This is Horrible...

[AmberMc03 59]

Yes and preventing ulcers.

[kmorri 1,689]

@@AmberMc03 - YEs it is normal. It can take a week or so for the Protonix to kick in. It will get better.

I wonder if I'll be on Protonox forever? It's really expensive even after insurance!

Ask your doctor to prescribe Omeprazole 40mg......it's less than my co-pay and costs under $4.00 for a 30 day supply I think I paid like $2.57 I can't remember the exact amount but it was cheap!!!.....The over the counter version (20mg) is much more expensive...Omeprazole is the generic of Prilosec.

[Daisee68 2,493]

I take the generic version of Protonix called Pantoprozole and it isn't that expensive I think. I think all drs opinion on length of time taken is different. For sleeve patients, one of the drs at my practice requires it for lifetime. My surgeon required it for the first 3 months for bypass; however, I had a stricture and had to have and EGD with balloon dilation and the GI Dr put me on Pantoprozole 2x per day. I weaned down eventually to 1x per day and asked my surgeon at my 1 year post-op if I could go off it. She said the GI must have put me on 2x per day bcs there was an ulcer so I would have to take it for life ????.

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[RobertD16 47]

I was taking opeprazole before they told me I could keep taking it...I only paid 18 dollars for it without insurance....It is still cheaper than opeprazole.