Ranitidine User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)

Brand names: Acid Reducer, Berkley and Jensen Acid Reducer Maximum Strength, Deprizine, Acid Reducer Non-Prescription Strength, Acid Relief, Sunmark Acid Reducer Maximum Strength, Acid Control 75, Careone Acid Reducer Equaline Heartburn Relief Acid Control 150 …show all brand names

Ranitidine has an average rating of 7.2 out of 10 from a total of 163 reviews on Drugs.com. 66% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 21% reported a negative experience.

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Emm...
Taken for less than 1 month
February 27, 2019

For Laryngopharyngeal Reflux "I am extremely sensitive to all medications. If there is a side effect, I will get it and usually refrain from taking anything other than the furosemide and potassium chloride I have been on for many years to control my idiopathic pitting edema. However, I suffered vocal cord injury (dysphonia), dysphagia, as well as laryngospasm after using Symbicort 160 for only 5 days. I was referred to an ENT who thought I had LPR (I do not) and prescribed ranitidine 300 once a day and omeprazole. I will not take the omeprazole, but this AM took one 300 mg capsule of ranitidine as prescribed. 5 hours later, I have marked pitting edema in both legs. My legs were not at all swollen this morning but are severely swollen now (at least 1/2 inch pitting in each leg). There can be no other explanation than the capsule of ranitidine I took this morning. Needless to say, I will NOT be taking this drug again."

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Taken for less than 1 month
September 29, 2019

For Indigestion "I have had diarrhea most days for over twenty years - severe bloating - am obese despite eating 500 calories on average - I do not overeat. I very, very, very rarely eat a large plate of food - I have never eaten 3 meals a day - never added sugar - do not have puddings - do not have fast food, etc. I eat salad - no dressing. A doctor said I had IBS and gave me ranitidine - I took it for about a month - but stopped due to very severe, intense pain under my right ribcage. VERY SCARY!"

1 / 10

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jss...
Taken for 5 to 10 years
March 16, 2023

For GERD "My primary care physician prescribed this med for more than 4 years on a daily basis before informing me about 'potential' bone loss and malnutrition. He watched me struggle for 2 more years as my teeth literally fell apart, and in 6 years did not offer to switch me to an alternative med. Did ranitidine work? Sometimes. About 50% of the time, I suffered terrible pain, including esophageal spasms, regardless. And all of my lower teeth had to be replaced."

3 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for less than 1 month
June 16, 2019

Ranitidine for GERD "This is my first time taking it after some terrible acid reflux. The first one I took, I ended up throwing it back up 45 minutes later, and the second one later that evening took me into a spiral of pain."

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Sle...
July 10, 2013

Ranitidine for Pathological Hypersecretory Conditions "I wake with a squeezing sensation that develops into nausea every morning around 4:30. I get up, take a half of a 150, Zantac, and half an anti-motion sickness pill and have a large mug of tea with milk. I lie there awake for nearly 2 hours until I fall back to sleep. When I wake again around 8:00, I have a bowl, 6, of Frosted Mini Wheats and some half and half. I try to go back to sleep again and wake at varying times, or I don't get back to sleep at all. The pain and nausea start up again early afternoon, so I take the other half of a Zantac. I am in bed off and on till suppertime. Sometimes I have to take another half and a half anti-motion sickness pill in the evening. This is my usual day."

8 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for 1 to 6 months
April 7, 2020

Ranitidine for GERD "Am a young patient with GERD, had it since I was 15, and now I'm 20. This medicine also always makes me vomit, a few hours from taking it. The sensation can't be held back, it just forces you to vomit, even in the middle of the night when you wanted overnight relief. I was told to get GERD-relieving meds over the counter until the doctor prescribed famotidine, and it works wonders!"

3 / 10

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September 1, 2015

Ranitidine for GERD "Thank you. Zantac. I had a GERD attack. And about 20 minutes after 150 mg, a 93 percent improvement. Thank you so much. Jon."

10 / 10

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hea...
February 23, 2009

Ranitidine for GERD "I didn't get heartburn all day, but I did feel weak and lightheaded all morning."

8 / 10

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Anonymous
January 13, 2011

Ranitidine for GERD "Really helped to control my GERD symptoms."

10 / 10

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Ree...
August 19, 2016

Ranitidine for GERD "Has crazy heartburn and other stomach issues. I started to take Zantac 150 mg twice per day. It really helped a lot, but at times I eat some crap and get crazy reflux. But the meds work well."

8 / 10

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sto...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
October 17, 2015

Ranitidine for GERD "Works well. Good option versus proton pump inhibitors."

8 / 10

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SCr...
Taken for 1 to 2 years
April 30, 2013

Ranitidine for GERD "Best medicine by far."

9 / 10

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yo ...
May 13, 2008

Ranitidine for Gastric Ulcer Maintenance Treatment "It works, that is all I can tell you. It is just that it works."

10 / 10

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ann...
Taken for less than 1 month
May 18, 2018

Ranitidine for GERD "Have GERD and have been coughing for over a year. I was taking omeprazole. Dr. tried me on Zantac, and in one day, the coughing has almost stopped. Yaaay, wished I had used it sooner."

10 / 10

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Lyn...
Taken for less than 1 month
June 30, 2018

Ranitidine for GERD "Prilosec didn't work for me. Tried Zantac 150 twice a day, and finally the burn went away. Relief, love this drug."

10 / 10

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Pol...
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
January 11, 2019

Ranitidine for GERD "Works well for nighttime acid reflux, but makes me drowsy and unable to concentrate the following day."

6 / 10

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Anonymous
December 1, 2010

Ranitidine for GERD "Zantac has been very good at keeping my heartburn/reflux under control."

8 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for 10 years or more
August 14, 2012

Ranitidine for GERD "Great. Been taking it for years."

10 / 10

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Anonymous
March 16, 2014

Ranitidine for Duodenal Ulcer "I take Ranitidine (150 mg) twice a day, every day. Taking it usually helps calm my stomach down, but if I don't take another pill soon, the pain will come back unless I eat a small meal."

7 / 10

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Pat...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
June 5, 2018

Ranitidine for Indigestion "Love it. I can eat or drink anything. No more heartburn and indigestion."

10 / 10

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Anonymous
May 3, 2009

Ranitidine for Indigestion "It made my stomach hurt, gave me bad gas pain and a headache."

1 / 10

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Sar...
Taken for 10 years or more
November 23, 2017

Ranitidine for Erosive Esophagitis "Have severe acid reflux. I take 300 mgs right before bed, and it works wonders. I have been using Zantac for years! I wouldn't leave the house without it! It's my miracle drug!! ❤️"

10 / 10

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far...
November 3, 2009

Ranitidine for Gastric Ulcer Maintenance Treatment "Good medicine, and I am feeling good after using it."

10 / 10

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tif...
May 17, 2011

Ranitidine for GERD "This medicine really didn't work for me. The moment I took it for my acid reflux, it gave me a headache. It worked with getting my acid down in my stomach for a couple of days."

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Muc...
August 6, 2010

For GERD "It really worked very well. I had silent reflux disease, I feel better now. I took ranitidine 150 mg every night, NOT twice a day as prescribed. One tablet before bedtime has done wonders."

10 / 10

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