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Digestive Health | Last Active: Apr 25 7:17am | Replies (64)
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Hello- I was told I had gurd several years ago but I never went on any medication. I tried to make better diet choices and mostly avoid spicy and fried foods which bothered it the most. Just recently tho it got worse and I agreed to take pantoprazole for 30 days. I have been on it for 10 days and have been experiencing rapid heartbeats several times a day. Has anyone experienced this? I did read that it can be a rare side effect. I am discontinuing the meds and don't think I need to taper off since I've used it for such a short time. Any thoughts?
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@jonimars26 I had pretty bad palpitations from pantoprazole and worse from omeprazole. The other side effects from both were so bad I was not able to stay on either one for any length of time. The stomach pain and bathroom issues were too much to handle. I ended up taking famotidine for four months to help the silent reflux. My voice changes and cough finally went away but only for a month. I’m hoping to have better luck with lansoprazole. My doctor says PPIs are the only thing that will get rid of the silent gerd problems for a longer period of time. The H2 receptors just are not as effective.
Sorry, I’m long-winded… I think after only 10 days you will not have a problem stopping the pantoprazole. I tried it for longer than that and was fine stopping. You may have different experiences with other PPIs, so don’t give up! I was only able to take a certain brand of famotidine because the fillers of some brands made me nauseous and sickly. These medications are such a pain! Good luck!