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 |
| 5 | acid reflux / irritable stomach | NONE , I THOUGHT, TILL I READ THIS REVIEW | Loved it from day 1, prescribed to me by a physicians assistant, I was so amazed that it worked, I went back to his office and told him that it was first time since I was in the 10th grade that I didn't suffer. I had went to many doctors and no one ever helped me till this. After 7 years, I realize from reading these ratings that maybe the Protonix is causing blisters under my top lip which I get every few weeks and have been getting them for approx 5 years. Going to dr tomorrow and will have him check this out. | F | 57 | 7 years | 10/19/2008 | 1 | bloating | Severe acid reflux when discontinuing protonix. | I really was not having any noticable reflux when this med was prescribed, only bloating which my internal medicince Dr. said it could be related to reflux. Protonix did help the bloating so I continued it until I was told that continued use could be bad for calcium absorption and since I am menopausal and need my calcium I decided to quit the Protonix. My reflux is so bad, burning, unable to sleep. I am really concerned that this might cause erosion. I will see a Dr. next week for this. I have made all the dietary changes and still feel terrible. I really think this is all from taking the Protonix. | F | 57 | 2 years | 10/4/2008 | 3 | Acid Reflux | F | 54 | 3 years | 9/25/2008 | 2 | Acid Reflux | Eye Twitching, Short of Breath, Fluid in Ears, Anxiety, Insomnia and Shoulder pain. | Starting taking Protonix in Feb 08. At first this medicine was wonderful, then I started to develop pressure and fluid in the ears, seen the doctor three or four times since Feb for this, round after round of antibiotics, then anxiety set in so serve that I quit driving on the freeways. Recently insomnia set it, now shoulder inflammation. Woke up this morning with ear hurting again, starting thinking I should check the side effects of this medicine, GUESS WHAT, every symptoms I just described is a side of effect of Protonix, going to call my doctor this morning and tell him I am not going to take Protonix any longer. Hopefully the side effects will go away soon. Need my life back. | F | 42 | 8 months | 9/5/2008 | 2 | Acid Reflux | Abdominal pain (gas/cramping). Fast short burning (heat, warmth, hot) feeling in left leg. Lower back pain. Stomach pain, feel hungry most of the time, even after just eating. | I do not know if my side effects are caused by this drug, but I think they may be. I was first given Nexium (Purple Pill) samples. It did not help much. My doctor gave me 15-days of Protonix samples. They do not feel like they work any better than the Nexium. The abdominal pain got a little worse than it was on Nexium. The Protonix samples ran out 5 days ago. I started getting the burning feeling in my leg yesterday and its gotten worse today. Along with the burning in my leg my lower back has hurt more than normal. I've read that long term Protonix use may make it difficult for your body to absorb vitamin B. Vitamin B helps with the nervous system and that my be my back and leg issues. I'm due to see my doctor within the next couple days. | M | 28 | 15 days | 8/27/2008 | 3 | GERD, hiatal hernia, possible ulcer | No side effects so far with Protonix. Experienced severe side effects with Aciphex-bloating, upset stomach. No relief from OTC products at all. i know two other people who have been on this drug long term for treatment of GERD and ulcers and feel that it has worked really well for them. | 40mg twice a day has helped with my heartburn but it has not gone away. Since I have only been on this drug for one week I am going to giving it more time to work. I am glad that my insurance covers it-otherwise it is $225 for the generic. Seems to works better than 40mg of Prilosec twice a day. | F | 30 | 8 days | 8/14/2008 | 2 | GERD | severe drowsiness, dizzy, fog headed, tired, headache, nausea | Worked for GERD, but could not handle the side effects. | M | 30 | 8 days | 7/29/2008 | 5 | Gerd | No side affects - worked/works wonderfully so far (at 3 months worth of medication). | No side affects. Whereas Prilosec OTC did me in after about a week after taking it, with gastric problems (explosive gas, diarrea, etc), which took several weeks to clear up after stopping its use... | M | 57 | 90 days | 7/24/2008 | 3 | GERD, Hiatal Hernia, Esophagitis, | Horrible Migraine Headaches, Sinus Pain, Eye Pain, Blurred Vision, Dizzyness, Disoriented, Balance problem when standing, Can't drive the car. Shortness of breath, Foggy thinking. Severe Stomach pain after long term use. | After an Endoscopy showed a large number of Eosinophils, GERD, erosion, and inflimation I was put on Protonix for the second time. Originally I was on 40mg of this medication a few years ago for GERD. After a year of use I began to get Severe stomach pain that sent me to the Emergency room several times before I put the cause and effect together. I took it once a day in the morning but by night my reflux was worse and I still needed TUMS. This time I tryed taking 20mg 2x a day hoping for less problems but the horrid side effects returned full force. I recently tryed 20mg once a day in the evening. The reflux at night was helped somewhat but the side effects continue. I plan to discontinue this medication as the side effects are to disabeling for me to tollerate! When I go off the medication it takes about 2-3 days for the side effects to go down, however the reflux is worese after you stop than when you started. | F | 60 | 1 months | 7/8/2008 | 5 | Acid Reflux, Spasms | None | Love it! Suffer from both reflux and esphogial spasms (which are some of the scariest things ever, if you've never had one), Protonix and it's generic friend seem to knock it right out, very satisfied. | F | 31 | 3 months | 7/2/2008 | 1 | GERD | extreme leg pain around quads and IT band. strange muscle spasms in joints. horrible. | the leg pain and joint pain is just horrible. This medcation should be taken off the market. my dr. said that she did not even know about this side effect with protonix. please thnk twice before using it. | M | 35 | 6 days | 7/2/2008 | 1 | GERD | Severe stomach & intestinal pain, overall "feeling like crap". Also "restless leg syndrome". Took me a few days to realize it was this medicine, which I had just started four days prior. Today is first day off of it and starting to feel better. People with sensitive digestive system or IBS like myself should NOT take this med - it's toxic. | F | 57 | 4 days | 4/4/2008 | 3 | H Pylori | Back pain, very Lethargic, a feeling like I had a large dose of MSG but with none of the energy. | Does help cut down on some of my stomach distress but not all of it. I have no motivation to do anything. I take one pill at bed time, feel fair in the morning, but the second dose in the morning ends my day right there. I will just take it at night now and see how that goes. Can't imagine staying on it longer than a few weeks. | M | 55 | 4 days | 2/27/2008 | 1 | Dyspepsia | Lethargy | Did not help. | M | 22 | 1 days | 2/1/2008 | 4 | reflux | headache | F | 38 | 7 days | 1/25/2008 | 1 | GERD | Like some other people, I initially had some improvement with the GERD and acid build-up, but then my head began to spin, so badly that I had to drop whatever I was doing and just lay very still and shut my eyes for up to an hour. It was like being sea-sick! | It's crap. Like being lead-poisoned or something. I may be more sensitive than others. Still, even if it effects you only a little you're gonna SUFFER. | M | 35 | 14 days | 1/9/2008 | 1 | ulcer and gerd | headache dizziness fatigue anxiety tachycardia | I thought it was me and was going to a Psychiatrist and then I quit taking the protonix and found out it was that. I also have the same reaction with prevacid. They were both low doses. 20mg protonix and 15mg prevacid. I would never take these again. | F | 56 | 12 months | 12/6/2007 | 1 | ulcer | Extreme fatigue, facial swelling, nagging stomache ache almost all day, light headaches | seemed to help in the first week or so but then it was all down hill and seemed to actually irritate my ulcer more than help | M | 25 | 6 months | 11/16/2007 | 3 | Peptic Ulcer | Leg pain, leg cramps, joint pain in legs and arms, stange sensations and twitches in legs. | Protonix really made me feel better initially, but after 2 months of daily use I started getting cramps and pain in my legs along with joint pain in my wrists and ankles. I also was feeling like I had restless legs syndrome. I stopped taking Protonix and the symptoms went away, but the dypepsia came back. Ive changed my diet, drink less caffiene and alcohol and try to avoid spicy foods, I have started taking DGL and probiotics and decided to take Protonix every other day...hopefully the DGL and lifestyle changes will make a difference, because the side effects were really scaring me. Im worried that Protonix affected my calcium and iron levels too so started taking more calcium citrate and eat foods high in iron, and have scheduled myself to be tested for my levels. | F | 38 | 60 days | 11/14/2007 | 4 | gerd | fluid retention, weight gain, swelling in feet and ankles, tender on the bottom of feet | I've been on Protonix for two years and had great success with reducing my acid refulx. Prior to taking this I had tightness in my chest and problems eating some foods. The tightness went away and I was pretty free to eat what I wanted. I recently went off Protonix because of some excessive weight gain. My acid reflux is back in full force but all the side effects are gone. Working with my doctor to find other options. | F | 34 | 2 years | 10/27/2007 |