Drug Ratings for PRILOSECAverage Rating: 2.1 (1237 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PRILOSEC | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 2 | gerd and stomach pain | tingling hands and feet, low energy,and headache | M | 86 | 2 days 40 1X D | 5/1/2010 | 1 | Acid reflex | Pain in jaw,irregular heart beat, tired, gas, dry cough. Scary experience. No prior heart problems. Back to Tums! | Feel warning should state the irregular heart beat effect. | F | 80 | 90 days 30 mg 1X D | 9/20/2010 | 1 | acid reflux, hiatal hernia | After a few weeks I developed a severe depression. I have never felt so miserable and panicked in my life and I am 80years old. I had to go on antidepressant meds and am still taking them. Stopped the prilosec as soon as I read about the side effects. | When I told the psychiatrist that I thought the cause of my depression was prilosec he pooh-poohed my idea. Now I see how wrong he was! | F | 80 | 2 weeks | 2/19/2009 | 2 | ACID REFLUX | diarrhea | I've been told that I have acid reflux. I have seen my own throat and have seen the white sores and edges on my vocal chords that the doctor says are evidence of acid reflux. BUT, I have no pain! I have trouble swallowing, and I cough at the drop of a hat, and choke, and my singing voice is compromised...cracks easily. Prilosec was helping , I thought, but then I started having diarrhea all the time, a case that had no symptoms of sickness. However, so inconvenient! My husband has suggested that the prilosec may be causing it, so I stopped taking the medicine this morning, and no big tummy rumbles and no diarrhea! Plan to ask my doctor for a plan B. | F | 79 | 60 days | 2/25/2008 | 5 | gastric damage from NSAID | NONE except possible small weight gain which I think is because with the Prilosec I don't get stomach pains. Duh -- eating is pain-free so I believe I eat more and gain weight. Figure it out and maybe it isn' a side effect of the drug but a relief of symptoms which made eating unpleasant. | F | 78 | 3 weeks | 7/10/2007 | 5 | ACID REFLUX | NONE | M | 78 | 6 years 20MG 1X D | 6/11/2011 | 5 | Internal bleeding in my esophagus. | Mild diahrrea | Of the three other medicines I tried, Prilosec was the best at stopping the acid in my esophagus which caused bleeding, manifesting in jet black stool. Heartburn was not a problem prior to taking Prilosec. If I stopped taking Prilosec, blood in my stool would return within two days. | M | 76 | 2 years 40 MG 1X D | 12/10/2011 | 1 | yes | Anxiety,felt like i wanted to run and scream and crash through a window,made me very nervous, dicconected with my whereabouts | Stop takeing the drug after two days, I would not take it again.I had rather have gerd and take malox | M | 73 | 2 days | 9/1/2008 | 4 | GERD | I tolerated the drug well for 14 days, then, following the instructions I stopped taking it and immediately had much worse acid reflux and nausea than before! So I have started taking the pills again. | Why does the drug company limit consumption to 14 days? Are they just covering themselves legally? | M | 72 | 15 days | 2/15/2009 | 4 | acid reflux | It helped the acid reflux but after 5yrs. it caused B12 deficiency and gall bladder removal due to gallstones & necrosis of the bladder. Recommend that anyone with long term usage, have the above checked. | It worked very possitivelly for acid reflux. | F | 72 | 5 years | 9/24/2005 | 2 | acid reflux | I started taking Prpilosec OTC about 6 months ago to control occasional acid reflux because I noticed there seemed to be a relationship between acid reflux and my atrial fibrillation episodes. It controlled the acid relux very well so I continued to take it. Recently I noticed some swelling in my ankles, then started experiencing some joint pain. Last week I started having some severe stomach pain, headaches, and extreme fatigue which would start in the morning and last until evening when it would finally abate but would recur again the next morning. It suddenly occurred to me that there might be a relationship between taking Prilosec (which I always took in the morning upon rising) and the fatigue I was experiencing. I stopped the Prilosec and immediately the fatigue was gone and soon I didn't have the joint pain either. However, the stomach pain was worse than I have ever experienced in the past. I am hoping this rebound effect will not last long but from the sounds of it I may be in for a real battle. | F | 72 | 6 months 20.6 mg 1X D | 5/31/2010 | 1 | Acid Reflux | Headache, vision problems, some dizziness, sleep interruption | Wanted to try something besides Nexium which has caused bloating. 20 mg Nexium before bed helped with violent coughing. Prilosec did not stop coughing on arising. Will stop Prilosec immediately. Have tried Prilosec before, but only 3 days this time. | F | 72 | 3 days | 7/24/2008 | 5 | scaring, reflux, gas. gagging | no side effects | stopped taking it, dont like anything that warns about liver problems, all symptems returned. 10 mg was all I needed was taking lipitor, and had liver elevated, dont know what was cause. its a jungle out there | M | 71 | 2 years | 8/8/2004 | 5 | Barrett's esophagus | M | 71 | 4 years 20 2X D | 8/14/2012 | 4 | Severe GERD | Forgetfulness, sleeplessness, which I thought due to aging, pain in feet, gas. | I must have been on this for about 6 years, after a bout of esophageal bleeding during vomiting. A year or two before that, a doctor (perhaps over-) dilated the point where food enters the stomach after I had several episodes of trouble swallowing. The Prilosec worked much better than Cimetedine or Tums, but due to insurance considerations, I have been on the generic form for about a year. I am glad to have found this site, as I now suspect some of my troubles may be due to Prilosec. Will start taking supplements, especially melatonin, as there was an article in the San Diego Union Tribune today, Health section, p.7 or 8, saying some tests suggest that 5~6mg of melatonin, plus some supplements (didn't say what) works better than Prilosec in many cases. Here's a link: http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080916/news_1c16gastro.html I am going to try to get off Prilosec using melatonin and supplements. Up till now, the longest I could go without it and still have no trouble at ni | F | 71 | 6 years | 9/17/2008 | 1 | Acid reflux | Increasingly severe joint aches sometimes causing me to wake up at night--hip, neck, fingers (sharp and intense attacks of pain that felt like pin pricks), shoulders and lower back pain; dry mouth at night; chest tightness; irregular heartbeats; unusual fatigue | At first I attributed the symptoms to age since they came on gradually, but finally I was feeling almost crippled with neck, hip, and back pain. I have been an active person--tennis, rowing, skiing etc, and I was having trouble just walking. I visited my doctor several times with each of these complaints. He said heart irregularity was not serious enough to worry about and told me to cut down on drinks with caffeine. Joint aches were explained away as arthritis. I just had a chest xray at my request because of aches and tightness in my chest--negative results; Dr. told me to increase Prilosec--I was taking OTC 20 mil 1 tablet a day--to 2 tablets. By coincidence I had just read the recent NY Times article on dangers of some acid-reflux drugs including Prilosec and decided to stop taking it without consulting Dr. Today 3 days after I have stopped taking Prilosec I realize that I am free of joint aches and feel like the person I was before all of the symptoms started piling up on me. I knew something was wrong and that something had to be done, but it never occurred to me that Prilosec might be the cause. Out of curiosity I went online to check side effects, and I was stunned when I read this report. I am really distressed that my doctor never questioned Prilosec as a possible cause and instead advised me to increase the dosage. As many have already commented, I will find my own way to deal with acid reflux but I will definitely stop taking this drug. | M | 71 | 6 months | 5/29/2009 | 5 | acid reflux | No side effects I'm aware of. | I have a history of esophageal problems, including having food stuck for up to 60 minutes (Shatzki's Ring) This was fixed twice by balloon dilation, but is likely to come back if I don't take a Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) daily. I took Protonix, another PPI, for 2 years but got tired of the $70 copay. I tried Omeprazole, which has a $16 copay on my plan, and it works about as well. I can drink caffeinated beverages, drink alcohol, and in general don't need to avoid anything, and have not had a recurrence of esophageal symptoms so far. If I were to have symptoms again I would go back to Protonix or one of the other expensive PPI's but so far so good with Omeprazole. | M | 70 | 2 years | 11/29/2008 | 4 | reflux | M | 70 | 20 days 20mg 1X D | 2/25/2010 | 3 | acid reflux | vitamin B12 deficiency | F | 70 | 5 years | 2/15/2005 | 5 | acid reflux | none whatsoever. | It is very, very effective for nauseau, but I can't get by without it. | F | 69 | 9 years | 6/29/2008 | 5 | acid reflux | None. Just relief of symptoms | I have had no problem with prilosec/omeprazole | F | 69 | 10 years 20 mg 2X D | 8/20/2010 | 5 | acid ref;ux | none | I find this to be a good treatment for acid reflux | F | 69 | 1 years 40mg 1X D | 8/25/2010 | 4 | GERD | Osteopenia, osteoporosis, vitamin D deficiency, heart palpitations, right arm pain | Ten plus years ago I started taking prescription Zantac, progressed to Nexium and the last 5 years I've been taking OTC Prilosec. Yes, it stops my acid reflux but I have been concerned about long term use. I have always been super healthy but managed to inherit my mother's digestive problems. My doctor says that using Prilosec just cuts back the excess acid I produce and to keep taking it and that I can even double up on it. I take Prilosec in the morning but if I eat dinner out I find I have to take alka seltzer before bed. I have tried to quit but "misery" doesn't begin to describe how I feel, I have to go to bed propped up with a hot water bottle and I can't even go one day without Prilosec. I've tried OTC Tagamet, Zantac, Tums and they are of no help. I have long suspicioned my confirmed vitamin D deficiency has something to do with Prilosec blocking absorption, same with the osteoporosis as it doesn't run in the family and I use hormone replacement patches which helps protect against osteoporosis. I don't know if the Prilosec has anything to do with it but for the first time my cholesterol has zoomed to 254. It's time to take this in hand and I am going to make a real effort to start weaning myself away from Prilosec. If I have success I will report back. | F | 69 | 5 years | 1/18/2010 | 1 | gerd,acid reflux | never was told by Dr it is not intended for long periods to use. it raised my anxiety very high, also increased depression, I am always tired I first started on 20 mg 1x d then increased to 20 mg 2 x's d had chest pain & burping,constipation, palputations at times aches in wrists then was changed to Protonix, very expensive, didn't help at all,3 weeks ago was diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation never had any heart problems. I looked up Protonix and that was a rare side effect of that drug. I stopped it the other day and will talk to my cardiologist about it after my testing is finished. I eat saltines alot for the stomach aches which were everyday and when heartburn is real bad I use a warm glass of water with a teaspoon of lemon in it and it usually helps. I am now looking into foods that won't bother my acid reflux and watching what I eat more carefully. I i will never use any of those drugs again. I'll deal with the heartburn.I have used Prilosec on and off for different p | anyone who agrees to take it is asking for problems. | F | 69 | 2 years 20 mg 2X D | 6/26/2010 | 1 | Acid reflux | Worse acid than before, burping/belching, burning tongue, sore throat, bad smell and taste, anxiety, lethargy, blurred vision | I suffered acid reflux after a change of colitis drug (put on a cheaper one after 15 years on the same one with no problems!) But when I stopped taking it the reflux didn't immediately disappear so my doctor prescribed omeprazole 20mg, saying if it didn't work I'd have to have an endoscopy and there might be something serious! Frightened me to death - and the drug didn't work. Went back 3 times and was told by another doctor to double the dose, so now on 40mg. Symptoms are worse, much worse. Now got blurred vision. Got a gastroenterology appointment in hospital in a few days, and I'm afraid to stop taking it until I've seen a specialist, so will reduce the dose and then see what happens. | F | 69 | 2 months 20 mg 2X D | 1/27/2012 | 1 | Abdominal surgery recovery | Constanat nausea after about 2 weeks on the drug. A fuzzy head. | Why I let the hospital talk me into this "safe" drug, I do not know! I took it briefly 10 years ago - for vague chest discomfort - and knew after 2 weeks that it was making me sick. This time I foolishly took 20 mg per day for almost 5 weeks, per instructions. Nausea hit big time about 10 days ago. The nausea is debilitating, the slight depression is getting in my way! The other factors in my recovery are moving ahead smoothly. I'm quitting Prilosec today and trust that it will be cleared out of my system in 3 days - per "textbook." | F | 69 | 5 weeks | 1/9/2008 | 3 | heartburn | F | 68 | 3 years | 10/11/2008 | 3 | acid reflux/ dyspepsia | M | 68 | 5 days 20 mg 1X D | 8/24/2010 History | 2 | Severe, frequent heartburn | I have experienced frequent, severe heartburn for several years. I have relied upon antiacids as treatment. I take no medication but am being treated for anemia, likely caused from giving blood too frequently (every 2 months for several years). My doctor prescribed a colonoscopy and endoscopy, both of which were negative. At my doctor's direction, I am taking an OTC iron pill that has corrected the anemia. Prilosec completely eliminated the heartburn but I experienced frequent bouts of fatigue, usually lasting one to four hours but on occasion longer. The periods of fatigue were usually daily experiences but there were some periods (2-3 days) that I did not experience the fatigue. I have always had tons of energy and exercise daily, walking at least 4 miles per day. The fatigue is not so severe that I am unable to exercise but the feeling is inconsistent with the quality of life I have experienced for years. I have also gained weight, about 6-8 lbs. | Good medication but I do not like the side-effect. I plan to discuss with my doctor and may alter my diet and revert to the antiacids. | M | 68 | 60 days | 11/13/2006 | 2 | severe acid reflux | effective for a while, but then did not work. Also, became constipated and very fatigued | F | 68 | 3 years | 6/22/2009 | 1 | pain at base breastbone, gastritis | Back pain, stomach pain, tingling in hands and feet, depression,chest pain | I took Prilosec for two months. The doctor started me at 20mg per day for 30 days and then 20mg twice a day because of lack of improvement of symptoms. Side effects got much worse with 40 mg per day. I stopped Prilosec 4 weeks ago and still have tingling, chest pain and stomach pain. The first 3-4 days after I stopped were OK and then the side effects started again. Also, I now have bad acid reflux which I didn't have before I started the pills. I'm told this is the acid rebound effect. I started taking Zantac because the acid reflux started after 4 days of no Prilosec. I would really like to hear from anyone who can tell me how long the side effects continue, how long acid rebound can last and if anyone has had side effects from Zantac. Some people on this site indicated they had side effects from Zantac similar to Prilosec. I would really appreciate any help you can give me. | M | 68 | 2 months | 2/22/2009 | 1 | Heart burn | Extreme thirst, anxiety, shortness of breath, head-ache, back-ache. | F | 68 | | 1/19/2009 | 1 | GERD | The only fender benders I've ever had, I had while on Prilosec. It's an antihistamine, it makes me stupid; just a little stupid, but it shows. P eliminates stomach acid, therefore makes digesting calcium impossible - if you're post menopausal, this is a disaster; if you're not, your nervous system needs CA, not just bones. I have a GERD cough for a year; the P doesn't help it. I've taken it on and off for years following surgeries with pain killers and antibiotics galore destroying my gut. P. suppresses the immune system. It may suppress acid reflux, the symptom, but the price is very, very high, especially long term. | There has to be a better way than H-2 blockers, Mylanta et al. Stop eating? | F | 68 | 14 days | 11/16/2006 | 1 | I'm not taking it | Never experienced any because I refused to take it. | While in the hospital, a nurse brought a Prilosec pill for me to take. I asked her why I should take it, I didn't have heartburn. She said, get this, "It will help you absorb your food better." That sounded crazy to me, so I refused to take it. On my discharge papers, they wrote that I was to take Prilosec once a day. I will never take a proton pump inhibitor. I've been hearing about their side effects for years. I don't know why anyone would take them. Tums will always help if i ever get a rare heartburn. | F | 68 | 0 days 0 1X D | 8/26/2010 | 1 | possible gert | My blood pressure shot up to 180/100. I was prescribed the med by allergist for chronic cough. I have not had hypertension in the past. I'm an R.N., and have stopped the med and will monitor my B.P> closely to see if it returns to normal. | F | 68 | 7 days 40 1X D | 9/15/2010 | 1 | acid reflux | Lightheaded, dizziness, weakness in legs and arms, slight vision problem,tingling in hands and fingers. | I took generic Prilosec after taking antibiotics before and after a prostate biopsy because it gave me acid reflux. It took a week or more for the symptoms to show up. I couldn't figure out what was causing it. Then the light bulb came on that the change was the generic Prilosec. I got on line and came to this site and see that there are many it side effect like I am having. I have stopped for two day and still feel really bad. Hope it goes away soon. | M | 68 | 10 days | 7/8/2009 | 5 | acid reflux, heartburn, etc. | None | I tried Nexium, but my insurance company wouldn't cover it, so I went back to Prilosec. Not certain about the dosage, but have been taking the standard Prilosec OTC for the last 10 years or so, with no changes in effectiveness. | M | 67 | 15 years 20 1X D | 5/27/2010 | 3 | Heartburn, GERD onset? | Lightheadedness/dizziness, fatigue/woozieness, sour stomach with bloating/pain. The mental effects are particularly bad 1-3 hours after taking the med, the bloating, etc., starts in the afternoon a few hours after lunch. | Seems to work re heartburn/GERD symptoms for a time but has side effects - the bloating and sour stomach started after two weeks on the med. Was using 20 mg once in the AM 1/2 hour before breakfast. Symptoms above disappear when Prilosec discontinued. Have run this A-B several times. | M | 67 | 18 days | 1/24/2009 | 1 | gerd, hiatal hernia | No side effects, no more neck and shoulder pain, no more earaches, B.P. down to normal range:130/70 | It has been 12 weeks since I stopped prilosec. I do not eat or drink anything 3 hours prior to bedtime. I sleep on a wedge pillow. I take 1 acidolphilus (good bacteria)pill every AM on an empty stomach. I drink 4 glasses of alkaline(ph8.6) water. No oj, no fried foods, no fast foods, good diet with vegs an fruit. Daily exercise on tred mill. I am feeling very well and am happy that I am finally off these PPI's.after allmost 8 years!Good Luck Tom | M | 67 | 1 days 40mg 1X D | 2/15/2011 History | 1 | To see if I have acid reflux | Insomnia increased significantly; tightness in upper chest; took pill in the morning, these symptoms happened at night. | F | 67 | 2 days | 11/19/2009 | 1 | AFTER GALL BLADDER REMOVAL | None for the first month or so. Then I started experiencing horrible leg and foot cramps at night. They would occur every night and wake me up in horrible pain. Had to stand up and walk around for a while to make them go away. They were ruing my sleep. Plus, my mouth felt dry as the dessert all day and night. Was drinking tons of water and even carried a bottle when I went shopping. My wife, who had been put on this drug didn't experience leg cramps but suffered from the dry mouth. She was only taking 1 prescription tablet, whereas, I was taking two per day. | I decided to check the internet about this drug and found that the prescription dose does warn you about this effect but the OTC version does not. I didn't read the instructions while taking the prescription version. Apparently, these symtoms occur only after prolonged use (8 weeks or more). I stopped taking the drug a few days ago and the cramps and Charlie Horses went away!!. So, use it with caution and not for very long time. | M | 67 | 60 days | 11/24/2009 | 1 | no appetite | Took Prilosec for 18 months for having no appetite. I did not notice any difference ut continued on it. Finally was diagnosed with an 85% blockage in the right artery of my heart & had a stent put in. Continued the Prilosec, and still had no appetite, no energy,felt poisoned, and lost 26 pounds which put me at 96 pounds. I was hospitalized many times and felt better, but would come home and be unable to eat again. I am on Plavix and an RN told me about the recent news on the use of Plavix and Prilosec, so I went off of it and take Pepcid now. I figured out that whenever I was hospitalized, I was not given Pri;osec so I was able to eat and didn't feel "poisoned." I almost died from the use of this drug. It also affected my blood pressure (normally 110/60 and would go to 180 with a pulse over 100.) The last time I was taken off of in the hospital, I had a seizure and my pulse went down to 24. And of course, as usual, there was "nothing medically wrong with me." My | F | 67 | 600 days | 11/30/2009 | 5 | Gerd | None | It works | M | 66 | 6 years 40MG 1X D | 11/30/2010 | 5 | acid reflux disease | I usually get some gas and/or acid stomach late in the day about three hours before bedtime. I usually take three Rolaids Fruit flavor as an antacid. Sometimes I need the Rolaids Berry flavor for gas relief. This is cheaper than the Gas-X that I sometime use. | I've taken Prilosec OTC everyday for over 6 years now. I can really tell after my lunch meal if I haven't taken it in the morning! My doctor had originally prescribed Nexium. After the pharmacist wanted to charge me over one hundred dollars for a thirty day supply, I knew I had to find something else for my acid reflux disease. Prilosec is the answer for me. I've sure saved a lot of money over the years, and it has kept my acid reflux in check! | M | 66 | 6 years | 1/1/2009 | 5 | GERD | None. | I've been taking 20 to 40mg Prilosec each day for many years (10?)and it has stopped my GERD symptoms completely. Acid reflux starts again if I miss a dose. I've not had any side effects and I'll change my doctor if she tries to take me off of it. | M | 66 | 10 years | 8/6/2008 | 4 | GERD | Has anyone felt burning on the bottoms of their feet or in their gluteous maximi(us)? I have gained almost twenty pounds in the nearly ten years I've been taking Prilosec (or omeprazole) and have great fatigue. Until reaching this web site, I didn't put these symptoms together with the med. | After many years on Prilosec/omeprazole it became less and less effective. With continuing heartburn and throat-clearing, my doctor ordered an EGD which showed Barrett's esophagus. He changed me to AciPhex and I will try that for a while. Prilosec was wonderful for years, but the effects of such long usage concern me. Not taking medication could be worse, however, with the development of Barrett's. I would strongly suggest that people with recurring heartburn undergo the EGD exam to understand what, if any, damage is being done by the acid reflux. | 66 | 9 years | 3/1/2009 | 3 | barretts and gerd | depression,anxiety,insomnia,fatigue,headaches,ringing in ears,constipation,breaking out on back and torso,some loss of sense of smell | took it from October 2002. am trying to quit as of today-the insomnia,headaches,fatigue and anxiety are rendering me incapable of enjoying life. | M | 66 | 7 years | 2/2/2010 | 1 | Gastritis | I saw my doctor because of extreme digestion problems and was prescribed omeprazole 20mg 2xdaily. I was having various dental procedures done over about a four-month period. I periodically felt better but experienced recurrences of gastritis. After the bouts stopped, I discontinued the omeprazole. In a few days (which I did not connect to stoppage at the time) I became very ill with bad flu-like symptoms, faintness, etc., which increased daily. Doctors could find nothing wrong which I found very insulting. For some reason I took an omeprazole and felt better within 20 minutes. I then had another dental problem, taking OTC benzocaine on the tooth. Had to call an ambulance due to extreme spike in BP and pulse (210/120-110p). After some thought, I realized that all along I had been sensitive to the carbocane and topical benzocaine, which had caused the gastritis. Again, I quit the omeprazole and became very ill. Going online I found that so many others were unable to quit this | I went to the doctor with this information and was told to cut back to one 20mg dose per day for two weeks, then to one every other day. By the tenth day on one, I had crippling muscle aches, stomach aches, HPB, and had to once again call an ambulance for what I guess was a severe panic attack. Doctor told me to go back to 20mg 2xday. I asked for a referral to a gastroenterologist because I am by now getting sick from the drug on an almost daily basis. I attribute my crippling hip arthritis (onset after beginning drug), bloating so bad I think I will explode, inability to get sufficient air, tinnitus, confusion and many other like symptoms experienced by other respondents. Guess what the GE doctor told me when I told him I couldn't get off the drug and wanted to for my health and my sanity. He said, "Get used to it"(!!) I feel as though I will never have my quality of life back. | F | 66 | 6 years 20 mg 2X D | 6/22/2011 | 1 | gastritis | anxious, dizzy, strange feelings in legs, headache | would never take this again--very thankful for this website to see comments from others with similar symptoms--stopped taking 24 hours ago, waiting for symptoms to reverse | F | 66 | 14 days 20 mg 2X D | 7/28/2011 | 5 | Severe Acid Reflux | Must take medication for the rest of life. Miss just two days and reflux returns. | M | 65 | 15 years | 3/7/2004 | 4 | Barretts | fatigue, irratablity,depression,anemia,anxiety attacks,weight gain. | WOW A pill to have to take,cant find anything else that works.Been taking it for 15 years.Tried to quit many times , but must have it. | F | 65 | 15 years | 10/21/2007 | 4 | My daughter took Prilosec and did not realize it was drying up her saliva - she went from cavity free to over a dozen cavities in 18 months - the saliva cleans the food and aids in digestion - she is going to lose weight and get off Prilosec. | I have taken it off and on for about 6 months - it helps wth my gerd but I am concerned about all the listed side effects. | F | 65 | 176 days | 1/11/2009 | 4 | Gerd/Acid Reflux, Barretts | None to mention | M | 65 | 15 years 20mg 1X D | 6/30/2011 | 3 | GERD, IBSC,Hiatal Hernia,Gall Stone | Heart racing and jumping, nausea, dizziness, depleted vitamin B 12, pain in legs, feet, hands,fingers, back, hip, really bad weight loss,hair loss,belching,acid back up in mouth,pain in left abdomen, bloating,bad,constipation, bad dreams,anxiety,crying sometimes,atomach pain severe,headaches, neck ache, feeling like I am geting worse,still cannot eat, or drink without pain, and tightness in middle of stomach.Dry mouth gums tight, swelling sometimes.blurred vision.Cannot sleep, either.weakness,tiredness. | It helped a little to calm the stomach down, to reduce the acid which is still there so i could eat a little bit but cannot eat meals, or drink a lot of juices or water or hot drinks without burning, and acid coming back.Although, if i don't take it i end up in the ER, with acute esophagitis, and GERD, so bad i could die.I do not drink or smoke, eat healthy small small meal only 1 or 2 a day. tightness is bad, and food won't go down or digest, but without Prilosec, the burning inflamed insides return.Don not know what to do doctor tells me do not stop, other doctor said don't take it anymore.Then what do I do for my condition? | F | 65 | 5 years 20 MG 1X D | 11/12/2011 | 1 | Diarria, pain in ankles, and very tired. I took Omeprazole 20MG - once per day as VA Doctor advised, as I had minor GERD problem....advice... if you are healthy do not take daily to many side effects. | M | 65 | 6 days 20MG 1X D | 10/25/2011 | 1 | upset stomach | high blood pressure and back pain | I stopped taking yesterday but over the last month my blood pressure & heart rate has climbed from 123/74/53 to 169/97-80 fairly steadily. When can I expect to see a reduction? Please help me with any infromation. | M | 65 | 6 months | 3/11/2009 | 1 | acid reflux | Lost dexterity and strength in hands; not yet completely back to normal after not taking for 3 months. I was so severely affected I could not squeeze toothpaste from tube, open doors, comb my hair or generally use my hands for normal activities. | My actual malady is cricopharyngeal spasm; Prilosec did nothing for me as I was not experiencing any reflux symptoms. I would not recommend this med for anyone. It has had frightening side effects for me. | F | 65 | 2 months | 5/14/2009 | 5 | For heartburn | I have had no side effects. It works great for me. | F | 64 | 4 years | 9/2/2008 | 5 | acid reflux | I was on Prilosec for 1 year when I started developing irritable bowel syndrome from taking antibiotics. I didn't know it at the time so I blamed the Prilosec for my new set of symptoms. I got off Prilosec & used a wedge pillow. I started taking Piroxicam for arthritis, it upset my stomach so much I started back on Prilosec & it's relieved other symptoms that I had. I'm off the wedge pillow & laying flat again which is helping relieve my back & hip problems. One thing I've read recently, if you're on any proton-pump inhibitor for more than a year, it weakens your bones, somehow your body doesn't absorb calcium as well. Hip fractures , they say it's more frequent in men because they are not as aware of their calcium intake as women are. So, do a little research! | F | 64 | 30 days 20.6 1X D | 1/5/2012 | 5 | Reflux & asthma | None, that I noticed | Concerned about what I had heard about long term use (as I have been taking it under Dr.'s orders for years) and stopped but now have symptoms such as many describe with use of drug: sensation of something caught in throat, increased phlem and coughing and nausea. Zantac and Tums have not helped! Will probably go back on the drug as I felt 100% better taking it! | F | 64 | 4 days 20mg 1X D | 6/20/2010 |