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 Reflux/Possible Ulcer | I experianced extreme dizziness, diareha, constipation, muscle aches, inability to concentrate and fatigue. It did get rid of all the acid though. I can;t take this stuff any longer though, its not worth it to me. | M | 26 | 21 days | 1/6/2007 | 1 | gastric reflux and severe heartburn | About 2 years after I started taking Prevacid, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. I didn't think much about the connection until the same thing happened to my neighbor and my husband's niece. | The problem with Prevacid is that it keeps your body from absorbing the nutrients that you take in. It is a very dangerous medicine!!! It also says that it heals your problem, but after taking it for 7 years, when I went off of it, within a week, I was having excruciating pain when I ate anything, even though I was taking tums, stomach enzymes and Bragg's Apple Cider Vinegar with the mother culture in it. | F | 50 | 7 years | 1/6/2007 | 1 | Acid Reflux | Numbness and soreness in hands and feet. Dry mouth and mood swings. | F | 31 | 3 days | 1/5/2007 | 5 | for GERD` | I can't point to any specific side effects of this medication; although I was diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia a year ago. I have suspected that Prevacid may be interfering with iron absorption (my intake of iron is admittedly small since I eat no red meat). This past week Prevacid has been reported to be interfering with the utilization of calcium, so there may be something to the iron issue. I don't know. I do know Prevacid works very, very well for GERD. | While I can't go without P. now, I do now wonder about the long term affects of stopping stomach acid production to this extent and for such a long time. I've been on it for at least 8 years! | F | 68 | | 12/31/2006 | 1 | irritated esophagus | Mild to severe diarrhea. Over a period of about six weeks, I had three bouts of diarrhea, each one getting longer and more severe. I also had burping which I had not experienced before taking the medication. | My last bout of diarrhea lasted about a week and was difficult to control. Removing high-fiber foods from my diet had no effect. The BRAT diet finally brought some relief. It occurred to me that the diarrhea might be a side effect of Prevacid, and I found this site. I saw my family physician and told him that I thought that my problem was due to Prevacid. He told me to discontinue taking it. It took about a week to get back to "normal". The reason I was prescribed Prevacid by my GI was for an irritated esophagus after an upper GI bleed due to taking Aleve. I had to have two blood transfusions. | F | 66 | 2 months | 12/30/2006 | 3 | Gerd, esophagitis | Losing hair!! Extreme bloating, weight gain, constipation, depression/anxiety. Thought I had low thyroid but I have tested normal for thyroid. | I've been on this for over 2 years and it did help my Gerd. But this fall I noticed that I am losing my hair--it's like male pattern baldness. It is noticibly thinner. Also, I am steadily gaining weight no matter what I eat. In the evenings I blow up like a balloon after dinner. I suspect iron deficiency and/or calcium deficiency, and am awaiting the results of blood tests. I have got to get off of this drug, but I don't know what else to take. If I don't take it I burn up with acid! I take 30 mg once a day before bedtime. | F | 45 | 2 years | 12/27/2006 | 2 | acid reflux | bloating,insomnia, did not help all that much with my problem | Listen up folks, I just heard on the Nightly News tonight, that Previcid, Nexium, Prilosec, etc, Puts you at a Much Higher risk for hip fracture! 2 and 1/2 times higher!!!(Especially if taken for more than a year!) This result comes after a 10 year study! The article also appears in some local papers today!, I will stop this medicine right away! | F | 54 | 2 years | 12/26/2006 | 1 | acid reflux | tachyarrhythmias ...SVT...worse after increasing to 30mg bid | No more tachyarrhytmias after stopping prevacid | F | 33 | 3 months | 12/24/2006 | 1 | reflux and heartburn | Had a Bravo Endoscopy last week and despite experiencing reflux and acid, Dr. said I had absolutely no symptoms on the monitor. Have been taking 2 Prevacid for about 5 months and started suffering severe nausea, upper and lower abdominal pain and constant diahrrea. Took my last Prevacid yesterday a.m. Can't wait for my consult with my gastro this week!!!! All the suffering, tests for nothing. | F | 58 | 5 months | 12/16/2006 | 5 | Acid Reflux | Although this has been a wonder drug for my heartburn I have noticed mood swings, pressure in my throat and REALLY, can I stress REALLY weird dreams! I also noticed my face started breaking out and nothing in my diet, makup or daily life has changed at all besides this drug so I'm assuming this is what it is. | I want to continue taking this drug but I'm not sure if it's truley the best thing after reading all these scary comments.....I'm going to miss not having heartburn! Back to drinking pepto. | F | 20 | 5 weeks | 11/22/2006 | 3 | Acid reflux | Bloating, blurry vision, loss of focus, weight gain, headaches, weird breathing pressures. | The first week it was heaven; then the bloating started, and has gotten worse. Am at week 4; headaches are almost daily now. I also gained 8 lbs in less than two weeks, despite being on a pretty strict diet and having no weight gain in two years. Weird breathing patterns as well, like panic or anxiety. Plan to stop using this week after consulting with doctor. | F | 47 | 4 weeks | 11/12/2006 | 2 | ACID REFLUX | DIARRHEA FATIQUE | F | 55 | 2 days | 11/11/2006 | 1 | gastric/peptic ulcers | sudden nightmares, bloating, loose bowels, painful stomach ache, fatigue, dizziness, loss of energy,nausea in evenings | I noticed intense stomach pains and loose bowels from the first day, after that,symptoms increased and worsened. In the short time, even people around me noticed differences in my mood and lack of energy | F | 19 | 1 weeks | 11/7/2006 | 5 | GERD & heartburn | None! | Prevacid is the only medication that has controlled and completely relieved my reflux and severe heartburn. I can finally sleep at night. I take 30 mg. twice daily. I've tried other meds such as nexium and protonix, but they didn't give me 100% relief, and I had some side effects on the others. Prevacid works for me. I'm very pleased with it! | F | 44 | 2 years | 11/6/2006 | 3 | for my gas,bloating and acid reflux | I experienced new and much more pain in my upper abdomen and lower chest lining compared to previous bloating and gas since taking prevacid. I have been to ER and have been diagnosed to have fluid in my lungs (right pleural effusion). | I have now stopped taking prevacid and awaiting for a lung specialist to likely schedule surgery on my lungs. | M | 39 | 26 days | 11/1/2006 | 1 | Chronic Stomach/Digestion Problems | I started taking this med about 2 weeks ago. Not regularly as it seemed to worsen the problem almost from the start, but I kept trying to use it. My doctor gave me a handful of samples, "to see if it helps." Good Grief! There has to be better doctors out there and better alternatives! | I thought at first the slimy loose bowel movements, weird chest pain, severe bloating and general ill feelings were from another cause but it has to be this medication. After finding and reading this site and discovering it is not just me... I won't take another one! There are going in the trash! | F | 48 | | 10/30/2006 | 1 | heartburn, reflux, chest pain | caused my breathing to be suppressed and had to focus and tell my self to breathe for three hours after I took lowest dose, heart arrythmias, severe abdominal pain, nightmares, anxiety | I would never take this drug again. | F | 58 | 2 days | 10/30/2006 | 2 | Frequent heart burn | Chest pains, chest tightness, at times feels like a mild heart attack (or what I think that mild heart attack would fell like) some back pains, mild looseness of bowel movements | I have experienced frequent heart burn for years (42 yr old male) and tried Prilosec OTC about two weeks ago. Heart Burn Gone 100%. Within a day or so I started noticing some chest discomfort that seem to intensify a little more each day… After a week on priosec I stopped taking it and I went into to see the doc.. We decided to try Previcid. I experienced the same side effects. As I type this message I’ve been on Prevacid about a week and will not continue. Last night the chest discomfort was to a level that I had thoughts of going to the emerg. room. I finally made myself burp and felt somewhat better. As I type the chest pain is mild but noticeable. I know from when I stopping the Prilosec that the chest pains did not immediately subside, it took a couple of days. Prilosec and Prevacid did knock out heart burn very well… | M | 42 | 14 days | 10/28/2006 | 4 | acid reflux | nausea / feeling of pressure in throat / constant need to belch | helped immenseley to control symptoms of acid reflux. stopped acid from rising into throat and controls burning better than anything else i tried. Been on all PPI's and this is the best tolerated drug but still has side effect. These are generally nausea, bloatedness and pressure feeling in throat. Bad as these sound the pros of this drug outweight the cons | M | 24 | 12 months | 10/17/2006 | 1 | H pylori | This drug was a nightmare. Nausea beyond belief, anxiety and depression. Also very fatigued and complete loss of appetite. | I was in bed while on this drug for 20 days. Doctor said that nausea was a common side effect. After constant complainig he told me to come off of it. It's been 4 days off of Prevacid and I'm still dizzy and nautious but able to get out of bed and go to work. Not sure this was worth it. | F | 31 | | 10/14/2006 |