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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PRILOSEC | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | GERD | Heart palpitations,chest pain, severe anxiety, severe panic, shortness of breath, detached. I started taking this drug 2 years ago due to heartburn and I have gone through hell since. Never in a million years would I have connected my symptoms to prilosec. I was convinced I was going crazy. I went to the ER twice in one week thinking I was dying., and have been a total of 6 times. Not saying that this is definitely the cause of my symptoms but everyone here seems to share the same symptoms. Looks like a duck. Stay away from this drug! | M | 35 | 2 years | 10/27/2014 | 1 | Esophagitis | Do not, I repeat do not take this medication if you have no prior history of headaches. I never had them before I took this, and since I've developed SUNCT syndrome along with other problems. | M | 22 | 5 days | 10/20/2014 | 5 | dysphagia | Initial bloating and acid reflux due to taking the first 2 doses too close together in time. It has been good since then but I feel full even 4 to 5 hours after eating and I cannot eat as much as I previously did. | I was prescribed Prilosec for dysphagia, but didn't have the prescription filled for over a year just avoiding the foods that gave me a problem. I did have heartburn but not GERD and a couple of tums would take care of it. My primary and most annoying problem was that I could not eat things like a raw apple or white rice or white chicken meat without feeling like it was stuck behind my breastbone. I could take a couple of swallows of water and force the food down but it was uncomfortable. Prilosec has worked very well for me--ending my dysphagia as well as allowing me to eat anything without getting heartburn. But I feel full after eating a large meal for much longer than before I took Prilosec. Right now I have not eaten in 5 hours and it was not a particularly large meal but my stomach still feels full and I cannot eat anything else. I wonder if this is due to the acid reduction in my stomach so the food stays in it longer before it gets digested and so I continue to feel full. This may seem like a good thing but I am concerned about its long term negative consequences on my health. Also after having a problem with my initial doses and not taking a pill on the third day I found that Prilosec still worked perfectly well for me so I've been taking a pill every other day except today when I did not take a pill when I ordinarily would have yet it seems to still be working on the third day after taking a pill. I want to see how many days I can go between taking pil | M | 62 | 30 days 20 mg 1X day | 10/15/2014 | 2 | pre chemo | DIZZY LOOPY felt drunk and confused unable to understand simple math etc etc AND I KNOW WHY !! I see your comments ... PRILOSEC chemically likes to snag your magnesium from your body .. this is a chemistry major here not some google poop spewed out .... look up hypomagnesemia( signs and symtoms) everybody here has matching ones and then when you look up prilosec read the for professionals part of the insert ... screams about how it lowers mag levels and increases serum concentrations of any other meds ( like ativan etc etc making the whole thing worse ) EVERYONE GET A BLOOD TEST FOR MAGNESIUM LEVELS THE DAY YOU TAKE THIS CRAP AND THEN GO TO VAERS ( adverse event reporting with the FDA for drugs !) | DIZZY LOOPY felt drunk and confused unable to understand simple math etc etc AND I KNOW WHY !! I see your comments ... PRILOSEC chemically likes to snag your magnesium from your body .. this is a chemistry major here not some google poop spewed out .... look up hypomagnesemia( signs and symtoms) everybody here has matching ones and then when you look up prilosec read the for professionals part of the insert ... screams about how it lowers mag levels and increases serum concentrations of any other meds ( like ativan etc etc making the whole thing worse ) EVERYONE GET A BLOOD TEST FOR MAGNESIUM LEVELS THE DAY YOU TAKE THIS CRAP AND THEN GO TO VAERS ( adverse event reporting with the FDA for drugs !) | F | 45 | 2 weeks IV 1X W | 10/14/2014 | 1 | gerd | Bad anxiety ringing in my ears blurred vision joint pain palpatations pins and needles lump in throat headache stabbing eye pain night sweats numbness in face tired but cant sleep | F | 37 | 1 years 40Mg | 10/9/2014 | 1 | Pain in sternum | Severe anxiety and panic attacks. Irregular EKG heart palpitations. Numbness to right side of face. Dizzy, lightheaded, and feeling hazy. Severe migraines and hot and cold streaks shooting up through neck and back of head. | Discontinued 2 weeks ago. Just starting to see some symptoms abate. Migraines are gone. Can leave the house now without having major panic. Still some anxiety. Blood pressure and EKG have stabilized due to medication. Still light headed and have the hazy feeling. Hazy feeling causes the lightheadedness but have times now when things are clear. Still have no energy and an overall unwell feeling, but things are getting better, however more slowly than I would like. I will report back and follow up on when all symptoms are gone to give those going through this, hopefully a better time table for recovery. | F | 64 | 10 days 20 mg 1X day | 10/8/2014 | 3 | lump in throat | It worked or works, but I have now been diagnosed with 32 allergies, and most recently very low abdominal discomfort. Before that I had stabbing pains in different areas of my stomach. Went back to my GI many times and told me to stay on it, it is all stress. Now I have intestinal pain after eating and gas. HAD CT about a year and a half ago, everything fine. Heart rate has gone up to 150 bpm BP dropped to 71/53 with chest pain, ran stress test and nothing is wrong. | I think I will try tomorrow going to just 20 mg in the morning and 20 mg at night and come off this garbage slowly and just take pepsid complete when needed. Abdominal discomfort has increased in the last month and no one really cares and I do ask about this dose and they say nothing. THANK YOU TO ALL AND WISH ME LUCK! | F | 57 | 2 years 40 MG 2X day | 10/6/2014 | 1 | IBS/heartburn | Eyes won't focus when going from close to far, plus blurry vision. Extreme gas some days Pain in face especially bones around teeth. Uncontrollable anxiety, panic, sweating. shaky body unreliable stools one day hard next watery. And my newest one a stabbing pain in my lower right abdomen. | M | 28 | 3 months 20 | 9/29/2014 | 1 | chronic heartburn | Low magnesium levels leading to heart palpitations, charley horses, numbness and tingling in limbs, excessive tooth decay, severe depression and moodiness, cloudiness in thoughts, aching joints, lowered immune system. I had a lot of neckaches and sore throats...all things I never even thought could be related to taking this drug until reading the comments on this website. | So, I have taken two prescription drugs - omneprozole (for chronic heartburn) and metaprolol (for high blood pressure) for the past four years. Interestingly, all the above symptoms I blamed on the metaprolol because it too lowers magnesium levels and causes mood swings, etc. I incresed my magnesium intake to 600 mlg/ 2'xs a day and that helped with the heart palpitations and leg cramps, but always at night I had terrible anxiety. In addition I suffered a significant blow to my immune system. I was sick from January - April 2014 with bronchitis, stomach flu, pnemonia, laryngitis, pink eye ----and nothing that normally works for me worked to get rid of these things. I was beginning to wonder what was to become of me. On top of that, over the past four years my teeth have taken a nose-dive...suddently I have cavities upon cavities...I don't know if omneprozole is the culprit, but having read the other comments I think it is a possiblility. I have stopped taking it and look forward to improved health. Oh...I took the stuff for severe chronic heartburn which it worked on fantastically. In fact I only took the 40 mg prescribed every 3 or 4 days because it worked so well for me...but now I wonder at what cost. I don't know if this stuff should be pulled from the market, but more investigating needs to be done. It can't be healthy to block stomach acid production, I mean, duh! We need that stuff to digest food. | F | 47 | 4 years 40mg 1X AN | 9/20/2014 | 1 | Hpylori | Severe anxiety, panic attacks, chest pain, difficulty breathing and many more. | M | 32 | 8 days 40 mg | 9/20/2014 | 1 | Hiatal Hernia, Chronic Nausea | Unbearable 24 hour nausea, depression, suicidal intentions | My general practitioner authorized this in a generic form without my knowledge and I had trouble with it previously. This is one of the worst drugs I have ever taken and am shocked it hasn't been pulled off the market. Not only did it worsen the symptoms of what I had, but had I been on it a few more days before I realized what was causing the suicidal intentions, I would not be here now. I was ready to act on those intentions with determination. Withheld dose and within three hours all side effects disappeared. I dropped the doctor too. | F | 40 | 21 days 20 MG 1X day | 9/7/2014 | 1 | Peptic Ulcer | Dizziness, tremors, unrelenting anxiety, pins and needles in arms and legs, confusion, swelling of hands and feet, irritability, depression, blurry vision, balance issues | I have been suffering and had no idea it was all caused by the Prilosec. I thought I had a severe disease. I quit cold turkey 2 days ago. I just wish I knew how to expel it from my system faster. | F | 48 | 6 months 20 mg 1X day | 9/4/2014 | 2 | Acid Reflux | Massive anxiety, heart palpitations, numbness in limbs, cloudy feeling, dizzy/shaky, blurred vision, general feeling of unwell | It took me a long time to realize my problems were due to Prilosec/Omeprazole. I blamed work, social life, living conditions, allergies, diet & exercise, ect.. Turns out after radically changing my life for the better, and removing all medicines including vitamins and non-prescriptions from my diet one by one. I was finally able to pin point the problems to Omeprazole! Obviously my issues did not happen overnight, but more of a gradual over time effect (staring at around the 6th month mark) until my anxiety condition was unbearable/debilitating. Within weeks of stopping the medication, the cloudy feeling lifted and the slight numbness to my arm and leg went away. I am almost 2 months off the drug, and I'm still battling with mild anxiety (no more palpitations tho), but the majority of side effects have faded away. Some rebounding effects from stopping the drug cold turkey were weeks worth of inconsistent bowel movements and I have noticed I am increasingly shaky after stopping the drug. As well, my sleep patterns are a lot more chaotic with most of the withdrawal symptoms appearing upon waking. But all in all its much easier to deal with than the full blown side effects. Hopefully my body will balance itself out in the next few months. A word to the wise.. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG LONG TERM! On a positive note it did absolute wonders for my acid reflux, but I would still recommend diet and exercise over this drug. | M | 33 | 4 years 20 1X day | 8/3/2014 | 1 | GERD | Anxiety, panic attacks, fatigue, depression, headaches, joint aches, light headed, dizziness, feeling of doom. | DANGER! I am not being dramatic people! This POISON has brought me to the point of feeling suicidal. I was taking Zantac for years and with the advice from my doctor I added Prilosec. Slowly this drug began to change my life. Yes, it did relieve the GERD I was having, but.... I began to have pins and needles feeling in my arms and couldn't figure out why. Fast forward a few months later I began to experience panic attacks and anxiety through the roof. I couldn't go to any store or social event without feeling like I was going to pass out. Being light headed became a way of life. I scared the heck out of myself driving a few times. I became very depressed and had daily feelings of doom and gloom. There were days that I would wake up out of a sound sleep with a headache at the base of my neck. Very hard to sleep at night if I even slept at all. I have been to the doctor many times advising him of these issues and have had many tests which always come back normal. He thinks its all in my head. I know darn right well that I am not making this up just for the fun of it. After many hours of researching this I have found that Prilosec causes vitamin deficiency (magnesium and B-12 to name a few). As of yesterday 7-28-14 I have decided to stop cold turkey taking any antacids. I am taking charge of my life and not listening to the doctors any more on this one, I want my life back and refuse to feel like I am dying anymore. | M | 51 | 12 months 20 1X day | 7/29/2014 | 1 | Heartburn/Other Digestive Issues | Heart palpitations, tired (just a general feeling of malaise...like I was in slow-motion), cough/constant throat-clearing, light-headed, anxiety, overall feeling of aggravation/no patience for anyone, severe headache on 2 occasions, eyes seem to have difficulty focusing | F | 40 | 1 weeks 20 MG 1X day | 7/25/2014 | 1 | GERD | Dizziness heart palpitations numbness tingling hands edema with joint pain and swelling anxiety restlessness | In 2005 started having side effects after being on it for about 3 years. I fell and fractured my wrist and ankle, had to beg the doctor to check my vit D and bone density after the fall!! Sure enough osteopenia which is now osteoporosis. Doctors said I was anxious and denied this drug could have these side effects and I was stupid enough to believe them. The GE I just saw the other day said "she had never heard of anyone having dizziness and palpitations from omeprazole. Years of seeing physiatrist for "cervical neck radiculopathy". I finally decided to go off it as the dizziness palpitations worsened, getting increasingly anxious and depressed, increased joint pain. Bad rebound, now week 3 without it, did Pepcid low dose for a while but coming off of that as well, but slowly getting back to normal, change of diet and discovered I'm Gluten intolerant (which the doctor doesn't believe either!!!) I do NOT think this med is for long term use and do not feel it should be OTC. Now I'm off of it, I have developed allergies med and food sensitivities I never thought I had. Very strange. | F | 56 | 14 years 20 mg 1X day | 7/3/2014 | 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 reflux | No side effects...and no real effects | I keep trying Prilosec during different bouts of severe acid reflux, and the same thing keeps happening: NOTHING. I still have my reflux and I've paid for this expensive medicine. Has it ever helped anyone? I'm honestly curious. For me, it's just like taking a sugar pill. Please remind me not to buy it again thinking maybe it will work this time. | F | 44 | 14 days 20 MG 1X day | 5/25/2014 | 1 | gerd | Dizziness chest pain anxiety | F | 45 | 10 days 40mg | 5/21/2014 | 1 | barretts | anxiety and depression 1 year later | 1 year update....still have anxiety and depression. showed my doc. this site and he just poo pooed it. and he was a friend of mine before he was my doc. this drug and the f.d.a. suck. can"t go on much longer | M | 56 | 6 weeks 40mg 1X day | 5/11/2014 |