MIRALAX Reviews (POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350)Average Rating: 3.3 (535 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare MIRALAX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR MIRALAX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | prep for colonoscopy | Abdominal cramping, projectile vomiting, severe migraine | F | 41 | 1 days 12 oz | 7/28/2015 | 3 | chronic constipation | My Dr. told me to take Miralax every day for the rest of my life. A few months after I started taking it, I was really sick and diagnosed with staph infection in both kidneys. The regular physicians gave me medicine after medicine and couldn't get rid of my staph infections. They even sent me to specialists and it came to a point that people thought I was making up my illness. I lost my job of 11 years because of this medicine. I also fainted for the first time, because it caused me to get dehydrated. I went to the E.R. twice from fainting a total of 4 times. The doctors just couldn't figure out what was wrong. I brought up the Miralax, but they didn't think it was a problem and I would quit taking it for a few days, but it never helped and I needed it for my constipation. I finally decided 3 years of being sick, was too much. I decided to quit. I was tired of not going outside in the summers because of the heat and I would get sick every day from dehydration (I had to keep Gatorade stocked up). Please just be careful with this drug. It works well for constipation, but some side effects that stink. Including the constant bloating. By the way, if you're new to taking Miralax, you may need to take 2-4 caps per day (per my Dr)....it worked to get me going and then I cut back to 1 cap per day. I had several Dr.s prescribe Miralax, but 1 cap to start, never worked for me. | F | 38 | 3 years 1 cap per | 7/26/2015 | 1 | Constipation | Abdominal pain, vomiting | M | 4 | 1 days 17mg | 7/10/2015 | 1 | Colonoscopy prep | After taking miralax during the night both hands became stiff my jaw stiffened pain in my groin sharp pain in my back and two episodes where I passed out. Drank a lot of fluids that day so that I wouldn't become dehydrated. Very cold and shaky. Would never take again especially after reading FDA report . | F | 58 | 1 days 238 grams 1X day | 5/17/2015 | 1 | Constipation | Irregular bloating Over-excretion Severe abdominal pain Excessive gas | Got it in packet form at the drugstore. Dosage was one packet, took one, the next day (today) I have been in extreme pain and cannot leave the toilet for hours. Do not take this. I won't be taking it again. | F | 15 | 1 days 1 packet | 5/5/2015 | 1 | Colonoscopy Prep | I anticipated a slightly bloated feeling and severe diarrhea. However, approximately an hour after taking the first round, one half of the 238 grams Miralax in 64 oz of Gatorade mix and 2 Dulcolax tablets, along with the diarrhea I had severe violent vomiting and fainted striking my head on the wall bathtub and floor hard enough to require a trip to the emergency room and 9 stitches in my forehead and nose. I was unable to complete the solution and did not have the colonoscopy, I will not take the Miralax solution again. I wonder who's going to pay for the emergency room visit? | M | 60 | 1 days 238 grams 1X day | 4/16/2015 | 1 | constipation | Pain,extreme bloating, extreme gas, rumbbling | F | 48 | 1 days 1 tablespo | 3/12/2015 | 1 | Post surgery constipation | Up all night with severe diarrhea, naseous as can be, severe abdominal pains. Can't get comfortable or sleep. Horrible! | Will never recommend or take again! I only took one packet mixed with orange juice and this happened! | F | 20 | 1 days | 3/8/2015 | 1 | Divirticulitis | neurological | Polyethelyne Glycol is a produced with Ethylene Glycol: Antifreeze. Check the FDA website for side effects which are Neuropsychological Events. They have not taken it off the market and have no detailed reasons for leaving it there either. I am stopping it TODAY. Never again. I'll up my leafy greens, beans and other natural fibers instead. Prune juice or something. There are also articles at drugs.com that show results from a study that shows NON FIBER LAXATIVES proved to have increased cases of colorectal cancer. Read it for yourselves. | F | 48 | 5 years OTC 1X day | 2/27/2015 | 5 | Abnormal colon & severe constipatio | Diarrhea, Bloating, Cramping, Bad stomach pains | I'm glad I started taking it. I wish I would of found out about it sooner. | F | 19 | 3 months 51 MG | 2/12/2015 | 5 | Severe constipation & anal fissure | Cramping, nausea, and bloating. | Works very well and healed up my problems in less than a week!! | F | 22 | 2 weeks 17mg | 2/8/2015 | 1 | constipation. | Prescribed by Dr.was told no side effects...biggest lie ever..my child was way worse after taking this drug..burning eyes..sore throat. .bad stomach pain..depression..dizzy..anxiety..pain in legs & feet..could not eat without vomiting after.. | Warning...please do ur own research befor giving to ur child. | F | 10 | 10 days 2x | 2/8/2015 | 5 | constipation | None | Have had no constipation since using Miralax. It is the best thing medically ever recommended to me by a doctor. Wish I had known of it ten years ago. | M | 75 | 11 months 1X day | 12/27/2014 | 1 | no bowel movements for 2-3weeks at a time | At fits it helped. I wasn't going for 2 weeks. I was bleeding rectally had colonoscopy removed polyups dr said miralax was safe for everyday. 1yr layer have breast cancer needed another colonoscopy still bleeding different dr said double dose it's ok! Now if i don't take it for one day my stomach cramps are so bad i can't get out of bed and i start taking it again it takes 3 days to work and more blood is coming out of me. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE IT FOR MORE THAN A FEW WEEKS DRINK ALOT OF WATER IS HEALTHIER! MY PRIMARY CARE PHYS. HAD TO MOVE AND NEW DR DOES NOTHING FOR ME SHE'S THERE TO GET PAID! NOT ALL DRS ARE LIKE THIS BUT****BEWARE**** OF THE MIRALAX | Read above! ALSO STOMACH PAIN. I CAN'T GO WITHOUT IT. AND MY STOMACH IS SO BLOATED MY JEANS WON'T ZIP AND NO IT'S NOT WEIGHT AND THIS IS NOT FUNNY***DO NOT TAKE THAN TWO WEEKS PLEASE FOR YOUR HEALTH**** IF ANYONE KNOWS A GOOD ADVOCATE TO HELP ME FIND A DOCTORS BLESS YOU*** I AM IN REMISSION BREAST CANCER POLYUPS REMOVED RECTAL BLEEDING HACKED UP FOR SURGERY BACK SURGERY THAT CAUSED ARTHRITIS IN BACK! THANK YOU | F | 50 | 4 years 34mg | 11/29/2014 | 1 | Constipation | Pediatrician prescribed 1 capful 3 times daily for 2 days, followed by 2 times daily for 6 WEEKS!! Day 1 had 2 small watery stools. Increased nausea, mild stomach pain. By end of day 2 was having severe abdominal cramping & lower back pain, hurt to breathe, nauseous, couldn't eat, overall sick. Visit to ER & was advised dosage was EXTREMELY HIGH FOR 14 YR OLD -stop immediately! CT scan revealed completely "cleaned out". | Would not recommend using this | F | 14 | 2 days 3x day | 11/11/2014 | 4 | M | 5 | 1 days | 11/2/2014 | 1 | Post surgery constipation | While it did work for it's intended purpose, I also broke out in an unbelievable case of hives. I've never been allergic to anything in my entire life. | F | 39 | 3 days 1X day | 10/27/2014 | 1 | constipation and colon cleanse | nausea, headache, vomiting, abdominal pain, itching, esophagitis and a lower unknown severe abdominal pain in that order from beginning of 1st day to 3rd wk cleanout. | Child was fine except for constipation before taking miralax. Followed Drs orders and now has much worse problems than before we started it. Keep asking about allergic reaction to miralax but docs have bought in hook line and sinker - keep poo pooing that idea. I say maybe good for some but test before using large doses. | M | 11 | 21 days 17g-100g 1X day | 10/26/2014 | 5 | Severe constipation,gas,pain. | Some gas,nausea,flushing,also diarrhea. But it's helped me a lot too. I am going to go to every other day for a while to see if it gets better. My doc has wanted me to take this for years,wish I'd done it sooner. | F | 54 | 10 days Cap full | 10/23/2014 | 1 | constipation | Nauseous, full of gas, overall sick feeling I will never take it again | F | 42 | 4 days | 10/5/2014 |