Dexilant for GERD User Reviews (Page 4)

• Sandy...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 24, 2016

"Worked well for GERD but could not continue to take it. After about a week .. I got diarrhea what would not stop. Even had a few accidents upon sneezing. Other PPI's did not do this ... and cost much less. No thank you."

• Anonymous
• December 25, 2015

"Hi I was having difficulty swallowing solids and heartburn was on nexus for 2 1/2 weeks and my symptoms were actually getting worse ...2 days on dexilant 60(mg) and I feel like a miracle has happened ...dexilant is like a miracle pill!!!"

• Steve...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 9, 2019

"I am not sure where to go to get help here, Tameka makes it impossible to contact. I have been using Dexilant for over 3 years, have been on this type of medicine for many, many years...since the proton pump medicine was first used (Prilosec Rx). This medicine works well almost all the time BUT, it seems every now and then I get a batch that does NOT work as well....almost like the capsule is not filled properly, and I need to supplement these dosages with a Nexium or take a Pepcid Complete to carry me. This usually goes away when I receive a new Rx presumably from a different batch. This happens infrequently, but I do not attribute this to a change in my habits nor health. (This never happened with Nexium Rx, which I used to take) very suspect, I believe the quality control is lacking and Tadeka should step up and make a recall for these bad batches!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 25, 2012

"I loved taking Dexilant. It stopped my heartburn and acid reflux immediately. After about a year I think I linked it to chronic chest pain symbolic of a heart attack. This medication worked for my irritable bowel syndrome too, I was not constantly in the bathroom and began feeling normal again. Unfortunately my Dr changed my medicines to see if my chest and side pain would go away. Now its just a waiting process again. When switching meds I also noticed my acid reflux came back worse then before though. I have mixed feelings but for acid reflux and irritable bowel syndrome I believe its a miracle but if my pains are related to Dexilant I would have to drop my rating some."

• Damita...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 20, 2015

"I was given samples if dexilant from my Dr. I was recently diagnosed with GERD. I had mucus in the back of my throat so bad I couldn't eat anything at all. I could hardly drink water without it irritating the acid in my throat. The dexilant worked like a charm I could eat and I had no side effects. Then after a week of use I started getting bad cramps in my legs. They just recently spread to my entire body. I went to the er yesterday morning they told me I had tardiv dyskonesia. I stopped taking all my medications a week ago and the cramps are still here they Here.!! I was given benadryl in the er and was told to continue use for 10days to see if the reaction goes away... I'd rather have the diarrhea then constant muscle spasms"

• Deanie
• August 23, 2011

"This sample was given to me and it is 60mg. I was told to take 3x per day with meals. Burning stopped right away but now I have severe diarrhea after 4 days and feel so bloated. Doctor told me to go on liquid diet and discontinue use. I will see him in 2 days."

• Jc in...
• February 17, 2016

"I was prescribed dexilant for a possible ulcer which caused nausea. It may have helped the nausea a little but not much. After taking it for a few months, I got severe diarrhea and cramping. I was not able to leave my apartment or go to work - the diarrhea was uncontrollable. I have never had diarrhea this bad before. I realized it was probably dexilant causing the diarrhea and cramping today after searching on the Internet for side effects. I doubt it is anything other than the dexilant. Hopefully the diarrhea and cramping will subside fairly quickly."

• julie...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 12, 2015

"WORKED for my GERD......BUT I had not done my homework and mistakenly thought (since it's flu season) that the raging flu symptoms I had for 3 weeks in a row were just bad luck - I had caught them ALL! one right after another! NO! Most noteable symptom is screaming burning diarrhea but seriously.....I've been off it a week and up all night again tonight with diarrhea because I ate today. This is awful. When will my gut be back to normal....? I'm taking probiotic acidophlus and cheap previously reliable anti-diarrhea pills, no relief! One month now without a solid stool, this can't be good, calling the Dr on Monday since stopping the med has not corrected the problem."

• misty...
• October 22, 2015

"I have been on Dexilant for a month now and no relief at all. I have not been given a diagnosis yet as I am still having tests. I have severe chest and throat discomfort and burp constantly . I feel terrible and am worried the acid is damaging my esophagus. ."

• Canna...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 20, 2016

"Dexilant caused diarrhea / IBS / Dairy allergy- I was prescribed it for severe heartburn /hiatus hernia/ stomach inflam. and it helped a lot. I stopped taking dexilant 10 months ago due to severe diarrhea, cramps,nausea, bile, waking in middle of night with cramps and 1/2 hour painfull diarrhea / constipation combo /awfull cramps, gas- what I've read on this thread I'm not alone. I hate to tell those who recently started this that have had these issues with dexilant and 10 months off this poison and I'm still suffering. I now have a dairy allergy, only after removing dairy from my diet are my severe symptoms relieved. I eat any dairy and I'm sick again for 2-3 days. Existing IBS is worse than before, now a daily struggle. "

• Canna...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 20, 2016

"....kinda ran out of room so this is a 2nd post,hope that's ok. Anyone suffering from cramps, diarrhea, bloating, emergencies, after taking this medication should read: I have gotten a dairy allergy after using this medicine, I would highly recom- Mend total withdrawal of dairy if you have had a similar experience. I've been dealing with these side effects for 10 months and tried various things. I assumed it had just aggravated my IBS as symptoms slowly subsided yet after a vacation with too much Rich restauraunt food, symptoms ( 3am emergency waking, constant cramps, ect.) returned. Only after total removal of dairy Am I kind of back to normal, I am able to access medical cannabis living in Canada which can drop 4-6 movements/ to1-2 day!"

• Lane
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 4, 2018

"This is the only medication I have tried that actually worked and I've tried a lot of them. It helps cure it not just cover it up like the others try to do. It's better to have something that eventually heals it so you don't even require medications. And it's waaaay better than evasively having your stomach tied up around your esophagus. My Dr. had samples and they were working for me but when that supply ran out I would have been required to pay $330.00 a month because my so called insurance wouldn't pay for it. They were okay with evasive surgery though!!! SAD ~"

• Kf ti...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 1, 2016

"So I have been struggling with heartburn Prilosec was working sometime but not all the time. Dr prescribed me dexilant! Took it for the first time yesterday. Only been one day I know but I truly think this is the devil drug. Heartburn was gone BUT the side effects are worse. Terrible stomach cramps all night and woke up with diaherra. Couldn't even go to work. Will not take no more of this. I only got it for $20 bc of coupon."

• JustLB
• October 18, 2015

"I have acid reflux caused as a side effect from a cancer medicine I can't stop taking yet. I have tried several GERD treatments, Dexilant is the only one that makes me feel "normal." I have been on it for 60 days and have developed a constant, dull headache and intermittent SEVERE leg cramps (more like seizures as the muscles become rigid and inflexible). I would rather have the reflux symptoms than the sleep disruption and pain. Additionally, my insurance only pays $15.00 toward it and dexilant "never pay more than $20" coupon brings it down to $170.00 a month."

• Smokey
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 12, 2020

"I tried all of the reflux meds out there. My doctor prescribed so many. Dexilant is the only one that has worked. I’ve been on it 18 months. Had a urinalysis done a couple of weeks ago. My kidney has decreased from last year. It is now a three-5 is the worst. Doctor reduced my dose to one every other day. As well as it works for Gerd, it can have side effects. Have urinalysis and blood work regularly."

• Spark...
• September 4, 2015

"Good Morning Everyone I am sacred that I am dying, the Dr's tell me I'm not but my intuition and my body are telling me different. I have been suffering from acid reflux for a few yrs now not knowing it because I don't have acid coming back up or gas or any other usual symptoms. The symptoms for me is my breathing is getting increasingly more difficult and wheezing non stop and persistant coughing with constant chest infections because my lungs are drowning in fluid. This is how I was told I have Gerd .. Dr put me on Dexilant 60mg daily, have been on now for 7 days feel nothing .. no change what so ever except extreme shoulders and upper back pain cannot raise my arms to put a shirt on without it bringing tears. I'm 53 yrs young."

• Deanna...
• May 3, 2015

"The best PPI I have used and I have tried them all. I was always needing to take the other once daily PPIs twice a day but not this one! My insurance refused to pay for the Nexuim I was on so I was required to switch...I am so glad that happened! Only costs $22 a month with my insurance and the company coupon."

• Millt...
• November 24, 2016

"Dexilant works for my acid reflux but sometimes loose stool and sometimes I just feel like I have to go to the bathroom. I had gallbladder surgery a couple years ago sometimes still have upset stomach. I was on Prilosec I was I had stayed on the Prilosec. I had two colonoscopy and two upper GI endoscopy and in September I had a upper GI imagery study on my stomach all my test came back negative. I have a gastroenterology appointment on Dec 7th."

• Shehada
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 8, 2017

"First week in to taking this drug was perfect. Second week onwards I suffered from nausea, fatigue, body ache, diarrhea, etc... I would recommend to stop this medication once side effects kick in. Other side effects I experienced were stomach ache, feeling weak and feeling uncomfortable swallowing food."

• Anonymous
• November 7, 2011

"I have been taking this medicine for about two weeks. It is very effective in controlling my acid reflux. I do see in a post that someone is taking this three times per day. That is excessive and perhaps dangerous. Proton pump inhibitors have been implicated in osteoporosis, so I think once a day is sufficient."

• Anonymous
• November 2, 2011

"I have been taking Dexilant for over a year now. I had many of these symptoms for a few months with the gas and bloating, but after a few months of taking it that has all gone away. I did not have diarrhea or vomiting, but some constipation. I am wonderful everyday now unless I don't take it even one day and then I am miserable again with the heartburn. "

• CRano
• May 1, 2019

"I was given Delixant for acid reflux. It worked well in the beginning. I could eat whatever I wanted without any kind of food bothering me. After 3 weeks of taking the drug, I started to get a rash that soon spread all over my body and then I started having trouble breathing one day. 4 doctors later, the dermatologist was the one to get it right- that it was an allergic reaction to Dexilant. I cannot take this drug."

• Jjano
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 17, 2020

"I moved got stressed was started on this wasn’t really doing much I went to Zantac did better. Then I was put in antidepressants and the trouble began worse so they gave me this drug as the others weren’t working. Then told me to double it I felt horrid gas muscle pain it doubled my mental health state. Since then I’ve had iron issues stopped the antidepressants as I was so constipated I had to do enemas all of the time. That didn’t solve the problem. My GI Dr said take gaviscon whatever you need on top of it. Well I stopped growing hair on my legs I’m so bloated nauseous since I have been on meds. I’ve tried to stop the dexilant but it comes back worse the stress from the bloating muscle pain dry throat nausea. When I go to the bathroom it feels like squeezed dried air and no relief feeling. Frail and exhausted this drug makes me dehydrated and sick. Be careful and not easy to get off"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• March 18, 2019

"I have been taking dexilant for 5+ years and is best medicine I have found for GERD, plus other gastro issues. Other meds just don't work as well for me. It gives me full relief for 24 hours, I take one each morning before breakfast. I did develop AFIB [irregular, fast heart rate] while after taking it and started taking 1 magnesium citrate each day since dexilant and others may affect magnesium absorption. AFIB went away , magnesium blood levels fine, all is good."

• john...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 4, 2021

"I started dexilant 12 days ago. At the end of the first week I developed fatigue, muscle soreness and muscle cramping. My heart rate became irregular, the rate was increased and I could feel my heart beat through my whole body. My sleep has also been affected. After finding all my side effects online, I have stopped taking the medicine. Hopefully the side effects will subside soon."