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Below are Aciphex (Rabeprazole) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 6 ratings/reviews, Aciphex has an overall score of 8.83. The effectiveness score is 9.33 and the side effect score is 8. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | Aciphex review by 37 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | Heart Burn |
Dosage & duration: | | one caplet taken once a day for the period of 6 months |
Other conditions: | | None |
Other drugs taken: | | None | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | After taking Aciphex for 1 week, my heartburn symptoms went completely away. |
Side effects: | | None |
Comments: | | My heartburn is triggered by many foods, not just spicy ones, but the Aciphex keeps the burn away even when I do eat spicy food or drink red wine. My biggest issue is that it takes more than 2 0r 3 doses over the same amount of days to feel any relief, and as soon as you stop taking it - the burn is back. It's also pricy, even with insurance. |
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| Aciphex review by 37 year old male patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | gerd |
Dosage & duration: | | 20mg taken 2 times a day for the period of 2 years |
Other conditions: | | n/a |
Other drugs taken: | | n/a | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | My heartburn greatly reduced and I could sleep at night so the GERD was successfully addressed. |
Side effects: | | Very frequent and bad dysentery. Stomach Cramps were also an issue and if those side effects could be eliminated this would then be the perfect GERD relief drug. |
Comments: | | 1 pill twice a day with meals with lots of liquids. |
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| Aciphex review by 49 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | Stomach nervousness |
Dosage & duration: | | 20 mg taken everyday for the period of 3 years |
Other conditions: | | Eating while not hungry to calm my stomach |
Other drugs taken: | | Synthroid | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | This medicine was very effective. It calms my stomach and I do not feel constant contraction and nervousness in my stomach. |
Side effects: | | No side effects for me. |
Comments: | | Doctor performed a colonscopy to role out cancer then he prescribed this medicne. I have been taking it for the last three years, one a day. Once I ran out and did not take it for a few days and all of my previous symptems came back. |
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| Aciphex review by 45 year old female patient | | Rating |
Overall rating: | |           |
Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | acid reflux |
Dosage & duration: | | 20mg taken 1x aday for the period of 60 days |
Other conditions: | | none |
Other drugs taken: | | none | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | stomach did not hurt any more. no more reflux in the middle of the night.I did not have to take it with any regard to food. the once a day dose mad it easy,did not have to take doses with me to work. |
Side effects: | | none noted |
Comments: | | take 1 tab a day for 60 days. |
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| Aciphex review by 57 year old female patient | | Rating |
Overall rating: | |           |
Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
Side effects: | | Extremely Severe Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | GERD |
Dosage & duration: | | 20 mg taken 1 pd for the period of 3 wks |
Other conditions: | | none |
Other drugs taken: | | none | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | Aciphex was extremely effective in the treatment of GERD. It reduced reflux and burning sensation immediately. Unfortunately, due to severe side-effects, medication had to be discontinued. |
Side effects: | | Severe muscle pain and weakness |
Comments: | | 20 mg. taken daily. Highly effective for treatment of GERD. Unfortunately, resulting severe pain and weakness forced me to discontinue medication. |
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| Aciphex review by care giver of 48 year old male patient | | Rating |
Overall rating: | |           |
Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | acid reflux |
Dosage & duration: | | once a day (dosage frequency: once a day) for the period of 6yrs |
Other conditions: | | stomach ulcers and pancreatitis evry 3 months |
Other drugs taken: | | phenergan for nausea during pancreatitis | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | My husband started taking Aciphex when it first came out because he could not take any of the others. He started getting better after few months and stopped taking it afew times because insurance would not approve it. He immediately became ill and ended up in the hospital. Now after 6 yrs my husband has no symptoms other than occasional acid reflux when eating anything with tomato sauce. |
Side effects: | | There were no side effects other than if he discontinued the medication he would become ill and end up in the hospital. Acipkex supposedly at the beginning was just a healing drug to be taken for a limited time. The only side effect would be not taking the medicine as prescribed. |
Comments: | | My husband tried all of the other acid reducers on the market, over the counter and prescriptions. Aciphex is the only medicine he can take and live a happy ,normal healthy lifestyle without becoming sick.My husband still takes the Aciphex, but if he had to can actually go for months without it. |
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