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Lansoprazole...feeling weird!

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ninger
ninger

I get terrible acid reflux and ibs, after being put on ranitidine and finding it didnt work the GP told me to try Lansoprazole, im only into second week of a month's trial and its very good for acid reflux but i think its really upsetting my IBS...ive had terrible gripeing pains in stomach and lower abdomen( like tummy bug)..going hot with it, also feeling like indigestion, lots of burping and passing wind.  But the strangest thing is ive had a jittery eye(like when youre tired), for weeks and feel very spaced out and dizzy, headachey above the eye and at back of head. Dont know whether to stop them or not?

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  • mrsmo
    mrsmo ninger

    Posted

    Hi Ninger

    Well I took myself off lanzoprazole didnt like the way it made me feel, went to see consultant yesterday, he was brilliant, he went through loads of food alternatives and ways to manage as I do not want pills, and has suggested that ranitidine would be good to keep in an emergency only, so giving it a go.  Said that woman have a tendancy to suffer with a form of IBS and can get painful stomach as part of this and acid issues etc, so I am trying the food alternative and see how it goes, yesterday and today no pain or discomfort with acid but early days yet.

  • mo04226
    mo04226 ninger

    Posted

    Well I am coming of lanzoprisole after three weeks as found It too was making me feel ill. Like you burping gas bloating ,stomach pains just not good .Will be starting on Ranitidine tomorrow .will se if this is any better. I have changed my diet aswell which I have found very helpful in my quest for recovery.
    • ninger
      ninger mo04226

      Posted

      at first i was given omeprazole and that made me feel very unwell, so i was given ranatidine and although it did help a bit, the effects didnt last long enough, i told Gp he said try Lansoprazole, very good for acid reduction, but still felt like i had indigestion, and also the side effects i mentioned previously. i stopped the lans; after 3 weeks because i feel so drugged up and dizzy and had visual disturbances on them plus awful pains in tummy all the time, and i still keep getting the tummy pains and still feel dizzy and drowsy...dont know how long it will be before i feel that these side effects are wearing off...but im waiting for the heartburn to return, and today bought some Maalox + to try....i also heard that eating live yogurts is good to get rid of the side effects of tummy ache????
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