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 |
| 1 | acid reflux | headaches, nausea was terrible, light headed, very tired, and my blood pressure dropped. (The b/p dropping was a plus, but I don't like it sitting that low when I know it's not in my normal range.) I had orthostatic hypotension upon standing. | I would not suggest anyone taking this drug unless you have no other options. I'd rather have the acid reflux and try to change my diet and deal. | F | 41 | 3 days 40 1X day | 10/29/2011 | 4 | Mild GERD and bleeding | Bloating cause by slower digestion (because lowered stomach acid), slight regurgitation cause by slower digestion, softer stool. | This med is effective at reducing acid in the stomach. But be aware that with lowered acid levels, your digestion will be a lot slower which means bloating and some regurgitation after meals. I started taking it after stomach pain and black stool. I took it for almost 2 months but decided to make diet changes instead. It turns out it was soda that's causing my stomach problems (I drink about 2 to 3 cans a day). I stop drinking Coke and slowly go off Protonix in 1 month period and it works out fine for me. Now there's no stomach pain. NOTE: MAKE SURE YOU GO OFF SLOWLY. With the lowered stomach acid level for a whole month, your body produce a large amount of chemical signals telling you stomach to produce acid. If you go off it suddenly, you will get extreme amount of acid in your stomach! You need to introduce acid back into your stomach slowly so you body stop producing those chemical signals. What I did was 1 day Protonix, next day take 2 150mg-Zantac; after a week of this, I take 1 day Protonix, then 2 days of 2 150mg-Zantac; another week, I take just 2 Zantacs no Protonix, then 1 Zantacs a day, then I stopped completely. Your schedule might vary; talk to your doctor. On hindsight, I should have done a lower dosage Protonix 20mg instead of Zantac since I have no side effects with it. If stomach pain comes back then maybe is something else in your diet that needs to change (think about what ever that's unhealthy or listed as possible causes), but in the me | M | 31 | 2 months 40mg 1X day | 10/14/2011 | 1 | GERD | Anxiety, depression, fatigue, jitteriness | Was prescribed protonix to treat GERD. Started taking it shortly after taking Pepcid AC. Noticed these side effects only about 1 week after taking Protonix. | M | 30 | 2 weeks 40mg 2X day | 10/9/2011 | 2 | acid reflux | sinus pressure and headaches, dizziness, ringing in the ears, stomach cramping, | I could initially tell a difference with reflux in taking protonix, but started having headaches and pressure on left side and ringing in the ears, which I presummed was due to sinus infection. Also had to really watch my diet and felt like acid reflux worsened over time. Stopped taking protonix because I really don't like taking any medications and did not feel like acid reflux was worse than the side effects. Having been on no other medications, I know it was from protonix. Started taking magnesium supplement and all symptoms, including acid reflux stopped. I would recommend researching how magnesium plays a role in bodily functions, especially how it reduces acid in your stomach naturally. Now I only take a magnesium supplement and have complete relief. | F | 34 | 2 months 40 mg 1X day | 9/30/2011 | 5 | Severe acid reflux/ GERD | None | I love this stuff. I am a lap band patient and have severe acid reflux. It was so bad that my band would swell tight. This medicine is saving me. I have no reflux anymore. I can lay down at night and not feel like I have acid in my throat and my band doesn't swell anymore. | F | 43 | 1 months 40mg 1X day | 9/28/2011 | 4 | ulcer, GRED | occasional dizziness (like having too many drinks), ringing in the ears, flatulence | I started taking this after having an ulcer caused by Aleve. I take it when needed now for acid reflux. I can take this easily. The generic version causes severe diarrhea. | M | 61 | 8 years 40mg 1X day | 9/17/2011 | 1 | gerd | fatigue, severe stomach pain, extremely low blood pressure, confusion, headache, weakness | I advise everyone to not PPI's anymore because it causes dependence, once you stop taking it you feel more acidity than every before. When i started taking this i ha rdly had any reflux problem, but after taking it continuously for months my symptoms worsened. I experienced more side effects than its benefits. Now when i try to stop this medication i feel acid rebound, and i am now stuck up with this.....feel like crying .....this has become a multi billion dollar industry and doctors and pharma companies are playing with the lives of the people...i..i earnestly plead everyone to start spreading worldwide awareness about the side effects of these PPI's .....and we should try to stop this ever flourishing industry....i wish i had never consulted a gastroentrologist for such a minor problem..... | M | 24 | 6 months 40 mg 1X day | 9/1/2011 | 2 | Acid Reflux | severe stomach pains, fatigue | Altho at first it seemed the protonix helped, 2yrs later really had to watch more what was eating - absolutely nothing with tomato sauce or spices. One night the pain was so severe went to ER (again) and this time they did a CT "with" contrast and low & behold a huge gallstone - immediate/emergency gallbladder removed and ER surgeon told my husband it was the worst one he'd ever seen (not largest but grossest). My recommendation if you're having GERD and it gets worse on protonix, have your gallbladder checked and removed. That was 1.5yrs ago and have not had acid reflux since and can eat again. | F | 50 | 2 years 40mg 2X day | 8/29/2011 | 2 | GERD | DIARRHEA, FATIGUE | SO FAR THE SIDE EFFECTS ARE MORE UNCOMFORTABLE THAN MY GERD. INSURANCE DOES NOT PAY FOR TWICE A DAY. WILL TRY TO GAVE THE DOCTOR GIVE ME SOMETHING ELSE | M | 46 | 4 days 40 2X day | 7/30/2011 | 2 | Occasional Heartburn | I have been on every PPI and this is the best one. I have weened from 80 mg to 60 to 40 to 20, soon I will go to 10. I eat a strict diet and take many enzymes and DGL with every meal. The belching and discomfort and burning (most likely gastritis, caused by the PPIs as it started after I took the drugs) have 90 percent gone. I am dreaming for the first time in two years since I started this med. Every time you go down in dosage you get rebound. 20 to 10 mg is essential as I tried cold turkey and after 4 days you are hurting badly. Let your gastrin levels slowly go back to normal. The funny thing is, I only had heartburn in the first place because I would eat pizza late at night after singing in bars and such with cigarette smoke, around alcohol, etc. On top of a horrible diet I was asking for it. The doctors who prescribe this sure do get their bonus, but I wonder if it's worth the price of their souls haha. Most of us don't even need this, we just need a wake up call. If we stopped e | I gave it a two only because it stopped the reflux. This is NOT A CURE. It makes you completely dependent. Cyclical profit needs cyclical demand, and cyclical demand in the pharmaceutical world means cyclical sickness. What major cures have their been since Polio? There is too much money in sickness. Google how much the reflux business is worth every year....it's no conspiracy, it's just business. | M | 23 | 2 years 80mg 1X day | 5/3/2011 | 1 | GERD | I lost 3 pants sizes and became extremely ill with a swollen liver and gallbladder before I knew what was causing the reaction. I had blood work that came back normal, but for a month I thought I was dying because I was sick every time I ate. Finally tapered off, but still left with symptoms of chronic fatigue now. | F | 50 | 1 years 30 mg 1X day | 4/7/2011 | 5 | Acid reflux | None | I'm surprised so many people had side effects from this drug as I experienced complete relief from acid trouble with no side effects. However I don't trust these drugs are safe long term, so I only take it when I have major flare ups and it works well. | M | 28 | 1 months 40 mg 1X day | 3/31/2011 | 4 | GERD | yellow stool | F | 63 | 14 days 40 1X day | 3/18/2011 | 1 | acid refux | back aches/joint pain/muscle spasms/cramps/chills but no fever/headach | After googling this, I quit and 90% symptoms abated after about 48 hrs... it was tough. | F | 52 | 5 days 1 tab 1X day | 3/18/2011 | 1 | GERD | I switched to Protonix because my insurance made me switch from Prevacid. After two years on the meds I started feeling "sick" in the head every time I ate, thought I was dying, and the only other meds I'm on is Accolate. Thanks to this website I can confirm I have maxed out my usage of Protonix and need to switch to something else. Looking forward to eating normally again. | F | 50 | 2 years 30 MG 1X day | 3/4/2011 | 5 | gerd | Works best when taken 30-60 minutes before breakfast. If not taken - miserable. Note: endocrinologist told me calcium citrate would get to my blood, bones better than Tums (calcium carbonate) which needs acid in stomach (this was true for me - my low blood calcium from parathyroid surgery was better with citrate) Also, if you ever get your gastrin hormone level checked, it will be high while on a proton pump inhibitor as there is a feedback loop where your body raises gastrin hormone to turn on your stomach acid pumps. I was told incorrectly I had a gastrinoma (inoperable tumour) as my gastrin level was high - wrong - she consulted with gi who said it was nothing, just the ppi - all ok now. How long until a non-invasive surgical treatment is perfected so I can go drug-free? | F | 40 | 11 years 40 mg 1X day | 2/26/2011 | 1 | Acid Reflux | burning mouth, burning tongue, burning gums, swollen gums and lips, bleeding gums, dry mouth | This mediciation worked great on my acid reflux, which was keeping me awake at night and very painful. However, after about a month I started noticing the burning and swelling oral symptoms listed above. They continued to worsen, and my mouth would be so dry that despite waking up 2 or 3 times a night to take a drink of water, in the morning my mouth would be dried out and my gums would be bleeding, with my lips stuck to my gums and teeth with dried blood. I had no problems whatsoever with my gums or mouth or teeth before. The burning mouth was constant, making it painful and difficult to drink anything other than water, and I was only able to tolerate the mildest foods, like mashed potatoes and oatmeal. I literally had to take ibuprofen or tylenol to be able to eat any food with any taste or salt or heat at all. Suspecting the protonix, as it was the only new medicine I was taking, I weaned off it and the symptoms began to subside right away. Now a month later I am still experiencing a slight burning in the mouth and lips and a slight swelling in the gums but it is almost all gone. It's a shame because it did a fabulous job with the acid reflux, but the side effects were worse than the acid. | F | 47 | 3 months 40 MG 1X day | 2/15/2011 | 1 | gastric inflammation and burning | Widespread body pains, tingling, numbness and burning. I had headpain similar to a bad sunburn and stabbing eye pain. My legs felt like they were being filleted. Facial and body swelling, extreme fatigue and weakness, bruising on my arms and legs, high blood pressure, difficulty breathing. | Be very careful with this drug. The side effects did not happen immediately so I did not realize it was a stomach drug causing the issues. By the end, I felt like I had one foot in the grave, and thought I was seriously dying. My physician missed that it was sides effect from the drug, as he had been treating me for other, earlier symptoms - minor by comparison. It took about 48 hours off the drug and I started feeling better although I had a bad headache for a couple days. Have been off it 5 days now, and I feel like I have my life back. | F | 49 | 34 days 40 mg 1X day | 2/14/2011 | 2 | Acid reflux | Brain fog, headache, severe dizziness, muscle aches, tingling in fingers and toes | 3 weeks after stopping this med and feeling much better. Still having some slight tingling in fingers and toes. This med made me severly ill | F | 38 | 3 weeks 20mg 1X day | 2/8/2011 | 4 | GERD, hiatal hernia | leg cramp once in a while, joint pain but not serious. hiatal hernia, but not sure it was caused by the drug. | Have had this drug on and off in the last 10 years until last year when I had an endoscopy and Dr. recommended that I took 2x40MG a day for 60 days. My endoscopy showed no problem with my stomach but had infectin in my estro..., and hiatal hernia. I had an endoscopy 7 years ago and had no hiatal hernia at that time. Don't know if hiatal hernia is caused by the drug. The first 9 years, I took the durg only when I had heart burn that I could not tolerate. But the heart burn got worse last year. I would like to limit it to 1x40MG daily now. Will talk to Dr. next month when I see her. Also like to see if there is any alternative of taking less or alternate between two or three different drugs. | M | 57 | 10 years 40MG 2X day | 2/6/2011 |