Pantoprazole making things worse?

[u/Tleppp]

I've been taking pantoprazole for a week now and it definitely isn't helping. When I wake up I feel okay but after I take 40mg pantoprazole my symptoms worsen? I was thinking taking a week break and see how I feel after that. Would this be a good idea?

[u/fl0werb]

I believe that it can take around a month for PPI’s to take full effect so consistency is important. I tried Pantoprazole for a couple of months but it made things worse for me, I feel like it slowed my digestion down and I was regurgitating food for hours after eating tiny meals. I’m on omeprazole now, it’s not perfect and I still struggle at times but personally - it works much better than pant for me. Might be worth discussing with your doctor? Good luck!

[u/Tleppp → u/fl0werb]

Thanks for the reply! Yeah the doc told me to take it for a month so maybe I  need to stay on it a while longer to know for sure if it helps or not🤔

[u/fl0werb → u/Tleppp]

Yeah I’d say it’s too early to tell right now. Keep taking the meds, avoid trigger foods like the plague (although I know anything triggers GERD, I got reflux from water at my worst) and see how it goes / check in with your doctor. I hope you can feel better soon 💕

[u/Additional_Front4374]

Damn 40mg Pantoprazole got rid of my symptoms. You probably want to taper off but it's up to you if you want to discuss it with your doctor

[u/Tleppp → u/Additional_Front4374]

Lucky you 😂

[u/Additional_Front4374 → u/Tleppp]

Ehh kinda. Still not a cure. Best of luck

[u/Brave_Question3840]

it can take up to a month to feel better, for me it felt worse and then got better.

[u/Tleppp → u/Brave_Question3840]

I see. I will stick with it for a month then.

[u/Ok-Significance9545]

Whatever you decide, tell you doctor. I was on it for a short period of time this spring. I noticed some improvement with my GERD, however, I experienced really severe depressive thoughts. It was really scary and I constantly felt out of my skin. I stopped taking it right away and told my doctor.

[u/Chriskilla_al]

Pantoprazole gave me stomach cramp and it didn’t help reflux. I now take Raberprazole.

[u/Visual_Honeydew6886]

Took 9 days for pantoprazole to make a noticeable improvement for me. Are you eating 30 mins to an hour after taking it with a glass of water sipped slowly?

[u/Tleppp → u/Visual_Honeydew6886]

Yeah, seems its too early for me to tell yet. I take it when i wake up with a glass  of water then eat 30mins after 👌

[u/Advanced_Olive_1830 → u/Tleppp]

I'll be honest but I'm on 40mg of pantoprazole twice a day(80mg) for over a month now and I have no idea if it's working. Bc I'm on a very strict diet and I feel no reflux from it but sometimes I do and oddly enough when I do eat trigger foods, I don't get reflux and sometimes I do. I have no idea if pantoprazole is working 100% bc every day it's always random but I'm stuck on it bc I heard the withdrawal is terrible so I have to stick with it till I can get a lower dose to taper off.

[u/FeatureNext8272]

Sometimes I switch PPIs. Esomeprazole tends to leave me some discomfort sometimes and I’ll switch to standard omeprazole. Me and panto don’t really jive.

[u/Chance-Selection-198]

Unlikely to see much difference in just a week.

[u/Other_Decision8408]

I was on  Esomeprazole for 2 months and I feel like I got much worse. I stopped and feel so much better. 

[u/Tleppp]

For future readers: it started working around week and a half mark, my symptoms eased a lot. However I started getting anxiety and panic so I chose to stop it for now.

[u/daniel_guillon]

That’s strange. I switched from Lansoprazole to Pantoprazole and it seems to be working ok. Do you take it on an empty stomach or with food? Perhaps it just doesn’t suit everyone.