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 | 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 | 2 | Sliding Hiatal Hernia-Gerd | I don't know, I always feel fatigued, and it's a very different feeling that I've never known before. I feel weighed down, but also feel hypoglycemic at the same time. It's a strange feeling. I also have diarrhea once a day. But that's about it. If anyone's ever felt any of these symptoms, please say so, It would make me feel much better about it. | 26 | 4 months | 7/23/2009 | 5 | GERD | This is the only medicine that really helped me. | F | 58 | 7 years | 7/22/2009 | 3 | | 7/22/2009 | 1 | Gerd | itching! | thought we had fleas due to itching and feeling like bugs were crawling on me (never saw any though). Drove my household crazy cleaning and treating for fleas and finally realized it must me be. Only thing new I have taken it protonix. I'm stopping it today and seeing if the itching goes away | F | 51 | 21 days | 7/14/2009 | 5 | GERD and Crohn's Disease | None | I had GERD and tried everything...prevacid, prilosec, nexium, zantac, etc. None of them did anything for me. My doctor finally switched me to Protonix...I LOVE IT! I have been on it probably 8 years now and have no plans to stop. I do have to limit my diet (no coffee, citrus, spicy, alcohol, etc) and if I miss a day or two of this medicine, I definitly start with the reflux symptoms again. But, when I take it regularly and eat smart, I have no problems. I know everyone can experience different side effects, but I never noticed a single one. | F | 33 | 8 years | 7/8/2009 | 1 | GERD | Severe Constant Daily Migrane Headaches, Dizzyness | About 3 days after starting on Protonix I began getting what I thought were severe sinus headaches. The pain was over my left eye and behind it. At times the pain was so unbareable I didn't know what to do. It didn't matter what pain medicine I took, Tylenol, Excedrin Migrane, Sinus Headace Medication, the pain would not go away. I went to my GP twice for the headaches, the first time he said it was a sinus infection, even though I had none of the symptoms. When I went back after a full 20 days of antibiotics, he said it must be alergys, once again, even though I had no symptoms. Then out of the blue I thought maybe it was the Protonix, and I found this website. It took 2 full weeks for my headaches to go away after I quit taking my medication, and I was only on it for a month. I wanted to write this detailed discription of the types of headaches I had since headache is a side effect of Protonix, but no one ever described the type and length of the headaches. Honestly I thought I must have a Brain Tumor for it to hurt this bad! | M | 33 | 1 months | 7/6/2009 | 2 | Diffuse Esophageal spasm & reflux | stomach cramps, diarrhea, gas, burping, nausea | I stayed on this drug for one week. I tried to be positive and not imagine things. Barium swallow diagnosed diffuse esophageal spasms and small hiatal hernia. I have constant burbling, and pain in my throat. Had upper endoscopy which showed mild stomach focal inflamation. Dr. said motility study is an awful test and didn't want to put me thru it if drugs would help. Drugs haven't worked so far. Diet changes help but not totally. I feel worse with Protonix than without. After 1 week I stopped using Protonix as the stomach aches & nausea was too much on top of the throat pain. Swallowing problems continue and I'm very discouraged and losing weight which is ok for now. | F | 65 | 7 days | 6/15/2009 | 1 | acid reflux | achy back after 5 days, day six more muscle aches, day seven feel like i have the flu...i am miserable. i was taking 40mg once per day but did not today and will not anymore. feel like i have a bad case of the flu but i still have my appetite | M | 27 | 7 days | 6/11/2009 | 4 | GERD and hiatal hernia | Bloating and cramping | Have been taking for about 3 weeks, and has helped tremendously. I no longer have to take daily doses of antacids. The drug does seem to cause me to feel bloated with some cramping (especially in the mornings) but I will try to ride it out as it has otherwise helped with my GERD symptoms. I have been advised to stay on the prescription for 3 months. | M | 46 | 3 weeks | 6/6/2009 | 2 | GERD | Hot feeling, jaw pain on one side, small bladder | Didn't seem to help any more than Prilosec OTC. Will continue to take it to see if it starts helping more unless jaw pain gets any worse | M | 35 | 10 days | 6/2/2009 | 3 | GERD | Serious left eye twitching - muscle spasm after 3 months of usage. Twitching stopped 48 hours after last dose. | Not a bad PPI. Had to go back to prilosec though. | M | 32 | 3 months | 5/28/2009 | 5 | Gastritis | No side bad side effects | After I hurt my back on the job a doctor prescribed a strong advil drug for me. Took it for one month and developed gastritis. I lost 60 pounds due to severe epigastric pain. Tried all kinds of medications but had no luck. Suffered for 2 years and my doctor was about to send me to Mayo Clinic when he finally tried me on protonix. It took 3 weeks to kick in but I finally became pain free. I would recommend this drug to anyone suffering as bad as I did! | F | 45 | 2 months | 4/24/2009 | 2 | Chills, stomach pain/nausea, increased nausea, coughing, nasal drainage,face swelling. | F | 39 | | 4/21/2009 |