Zantac User Reviews & Ratings (Page 2)

• Mim...
• October 1, 2013

For GERD "I was on Zantac for 6-8 months to treat my acid reflux. I was on it to train my stomach to produce less acid. It was great. No heartburn or flare-ups of the acid reflux. However, I did have reduced sex drive from it. When I was waiting for the prescription to be refilled, all the suppressed sex drive from months of medication would hit me all at one time. I also had horrendous withdrawal from it. That is until I got the prescription refilled. Now I have very few flare-ups. They went from making me vomit and lasting 3-5 days to maybe 1 day and making me a tad queasy. All in all, good medication if you can get past the side effects."

• Fir...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 21, 2017

For GERD "Horrible side effects. My mouth and tongue swelled up. Difficulty swallowing, which is why the doctor prescribed it for me in the first place. He said it was a symptom of 'silent' acid reflux. Found a rash on my leg. Heart palpitations and massive stomach aches. Didn't do a thing for reflux or the belching and burping it was supposed to cure."

• lol...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 28, 2013

For Gastric Ulcer Maintenance Treatment "After horrible pain on a number of separate occasions that would go on for hours, leaving me exhausted and ill, vomiting, and feeling nauseous and debilitated. Just one of these tablets stopped the pain completely within 20 minutes, unbelievable!"

• Mar...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 24, 2017

For GERD "I'm moving away from Nexium to Zantac to combat my GERD and acid reflux. So far, one month taking, I have not had any reflux or heartburn. I'm in the process of modifying my diet to reduce stomach acids as well. I am apprehensive about Nexium side effects over long-term use, that's why I'm using Zantac 300 at bedtime."

• Ano...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• September 6, 2019

For GERD "I'm a young adult who experienced GERD through my teenage years, finally got diagnosed with it at 18. Was on Zantac for a bit, but sadly it kept making me vomit to the point that taking it overnight would wake me up in the middle of the night to vomit what I couldn't hold back. My doctor then prescribed Pepcid (famotidine), and it works wonders while being gentle on the stomach. I recommend it for others!"

• Gas...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 20, 2017

For GERD "I had already been prescribed Protonix 40 mgs twice a day from my regular doctor, and when I went to my GI gastroparesis motility specialist, he found that I needed another GERD medicine as well, so he prescribed me 150 mgs of Zantac to take at night before bed. It was controlled well, I thought, with the Protonix, but it's gotten even better with the Zantac. I hardly ever have food creep back up now, and I don't burp nearly as much as I used to."

• Gjg...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• May 24, 2018

For GERD "I have been using Zantac 150 for over 12 years. When stricken, Zantac will take effect within 30 to 45 minutes. When GERD is really bad, I will take another in an hour and it stops the symptoms until the next flare-up, usually sometime the next day. My life was almost unbearable before I started medicating with Zantac. Thank you so much for all the relief for so many years. Wish the product was not so expensive."

• Abi...
• December 4, 2017

For GERD "Ever since I put on weight, I’ve been experiencing occasional reflux (about once a week). I never knew how painful reflux could be. Another symptom I’ve been having is regurgitation and belching. At times, I’ll wake up coughing because I’m choking on regurgitate. It’s scary and leaves my esophagus and throat burning. Zantac is my go-to. It works every time. Tonight I had reflux, and I felt it dissipate within 5 minutes of taking the Zantac tablet. The pain was completely gone in 10 minutes. I’ve also started sleeping with my head up about 30 degrees, and that helps too."

• Pas...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 7, 2018

For GERD "Rantac or Zantac both should be rated world No. 1 medicine because every time I use it, it works and gives quick relief for all stomach-related problems. Since I have some digestion problems, if I forget to take Rantac, I have problems. But since I took it, my stomach has all cleared, and I feel amazing, health is back on track."

• Anonymous
• January 18, 2009

For GERD "Zantac really helped my 7-year-old with his acid reflux. He has been vomiting for nearly 2 years, more at night than during the day. He has now been on Zantac for 2 months, and he has no problem with acid reflux."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 28, 2012

For Indigestion "I have an intolerance to wheat (not celiac), and with so much wheat in the world, this medication has made it so I can enjoy every kind of cuisine without fear of vomiting it back up within 20-30 minutes! It is a Godsend - thanks."

• Van...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 15, 2019

For GERD "I’ve been dealing with chronic nausea and vomiting for almost 20 years. It took 2 years to be diagnosed with GERD because it started out sporadic and kept getting diagnosed as gastritis. Finally started a PPI, and life returned to normal. But after a few years, the Rx itself stopped working. So I’d switch to a different brand. Now, as a SAHM (stay-at-home mother) with 2 small children, my current relapse left me useless and depressed since it’s my youngest son’s birthday. Antiemetics weren’t even helping anymore. But the on-call Dr recommended Zantac, and I almost instantly felt better! It hasn’t been a full 24 hours yet, so only time will tell if it keeps on working. But right now, I’m so happy and grateful to be feeling myself again and able to enjoy my boy’s birthday!"

• paa...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• December 6, 2019

For Indigestion "I have taken this for about 30 years. The only thing that has contributed to my acid problem, and now I can't get it because the FDA has decided that there is a slight chance it is carcinogenic. Isn't that why it had to be thoroughly tested before approval?"

• Jan...
• May 26, 2016

For Erosive Esophagitis "When I tell you that this little pill or Zantac liquid works WONDERS!!!! I've had the worst nauseous feeling, bad diarrhea for the last five days. As soon as I took this pill, it just sat there, burning the food, holding it down. Ahh man, I'm so happy now, relief of pain, but also with a better diet, it's way better."

• JRP...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 29, 2018

For GERD "My GI doc placed me on ranitidine 300 mg twice daily, and it has worked very well for me. I have both acid and non-acid reflux and had been on PPIs for many years. Since there is still research being conducted on PPIs' long-term use, he switched my medication. One can only get 300 mg with a prescription."

• cvd...
• July 19, 2018

For GERD "It works great, and it's very cheap OTC in the store brands. My insurance still covers the 150 mg Zantac in the generic form. I prefer Zantac over Nexium and Prilosec. Both of the PPIs worked well, but I am a chronic pain patient, and for some reason, while taking Nexium or Prilosec, it would inhibit the Morphine ER from absorbing enough, and my urine screens wouldn't show the morphine in my system when it was in there. I would stop the Nexium or the Prilosec, it happened with both of these medications. After I would stop them, the urine test would start to detect the Morphine ER test. Both times my doctor sent me to the hospital to get other drug tests that did, in fact, show the Morphine ER in my system, so after that, she put me on Zantac, and I haven't had any more issues. It works great, I don't have ulcers or any more heartburn. I take 150 mg once per day."

• pai...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 13, 2018

For GERD "I was in agony and vomiting 45 minutes ago, now, after taking Zantac, I am exhausted but pain-free. Going to take a second pill so I get a full 24 hours of relief from pain and vomiting. My only qualm is waiting 45 minutes for relief when you are in such pain seems like an eternity!"

• Rlp...
• August 22, 2019

For Indigestion "I am one year post-RNY gastric bypass. I have had severe stomach pain for the last week. My doctor almost hospitalized me due to this pain. He decided to have me take ranitidine 150 mg. I had this pain for nearly a week, about 45 minutes after the first dose, my severe pain was gone. Omeprazole was prescribed by my surgeon, and it didn't help. The ranitidine is a lifesaver."

• Bar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 5, 2022

For GERD "The new Zantac 360 is identical to the ingredients of Pepcid. Zantac is trying to make a comeback by deceiving the public at a significant price increase compared to Pepcid. I guess what's even more amazing to me is that people buy it. Buffooniverse!"

• Jac...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• December 26, 2019

"My condition is allergic swelling of throat, hive, lips, tongue, eyelid, hive over entire body. Zantac + Zyrtec has been the ONLY thing that has allowed me to even live. Without it, I'm in the hospital every other month for prednisone shots. I've used every allergy medicine on the pharmacy shelf and some that are not on there anymore over the last 40 years, and I don't know how I will SURVIVE without the Ranitidine/Zantac if it is kept off the market."

• Hel...
• March 2, 2016

For GERD "I had been prescribed this medication. I was to take it every morning and night to prevent my symptoms of GERD. I had done that for about a month or less, and I was also to take it when the pain had come. It worked wonderfully. I had stopped taking the medication, and then when I did need the pain to stop, the medication was and is still ineffective."

• Slo...
• October 8, 2017

For GERD "Stopped Nexium, and Dr. prescribed 150 mg of generic Zantac (ranitidine) twice daily. About 14 hours from the first dose, the GERD was back in full force. At 3 AM, I resorted to 20 mg of Nexium and another 20 mg an hour later. Worst night in many years. Not sure if it takes time for this medicine to build up in my system, but I can't suffer from GERD, and it did not work the first day."

• sto...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 19, 2018

For Stomach Ulcer "This drug probably won't work on its own. I was taking 2 of these a day because the ER doctor prescribed it. It seemed to be working because it relieved the pain. But my poop still looked weird. When more blood came, I added the prescription dose of Prilosec [40 mg/day], and my poop was brown again. (I also added probiotics.)"

• Ear...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• April 10, 2018

For Indigestion "What a despicable amount of packaging for such a tiny bottle. Your brand is successful enough to not need such a waste of earth’s resources to get the customer to notice it on the shelf when we are already looking for it. Please think of the future of our planet."

• Pep...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 28, 2021

For Erosive Esophagitis "Famotidine has never helped with erosive esophagitis. I was on ranitidine for over 20 years, which was fast-acting and did take care of my problems. The VA tried famotidine on me various times, but it would not help me. Then they went with pantoprazole, which has kept my condition at bay."