Lanzoprazole

[Cairnview]

Basically after suffering two NSTEMI . attacks , I,m on quite a bit of medication including lanzoprazole I was wondering if anyone has experienced breathlessness while on this medication

[BeKind28-]

Hello

Not sure what other tablets you are taking as Bisoprolol , and Ticagrelor can cause in some people breathlessness but I have not come across lansoprazole having this as a side effect

I would speak with your Doctor or pharmacist and see if they can see any of the medications you take that might be the cause of you feeling this way

Let us know how you get on x

[Usy1981]

Hi there I was told by my cardiac nurse that ticagrelor causes breathlessness. I had a heart attack in February and early on first 6 weeks I found I was having breathlessness but since it has disappeared.

I did have other side effects from lansaprazole and no.longer take it. Speak to your cardiac nurse for advice.

[Cairnview in reply to Usy1981]

Thank you for your reply, Im not on Ticagrelor so I can rule that out I wasnt breathless till the gave me lanzoprazole thats why I was enquiring about it

[Usy1981 in reply to Cairnview]

I hope you get to the bottom of it soon I had lots of issues with side effects and the best person to help me was the senior cardiology pharmacist who rehab should be able to direct you towards

[TedSpaniel]

Been on it for years now and never had any problems. However, twice it has happened that the pharmacist issued it and despite taking it I had acid reflux. Now this will sound odd as they are or should be the same no matter who makes them. But, I switched to a different brand and straight away it was working again. This was as recent as a week ago.

[RF260]

Hi, as has been said I don't think Lansoprazole is the culprit for breathlessness (although it did cause me awful "digestive issues" so that has been replaced by Famotidine which seems fine). The breathlessness in my case (according to cardio rehab nurse) is probably Ticagrelor so if you are on that it might be worth checking, I'm currently in the process of having it swapped to Clopidogrel . Good luck in getting rid of the very unpleasant breathlessness.

[Cairnview in reply to RF260]

Thank you for your reply, Im not on Ticagrelor, but everytime I stop the lanzoprazole for a couple of days my breathing improves

[Qualipop in reply to Cairnview]

Sounds like it may be an allergic reaction. Try getting it swapped to famotidine which works in a completely different way. I can't take lansoprazole or omeprazole but that's because of what they do to my stomach. I feel permanently sick.

[Stent2024]

no just diarrhea with me . Had to switch to something else

[Farmer63]

Try to ween yourself of any PPIs they are ok short term , a lot of evidence is now pointing to a link between dementia and long term use of PPIs.