PRILOSEC Reviews (OMEPRAZOLE)Average Rating: 1.9 (1667 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PRILOSEC with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PRILOSEC | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | gerd and stomach pain | tingling hands and feet, low energy,and headache | M | 86 | 2 days 40 1X day | 5/1/2010 | 5 | gerd | none | M | 83 | 10 years 30mg 1X day | 7/4/2016 | 1 | Acid reflux | Anxiety cant sleep for long bad dreams.nervous | Blurred vision muscle pain | F | 80 | 7 days 10mg 1X day | 9/27/2020 | 1 | hiatus hernia | headaches,irregular heartrate,fuzzy head, these side effects occurred after long time use. | worked well for acid indigestion. | F | 80 | 7 years 20mg 1X day | 6/16/2014 | 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 day | 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 | 5 | GERD | still need to watch what you imbibe | Need to take at least 1 hour before dinner. avoid greasy foods, and large meals and those items that may trigger your heartburn such as coffee,chocolate, raw onions, green peppers, pepperoni etc | M | 79 | 5 years 40mg 1X day | 11/14/2016 | 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 | 1 | Heartburn | Lower back pain and diarrhea | Sorry I tried this. | F | 79 | 5 days 20mg 1X day | 1/28/2018 | 1 | Heartburn | It worked as expected. However, I have developed lymphocytic colitis. My GI doc tells me the Prilosec was the cause. | F | 79 | 730 days 30 1X day | 6/13/2019 | 5 | ACID REFLUX | NONE | M | 78 | 6 years 20MG 1X day | 6/11/2011 | 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 | 1 | Acid reflux | My husband and I were both on this medication for about 10 years. In 2008 he died of Esophagus cancer. It scared me and I went off immediately. I recently had a bone density test and my bones are depleted. The News on TV recently talked about how bad the side effects of this medication is. My doctor since then told me to use a couple ounces of Apple Cider Vinegar with water and with honey, if desired. I changed over to this program and am having wonderful results. Why weren't we told this a long time ago, | F | 77 | 10 years 1X day | 2/27/2016 | 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 day | 12/10/2011 | 1 | Gerd | Depression, anxiety, hot throat sinus infections, irritable everything bothered me. Doom and gloom, it seemed like my world was coming to an end.Constant coughing up phlegm kept me awake at nite. | Do not take I think it's some kind of poison. | F | 75 | 3 months 20mg 1X day | 12/15/2020 | 1 | heart burn @ pain stomack | Right hip extreme pain unable to left leg, severe radiating pain from spine with pins needles over entire body. if bending down was severe. I have Celiac Sprue and Osteoporosis which the doctor knew. I have stopped taking the medicine but still having side effects but not as severe. i would advise a person who has Osteoporosis and Celiac to find another solution for Gerd/ | M | 74 | 2 months 20 MG 1X day | 3/2/2014 | 3 | Gastritis with nausea | Helped the nausea but gave me almost constant abdominal cramps. | Even though I was on the lowest dose (10 mg per day) and it really did help the nausea, I had to stop because of the cramping. My doctor said that Famotidine has fewer side effects so I am going to try that. | F | 73 | 30 days 10 mg 1X day | 1/23/2018 | 2 | Gerd | I have acid reflux and had been taking Prilosec once a day . My symptoms became worse so my doctor increases my dosage . I began having muscle pains in my legs and back . I suspected it was the Prilosec and stopped it . The muscle pains went away . I now only take Pepsid | F | 73 | 10 days | 2/10/2021 | 1 | Gerd | Terrible muscle spasms legs and hips | I took this medication for years on and off at 20 mg and always suffered with muscle pain , I didn’t realize that it was the prilosec that gave me those pains until my doctor raised my dosage to 40 mg per day and the muscle pain and spasm got so bad I had to stop taking the medication | F | 73 | 2 weeks 40 mg | 4/18/2021 | 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 |
PRILOSEC (OMEPRAZOLE): Omeprazole is used to treat certain stomach and esophagus problems (such as acid reflux, ulcers). It works by decreasing the amount of acid your stomach makes. It relieves symptoms such as heartburn, difficulty swallowing, and persistent cough. This medication helps heal acid damage to the stomach and esophagus, helps prevent ulcers, and may help prevent cancer of the esophagus. Omeprazole belongs to a class of drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). FDA Approval Date: 1998-01-15 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)