Zantac User Reviews & Ratings (Page 3)
Zantac has an average rating of 7.5 out of 10 from a total of 83 reviews on Drugs.com. 71% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 20% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Zantac
- Sle...
- July 10, 2013
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."
- Anonymous
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- April 7, 2020
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!"
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- Jon...
- September 1, 2015
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."
- Anonymous
- January 13, 2011
For GERD "Really helped to control my GERD symptoms."
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- February 23, 2009
For GERD "I didn't get heartburn all day, but I did feel weak and lightheaded all morning."
- Ree...
- August 19, 2016
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."
- sto...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- October 17, 2015
For GERD "Works well. Good option versus proton pump inhibitors."
- SCr...
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- April 30, 2013
For GERD "Best medicine by far."
- yo ...
- May 13, 2008
For Gastric Ulcer Maintenance Treatment "It works, that is all I can tell you. It is just that it works."
- ann...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- May 18, 2018
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."
- Lyn...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- June 30, 2018
For GERD "Prilosec didn't work for me. Tried Zantac 150 twice a day, and finally the burn went away. Relief, love this drug."
- Pol...
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- January 11, 2019
For GERD "Works well for nighttime acid reflux, but makes me drowsy and unable to concentrate the following day."
- Anonymous
- December 1, 2010
For GERD "Zantac has been very good at keeping my heartburn/reflux under control."
- Anonymous
- Taken for 10 years or more
- August 14, 2012
For GERD "Great. Been taking it for years."
- Anonymous
- May 3, 2009
For Indigestion "It made my stomach hurt, gave me bad gas pain and a headache."
- Anonymous
- March 16, 2014
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."
- Pat...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- June 5, 2018
For Indigestion "Love it. I can eat or drink anything. No more heartburn and indigestion."
- Sar...
- Taken for 10 years or more
- November 23, 2017
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!! ❤️"
- far...
- November 3, 2009
For Gastric Ulcer Maintenance Treatment "Good medicine, and I am feeling good after using it."
- tif...
- May 17, 2011
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."
- loo...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- December 24, 2014
For GERD "Zantac 75 gives me a 2-hour window with pain relief. Wish there were a longer-acting option."
- sto...
- September 30, 2010
For Indigestion "Works really good keeping my symptoms of heartburn under control."
- MLa...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- November 15, 2018
For GERD "Zantac works immediately, giving me a false sense of hope. After 10 minutes, it stops working, and I feel sick again. Going back to Pepcid."
- Joa...
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- October 3, 2019
For GERD "Used to work well for my acid reflux, but recently started making me nauseous, to the point I feel like I'm going to throw up. Tried Zantac 75 and had the same result."
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Famotidine
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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."