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 | To heal ulcer | HORRIBLE drug! Ran out of sample Dexilant which had been causing NO problems and doc sent in script for Protonix even though I told him I had horrible side-effects from Prilosec. Protonix is worse than Prilosec: terrible tinnitis, swimming vision, awful headache and stiff neck, felt EXTREMELY ill, head felt like it was stuffed with cotton and I was in a different universe, heart palpitations, terrible sleep and muscle cramps. Never had a drug cause this many terrible side-effects after taking only two days. Unbelievable. STAY AWAY FROM THIS DRUG!!! | M | 62 | 2 days 40mg 1X day | 4/18/2014 | 1 | Esophegial ulcer and GERD | Horrible and constant nausea, debilitating stomach pain, bowel pain and cramping, dizziness, diarrhea. The nausea was the worst part. I felt like i couldnt breath out of my mouth or i was gonna throw up. Symptoms resolved two days after stopping. | F | 26 | 1 months 40mg | 4/14/2014 | 2 | Acid reflux | Terrible dizziness and increased neck pain. Tiredness and more bowel movements than usual. Stopping it. | F | 28 | 3 days 40mg 1xday | 4/1/2014 | 5 | Gastric ulcer- no. Other meds worke | None | This med saved my life! I have a horrific bleeding gastric ulcer from taking steroids for other medical conditions. This med has given me my life back! | F | 45 | 8 years 40mg 1X day | 3/25/2014 | 1 | Possible GERD with asthma | Extreme anxiety, unable to relax physically, palpitations and increased heart rate. | Other PPIs may not have the same side effects or intensity od side effects. | F | 54 | 3 days 40 mg 1X day | 3/16/2014 | 2 | GERD | Sore throat, headache, stiff neck, pain in back of neck, feeling of hair in throat, tingling burning legs at night, ear pain. | I was prescribed Protonix after six weeks of Prilosec which was even worse. While Protonix was a slight improvement, it is still causing overwhelming side effects. Sore throat, pain in back of neck like a feeling of stiffness, pain at base of neck near lymph nodes, feeling of hair in throat, shooting headaches, problems with contrast in vision, legs feel hot at night. I'm weening myself off and never trying getting on another PPI again. | M | 45 | 10 days 20 MG 2X day | 3/13/2014 | 1 | Acidity | Severe leg cramps- could not sleep all night | F | 31 | 8 days 40 | 3/12/2014 | 1 | acid reflux | tiredness, dizziness, depression, stomach pain | F | 66 | 14 days 20mg 2X day | 3/11/2014 | 1 | acid reflux | Horrible leg pain that goes all the way to my neck and head just the left side . All this types of medicine gave me just more pain its not worth it . | F | 31 | 1 days 40 | 2/16/2014 | 1 | GERD and non-ulcer dyspepsia | Well, it helps GERD and indigestion. However, the likely tradeoffs have included vitamin deficiencies (B12 and D3), decreased bone density, aggravation of IBS, and (in combination with an antibiotic) c. difficile. | I believe all PPIs should be banned. I've tried most of them over a 15-year period. Their pattern is that they help the GERD/dyspepsia for awhile, then start to cause IBS or to worsen it. And all the while, the even more sinister effects -- lowering of bone density, vitamin deficiency, possible predisposition to c. difficile by depleting all acid from stomach and thereby allowing "bad" bacteria to flourish -- are taking place. | F | 63 | 12 years 40 mg 1X day | 1/24/2014 | 2 | acid reflux | Headaches, weakness, tired | F | 24 | 1 days 40 mg | 12/23/2013 | 1 | acid reflux | Ringing in the ears, belching, bad heartburn, chest pain, facial throbbing, occasional numbness in arms. | A drug with such side effects should not be allowed on the market. Especially with doctors being ignorant of side effects, and all possible side effects not being listed on the prescription prospectus. How is a drug that can (and has) caused blindness and death be allowed on the market? | F | 58 | 6 months 20 mg 1X day | 11/9/2013 | 1 | Bleeding Ulcer / Gastritis | Severe Dizziness/Vertigo/Weakness/Left eye pain/Blurred Vision - ER once and hospitalized once. Back pain started 3 months after starting this drug. 9 months in, I had what they called occular migraines. Trace blood in my urine 7-9 times in 3 years. Started getting restless leg syndrome terribly and tingling in toes. I felt like this was coming from my brain down to my feet. Muscle aches, right hand swelling with trigger finger effect. My EKG showed that my heart skipped a beat now and then. | I stopped taking this drug 2 months ago and am getting massages to help with the restless legs and started taking magnesium tablets. No more vertigo however still feel dizzy and extremely tired at times. Rare to have eye pain now and the blurriness is starting to clear up also. I have been to every doctor possible and none of them ever suggested that it might be a prescription I was taking. I read up on it myself and when I read all the comments on this site, it was like I related to everything people were saying about their experience. | F | 67 | 4 years 40 1X day | 10/26/2013 | 1 | GERD | Nausea, severe stomach cramps, severe headaches, muscle aches, vomiting and not able to eat at all. | I stopped eating after 7:00 pm and decided I would rather deal with waking up hungry in the morning than laying in bed for days not being able to move or eat!!!! I don't care what my doctors says! I will never ever use PROTONIX ever again!!!!! | F | 38 | 11 days 2X day | 8/11/2013 | 1 | Tingling, numbness, tremors, joint pain, migraines, loss of clear vision, anxiety | I attempted to stop using this drug, which caused my first migraine. Later, I began taking the drug again. As before, when I decided to stop taking it, I experienced a loss of vision, a migraine, and a hopsital visit. For me, the acid reflux is not as bad as the side effects from the druge. | M | 36 | 180 days 40 MG 1X day | 7/5/2013 | 1 | prevent ulcers from transplant meds | burning moutn syndrome, terrible depression nausea | I've spent 5 years suffering from the effects of this drug my doctors were too stupid to even think of it causing problems. I was down to eating rice and mashed potatoes. Horrible it should be taken off the market. Jitters and brain vibrations | F | 56 | 7 years 10 2X day | 6/16/2013 | 1 | gastritis | Severe Depression, really really down and negative thinking of life | Be-careful because I wouldn't never think of acid reflux tablets doing this! | M | 34 | 40 days 40 1X day | 6/5/2013 | 2 | Acid | It killed my sex drive | M | 32 | 1 days 40 | 5/7/2013 | 1 | acid reflux | SEVERE depression - Suicide sounded good. I've never been depressed a day in my life before this. Nausea Ringing in my ears Chronic cough/mucus/ lead to infection in lungs Joint pain (could not eve hold a pen to write) Edema throughout my entire body Super sensitivity to the sun | Not worth it. | F | 44 | 4 months 40mg 1X day | 5/6/2013 | 3 | Ulcer GERD | Originally, Dizziness, Flatulence, Loose Stools, then Asthma like cough last 3 years. | Took originally for an ulcer caused by ALIEVE, was tolerated well, only flatulance, loose stools, dizziness. Last couple of years, started having asthma like feeling., mucus in throat and lungs, causing severe and constant coughing. When I stopped taking Protonix, they stopped, but took 2 weeks to recover. Taking just 1 pill now causes it to flair up again. | M | 63 | 8 years 40 MG 1X day | 4/1/2013 |