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 |
| 3 | acid reflux | None noticed. | My symptom is unusual in that I feel no heartburn. Instead my face sweats, sometimes profusely, depending on what I have eaten. Has anyone else had this symptom? Prevacid helps somewhat, but I still must be selective about what I eat. And some days I can eat something, while other days eating the exact same thing causes symptoms. | F | 59 | 2 months | 3/14/2007 | 3 | GERD | I've experienced these conditions, although I'm not sure if Prevacid is the cause: Dypepsia, nausea, anxiety, alternating loose stools and constipation, GERD | Not sure if it's helping or not. My GERD is no longer severe but it still gives me some trouble. Have no way of knowing if the side effects are really side effects, but I do suspect that the funny bowel movements are due to Prevacid. Dyspepsia...if I knew Prevacid was causing that, I'd discontinue. But I'm not sure. | M | 30 | 1 years | 3/12/2007 | 1 | acid reflux | Bone loss because of low stomach acidity - arthritis and hip pain | Works on the reflux, but what about poor calcium absorption? | F | 50 | 1 years | 3/8/2007 | 1 | GERD, acid reflux, vomiting, nausea | Have been taking it for a short time. My acid reflux got so much better, but my stools are bright yellow; I am getting a weighed down feeling that I get when meds are not good for my liver, have had memory, confusion, and bad dreams. | This med did stop the acid reflex and vomiting, but I can't take it, end of story. I can't take a chance that my liver is being ruined because a drug company considers "side-effects" OK. | F | 57 | 15 days | 3/2/2007 | 4 | GERD-Acid Reflex | Fatigue, mild dizziness | My concern is that I have been taking Prevacid for about 10 years now and my doctor says I will have to take it for the rest of my life. I cannot go one day without it, otherwise the burning heartburn and reflux starts to become severe. I often try taking it in the morning, at night, with lunch, etc., try different things and wonder which is most effective. I hope I don't get to the point where I will have to double the dosage, my GERD disease is not improving. | F | 53 | 10 years | 3/1/2007 | 1 | Acid Reflux | I have been taking 30mg once a day now for 1 week. Headache that would not go away with usual migraine meds, fatigue, difficulty with mental focus, loss of energy, nausea, aches and pains much like flu symptoms. | My acid reflux is not serious enough for me to continue with this med- I am pretty much anti-drug anyway- and the noticeable side affects are not worth it. I was fine the first two or three days- but have progressively felt worse. I am normally full of energy, extremely mentally alert and my friends and family voiced concern about the change in my nature- as I seem "foggy" all the time and not motivated to do much of anything when I am typically the one encouraging everyone else. I even took a personal day off because I was feeling so fatigued generally disoriented and I haven't missed a day of work in over 2 years. | F | 56 | 7 days | 3/1/2007 | 4 | GERD/ Waiting for Test Results Stil | Love what it has done for my heartburn and stomach problems, but I'm dizzy a lot, my whole body hurts like I have a flu, I have a headache constantly until I wake up and then take my next dose, and I never get headaches, my stomach is bloated out, my mouth is dry, can't not sleep and when I do I get weird dreams, and I don't have energy, probably due to the body soreness. WILL THIS GO AWAY? (oh, and neck and back pains) | F | 25 | 3 weeks | 2/27/2007 | 3 | to heal my esophogus | I thought that the med was helping more than hurting. My esophogus was closing up and I had to have a scope and procedure so that I could eat. After this procedure I starte on the med. My Dr. said that I would have to stay on it the rest of my life. After 2 yrs. I am experiencing some strange things, so I went on this sight. I am so glad I did! All of the problems I am having are being experienced by other prevacid users...hair loss, bloating, gas, weight gain, itching, blurry vision, fatigue, headaches, forgetfulness, dizziness, hunger, muscle aches, puffy eyes, trouble sleeping. I took my last one two days ago and was going to get a refill today. I don't want the problems with my esophogus, but I don't want to live with these side effects! | I hope I can find another way to deal with my reflux. I am concerned about the withdrawal symptoms that others have described in the reviews. | F | 42 | 2 years | 2/24/2007 | 4 | When I took 30mg, my innereds shuck, my hands shook, I was weird in the head, but when I took and broke it in half, so that it would be 15 mg, It cut the side effects down where they did not bother me that much. | It works real good on my acid reflux, I just can not take 30mg, but my insurance company will not pay for it says it is too expensive, I have to pay for it out of my own pocket | F | 51 | 30 days | 2/21/2007 | 5 | Ulcer/Gerd | None noticed | Sadly, the insurance company will not pay for prevacid. After the insurance company calling my doctor, and my doctor giving the go ahead to use a different acid controlling drug, I am out of luck. I won't take another drug. I've tried doses of Zantac and broke out in hives, ended up in the hospital. So the proven drug of choice has now been taken from me. I'll watch my diet and try to avoid the causes of GERD,and hope I don't get another ulcer. I wished the makers of Prevacid would make it more affordable to buy without insurance, or the insurance companies and doctors be aware of how 'good' this drug works for sufferers, because the cost of over $300 for a 30 day supply is just too high. | F | 48 | 3 years | 2/20/2007 | 4 | Acid Reflux | Diarrhea- thought it was food poisoning ( ecolie test- negative) Swelling in hands Upper abdomine discomfort. | This medication works. But with the side effects, I will discuss with my doctor to determine if I should stop taking it. After starting on the medication, I had 4 days with severe diarrhea and a loss of 10 pounds. My doctor put me on two digestive antibiotic drugs thinking this condition is bateria sourced. My condition has gone from severe to persistent diarrhea. I'm not convinced the diarrhea is from Prevacid; but time will tell. | M | 47 | 3 weeks | 2/20/2007 | 1 | GERD | Wrists and hands are swollen, ache and burn, arms hurt, body aches with flu like symptoms, eyes are puffy, occasional problem focusing, fatigue, bloating, dreams, pain is worse at night. | This medicine works great for GERD but I have a lot of side effects. I want to know if this drug causes arthritis, bone loss or any other permanent health problems. I've gone off of it for short periods just to see if the side effects stopped - they do. My GERD is so severe that I feel I have to put up with side effects. I am in very good health except for reflux but taking Prevacid or Nexium makes me feel awful. When I go off the meds GERD returns. | F | 60 | 2 years | 2/17/2007 | 3 | possible ulcer | Terrible itching on abdomen which was very annoying and distracting for periods of about 20 minutes and then it would go away. When I reported this side effect to my doctor he told me to cease treatment. | It did help alleviate my abdominal pain but it is not completely gone so my doctor wants me to get an endoscopy. I really don't want to do it so I'm not sure what my next step will be. | M | 58 | 27 days | 2/10/2007 | 1 | GERD | Extreme fatigue, confusion,diziness and moodiness. I wouldn't consider this stuff safe to drive on. Just horrible. I am not exaggerating when I say I'd rather be dead then take this stuff | Really awful drug. I'd rather have pain | F | 43 | 2 days | 2/8/2007 | 1 | heartburn | severe allergic reaction | I took a sample prevacid yesterday. Within one minute, my skin everywhere was hot and itching, I became dizzy and could hardly breathe. Feeling like I had diareah made me stumble to the bathroom where I stayed for almost 3 hours, alternating between the floor and the toilet and unable to get to a phone to call for help. Must have passed out at some point. The most frightening experience of my life. | F | 53 | 1 days | 2/2/2007 | 4 | Reflux | Nausa, lightedness, stomach cramps, and severe chest pain. | After two years of multiple doses (15mg/day to 60mg/day), I have found the medicine gets rid of reflux, but causes other problems to take its place. I've experienced the same chest pain people have described and actually went to the hospital when it became severe. Nothing was wrong with my heart (stress test) or anything else for that matter. I have done everything they say, I cycle 125-150 miles per week and have dropped from 210lbs to 170lbs. My diet is extremely healthy, all of my physicals have turned out excellent, but I must say that I have had to use my body as an living experiment to find the answer...I'm still trying to figure it out. I had all of the tests from the gastro and allergists, things are better, but far from perfect. Here are some of the things that set me off...Alcohol (small quantities actually help, as it relaxes the stomach muscle (cramps), caffeine (yes I even tried caffinated water...same result), tobacco (all forms), large meals, and chocolate. For wh | M | 35 | 2 years | 1/23/2007 | 1 | for gerd | dizzy spells, rapid heart beat and sweaty hands, neck pain and bad constipation after six days. I thought I was going to get a heart attack. Symptoms seemed to clear up after a few days after stopping the medication. | M | 45 | 6 days | 1/22/2007 | 5 | severe heartburn/indigestion | no side effects at all | I stopped taking prevacid in december 2006 after hearing the news reports of it affecting calcium absorption. I'm not sure I should have stopped and will probably go back on...and eat more calcium-rich foods. The pain of GERD is back and I'm uncomfortable every day. | F | 44 | 1 years | 1/14/2007 | 3 | Midline/chest pain | I have noticed that my dreams are weird and I am having a hard time getting to sleep. I also think I've gained a few pounds that I'm finding hard to shake despite diet changes and additional cardio exercise. | The worst thing about this drug is that it only seems to work about 50% of the time, so I don't think I want to continue it. My dr asked that I try it for 3 months to see if it works, so I guess I will continue it unless my symptoms worsen. | F | 33 | 30 days | 1/11/2007 | 1 | GERD | Insomnia, lucid dreams, "dreaming" while trying to go to sleep which was keeping me from falling asleep, waking several time a night when I do sleep, muscle spasms, "fogginess", palpatations | I've only taken two (2) Prevacid, and have had all of the above symptoms. It doesn't seem to help with the AR much more than TUMS would. | M | 37 | 2 times | 1/7/2007 |