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Below are Protonix (Pantoprazole) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 14 ratings/reviews, Protonix has an overall score of 8. The effectiveness score is 8.43 and the side effect score is 8.86. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. 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 |
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| 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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| | Protonix review by 33 year old male patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Acid Reflux |
| Dosage & duration: | | 20mg taken once/day for the period of 3yrs |
| Other conditions: | | High Blood Pressure, Sleep Apnea, Bronchial Asthma |
| Other drugs taken: | | Lisinopril | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | It has totally neutralized the effects of my reflux. |
| Side effects: | | No side effects encountered. |
| Comments: | | I started getting reflux after I had gall bladder surgery when I was 24. I had tried just about every reflux drug out there, but they either didn't work or had unacceptable side effects. When I first tried Protonix I couldn't believe how normal I felt within a couple days. It works so well for me, I forget I have reflux sometimes. I haven't noticed any issues with foods or coffee since taking it. |
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| | Protonix review by 40 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Acid Reflux, GERD |
| Dosage & duration: | | 40mg taken morning and evening for the period of Still taking |
| Other conditions: | | Hyperthyroidism, Anxiety |
| Other drugs taken: | | Setraline | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Reduced acid in the stomach and heartburn symptoms associated with acid. |
| Side effects: | | I didn't experience any side effects while taking this medication. |
| Comments: | | Took 1 40 mg tablet in the morning before my first meal and controlled the acid reflux symptoms and stomach aches. Then took 1 40 mg tablet before I went to bed to once again control those symptoms while sleeping for a 24 hour effect. |
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| | Protonix review by 66 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Ineffective |
| Side effects: | | Extremely Severe Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | gastrointestinal disorder |
| Dosage & duration: | | dont remember (dosage frequency: once daily) for the period of on 2 occasions |
| Other conditions: | | high blood presure |
| Other drugs taken: | | hytrin premerin | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | none |
| Side effects: | | On the first occasion I took this drug, I experienced mild tingling and redness of my hands and feet and face. I became somewhat week and faint like . I did not, at the time tie these reactions to the medecation. When I took it on a seperate occasion I experienced extreme tingling, redness and diarea and had to be transported to the hospital where they treated me for toxic shock. passed out |
| Comments: | | Benadril, allegra and other intravenious medication I am not sure of. |
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| | Protonix review by 38 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Acid Reflux |
| Dosage & duration: | | 40mg taken 2x daily for the period of 2 years |
| Other conditions: | | low blood pressure |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Effectively controlled acid reflux. Before treatment patient had severe acid reflux which was not controlled by other medications. After trying many other drugs the patient was prescribed protonix and it worked very effectively. The patient was then able to eat regular meals with no ill effects. |
| Side effects: | | None. There didn't appear to be any side effects to taking this prescription. The one drawback was that it took time to dissolve and frequently there was discomfit prior to it dissolving. |
| Comments: | | Took medicine as prescribed, twice daily |
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| | Protonix review by 49 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Sore throat/dryness |
| Dosage & duration: | | 2 times per day - Morning/Evening (dosage frequency: twice a day) for the period of Still taking - Started 1 week ago |
| Other conditions: | | Couldn't sleep thru the night - Dry mouth/throat |
| Other drugs taken: | | Ibupropen 600mg - for fluid build up in lower thumb joint | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | I felt immediate relief within 24 hrs - 2 tablets |
| Side effects: | | I had a slight headache on a couple occasions, not 100% sure it's from the medication. |
| Comments: | | Instructed by Ear-Nose - Throat Specialist to take pills with water 30 to 60 minutes - before Breakfast and then same time frame before Dinner. 40mg |
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