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 | Acid Reflux and Esophogeal Spasms | I had memory lapses, ear ringing, left eye pain, dizziness, wight gain , but the worst was the head pain. It felt like my head was going to explode! It's been two days since I took the last pill- my choice to go cold turkey. I'm dizzy, woke up from heart racing, and the nightmares are awful. DON'T TAKE. IT! | F | 62 | 4 months 40mg | 9/1/2014 | 3 | GERD,BARRETS | Brain Fog feel like I'm buzzed, weird headaches, some of the worst that I've had in my life, constant but fluctuate w/sharp stabbing pains that increase the dizziness feeling. Pressure feeling in head and ears like my head is going to explode, ringing in ears, bloated, stomach pain, cramps at lower ribs, weird sensations in my body like a phone is on vibrate, shakiness, anxiety, joint pain, tiredness, you name it I get it. I've am weaning myself off pills, taking 1/2 a pill every other day so far so good. | M | 44 | 14 years 40 1X day | 8/29/2014 | 1 | Gastritis | Was given this drug in the Er when I went for abdominal and back pain and was diagnosed with gastritis. They gave me an IV dose before I left and then I took my first oral dose the next morning....with in one hour I started getting severe muscles spasms that are very painful and I could hardly walk. Spasms are from my neck to my toes. So I went back to ER yesterday, they were more concerned about my chest pains so I got a full cardiac work up...after that all came back negative the gave me two doses of Valium to see if that would help. Well it didn't so they gave me some pain meds in my IV...it helped cause I fell asleep lol. Going back to the ER in the morning unless a miracle happens cause I can't handle this anymore | F | 48 | 2 days 40 | 8/16/2014 | 1 | GERD | Severe insomnia, anxiety, panic attacks, blurred vision, racing heart, Sinus/teeth pain, lower back/hip pain, no appetite, drastic weight loss. | I was in and out of the ER several times from the side effects of this stuff and no doctor attributed it to protonix! Later read that 1 out of 10 women have SEVERE side effects from this drug. It was the most terrifying thing I have been through. Went off after 6 weeks, cold turkey and had to go thru withdrawals. It has been 7 months since and still dealing with messed up adrenal glands resulting from the side effects. Now going to a naturopath who has me on a good diet - no GERD problems. | F | 58 | 45 days 1X day | 8/16/2014 | 1 | GERD | Headaches, body aches, fever, insomnia, muscle spasms, severe bloating, constipation, blood in urine, severe cough. This drug put me in the hospital for a day and no one figured out what was wrong. I came home from hospital, looked up severe adverse reactions to protonix, and found out what was wrong with me. I do not know how long it will take me to recover from this. My stomach is so swollen, I cannot eat, I cannot sleep, I cannot quit coughing, my throat is now bleeding, still running a fever, having tachycardia. This is a dangerous drug that apparently most docs aren't aware of the severe reactions some people have!! | F | 50 | 35 days 25 mg 1X day | 8/5/2014 | 1 | Gerd/reflux | Severe stomach pain, diarrhea, extreme nausea and joint pain. I would rather deal with the Gerd and reflux than take this medicine. Stay away from Protonix!!! | F | 35 | 1 days 40mg | 7/29/2014 | 1 | gastritis and Gerd | Doctor prescribed for my gastritis and Gerd after the first week or so I felt fine I could eat again although my doctor said I could only take it for 3 months he wanted mere off of it by then. I only made it 5 weeks with it. At first I woke up one night stomach pain n wanting to throw up. Next day I felt dizzy n a drugged feeling. I was burning up but no fever I kept taking my temperature and nothing I thought I was going crazy. I would touch my head n it was on fire I though I was gonna die I was close to going to ER. I put ice on body to some what help. Then I started having insomnia kept waking up at least 4 times every night to go to bathroom and a killer headache that I felt my head was gonna explode. It felt like it was burning the back of my eyes were burning, no tylenol could make it go away I started to feel weak too weak and tired, my bones started hurting I felt naseuas and felt drunk drugged feeling all day my eyes hurt and the light hurt them more my heart was raicing, vivid dreams, and ive lost 9 lbs not happy with that. I felt tingly feeling tru my body and numbness, I really though im going to die and could not figure out what was wrong . I called my GI doctor he didn't Think its the med I went to my reg doc she said it is and cut my doze to half. I stopped taking it 2 days now because my pharmacy didn't have my new prescription ready I just came acrossall these rreviews and I will not even take a lower doze ill rather deal with my gastritis and Gerds. I ca | F | 35 | 5 weeks 40mg | 7/26/2014 | 1 | Acid reflux | Side effects included terrible muscle spasms and cramps in my leg, foot, and toes, trembling, sweating profusely, and I ended up in the ER today diagnosed with pleurisy! Can Protonix be causing all of this? I did NOT have any of these problems 9 days ago... | F | 51 | 9 days 40mg | 7/15/2014 | 2 | Prevacid Quit working for Acid Refl | Gas increased. Causing me to go to ER after one week. After checking that heart was okay. Took xrays showed excess gas in stomach and sigmoid colon. Doctor says its takes three weeks to help. Not sure about that. | M | 56 | 2 days 40 Mg | 7/11/2014 | 1 | Acid Reflux | Joint Pains | At first I didn't put it together....but as soon as I started this drug I had severe joint pains. My left knee felt like I was a golden girl. Then it was my right leg that started hurting. I went to the doctor several times complaining about these problems. They just looked at me dumbfounded and suggested anxiety meds. Not one of them said....hey maybe it's a side effect of what your taking. Before Acid Reflux I never really took any medication regularly so I never thought about side effects before. And the sad part is, the Protonix didn't even help my Acid Refux problems and I had to go on a different medicine. And unfortunately I get joint pain on all PPIs. Please warn your friends about these drugs and suggest they not start them. | F | 35 | 6 weeks 20mg 2X day | 7/8/2014 | 3 | Mild Gastritis | Brain fog, feeling like a zombie, hand and ankle pain, left eye twitching and feeling like something in it, balance/motion sickness, fatigue, shoulder and back pain. It seems like I cannot obtain a deep, restorative sleep. | It worked within a day or two to stop my pain from mild gastirits but after about a month the side effects caused me to stop cold turkey. Inability to keep a thought and impaired memory recall scared me off it. | M | 43 | 7 weeks 20 2X day | 7/7/2014 | 4 | GERD/excess stomach acid | None. | I had a mostly great experience with Protonix. It helped me a lot for the better part of 10 years. Thing is, it just randomly stopped working for me about a month ago and since then it's been agony. I have been on just about every anti-reflux medication that exists so it's basically back to square one. | F | 32 | 8 years 40mg 2X day | 6/24/2014 | 1 | GERD | Horrible! Put me in hospital! | F | 33 | 3 months 40 | 5/28/2014 | 1 | GERD, reflux, gallbladder removed | After taking 40mg/day for a year started having following symptoms...strange dreams, severe numbness/burning pain of toes and balls of feet, tingling in fingers, cramping in abdominal area, fatigue. Also 40mg/day did not totally eliminate my reflux. | After researching side effects, immediately took myself off meds. Went cold turkey. After 3 days, numbness/tingling in my feet and hands are lessening.Hope to be back to normal soon. Joints are not as achy (knees/lower back/shoulders) however still feeling somewhat fatigued. Started taking vitamins to try and turn around the fatigue and boost energy. Downside...Reflux is now absolutely terrible and can hardly eat anything...but will tough it out before trying another med. Using Tums and taking ginger, and mixed enzyme capsules to lessen symptoms. Only eat soup of light meal for dinner. Losing weight in a not good way. | F | 57 | 1.5 years 40mg 1X day | 5/18/2014 | 1 | Reflux | Severe headache, jabs joint pain, preasure in head and anxiety. | F | 49 | 3 days 40mg | 5/10/2014 | 1 | gerd, asthma | Experiencing brain fog, fatigue, poor sleep, muscle spasmz and cramping and joint pain. Stopping immediately after reading about so many with similar side effects. | F | 47 | 3 weeks 40mg | 5/8/2014 | 1 | GERD | Very dry, very oddly flaky skin on my face led to a raw, angry, red facial rash. Foot and toe cramps. | F | 46 | 1 weeks 20 | 5/2/2014 | 1 | Stomach Ulcers (2) | Pantoprazole 40mg: Anxiety, Severe Insomnia, Blood Pressure problems, drastic weight loss, THIS STUFF IS RUINING MY LIFE!!! | If anyone else experienced this, please tell me how long it took to get it out of your system, and did the side affect subside?!? PLEASE HELP! I have been to the ER three times, been back to the GI specialist, primary care DR, no one seems to think the PPI's cause these problems, but I see many others on here with them! I have no health history at all, healthy as can be until i took the Pantoprazole. My health and my life have deteriorated so much in these 5 weeks. Any advise could save my sanity and my life... | M | 31 | 5 weeks 40 1X day | 5/1/2014 | 2 | Esophagitis | Just took a pill last night. My legs and arms feel tingly and week. | M | 30 | 1 days 40mg | 4/29/2014 | 5 | Acid reflux | Was given in hospital for gallbladder life saver when compared to nexium | F | 28 | 2 years 40mg | 4/21/2014 |