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Below are Protonix (Pantoprazole) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | | Protonix review by 70 year old male patient | | | Rating |
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| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | acid reflux |
| Dosage & duration: | | 20 mg taken once a day for the period of 3 years |
| Other conditions: | | arthritis,shortness of breath |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Effective in helping to control acid reflux |
| Side effects: | | none that i know of at the present time. But i do not know what damage it has done if any to any of my internal organs. |
| Comments: | | One tablet once a day |
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| | Protonix review by 30 year old male patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Peptic Ulcer |
| Dosage & duration: | | 20mg taken daily for the period of 30 days |
| Other conditions: | | None |
| Other drugs taken: | | None | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | The benefits of taking Protonix 20 mg is that my ulcer cleared up, and I was able to resume eating what I call normal foods. I changed and stopped eating pizza, meat balls or extremely spicy foods, but if possible I will take a Tums before just to reduce any chance of problems. |
| Side effects: | | I don't believe I had any side effects. I know Protonix just like Nexium can be an addictive medicine simply because it work so well. Some people seem to have minor side effects, but I am in great health and in good shape and I did not seem to have any side effects from using Protonix. |
| Comments: | | I was prescribed Protonix 20 mg which I took daily for 30 days. Extended use is not recommended, and I did not surpass the 30 days. I do buy extra strength Tums and take it if I have any real acid or spicy foods. The bottom line is I had a lot of pain with my ucler which came out of nowhere and after almost 2 weeks of pain I decided I needed to see a doctor. Soon after taking Protonix my pain went away, but as with any ulcer a diet change might be in order. Similar drugs are Nexium, Prevacid, Prilosec, etc. |
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| | Protonix review by 70 year old male patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | acid reflux |
| Dosage & duration: | | 20 mg taken once a day for the period of 3 years |
| Other conditions: | | arthritis,shortness of breath |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | effective in helplng to control acid reflux |
| Side effects: | | none that i know of at the present time.But i donot know what damage it has done if any to any of my internal orgins |
| Comments: | | One tablet once a day |
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| | Protonix review by 51 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | reflux |
| Dosage & duration: | | 40mg taken once a day for the period of 5 years |
| Other conditions: | | hyperlipidemia |
| Other drugs taken: | | Zocor | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Benefits of Protonix were a greatly reduced incidence of heartburn and spams in the esophagus. |
| Side effects: | | None |
| Comments: | | I took the Protonix once a day approxiamtely 30 minutes before eating breakfast. |
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| | Protonix review by 70 year old male patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | acid reflux |
| Dosage & duration: | | 20 mg taken once a day for the period of 3 years |
| Other conditions: | | arthritis,shortness of breath |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | effective in helplng to control acid reflux |
| Side effects: | | none that i know of at the present time.But i donot know what damage it has done if any to any of my internal orgins |
| Comments: | | One tablet once a day |
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| | Protonix review by 50 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | GERD |
| Dosage & duration: | | 40 MG taken once daily for the period of 2 years and still using |
| Other conditions: | | menopasue |
| Other drugs taken: | | Yasmin | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Relief of chronic nausea, indigestion, acidic feeling in throat |
| Side effects: | | None - this is the last in a series of similar drugs that I tried and discontinued because of a variety of side effects. Protonix seems to be the one that I can tolerate. But I still occasionally get the bloat/overstuffed feeling. |
| Comments: | | Not sure what this means - I take a single dose in the AM and try to avoid trigger foods/beverages like chocolate and caffeine. |
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| | Protonix review by 43 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | GI irritation |
| Dosage & duration: | | not sure (dosage frequency: 1 time per day) for the period of 1 month |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | naproxen | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Significant reduction in the amount of pain that patient had on a daily basis. Pain was not only lessened by time it was felt was lessened as well |
| Side effects: | | This medication, or the combination of the medication with naproxen, caused bouts of diarrhea and/or constipation. |
| Comments: | | Take the protonix one time daily with 1 tab naproxen. Also take another tab of naproxen 12 hours later. |
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| | Protonix review by 52 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | GERD |
| Dosage & duration: | | 40mg taken once a day for the period of 3 months |
| Other conditions: | | hypertension, ulcer |
| Other drugs taken: | | Diovan HCT, Altace | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Within two days, the severe burning pain of the GERD disappeared. At three months of treatment, the pain from the ulcer has receded considerably. Because of the ulcer, however, I still have to be careful not to eat anything too acidic--very fresh pasta sauce with chunks of tomato--or too spicy. |
| Side effects: | | Shortly after starting treatment, I developed diarrhea. It only lasted for a few days, but then I continue to have somewhat pasty stools, with occasional bouts of diarrhea again. |
| Comments: | | I went to the ER with severe burning in the chest. The doctors there suspected either cardiac problems or a blood clot in the lungs. Once they made certain there were no blood clots, and that the EKG and cardiac enzyme levels were normal, they started me on IV protonix. The next day I was switched to pill form of the protonix, and the improvement was amazing. Within thirty-six hours the pain was minimal, and by the third day of treatment, it was virtually gone. Since then, I haven't had any recurrence, and remain on the protonix only because of the ulcer, which is improving, even though at a slower pace. Overall, it's an excellent medication, and had worked wonders for me. |
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| | Protonix review by 51 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | GERD |
| Dosage & duration: | | 40 mg taken daily for the period of 2 years and still using |
| Other conditions: | | menopausal |
| Other drugs taken: | | Yasmin | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Reduced excess acid and throat irritation, although not completely. Bending over still causes bile in throat. Nighttime coughing still happens. Certain foods definitely trigger irritation. Protonix was the last of 3 or 4 similar medications I tried (Nexium, etc) and all others had much worse side effects (headaches and dry mouth particularly). |
| Side effects: | | Mild nausea at first, gradually disappearing after about a month of treatment. |
| Comments: | | basically 1 pill in the AM and avoid triggering foods such as chocolate. Fortunately food triggers seem to be time-of-day sensitive. For instance, I can drink coffee but only in the AM. |
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