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 at all | I used to get very bad heartburn regularly, to the point where it would wake me up in the middle of the night a lot. After taking prevacid for a few days, I can eat just about anything, and I enjoy spicey food. Has made a WORLD of difference. | M | 24 | 1 years | 7/24/2006 | 4 | crohn's disease stomach pain | Loss of sleep and crazy dreams | This drug removed the majority of my pain almost immediately, however, I still have severe bloating of my stomach and fluid retention if I eat the wrong foods - which are too many to mention! | F | 51 | 3 months | 7/17/2006 | 2 | Gas, heartburn, chest & esoph. pain | Headache, fatigue, muscle pains, muscle fatigue, foggy feeling, mood changes (irritibility/apathy). | It doesn't seem to be doing a whole lot for the gas and heartburn. I'm wondering if another drug might be better. Doesn't seem to be worth enduring these side effects when doesn't seem to be having any having any positive benefit. I took it for 3 days and started getting side effects. Per my doctor, I stopped taking it. But then I was thinking maybe the side effects were due to stopping caffeine, but I got over that and I restarted Prevacid and the the side effect symptoms returned. It's nice to know from reading these that I wasn't just imagining the fatigue I was feeling. | M | 36 | 5 days | 7/9/2006 | 3 | Ulcer | Extreme tiredness. | Taken at bedtime, next day severe tiredness. | M | 50 | 6 months | 7/7/2006 | 3 | excess acid | Severe swelling of feet and mild swelling in hands (Edema). Burning sensation in joints of toes. Symptoms disappeared after 4 days of discontinued use. | M | 4 weeks | 6/26/2006 | 2 | Acid Reflux | The side effects I experienced was loose stools, burning when have a bowl movement and headache's. | After taking this medication for two weeks it stopped working for me. My acid reflux had gotten worse to the point were I had fluid on the lungs and joint pain along with stomach pain. My Dr. said it's from the Prevacid and was switched to Nexium. I have not yet had a problem with Nexium. Nexium cured me! | M | 27 | 3 weeks | 6/26/2006 | 1 | ACID REFLUX/ GERD | My Son was on this at 3wks of age... He would Cry UNCONSOLABLY ALL DAY LONG... Would kick his legs out as if in pain.. Had trouble feeding and started to REFUSE his bottles... His head and upper Body developed a SERIOUS case of Hives and they were itchy. His WHOLE body swelled up and he had diareha... | The Prevacid worked GREAT for about 2days.. Then... My child was worse than before the Prevacid... His Dr. didnt believe that it was due to the Prevacid and We tried it again.. After 2 days the same thing.. My Son ended up in the hospital.. ANd WE GOT RID OF THAT DR. TRUST YOUR GUT... Even if it is a PAIN!!!:) | M | 0.11 | 14 days | 6/24/2006 | 3 | Acid reflux | I appreciate the rating and comments from other prevacid users. I was beginning to think there was something seriously wrong with me. This medication helped the acid reflux, but I have had diarrhea and stomach pains for about a week now. I am not feeling well, am experiencing flu-like symptoms, and will consider another alternative. | F | 50 | 2 months | 6/8/2006 | 4 | gerd | Been taking for about 4 years and it helped for most of that time- now it is not working as well and I may have to double or switch | F | 49 | 3 years | 5/30/2006 | 4 | Reflux | diarrhea several times a day | My daughter went from having reflux several times a day to rarely complaining at all about it. The reflux has all but gone away. But, the diarrhea is miserable. | F | 6 | 2 months | 5/11/2006 | 2 | GERD/ ACID REFLEX | Diarrhea, mood change, nightmares, stomach pain, nausea, appetite loss, skin changes | I've only been on this medication for about 3 weeks. Everything I eat makes me sick to my stomach. I either have stomach pain or diarrhea. I was better off without this medication!! | F | 25 | 3 weeks | 5/8/2006 | 2 | gerd | after about 2 weeks on Prevacid I experienced unusual fatigue. Did not relate it to the drug. Depression, mood changes also. Did not have any energy. Will talk to Dr. about a replacement drug. | F | 55 | 2 weeks | 5/7/2006 | 3 | Had been on Prevacid for 2 years and it worked wonderful. completely cured my acid reflux. Woke up one morning and started to have irregular heartbeats and it got worse as time went by. Saw a cardiologist and did a stress test and then another stress test with nuclear dye injected. doctors said my heart was great and could not understand why I was having irregular heartbeats but they assured me it was not life threatning. Sent me to a specialist who does only irregular heartbeats and he was miffed. could not understand why but as time went on it was getting worse and they said they may have to operate and put a pace maker in. went on a starvation diet to see if it could possibly be food allergy as I was not ready at 55 for a pace maker. After starvation for 2 days no let up still experienced irregular heart beats and still getting more severe. The only thing left was the prevacid I was taking which I had been fine with for 2 years. I stopped the prevacid and instantly the irregular he | Prevacid is a great drug to stop Acid Reflux but beware as time goes by it can become very dangerous | M | 57 | 3 years | 5/6/2006 | 3 | and instantly the irregular heartbeat disappeared. My doctor was astounded because this is not one of the side effects of Prevacid. to be positive I started it again after a month of abstention and sure enough irregular heartbeats again so I knew I had found the problem. As well I can not take Nexium so I am now on Ranitidine 150 mg . If this can help someone else after all I have gone through it was worth the posting | Prevacid is a great drug to stop Acid Reflux but beware as time goes by it can become very dangerous | M | 57 | 3 years | 5/6/2006 | 5 | Acid Reflux | None! | I started getting daily acid reflux in my 30's. It didn't matter what I ate. I take 30mg of Prevacid daily and have never felt the acid reflux again. Went off it for awhile and was popping Zantac daily. Not good. Back on Prevacid and all if good. | F | 34 | 4 years | 4/15/2006 | 2 | GERD | Stomach pain I think. Other than that none so far. | First day on the pill and so far I feel like it's not working. I'm still getting acid. I had been eatting a little bit of acidic foods for the past few days before I started taking this pill, so I think I'm just getting the stomach pain that I had when I wasn't on medication???? I'm so sick of not being able to eat what I want. I love chocolate and I can't imagine giving that up.. it's like living without you know what. | F | 27 | 1 days | 4/12/2006 | 5 | GERD/ Severe hiccups | None | I must be a strange case. Went through a time in my life of severe anxiety/depression. But also had severe hiccups for several months - to the point I would wake up from a deep sleep to severe hiccuping. Finally an gastroenterologist explained I had GERD - and that although most people experience heartburn with GERD, some experience hiccups. (Anyone else out there have this?) Anyway, prevacid has helped immensely. I still experience hiccups occasionally when I am anxious about something. But prevacid in combination with anti-anxiety meds has helped me return to life. | F | 54 | 6 years | 4/8/2006 | 5 | | 3/30/2006 | 5 | acid reflux | none | completely eliminated my symptoms/problems. occasional reflux (after eating something with fat content, ie, ice cream) has no acid. i find it wonderful! | M | 65 | 4 days | 2/9/2006 | 3 | possible reflux/vocal chord problem | nausea, ill feelings, lightheaded | I can't say for sure how well it works yet, I just started taking it but I just hate the way it's making me feel. I feel so ill and blah. I felt better BEFORE I took Prevacid. | F | 20 | 2 days | 2/4/2006 |