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Carafate and Headaches: What Users Say

Headaches: mentioned by 6 users (8.3%)

Based on user experiences from 72 Carafate reviews, the following table shows the most commonly mentioned side effects.

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constipation 12.5%
nausea 12.5%
headaches 8.3%
insomnia 6.9%
back pain 5.6%
dizziness 5.6%
upset stomach 5.6%
anxiety 4.2%
loss of appetite 4.2%
vomiting 4.2%

Reviews for Carafate

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Commonly mentioned side effects
  • Amb...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • January 7, 2019

For Stomach Ulcer "Found out I have a stomach ulcer and hiatal hernia. Doctor prescribed me Carafate, and it's day two, and I feel like I am feeling worse. My head is pounding, it hurts so bad. My throat feels dry and slightly swollen, and I feel extremely dizzy and weak. I'm hoping this will wear off, and when I get my swallow test done, it will help reduce my anxiety. I just need to feel better. I am scared to go back to work feeling like this."

4 / 10
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  • Mis...
  • December 14, 2010

For Duodenal Ulcer "I have both an ulcer in my stomach as well as duodenitis (two ulcers in the upper part of my small intestine) -- this was all discovered during my endoscopy. I was given this medication and am still on it... immediately I had dry mouth, mild headaches, and that dizzy/vertigo feeling which I just thought were my sinuses acting up until I looked up the side effects. It's changed my bowel motions for sure, more towards constipation which then causes an upset stomach for me, mainly in the morning."

8 / 10
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  • Bel...
  • November 3, 2017

For Stomach Ulcer "I suffer from anxiety and have been having stomach issues for like 8 months. Went to the GI, they wanted to perform an endoscopy, but I'm 9 weeks pregnant, which makes things even worse. I have bad upper stomach pain, really bad burning on stomach and chest. I had to come off my antacid because I'm doing a breath test to test for H. pylori. So my GI prescribed Carafate 1 mg, 4 times a day. Took my first dose at 11 pm, fell asleep around 12:30 am. Woke up at 2 am feeling really nauseous, back pain, really bad tummy ache, headache, and this went on for like 4 more hours, and to make things worse, it got me anxious. Calling my doctor today, not happy with the side effects, plus I'm feeling really weak. Don't know if I should keep taking it."

2 / 10
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  • CMc...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • January 18, 2019

For Stomach Ulcer "Got relief from the burning in my stomach. But, horrible headache and insomnia. Couldn’t sleep more than 1 hour. Had to stop by the second day!"

3 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • August 27, 2021

For Stomach Ulcer "I've had multiple ulcers, and each time I was prescribed Carafate, it made the pain 10x worse. Really bad nausea and headaches. I still have never found relief from an ulcer."

1 / 10
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  • August 1, 2021

For GERD "Does not help with pain. Terrible headaches."

1 / 10
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