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 | Gerd | After about 5 days, I got horrible constipation and cramps. Still used the drug for about another two weeks before quitting it entirely. This experience is very recent and am still suffering with constipation and constant lower track pain, as a matter of fact I had a cat scan today to see if drug caused some permanant injury | Check sites like this so that you have a heads up as to the possible dark side these drugs have. | M | 64 | 21 days | 1/28/2010 | 1 | chest pain, not heart,? gerd | Within 4 hours incredible pressure in chest and upper abd, felt like i was going to explode, took for 3 days, woke up suddenly after 3rd dose with racing heart, palpitations, terrors. Stopped taking, still feeling effects, hoping for resolution soon. | Horrible drug, will not take again, will try prilosec again, took 20 years ago with success and no ill effects. | F | 56 | 3 days | 1/22/2010 | 5 | Acid Reflux | F | 32 | | 12/8/2009 | 5 | ACID REFLUX | NONE | I have tried to take myself off this medicine, but the minute I don't take it, I get the burning sickness in my stomach and feel like I am dying. This drug is a life saver. | F | 50 | 15 years | 12/1/2009 | 1 | Yes | Extreme tireness, right arm & shoulder hurting | Doctor started me on Protonix for pain between my shoulder blades(mid back) called it acid stomach. I was not experiencing heart burn only pain in my mid back. I stopped taking Protonix 4 days ago. I am not certain my pain was from my stomach. Curious to know if anyone else had these symptoms | F | 59 | 90 days | 11/23/2009 | 5 | Acid Reflux | Insomnia, dizziness, anxiety and headaches for the first few weeks. | I had been prescribed 80 mg/day for a month for acid reflux. It helped but the side effects were troublesome, especially in the beginning. Fortunately they do improve after a few weeks. I now take it for a week or so at a time as needed during flare-ups. I had no problems tapering off it as far as rebound acidity which can happen. Although thousands of people take PPIs on a daily basis I strongly believe that these drugs should not be taken for more than a month at a time. My doctor agrees with me. | F | 37 | 30 days | 11/16/2009 | 4 | GERD | I used the medicine for several times and it helped with my GERD. However, I got nad stomach cramps after some time and had to stop. | F | 34 | | 11/9/2009 | 5 | GERD | None. | The only PPI that has given me relief. Must continue with restricted diet, however. Taking 40 mg. twice a day for past five months. | F | 63 | | 11/2/2009 | 5 | Acid Reflux | None | Love this medication. It totally takes away my acid reflux. The only down side is that if I miss a day the reflux comes right back until I start taking the protonix again. | F | 41 | 3 years | 10/22/2009 | 4 | Gastritis/Non-Ulcer Dyspepsia | I took Aciphex last time I had this problem and after a few weeks started feeling some scary side effects like shortness of breath and dizziness. I was scared to try another PPI but the pain had gotten really bad and I had lost weight. I went ahead and tried protonix and it's been wonderful!! I am on my 6th week. Haven't had any side effects at all. My stomach is pretty much back to normal, but will finish the full 8 week course. I guess it is true not all PPI are made equal so don't be afraid to try different ones until you find the one that works. | F | 36 | 6 weeks | 10/19/2009 | 4 | acid reflux | left eye twitching | I am skipping a dose now and then, to find out how much I can take without suffering the eye twitching. | F | 46 | 5 months | 10/17/2009 | 1 | gastric reflux | Malaise,tingling in my hands and legs,bottom of my feet were very tender. | I took the drug for two months and went off it three days ago.I have been very tired and still have the same effects.Thought I had the flu,but fortunately I found this web site and realize it isn't in my head.My Doctor did not know about these side effects.I can't thank you enough. | F | 86 | 2 months | 10/17/2009 | 3 | Hiatal hernia acid reflux | I will say that this medicine stops all my acid BUT if you take it for a few months and then stop you may get worse heartburn then even when you started taking it. I weaned myself from the whole pill to half to half of half and I am afraid I will have to go back on it. I am sticking it out but am in pain.. Been off it for 2 weeks and am in cronic pain with hot buring in my chest and worse heartburn then ever. I wish I would have just took tums. I cant understand why it says it heals you and then you can go off it because I am not healed at all I am worse. | I also think this drug was giving me severe head aches that felt like they were in my throat going into my head. | F | 35 | 2 months | 8/22/2009 | 1 | Acid Reflux | Tingling in fingers, toes, calves and forearms, itchiness all over, specifically in forearms, legs, forehead, scalp & chin, twitching of lower eyelid, sore throat, canker sore in lower lip, spasm and some numbness in thumbs | Could not figure out where the side effects were coming from. Looked at pinched nerve in the neck, allergic reaction to food, among other things. Lost all side effects 2 weeks after stopping the medication. It did get rid of my acid though while taking it. | M | 49 | 75 days | 8/14/2009 | 5 | acid reflux | slight, consistent elevation of mood | F | 45 | 3 months | 8/9/2009 | 1 | GERD | fatigue, ITCHING, mood swings, mild tremors | Been off for 2 days and went back on Nexium. Waiting for the itching to stop. Nexium makes me extremely tired and have more shakiness type movements. Better than itching. I would like to find a way to not take any of these types of meds | M | 28 | 2 months | 8/5/2009 | 1 | Gerd | I had all the Adverse Effects listed. Anxiety, weakness, tingling in arms and legs,shortness of breath. Developed a UTI and my gums began to bleed.(Less than 1% experience this)Severe abdominal pain and severe esophageal spasm)Three trips to the ER and tons of bloodwork they couldn't help me. Had a 12 hour anxiety attack where I couldn't come down. ER gave me Ativan. Finally slept. Loss of appetite. | I was on 40mg for 14 days and 80mg for 3 days. During that time I didn't associate the sharp abdominal pains(trip to ER got Percaset)with the meds. Finally saw my GI doctor and he told me to double the dosage 40mg twice a day because I wasn't getting relief. Insomnia was incredible. I didn't sleep for a good 8 days. The last 3 days I took it at the double dose which required another ER trip for Esophageal spasm and intense anxiety and insomnia. I have been off the drug for 4 days. Had a massive anxiety attack after being off of it for 2 days. (Hospital trip got Ativan) Have heartburn which I will tolerate for now. Still experiencing tingling in arms and legs and strange surges of light headedness and dopiness.(Feel kind of high)My ears crackle and pop alot too especially in response to high pitches. From the reviews I have read my symptoms were pretty severe. I am hoping that all these strange effects will diminish. Poison control keeps telling me the drug is out of my system. I can see from the other reviews that it could be up to 2 weeks till most of the effects are gone. I'm scared these side effects won't go away. Obviously will never take again. | F | 40 | 17 days | 8/4/2009 | 1 | Acid reflux | Horrible muscle aches and weakness after the fifth day - so bad that I could barely walk and could not use my hands to carry anything. No pain relievers worked. Upset stomach as well. I used the generic Pantoprazole instead of Protonix. Don't know if that made a difference, but I would much rather live with acid reflux than try either again. This was extremely painful. I have been off the medicine for two days and pain is better but not gone. | F | 63 | 7 days | 8/3/2009 | 4 | hiatal hernia | I do not experience any side effects. | After being on Protonix for 6 months,my doctor recommended I start taking it every other day. The pain resumed, so he put me back on it once every day. He renewed RX for another two months. Seems better, but still get infrequent attacks which are debilitating and scary. I am scared of possible long term side effects from this drug. | F | 52 | 6 months | 7/28/2009 | 3 | gerd | vision changes--sensitivity to light and blurred vision | F | 60 | 4 years | 7/26/2009 |