeks I have been feeling almost 100% as far as my stoamch goes. I was in agonizing pain where I would spend about 4-5 hours a day rolling around on the ground crying hysterically, vomiting, etc. Lost 10lbs because I could not eat. They did many tests and found nothing. So, GERD it is. Prevacid is crazily expensive though. so beware if you don't have insurance that covers prescriptions. I just paid over $300 for one month at Walgreen's. (2 pills/day) | F | 25 | 1.5 months | 10/16/2008 | 1 | GERD | chest pain,palpitations,muscle spasms and twitching, fatigue, minor hair loss,headaches, (root to tip) in just three weeks in pills. | F | 24 | 3 weeks | 10/13/2008 | 4 | GERD | I had been on Prevacid 30mg/day for 10 years. Occasional low-grade headaches, bloating, gas, diahrrea. Decided I didn't want to depend on it the rest of my life due to it blocking Calcium absorption so I went to a Naturopath. Did food allergy testing, and eliminated those foods. Guess what? No heartburn if I avoid those foods to which I am sensitive (dairy, wheat, eggs, sugar). | I urge anyone having reflux to get a blood-drawn food allergy test or at least consider an elimination/rotation diet to see if it is the foods you are eating that's causing all the heartburn/reflux. It could literally get you off the dependency of pharmaceuticals. Here is a link that is helpful: | F | 39 | 10 years | 9/23/2008 | 5 | GERD and Barret's syndrome | a little constipation | I love this drug, only worried about long term effects. Before taking it, I was miserable, coughing all the time. Learned to raise my bed, sleep on left side (on the right side, the stomach is above the esophagus and gravity makes food go into esophagus), digest before bed (eat early) and avoid too much of anything bad, like alcohol, spicy and fatty foods. EATING SLOWLY WITH NO RUSH is most important. We are always in a rush mentally and that affects acid production and digestion. Small meals also a plus. Give your digestive system a break, treat it right, and along with this pill, symptoms will subside. Chew food well and eat SLOWLY and CONSCIENTIOUSLY. RELAX. Make yourself breathe in a few times and it relaxes you. For the constipation I eat more fiber, drink more water, avoid too much cheese and bread and have Metamucil a few times a week. The drug alone won't work unless you change your eating habits. Bought GERD for Dummies and learned a lot. | F | 50 | 18 months | 9/14/2008 | 2 | laryngopharyngeal reflux | Unbearable itching. It was getting worse and worse up to the point where I couldn't sleep anymore. | It's four days since I stopped the medication and I still itch a little. | F | 32 | 1 weeks | 9/14/2008 | 3 | Acid Reflux | I have recentlt experianced dizziness, fainting, sudden temprature drop or rise, and blurry/obscured vision. | It worked at first. I mean, i thought i was in heaven. I used to have to leave school everyday because i could not carry on throughout the day with my stomach pain. My mother took me to the doctor and she said i had acid reflux and gave me prevacid.Then i started to experiance the symptoms that i listed. They are severe. They interfere with my daily life. If you want to take it, beware of side effects! | F | 13 | 4 months | 9/8/2008 | 3 | gerd | Diarrhea for a week and a half, some bloating, headache and an odd vague pain under right ribcage. Did help with the GERD. | First couple weeks were relatively ok with only a little loose bowels. Since then it has been progressively worse. GP did not make a connection with the Prevacid...I'm glad I found this page. I'm stopping to see if everything rights itself. | M | 56 | 30 days | 9/1/2008 | 5 | GERD | Slight. I had an occasional headache with Prevacd, but this subsided when I lowered my dosage or switched to the over the counter alternatives. | I have used all types of acid inhibitors. Prevacid worked great for me, but I switched to another acid inhibitor because my insurance would no longer cover the Prevacid. My insurance first tried to switch me to Protonix as it was cheaper, but I found it to be much less effective. Currently, I am taking Prilosec OTC and it works nearly as good as Prevacid for me, and is cheaper. | M | 41 | 11 years | 8/23/2008 | 1 | GERD | Felt sort of drowsy while I was taking it, GERD symptoms didn't improve that much at all - still needed to take anti-acids. Decided to stop after about 3 months and had the worst rebound reflux and sickness - far more severe than before I started taking it. Have never taken an PPI since. | I was prescribed this for GERD. It helped a little but I still needed to take drugs in between doses for heartburn so decided to stop taking it. It was also making me feel depressed, sort of dull and out of it. When I stopped after 3 months treatment I had the worst rebound reflux and had about 3 weeks of continual vomitting. It took nearly a year for the symptoms to go away - it really was like a withdrawal syndrome. The only thing that helped was anti-sickness tablets. I've never taken a PPI since and never will - this drug has put me off them for life. | M | 27 | 3 months | 8/22/2008 | 1 | acid reflux | severe adominal pain, hip and joint pain, back pain, severe headaches, and bleeding from the anus. | although prevacid helped my acid reflex, the side effects were too much. | F | 42 | 1 weeks | 8/11/2008 | 1 | Acid Reflux | SUDDEN HAIR LOSS AFTER 3 YRS | About 2 months ago my long, healthy, thick, and enviable hair started to come out by the brush-full. I was so scared and I began a series of visits to my PC Physician and was subjected to a barrage of blood tests (12 tubes of blood in one visit). None of these tests showed any reason for HAIR LOSS. I visited a Naturopath MD and he recommended I stop using Previcid. I did. He told me that the prevention of acids to my digestion prevents absorption of vital nutrients. Hopefully, my hair will grow back. In a two month period of time, waiting for dr's appointments and blood test results, I lost over 1/2 my hair. It is depressing. Thank you all for contributing your experiences | F | 55 | 3 years | 8/3/2008 |