PROTONIX Reviews (PANTOPRAZOLE SODIUM)Average Rating: 2.0 (670 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PROTONIX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PROTONIX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | heartburn, acidreflux, nausea, pain | I felt nauseous and had a loss of appetite, even worse than I experienced from my acid reflux. It helped slightly, but not as much as nexium did. After ten days I decided to switch back to nexium. Now my doctor thinks he was wrong all along and that I really have lazy gallbladder. If you ae experiencing these symptoms and your other tests are normal, ask about lazy gallbladder. | F | 15 | 10 days 20 mg 2x | 10/4/2012 | 5 | Bleeding Gastric Ulcer | Tired, Burping, Gas, Nausea | I had very servere bleeding ulcers that kept me in ICU for nearly a month, I had 3 surgeries, and they placed me on protonix to reduce the acid in my stomach. This medicine is very helpful, it does its job and keeps my ulcers from happening again. | F | 17 | 40 mg 1X day | 9/7/2012 Patient History | 1 | Antral gastritis | Myalgia. Nausea after eating. Severe stomach cramps. Burning mouth syndrome. Diarreah. Pp | F | 56 | 1 months 20 | 7/26/2012 | 3 | Gerd/Acid Reflux Disease | Gas, muscle pains , headaches, loose stool and anxiety | I think that protonix may be helping but the sideffects are bothersome | M | 36 | 48 days 40 2X day | 6/20/2012 | 5 | gerd | None | EXCELLENT DRUG! After years of trying everything known to man this was a God send! | F | 54 | 11 days 40mg 2X day | 6/19/2012 | 2 | Stomach Pain / Acid Reflux | I started taking Protonix and instantly experienced a lot of different side effects the next day. Diarreah up to 4 times a day, numbness in my toes, very vivid nightmares, and severe headaches. I was having to take pepto bismol up to 3 times a day to counteract having to use the restroom. | F | 21 | 1 weeks 20 | 6/18/2012 | 3 | GERD, reflux, heart burn | my god, after reading what some are saying I am stopping ASAP Now I know why my right eye is has been bothering me and no one can tell me what's going on with it. Body, muscle and joint pain coming out of nowhere, like fibro/MS sysmptoms. It has worked to stop the GERD and reflux - but I think it is killing me slowly in other ways. My hips have started hurting and my toes all give me pain first thing in the morning. Wlking is getting tougher. I will be slowly stopping this and monitoring my progress. Thank you all for your rating of this product, your comments may have saved my life or at least improved it! | M | 62 | 4 years 20 mg 1X day | 5/9/2012 | 2 | GERD | Leg cramps, ears ringing | F | 29 | 2 months 40 MG | 5/7/2012 | 1 | Gastritis from H. Pylori | Protonix a little bit of tingling, muscle spasms, bad muscle pains, anxiety, and depression. | I've tried all PPI's and don't know what to do to cure the gastritis. | M | 28 | 3 weeks 40MG 1X day | 4/17/2012 | 4 | acid reflux | low energy, jittery, stomach issues | I've been on Protonix almost continuously for the past 8 years. I had started taking it on an as needed basis but then developed gastritis and went back on the daily dose. The last few months I've been having diarrhea after every meal. Dr suspected I was suffering from malabsorption based on symptoms. I went off all medications in preparation for a stool study and once I stopped the Protonix, things returned to normal. After a few days of heartburn I took Protonix for 2 days, and the stomach issues came back. Dr suggested I stop the Protonix fully and go with an OTC product for a while to see if we can identify Protonix as the root cause. Otherwise malabsorption and back to 14 pills of digestive enzymes a day. | M | 42 | 8 years 40 MG 1X day | 4/13/2012 | 3 | acid reflux/chest pains due to acid | headache radiating to neck. Tired. Took it for months at a time off and on and stopped when stomach bloating would begin to occurr every morning. went off of it for a few months and when started again due to nagging reflux chest pain the headaches were obviously triggered from the med after daily morning dose. Would last through evening and be gone by morning until i took next dose. | I went back on protonix this time because of acid/chest pain that has been bothering me off an on daily (some days hardly at all though). I got off of Klonipin (benzo) and reflux pain became constant due to withdrawal. Tried protonix to see if it would help that symptoms - it did take the pain away, but the darn headache is bugging me everyday since i started taking it again. Had no headache this morning, took the Protonix, and now headache and neck is stiff. Also tired a while after taking it and get vision problems too - can't focus. Guess i will get off of them again and see if the reflux gets better the longer i am off the klonopin. | F | 45 | 1 years 40 mg 1X day | 4/5/2012 | 1 | Acid Reflux/GERD | Belching, High Blood Pressure, Severe Headache, Back Pain, Tired and etc. | I went to clinic due severe headache. It was sinus infection but I think Protonix got me good side effects. I will never take this again so I switch back to Nexium. | F | 44 | 4 weeks 40 MG 1X day | 4/4/2012 | 1 | Acid Reflux/GERD | It irritated my lungs and caused a slight burning sensation for about 9 hours after taking it. | I tried it several times, but each time it caused burning in my lungs. I was able to tolerate Aciphex and Zegerid just fine, however. | M | 49 | 3 days 40 MG. 1X day | 2/6/2012 | 2 | Acid Reflux/Gastritis | I thought this drug was great because it kept my acid reflux at bay and I didn't have to worry about it, but now I just found out that I have several gastric polyps (30) and they most likely were caused by long term use of PPI's (proton pump inhibitors) like Protonix and Prilosec, which I was on before the Protonix. This is not good, so now I had to get off (slowly) but I am having to deal with the heartburn/acid reflux every day again now. I am very mad that none of my doctors that knew I was on this stuff for years didn't even warm me that this could happen with long term use. My advice is to stay off the stuff unless it's completely necessary, then only take it for a while, not several years. | I am trying all the natural stuff I can find, (aloe vera, apple cider vinegar, baking soda, etc.) but so far, they don't work as well as the protonix did. | F | 50 | 40 mg 1X day | 2/1/2012 | 1 | Suspected Acid Reflux | Took my first Protonix pill in the afternoon. At about 2:30 AM that night, I woke up with a fast heart rate very unusual for me. It was about 100 BPM vs normal at 56-60 BPM. This took a while to subside. I almost called an ambulance because this condition can be indicative of a blood stream drop in magnesium which can cause heart failure. Frequent urination and vivid dreams with shoulder pain persisted throughout the night. | If you take this medicine and start getting fast, slow, or irregular heart rate, consider going to the emergency room if the symptoms do not stop in short order. There are other serious symptoms which are listed on the warning sheet. | M | 57 | 1 days 40 MG 1X day | 1/27/2012 | 5 | acid refux | I didn't think any until I read this article. Ringing in the ears, weight gain,anxiety, burning mouth, not sure what else. BUT I am concerned about vitamin B deficiency, osteo, and other side effects that aren't listed here. | It works. While saying that I loved that drug, I changed my diet to fruit, raw and fresh veggies, chicken, turkey, fish. I am seeing a nutritionalist who designed a diet with recepies that will help me lose weight. After the first day I could tell a difference in my acid reflux. after a week I am going to talk to my doc because I want off this med. Several years ago, I did quit taking it and had to eat tums like crazy but I quit taking it. Yes AR was worse for a couple of days but I was determine. I am 58 years old and will do what I can to quit taking this drug and with the guidance from the nutrationalist. BTW-a small cup of Dairy Queen ice cream stopped AR in its tracks for me as well :) but I do not eat it anymore with my new reducing plan. Remember many times it is because of people being overweight that they have Acid Reflux. | F | 58 | 13 years 40MG 1X day | 1/21/2012 | 5 | Bleeding ulcer | None | M | 29 | 3 months | 1/6/2012 | 3 | GERD, ULCER, IBS | Dizzy, off balance when walking, lightheaded, joint pain especially knee, feeling of sinus pressure, nausea, diarrhea | I enjoyed not having the GERD issues. Had been on Prevacid (generic for 4 years). Take the Protonix with Bentyl and Carafate. Past two days the symptoms have occurred. Today I will take the Carafate and Bentyl and get back on the Prevacid to see what happens. I am too scared to take Protonix as is, but all the other comments here have me believing this is the right thing to do. Will call Dr. on Monday. Not liking the usage of all 3 as prescribed. | F | 42 | 18 days 40 2X day | 11/26/2011 | 5 | heartburn reflux | Protonix has been a life saver for me. Nothing else worked. I have to take the name brand. Generic did NO good. My doctor always has to prior aurhuorize brand name for the insurance company. Heaven forbid you would have to take name brand in their eyes.it is the best medicine I've ever had for my stomach trouble. | F | 10 years 40mg | 11/20/2011 | 3 | GERD | Maybe Joint pain, muscle pain | I have posted on 02/06/11 earlier. After more than 11years of using Protonix, I have finally had a better control of my GERD. I have stopped taking Protonix or any other prescription drug for almost three months without any intolerable acid reflux. I started drinking a lot of water, especially 30 minutes before each meal. I drink 8 oz of water every time before I eat. I have also elevated my bed, eat 5 meals a day with smaller portion, and stay away from food which causes acid reflux. But the major difference comes from drinking more water. After stopping taking Protonix, my joint pain/muscle pain also went away. | M | 57 | 11 years 1X day | 11/18/2011 |