PROTONIX Reviews (PANTOPRAZOLE SODIUM)Average Rating: 2.0 (677 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PROTONIX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PROTONIX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Gerd | horroble Anxiety, depression, no appetite, lost a lot of weight, diarrhea, nausea, | I was on this medication for 4 weeks. This medication made my feel worse. I swear I thought I was going crazy, I was not understanding why I'm feeling all of a sudden depressed and anxiety. I'm a very upbeat person that enjoys life and enjoys being a mother and a wife. This made me scared of life. My doc switched me to Nexium after telling her it was working for me. The Nexium was even worse. I will never take these medications again. I'm only 2 days off but I'm still feeling the side effects. I hope this goes away fast and I can get back to my normal self. I feel so bad for my family for going through this with me. I would never recommend these medications. If anyone that reads this and can give me a similar experience as me and tell me I will be ok and be back to my normal self please email me. | F | 32 | 4 weeks 20mg | 5/24/2015 | 1 | Ulcer | SEVERE DIARRHEA!, Mild anxiety, & restless leg syndrome. The diarrhea is by far the worst & most debilitating!! Every single thing I eat goes right through me. I was prescribed Protonix 40 mg 1x daily in March for an ulcer. At first they thought it was a gallbladder issue & they did an EGD & found an ulcer. Weeks later I still had symptoms, they upped my dosage to 2xs daily. I still had issues so hey removed my gallbladder and said to continue the Protonix. Once my gallbladder was out I have had non-stop diarrhea. I can't even go grocery shopping or in public anywhere unless I KNOW that there's a bathroom, where it is, & don't need an employee to unlock it! And heaven forbid I'm in a traffic jam! And there's no way I can work like this! At one appointment they were talking about putting a pic line in, (a portable IV that I can have at home), which they mentioned before but I didn't want to do. Instead they wrote me a prescription for Lomotil which stops diarrhea, in my case slowed down some. Yesterday they mentioned the pic line again since I'm getting dehydrated & losing nutrients, at this point I don't care, I just want to feel good again!! Im normally an active person. Fed up, I googled to see if Protonix can cause diarrhea & sure enough IT CAN! Possibly even C-Diff which I was tested for & luckily it was negative. Which getting the stool sample was disgisting!!! I work in OR so knowing what C-Diff is, this possibility was ver | This should not be used except in dire situations. Too many bad side effects definitely outweigh the benefits! | F | 38 | 10 weeks 40mg 2xs/d | 5/20/2015 | 1 | Ulcer, GERD, Esophageal Spasm | Severe upper abdominal pains, worsening over time; episodic lightheadedness; also, worsened venous insufficiency. | Stopping this PPI was deliverance from suffering. | F | 54 | 80 days 40 MG 2X day | 5/8/2015 | 1 | gastritis | bad headache fog brain, Horrible feeling when I was on this medication. THE DRUG REPS give the doctors a good sounding story, and we are the test tubes for their profit | DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICATION...... | F | 61 | 1 months 40 mg 1X day | 4/25/2015 | 1 | GERD | Severe Anxiety | I am not one to take medication but because of the amount of nausea I was having I decided to try this. I took one 20 MG pill before bed which was at 11. I had nightmares and woke up in the morning with severe anxiety. By noon the anxiety started to calm down but did not go away until around 5:00. I had taken this medication a few months prior for esophagitis. At that time I believed the anxiety was being caused by the stress of a newborn as well as being sick. I thought I was going crazy and doctors were quick to agree. They believed I had postpartum depression. As I gradually stopped taking the medication life got so much better. At the time I thought my diet changes were causing me to get back to myself. I had not realized that once I stopped the medication the symptoms had all stopped. This recent experience was a flashback to the worse experience in my life (and I have gone through cancer). I am not one to post comments but I want to warn those who are considering this medication. Anxiety is a real symptom caused by this medication. | F | 27 | 1 days 20 MG 1X day | 4/14/2015 | 1 | Gerd | Leg pains pins and needles in fingers and toes backache pressure in head neck ache shoulder pain severe anxiety. | I started taking this med after my cardio did an angio after I was having chest pains angio was after stress test overnight stays in the hospital EKG eko and hyda scan for my gallbladder. After the first dose I felt a little unbalanced and figured it would go away and it did about the second week I started to get the pressure in my head and the constant feeling something was wrong like after many trips to my primary I started to have muscle spasms and facial twitching also numbness in my lips and flutters in my stomach as well I experienced so many side affects I quit it and I'm 4 days off and still feeling the side affects they are not as often but I am still having the tension headaches daily and muscle spasms and occasionally a cold like running water dripping down my forehead and running in my arms and legs. I just pray that it will stop in the next week or so. This medicine is awful and should not be given out I can't believe they still are able to prescribe it. I want to know if these side affects ever stop !!! | F | 32 | 3 weeks 40 mg | 3/31/2015 | 1 | GERD | I experienced anxiety and my ears were ringing. I called the pharmacist and said there was no way that Protonix could cause anxiety. She was dead wrong! Do not take this drug!! | F | 49 | 6 months 40 MG 2X day | 3/27/2015 | 1 | GERD | Horrible! Horrible meds I stopped tool last pill yesterday after reading the horrible reviews. I was experiencing the same symptoms. At the time I though it was another med so I took myself to ER. I had racing thoughts, my head felt terrible, my anxiety level was high, my heart felt like it was beating outside my chest I felt like I was going to stop breathing my head felt like there was a bomb in it. Don't take this drug. It's side effects are nightmares I prsy to God I can overcome this. I just wish I hadn't taken it from the beginning. I took for about 6 weeks which was 6 weeks too long. I don't know which is worst my headache or the anxiety. | NEVER! EVER will I take again it's not worth my life. I'm crying out from the side effecs. | F | 50 | 1 months 40MG | 3/22/2015 | 4 | GERD/hiatal hernia | I am not sure protonix is the cause, but I am having burning, itching, pins and needles in my head along with other parts of my body. Swelling in face and frequent urination. | Protonix helped, but I am going to stop taking it to see if these side effects go away. my doctor did say it will deplete B12. | F | 61 | 3 years | 3/20/2015 | 1 | GERD | Immediately the first day I took it my GERD symptoms were relieved and for the first time in a long time I felt normal. Unfortunately about 4 hours after I took it I started having weird side effects. I had Extreme anxiety and it just got worse from there. I started having palpitations my heart was racing and pounding out of my chest and I felt like I was having a heart attack from chest pain.my face was flushing and I was feeling hot not to mention bouts of diarrhea and then the fog came. I felt totally out of it. On day 2 it got more intense. The anxiety was unbearable and lots of dizziness. | Unfortunately I had to stop this medicine due to the side effects I was having. It did make my GERD symptoms go away completely but I couldn't handle it. Ohwell back to the Drawing board!! | F | 31 | 2 days 40 mg | 3/11/2015 | 1 | acid reflux | Brain fog, feeling like someone is choking me, anxiety, insomnia, depression, jittery. | I only took 5 pills in 12 days. Been off for about 48 hours. This medication made me feel like I had completely lost my mind! I was anxious, had to take a trip to the e.r but they just said it was dehydration. Had it not been for this site I would never have known this medicine was to blame! It's horrible! No one should ever take it. Just 5 pills and I had uncontrollable anxiety, feeling like someone has their hand around my throat, horrific back pain after sleeping, depression because I couldn't figure out what the hell was wrong with me all of a sudden. Now 48 hours after my last pill I feel better but still not 100%. My doctor said ppi's are known to give these side effects and it could be a week before I feel completely better. These types of meds should not be prescribed!! | F | 27 | 5 days 20mg | 3/10/2015 | 1 | Acid reflux | I felt great after one or two days and then slowly without being aware of it started developing symptoms - thought I was getting sick , back aches , cramps, weird knee pains, rib cage pain , I felt tired no usual energy I had to push myself to excersise which I normally like as my routine.i didn't know what happened to me. I felt depressed and lost my spirit to do anything. The the cramps got worse and I called pharmacy and they said its side effects ! I'm off 3 days and getting better . I'm excited to get myself back it was like havi g a wierd virus ! This was worse than the acid problem. | I won't take it again it was ruining my health and well being . I'm sorry it took me so long to realize it was this drug. The back aches were awful I thought I pulled miscles! | F | 65 | 7 weeks 40 | 3/7/2015 | 1 | gastritis | Headache muscle spasms trembling fast heartbeat sharp pain in head dizziness numbness in left hand and foot it mad me feel like I'm dying been to the hospital so many times does anybody no how long these side effects last | DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE IT WILL MESS YOU UP | F | 36 | 7 days 40 MG | 3/3/2015 | 2 | H. Pylori, gastritis | Lethargy, at times constipation and at others diarrhea, inability to control bowel movements, mouth ulcers, lack of appetite | M | 42 | 3 weeks 40 1X day | 2/25/2015 | 1 | Dr. prescribed for possible ulcer | Since I have been taking PROTONIX - I have experienced multiple physician visits and 2 separate hospital stays. It was the only medication that I was taking. My basic symptom was abdominal muscle cramping. Felt like a constant cramp relieved only by ibuprofen and heating pad. Since I stopped - the painful cramping has resolved and not returned. | Drugs are bad! | M | 55 | 30 days 40 mg 1X day | 2/20/2015 | 1 | acid reflex | First week was ok. Then the second week began anxiety and deppresion thought i was going crazy stopped med and 2 days later started filling a lil better still filling a lil sick. | Before taking medicine ask doctor about side effects | M | 25 | 1 months 40 | 2/19/2015 | 1 | Gerd LPR | Dizziness, horrible insomnia, shakiness, anxiety, headache, weakness, leg cramps, heart palpitations | I was diagnosed with severe acid reflux causing shortness of breath, choking, chest pain. Waiting for an upper/lower scope. Dr has me on this medicine. I hate it! Horrible side effects. If there was an otc that treated me for the acid (strong enough) I would quit this. Having the breathing issues so trying to stick this out until the scope. | F | 43 | 2 weeks 40 mg | 2/18/2015 | 1 | GERD, gastritus, esophagitis | Nausea was first problem. Progressed to bloating, left lower abd. pain, gas, soft stool, flatulence--HORRIBLE. In the last 35 days now increasing frequency of severe debilitating headaches, ringing in ears. Feels like a full blown hangover without having any alcohol. | Helped with the burning sensation of GERD but I am still regurgitating all day/all night long no matter what I eat. The headaches have become so severe and debilitating, I am stopping the medication today. | F | 54 | 70 days 40 mg 1X day | 2/18/2015 | 1 | Gerd | Fatigue, severe abdominal pain, left and middle quadrant mostly, bloated feeling | Was prescribed 40 mg twice a day, stopped when I felt worse, then restarted it once a day, my gerd is bad, but not worth the pain in my abdomen | 44 | 1 months 40 mg | 2/17/2015 | 1 | GERD | headache, sore throat, pain in ears, tinnitus with head movement, eye pain, severe stomach cramps, nausea, diarrhea, chest pain, left quadrant pain, fatigue, brain fog. | Seemed to help the symptoms of GERD but the side effects progressively worsened, even after reducing dose to once per day. Symptoms persist after stopping medication for 7 days and feels like something is very seriously wrong. | F | 55 | 5 days 40mg 2X day | 2/15/2015 |