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 |
| 5 | Acid Reflux | None whatsoever | 30mg of Prevacid lets me pretty much lead a normal life eating anything I want to...you name it...tomato sauce, coffee, chocolate, green chile, Mexican food. Of course, I take the normal precautions for anyone with GERD: eat small meals, don't eat at night, etc. Unfortunately, I cannot stop taking the drug. If I do, I breathe dragon-fire! | M | 46 | 4 years | 5/21/2007 | 1 | Acid Reflux | Horrible, horrible, horrible drug. My son was diagnosed with acid reflux at 1 year after he refused to eat, drink etc. He spent a week in the hospital and was put on 30mg Prevacid. For the last year, he has been EXTREMELY FUSSY and has been diagonosed with global developmental delays resulting in multiple therapy appointments every week. We took him off the drug two weeks ago and the change has been DRAMATIC, to say the least!!! He is now extremely social, happy, playful, and has made great strides in walking, talking, fine/gross motor skills, etc. I believe he was miserable for the last year on this drug!!!! We are absolutely stunned by the difference in his behavior. | M | 41 | 1 years | 5/18/2007 | 3 | NSAID caused duodenum ulcer | Severe, sudden allergy type symptoms to the point of being totally miserable. (Perhaps this is what others are calling flu like symptoms?) Sinus problems and draining. (not a problem I've ever had before) Vivid dreams. Fatigue at times, energy at other times. | Did ease the ulcer pain quickly but the side effects are keeping me from work so will quit and mangage my ulcer another way. | F | 46 | 4 days | 5/14/2007 | 5 | Continued Treatment | None that I can recall except for a very, very mild headache which may or may not have been caused by this med. They lasted no more than 2 days after beginning this pill some 3 years ago. | I started taking Prevacid when my general physician was unsure of what my problem could be. A trip to the GI doctor later, I was diagnosed with an h.pylori-induced ulcer at the ripe old age of 19! After completing Prevpac, I noticed strong irritation still in my stomach and decided to remain on Prevacid. I had stopped taking the med for some time only to be forced back into taking it. I take one 10 mg pill each morning and I RARELY suffer such irritation. This pill has proven very useful! | F | 22 | 3.5 years | 5/10/2007 | 2 | acid reflux | Feel a lot of pressure trying to breathe; dizziness | have been on the medication 6 days ... stopped acid reflux but caused other problems. I weigh about 112 lbs. after losing about 8 pounds from esophagilitis. Was on 30 mg in the morning and another 30 mg in the evening. After two days had trouble breathing. Spoke to my gastroenternologist who told me to keep the medicine going. Spoke to my internist the following day who told me to drop it down to only 30mg once in the morning. Have done so, but it's increasingly hard to breath at times. Dizziness increased in the subsequent two days and blood pressure problems began. I'd get up and have to grab onto something. Dizziness and weakness in my legs like I had run a marathon. Took my last pill this morning, will not take another ever again. Side effects are too severe for me. Will talk to the doctor tomorrow and try something else. | F | 45 | 6 days | 5/9/2007 | 3 | acid reflux | dry mouth,dizzy,appetite loss,constipated,humeur | rien d'autre | M | 44 | 6 months | 5/4/2007 | 3 | acid reflux | Anxiety, nervous,restless sleep, moody, itching like crazy! | I have never had an Anxiety problem, or restless nights, up until a month ago when my doc gave me samples of this drug. It is 3 A.M. and i woke from a dead sleep worring, and Anxious. Not like me at all. I usually sleep soundly throughout the night. Also very itchy....I was blaming my allergies to cats, and greass, trees, etc. Although this is a fairly new symptom. Just inquired with Allergist today about how to treat the itch. Now i am realizing after reading so much about this drug. Of course after i bought sensetive skin lotion and body wash. I will continue to log my discomfort for a month to be sure it is the med. It works great for my acid reflux, so i hate to give it up. | F | 30 | 1 months | 5/2/2007 | 2 | Esophagitis | Severe stomach cramping, diarrhea,started up 3 weeks into taking daily 30mg dose.Also frequent nausea | I am stopping this medication now, side effects aren't worth it | F | 50 | 3 weeks | 4/19/2007 | 1 | acid reflux | Been taking this drug @ 6months with no side effects, however, about 1 hour after taking it the last time, I was in bathroom with severe diarhea, cramps, thought I was going to vomit, broke out in a sweat, could feel the blood rushing thru my body and chest pain. about 20 minutes later, I was chilled and my entire body itched, every inch of it. Also, could not stop burping. I would have thought I was having a heart attack, except i had never heard of itcing and burping as heart attack symptoms | F | 44 | 6 months | 4/17/2007 | 2 | Acid Reflux, prior ulcer | HEART PALPITATIONS, headaches, stomach cramping, loose stools. | Just got out of the hospital for 193 bpm palpitations (A-Fib) AGAIN this morning. I have been in the hospital twice for A-fib, both with no explanation. I can recall 4 episodes of these heart palpitations. Once years ago, while taking it, and then after a period of not taking it (with no flutters) I began taking it again only to have heart symptoms. Last two episodes placed me in the hospital - once for 2 days, after $12,000 worth of tests, only to be told there was nothing wrong with my heart. Most know that Advil contains NSAID (non sterroidal anti inflammatory drug) which can cause palpitations. What most do not know, is that Prevacid ALSO contains a large portion of NSAID's. I have stopped taking Prevacid and will NEVER take it again. Although Prevacid does not list a side effect of it's medication as heart palpitaions, it does list that it contains NSIADS which have been directly linked to fatal heart attacks. *note: this time when the A-fib changed back to normal sinus rythym, | F | 34 | 4 years | 4/16/2007 | 1 | Reflux | I got diarrhea and felt just awful. I tried Pantaloc and got diarrhea, also. Does anyone have any other suggestions -- ones without side affects? | F | 49 | | 4/15/2007 | 2 | acid reflux | Mild to severe diarrhea, gas and stomach pain | Worked great on acid reflux but not worth the side effects for me. | M | 61 | 2 months | 4/12/2007 | 3 | possible acid reflux | stomach pain, diahrea,vomiting,nausea starting at day #3 on 30 milligrams. | I dont know if it's helping or not. I dont even know if I need this medication, but if the side effects dont go away I will quit taking it. I also have very vivid and strange dreams while taking this (I take around dinner time). | F | 45 | 5 days | 4/10/2007 | 2 | chest pain | a lot of gas ,dizzines, being tiered, dreamming of food all the time, the chest pain is not going away | 14 days | 4/10/2007 | 5 | GERD, Gastritis | Yellow stools and loss of appetite, dry mouth, weight loss | I occassionally get reflux but other than that, it is helping.I take 30 mg a day. When I was wait taking it, I notice the stomach burn beginnng again. It has helped me alot. No more trips to ER with uncontrollable pain, at least I hope not. I do not have ulcers. But I had two stomach polyps removed. | F | 37 | 3 months | 4/5/2007 | 5 | gerd | none | i had severe reflux and was diagnosed with barrett's disease (6+ years ago). i take prevacid every day and experience zero heartburn or reflux. i have zero side effects and feel so grateful that the drug exists......extreme reflux is unbearable. | M | 61 | 6 years | 3/21/2007 | 5 | gerd | none | i had severe reflux and was diagnosed with barrett's disease (6+ years ago). i take prevacid every day and experience zero heartburn or reflux. i have zero side effects and feel so grateful that the drug exists......extreme reflux is unbearable. | M | 61 | 6 years | 3/21/2007 | 4 | Stomach irritation/dairy allergy | Don't really know if this is a side effect of the prevacid. I Have two mouth ulcers and I didn't know if the medicine was causing these. Has anyone else had this happen from the medicine? I also have a headache pretty much every day at some point. | It has really helped clear my stomach irritation up. I have had no dairy products in 3 weeks so hopefully I can come off the medicine when I go back to the Dr. after 6 weeks. | F | 24 | 3 weeks | 3/20/2007 | 3 | GERD | I have been taking prevacid for over 3 years, I started having heart palpatations--wondering if this could be from prevacid? The only other side effects I have had was constipation. | F | 3 years | 3/19/2007 | 1 | GERD | Diarrhea, bloating, stomach pain,crazy dreams, exhaustion, yeast infections, weird skin rashes, headaches, leg cramps. | Took me a while I figure out that these were in fact side effects of the med. I took Prilosec prior and got immediate stomach pain and diarrhea with that. But with the Prevacid, I remained diarrhea free for the first few weeks. I do have food allergies and it was flu season so I was blaming these things. I couldn't figure out the crazy dreams or exhaustion though. So I began looking up the side effects and was shocked to see I wasn't the only one with these problems. | F | 47 | 3 months | 3/15/2007 |