Tegaserod User Reviews & Ratings (Page 2)
Brand names: Zelnorm
Tegaserod has an average rating of 8.8 out of 10 from a total of 43 reviews on Drugs.com. 87% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 10% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Tegaserod
- dtvret
- July 22, 2007
Zelnorm (tegaserod) for Constipation, Chronic "I am a 55 yr old woman and Zelnorm did wonders for me. I have had trouble since I was a teenager. Over the counter laxatives were so unpredictable and inconvenient for me. Zelnorm has helped me for 2 years and I have enough of them left from free samples and a 90 day supply that I will continue to take it for as long as I can. "
- Wild...
- January 27, 2024
Zelnorm (tegaserod) for Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation "Zelnorm has been a life saver for me! I was on it years back then it got jerked off the market. I agree with the person that mentioned Viagra wasn't taken off the market. Has anyone read its side effects? I finally got put back on Zelnorm, then my insurance sent a letter saying they won't cover it anymore. This is one of the best medications for IBS-C. For me, it's not right that your insurance can make that call when you know your body, and your gastrointestinal doctor agrees!"
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- guest
- April 28, 2008
Zelnorm (tegaserod) for Constipation, Chronic "I was 25 when I was finally diagnosed with IBS-C. I only took Zelnorm ONCE and i immediately felt better for a week. IT basically flushed my system out all at once and I never felt so good in my life. I didn't take it regularly only when I REALLY needed it. 2 pills did the trick."
- debbue
- Taken for less than 1 month
- September 19, 2020
Zelnorm (tegaserod) for Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation "I've tried this medicine 2x. The first pill gave me severe diarrhea and hour after just one dose. 3 episodes within a few hours. Second time, a week later, same result. never again. I tried what my doctor wanted me to do. But I cant tolerate it."
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- Mick
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- December 4, 2018
Zelnorm (tegaserod) for Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation "Have both IBS and IC. Zelnorm stopped symptoms of both diseases. No adverse effects---none. On my brief drug induced IC remissions, the IBS was not present. A GE Conference in Munich in December 2008 had presentation that in a followup study on patients in control and test groups of the original study had a dozen Cardio-vascular deaths in the control and none in the test side. That's exactly OPPOSITE of what the original study asserted. It was also pointed out mistakes in assembling the original data---false positives and soft angina. My source was Cardiology Today. The Doctors presenting speculated why Zelnorm prevented Cardio problems. I saw study after study praising the results of the drug. 11 years of misery: imagine how I feel. It should not have been pulled. Leave it at that!"
- Cai...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- September 21, 2021
Zelnorm (tegaserod) for Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation "I don’t have IBS, probably one of the reasons it didn’t work, I have Gastroparesis, low colon motility, I have a lot of paralysis throughout my GI track and we tried this medication hoping it would help but I got such severe acid reflux, I couldn’t keep any food down. It was constant heart burn and coughing. Probably not a symptom everyone has but it was unbearable for me. I also gained so much weight and I was so bloated."
- wonde...
- September 7, 2009
Zelnorm (tegaserod) for Constipation, Chronic "This was the only thing that help me with my bloating and constipation. I have suffered for years with this...I want my Zelnorm back!"
- Anonymous
- September 8, 2008
Zelnorm (tegaserod) for Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation "Zelnorm is the only medication that worked for my IBS. I am on other medications and I am having a lot of problems"
- Csano
- Taken for less than 1 month
- October 17, 2019
Zelnorm (tegaserod) for Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation "Zelnorm is back on the market. I started it 2 days ago and I already feel 100% better! My GP prescribed it. It's no longer regulated and can be prescribed to add anyone under 65."
- Anonymous
- May 12, 2012
Zelnorm (tegaserod) for Constipation, Chronic "Was the best help I had ever. Bring it back. "
- disty...
- April 28, 2009
Zelnorm (tegaserod) for Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation "I was on Zelnorm for less than a year and it was the best year I had. I had energy, was losing weight, went to the bathroom on a regular basis. Please bring it back."
- RRF
- February 28, 2010
Zelnorm (tegaserod) for Constipation, Chronic "Zelnorm was the first medicine in my life to work effectively since I was a teenager (I'm 68 now). It was so disappointing when it was pulled off the market. Nothing has helped me since."
- Brown...
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- June 21, 2019
Zelnorm (tegaserod) for Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation "I wish they would also put Zelnorm back on market. It help me to lose weight and it help my stomach , the constipation and no bloating. Yes please put back on the shelf and soon."
- Anonymous
- June 16, 2009
Zelnorm (tegaserod) for Constipation, Chronic "It was the only thing that actually improved my chronic constipation and bloating and since it's gone of the market I haven't found anything too close to the results I experienced with Zelnorm."
- Anonymous
- December 5, 2012
Zelnorm (tegaserod) for Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation "Hey everyone I'm here with review, and I finally know this helped my irritable bowel syndrome. I'm a healthy woman in her mid-40s, just slightly overweight, but not too much."
- Anony...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- November 11, 2021
Zelnorm (tegaserod) for Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation "I'm also back on Zelnorm. It worked great the first 2 weeks, but suddenly stopped. I'm really hoping it works again. Has anyone else had this experience?"
- beent...
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- August 19, 2022
For Constipation, Chronic "it worked, it was like a miracle until it was taken off the market. Now, years later, it doesn't work as well but works better than anything else I've used. It's heartbreaking to see it go away again."
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Zelnorm (tegaserod) for Constipation, Chronic "I wish they had not pulled this drug from the market. It was the only medicine that actually worked and worked well with no side effects. I have since tried Amitiza for my constipation and it made me so nauseous and sick I had to discontinue use. I'm miserable now without my Zelnorm."