Hello-- I know this sounds like a real nutty question, but has anyone experienced feelings of unfound anxiety while taking Protonix, or other PPI? I am a 50-yr-old female (on Protonix 40mg) and am definitely menopausal (sorry if I'm being too personal), and I know that anxiety can go along with that phase in a woman's life. But, I have noticed an increase in anxiety feelings, or at least feeling jittery, and I can almost for sure link it to the Protonix. I went off of it for a couple of weeks and though my GERD acted up some, I just felt better otherwise. Has anyone experienced other side effects of Protonix? Thanks to anyone who reads and/or responds!
Can Protonix caused anxiety???
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Hi, bluewillow!I've had anxiety ever since I started menopause. The anxiety got much worse when I tried estrogen (estradiol) for hot flashes. So did my migraines and IBS symptoms. I would wake up with anxiety/panic attacks repeatedly during the night, so I quit taking the estrogen and went without. Had a rough couple of years, but the anxiety was milder without the hormones, and my migraines went away. The IBS remains, and is worse when I'm on reflux meds, but I need them. The least troublesome med is Nexium, but I guess you know this already.Anyway, my take on your jittery feelings is that it's more troublesome now that you're on the hormone roller coaster called menopause. I know you're taking Xanax, and that should be helping some. I take clonazepam instead of Xanax (works longer and better for me than Xanax did), and my anxiety is under better control. I don't have any worse anxiety on reflux meds than I did before, so I'm thinking that hormone swings are behind the anxiety and jitters you're feeling. I know so well what you're going through. If it helps any, now that I'm pretty much post-meno, the anxiety isn't as bad, but I'm staying on a small dose of clonazepam at bedtime since it helps with the jittery feeling I used to get. Sending hugs and smiles your way.
Thank you, Madge, you're such a dear! I guess I'm just trying to figure all this out, since I went from taking one pill a day for blood pressure to 5 for bp, meno, reflux, anxiety, etc., and I just hate taking meds! I try not to take the Xanax more than once a day, right before bedtime, and it helps some, but I plan to ask my doctor about clonazepam to see if it would work better. That is interesting that the estrogen made your anxiety worse. Could be my problem also. I have been taking it for 3 months now and I have been feeling much better until now (maybe my dosage is too high). But, my reflux certainly has calmed down a lot! I've been more careful about what I am eating and not varying my diet too much. I find if I eat the same thing pretty much every day, I feel better. I guess controlling the anxiety works on the reflux too, do you think? I think for women my age, hormones affect everything! Thanks so much for your support!
Thanks, Mark! Your words "sleeps through the night" sure got my attention!
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Could you possibly give me the name of the soy based estrogen so I can check to see if I can get it in the US? I have heard of the Black Cohosh and the Dong Quai. Thanks for your reply!
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I think that soy estrogen is fairly available. The one she uses is called Estroval; but it is made by the same customer marketed company from which we get the rest of our supplements. (It is made in the USA.) Before going that route--not that there is anything wrong with it
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--you might try taking those three ingredients to a local vitamin store and seeing if they have anything similar. It took her about a month to see the effects. The cost is about $20 a month.The total daily dose--split into morning and evening caps--is 150 mg dried soy extract, 100 mg dried Dong Quai extract, and 50 mg dried Black Cohosh. At those levels, it seems to work real well.Mark
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