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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PRILOSEC | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Severe acid reflux | On-off diharrea, weight gain. | I started taking omeprazole 17 years ago because of severe acid reflux I ignored until my esophagus shut down. Taking it changed my life. I cannot quit taking it but I have learned through the years that I can usually take 20mg every 2 or 3 days. After that simptoms return. I have gained about 40 pounds and have to deal with episodes of diharrea (I do not know if these are actually side effects because I have not been able to stop taking it). I have exercised more or less regularly. When I diet and only eat healthy food, I can usually space the 20mg to about twice a week, but not more. I also have noticed that I can take prilosec less often if I do not eat any wheats (no bread, pasta, etc). My main concern is not being able to lose the weight and would love to find out if this is related to the medicine. | M | 48 | 17 years | 8/2/2007 | 1 | Acid Indigestion | Could not sleep at Night All i wanted to do was Sleep in day exhausted, Wanted to leave everything behind and get away.Angry at the drop of a hat. | Quit taking and two days later back to normal(feel like myself} Had been taking Prilosec for two months and no one could tell me what was wrong. | M | 43 | 2 days | 8/2/2007 | 3 | Heartburn | metallic tangy tongue, light nauseous, light chest pain, dullness | Sudden incidence of heartburn (chest cramps, nausea). GP prescribed Omeprazole. Heartburn quickly abated, but the drug's well-documented side-effect symptoms arose. I am otherwise in good health, eat/live healthy, exercise 1 hour daily in gym. Although my Omeprazole treatment officially stopped over a week ago, side-effect symptoms persist. As my symptoms changed dramatically as soon as I began to take Omeprazole, this suggests the symptoms that arose and persist are not organic but relate to drug. I hope now drug has stopped, my body will cleanse and in time return to full health, but until then, I monitor and research. | M | 50 | 14 days | 8/3/2007 | 5 | Extreme heartburn in the evening | A dry cough, mostly at night. | I have very little side effects and have been taking OTC Prilosec for about 6 months. The benefits outweigh any side effects I experience. | F | 56 | 6 months | 8/6/2007 | 3 | Palpitations, Gerd | First few days were great, i felt normal again no palpitations fluttering, or any pain, and then i started to feel really anxious, throat feels tight, fluttering | M | 22 | 14 days | 8/7/2007 | 3 | stomach ulcer | I have all the negative side effects that have been mentioned ..joint pain,sore neck, sore muscles, fatigue, irratablity,depression,you name it, I experienced it. The worst was probably the general malaise I have been feeling,no energy, no desire to do anything except sleep and lay down. | Upon doing some research I found these symptoms to be somewhat in line with lack of B12. This is do to the reduced acid in the stomach inhibiting the breakdown of the food source.The acid is needed to extract the vitamin. I am in the process of reversing the side effects of Prilosec with increased doses of B12 in hopes of getting out of this funk. I'm not a doctor, but if you do your own research and put two and two together, you may find this helps.I'll let you know. | M | 50 | 2 weeks | 8/10/2007 | 3 | acid reflux | MAJOR DIARHEA! | Not much, my acide reflux was replaced with constant stomach grumbling and major bouts with diarhea (cs?). Major cramping in my stomach, that sort of thing. | M | 22 | 14 days | 8/11/2007 | 5 | Gerd Esphogitis Burning Acid Reflux | When I started I had some pains in chest area and joint pain. I also have a tingling sensation not sure if its caused by the med or not. Really nothing of much concern best medicine Im on right now. Helped completely get rid of the acid reflux! | Cured me of acid reflux,burning mouth,burning throat and coughing fits,choking. Keeps acid down so it doesnt travel up my sinuses. I have to stay on it long term hope it continues to be helpful. | F | 35 | 30 days | 8/13/2007 | 4 | GERD | Not sure if it's Prilosec, but I've had Increasing muscle aches and pains. My thumb joint and the outside edge of foot joint have a burning sensation with pressure (arthritis?). Feeling of lack of energy, mild depression. | Possibly, these symptoms occured as a result of stressors of moving my family, weight gain,and lack of regular exercise that I was used to. I do feel like I'm physically older than my 80 yr old mother. Love the fact that I have no heartburn every day. Tried going off it for one day...severe heartburn, not worth going off it. | F | 45 | 2 years | 8/15/2007 | 2 | Acid Reflux | Feet began tingling by day 5. Very lightheaded. Stopped taking it by day six. Left arm/shoulder feels weak, like a pinched nerve. | Would rather use Tagamet than something this strong. | M | 34 | 6 days | 8/17/2007 | 5 | acid, reflux | Occaisional feeling of lump in throat, otherwise none. | Great stuff for me. Taking OTC every day in times of stress and backing off to every other day whenever I can. Would eat 3-4 antacids and a OTC Pepcid, Zantac or Tagamet before supper almost every day before this. Recommended by my GI doc who said he has many patients who have been taking for years. | M | 52 | 1 years | 8/20/2007 | 2 | Regular heartburn at night | I got increasingly depressed during the 4 weeks I was put on Prilosec, which at first i thought was just stress. But it got so bad, that I stopped taking it 4 days early and felt better mentally almost immediately. I am usually someone who enjoys life, but every day became blacker while on Prilosec. | I still got heartburn at night while taking it, but perhaps not as frequently. | F | 42 | 24 days | 8/23/2007 | 4 | stomach ulcer | I had similar issues, however joint pain was present before taking Prilosec. I have read that stomach problems can cause joint pain, especially in the heels. Still having joint pain but not as severe. However 3 weeks after taking the 14 day regimen, the stomach pain is beginning to return. The package directions state not to take it again for 4 months. Has anyone tried taking Prilosec sooner than the 4 months? If so, what side effects, if any, did you experience? | M | 51 | 14 days | 8/25/2007 | 5 | acid reflex | F | 60 | 1 years | 8/26/2007 | 3 | Acid Reflux | General malaise, depression, crying, easily irritated, general feeling of weakness, random chest pains-like someone is poking me in the heart...not severe pain but enough for me to stop and take notice. | I've been feeling disconnected, forgetful, and out-of-it for quite some time now and never realized that all my sypmtoms could be a side effect of the prilosec. I just thought I was imagining things. I'm glad I found this web-site. Maybe I'm not just going crazy. I'm afraid to stop taking the Prilosec though, because it did stop my acid reflux chest pains. I've never tried any other acid reducer since this is what my doctor recommended. | F | 28 | 9 months | 8/30/2007 | 1 | chest pressure, lump in throat | Stomach pain, gnawing chest pain | I can't believe that digestive pain is a side effect of PPI drugs created to help digestive problems. Continued to take this for a week thinking my condition was worsening before switching to Protonix which was worse. | F | 49 | 7 days | 9/2/2007 | 3 | gerd | by the beginning of the third week would get dizzy spells even sitting down. The last day I took it I go up from the sofa and blacked out at the kitchen counter. Smashed my knee and decided to stop after reading about it here. Have not taken since and no blackouts | If/when the gerd gets to bad or a regular occurance I probalby will resume taking it but only two weeks on. one week off. | M | 52 | 21 days | 9/4/2007 | 4 | Gerd & hiatus hernia | I've had acid reflux problems since I was 25 years old and Prilosec so far has been the only medication that fully relieves my symptoms.Like a lot of other people I have felt numbness in my limbs but compared to my symptoms I almost don't notice it anymore. I have experienced water weight gain, hair loss which the doctors always deny and yes, a general sense of depression and lack of energy are the biggest drawback to this drug. | One word of advice:Please listen to what your body tells you because the doctors don't know the drug and your body like you do. Protonix was the last PPI that I tried and I thought that my husband was going to kill me. I truly was experiencing memory lapse at 36 years old and anxiety. At first I notice that I had more energy and that after six month my hair was growing back in drove and I was losing a few pounds. I was so excited and with relatively no side effect that I could complain about I thought that I was on the road to a cure.It turned out that Protonix 20 was not enough to cover the acid reflux I had. After about 12 months I was starting to developing asthma symptoms (shortness of breath and coughing when near cigarettes or cold weather) and it doesn't run at all in my family. As my symptoms increased, I explained them to my Dr. and he said that my dosage wasn't strong enough for me and that was the acid going over the lungs that was mimicking the symptoms of Asthma. So he inc | F | 36 | 10 years | 9/11/2007 | 2 | GERD | BLOATING, SEVERE ADOMINAL PAINS, DIARHEA, TIGHTNESS IN CHEST, TIREDNESS | I will stop taking this medication. It is not worth it. I will try a holistic approach. | F | 62 | 10 days | 9/11/2007 | 2 | GERD | After 3 weeks: Chest Pain NOT related to Acid Reflux (feels like I'm going to have a heart attack). Very tired. Feels like I have the flu. Dizzy. Blurred Vision. Almost blacked out. Aching and pinching feeling in arms and legs. Neck pain. Very stressed and irritated. | Doctor told me to take twice a day. Took three weeks for reflux to go away and Prilosec to kick in. Once it kicked in I could feel the side effects. I was always tired and stressed by the end of the day. By the end of the third week I almost went to ER because I thought I was having a heart attack. Reflux was gone, but not worth it. | M | 23 | 3 weeks | 9/12/2007 |