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 | ger/lpr | sore throat,acid taste,cankor sores,grasslike breath,dizziness, severe itching and rash. my dosage was 2 40mg/day | After 3 months of taking it I developed side effects, it may have helped with the ger and what healing may have occured may or may not have been using protonix, it took 2 weeks for me to recover.I took 1 20mg/day of prilosec and did much better.I am trying to PH balance which is working better than drugs. I am down to 1 prilosec every 2 days and hope to take only as needed or none at all. | M | 60 | 15 weeks | 11/1/2006 | 3 | stomach ulcers | lightheaded, dizziness on and off, and headache | I have been on it for 2 weeks and stomach symptoms improving but worried about being lightheaded and dizzy. | F | 44 | 14 days | 10/14/2006 | 5 | Acid reflux | None | Best drug I've ever taken. No side effects and no more heartburn. | M | 57 | 8 months | 10/12/2006 | 4 | gastro esophogeal reflux disease | fluttering cough | M | 50 | 30 days | 7/31/2006 | 3 | GERD | I took protonix, 40 mg daily for approximately 2 months. Was told by doctor to wean myself off protonix and try over the counter medication. I decreased medication to every other day, then stopped protonix completely. I began to experience leg weakness, lightheadness, anxious feeling and nausea. Has anyone experienced withdrawal symtoms after discontinuing Protonix???? | F | 58 | | 7/29/2006 | 1 | gerd | no side effects | did not help at all | F | 21 | 3 weeks | 7/29/2006 | 1 | LPRD | Sever headache, severe urninary tract problems and pain in bladder, developed some acne, abnormal dreams, raised blood pressure. Headaches developed right away. Other symptoms gadually developed after 2 weeks. | The medicine works very well for it's purpose but I can't take because of the side effects. Stopped medicaiton. Was taking only 40 mg each morning. | F | 49 | 4 weeks | 7/17/2006 | 5 | Acid Reflux | No side effects noticed. | I love to eat garlic and onions, this stuff works immediately. If I miss a day I can tell. This is a wonderful drug! | F | 28 | 3 months | 6/30/2006 | 5 | Acid Reflux | No side effects really for me. I did have looser stools while I was on Protonix. | Worked Great for me! | M | 27 | 3 months | 6/26/2006 | 5 | Reflux | I haven't noticed any adverse side effects, although I have systemic lupus, so it would be hard to tell if new aches and pains were caused by the meds or the lupus. | F | 42 | 6 weeks | 6/17/2006 | 1 | gerd | after a week, had increasingly bad diarrhea, stomach cramps and pain, nausea. stopped taking protonix, and diarrhea went away. ugh. | F | 30 | 14 days | 5/18/2006 | 2 | Acid Reflux | Mild headaches, some body aches--nothing too serious | Quit using Protonix because it made my Acid Reflux worse! Especially at night. On Pepcid AC now and it seems to be working just fine. Chewing on raw almonds has also helped a great deal. Whatever you do, don't chew gum (especially any type of minty gum), take vinegar or eat pickles! All three of these things were supposed to be natural means of healing Acid Reflux and they made mine so much worse. Have lost 7 lbs. in two weeks by walking, eating small portions and eliminating coffee, soda, most desserts and FAST FOOD!!! Losing weight will make your lives so much easier if you have a hiatal hernia. | F | 38 | 4 days | 4/19/2006 | 5 | GERD | No side effects. | I'm 39 yrs. old and have been on everything from Axid, Aciphex, Prilosec, Zantac, to now Protonix. I had to go off Prilosec only because my presciption drup plan thru my insurance would not cover it once it went OTC. My doctor, at my request, changed my medication due to the fact that Prilosec OTC was going to cost me more than my co-pay for another RX drug! She put me on Nexium. I HATED it. I felt bad and this was mostly due to the DIZZINESS it caused me to have. After telling her of my symptoms, the doctor placed me on Protonix. For me, it is working just as well as the Prilosec was! :) | M | 39 | 1.5 years | 4/10/2006 | 3 | Stomach pain | Severe abdominal cramps, headache, worsened IBS, fatigue, weakness, muscle aches | When I first started taking it, it worked wonderfully. Then, after about 5 months they up my dose and I started having really bad side effects. I had stomach cramps so badly they sent me to the ER. They took me off it for 2 months and recently put me back on it and the cramps are back again, along with a whole bunch of new side effects. Does anyone know if you can build up an allergy or resistance to it? | F | 20 | 6 months | 3/7/2006 | 5 | esophagal stricture and reflux | I must say it worked for 4 months during that time I lost 25 lbs. | I changed the size of meals at 3 per day and raised the headboard of my bed 7 inches [to keep stomach acid down at night]. Now take Prilosec occasionally when needed. It probably will turn out to be a lifestyle for me,feeling much better. | M | 73 | 4 months | 3/5/2006 | 5 | GERD | None | One 40mg per day works fine. Have had problems with other PPIs in the past. | M | 56 | 3 weeks | 2/24/2006 | 4 | stomach pain and gastritous | I am on other meds so I am really am not sure what side effects went with what. | This was finally the relief I have been looking for. | M | 41 | 6 months | 2/23/2006 | 4 | severe GERD, duodenal ulcer | a little shortness of breath not related to excercise, more nausea and non-acidic regurgitation | it stopped the heartburn although i doubt any of these ppi's heal the problem once they're discontinued for people with serious GERD. i was alergic to aciphex and prevacid but i havent had any problems with this one and liked it much better then aciphex, prilosec and all of the 4 histamine blockers. i thought prevacid was a little better but like i said i was allergic so i need protonix. | M | 21 | 4 weeks | 1/28/2006 | 5 | esophogitis & ulcer | WEIGHT GAIN--a # a week!! OR, could it be PRAVACHOL??? | Used PROTONIX only short term for ulcer healing. | F | 65 | 8 weeks | 1/21/2006 | 5 | Ulcers and Acid Reflux | None | I take one 40mg tablet a day and this drug has worked wonders for me and for several of my friends who have had Geardia (Jee-ard-e-a) and Acid Reflux. | M | 29 | 4 years | 12/22/2005 |