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 |
| 1 | Acid Reflux | I became very depressed after only a few days on Omeprazole - the generic for Prilosec. The dosage was 20mg twice daily. The depression got worse until I began to have suicidal thoughts. At that point I knew something was really wrong and since this medication was the only thing that had recently changed in my life I stopped taking it. I went back to feeling normal within a day after stopping the medication! (This happened about a month ago.) | Maybe it works for you. | F | 35 | 8 days | 11/14/2007 | 4 | acid reflux | Severe dry mouth, especially in the morning accompanied by severe headaches and nausea. Weight gain, and weakness in legs and arms. Sometimes would get a tingling in my left arm, and a metallic taste in mouth. Chest pains every so often. | Cured my Acid Reflux. Weight gain may be due to the fact that since I have no acid reflux, I can eat more. I thought something bad was wrong with me with the dry mouth and headaches, and my doctor sent me to a sleep study suggesting sleep apnea, but none was found. I finally put 2 and 2 together and pinpointed it to PRILOSEC. I will be looking for another med. | M | 36 | 10 months | 11/24/2007 | 2 | GERD | Right flank pain, gall bladder pain, belching, acid reflux | My gastroenterologist prescribed Prilosec after diagnosing me with GERD (through upper endoscopy). I was surprised at the diagnosis because I had no heartburn. But I did have other GERD symptoms: pain in my ears, coughing after eating, clearing throat, insomnia. After starting the medication I slept a bit better and the pain on the left side of my abdomen was relieved. But I just felt weird. (Can't describe it.) After 18 days I discontinued. And that's when I got actual GERD symptoms: acid reflux, regurgitation, intense heartburn, pain and tightness in chest, palpitations, extreme anxiety. (I'd wake up at midnight feeling like I was going to die.) A couple of times I thought I was having a heart attack and went to the ER. So, my doctor put me back on Prilosec--to relieve the symptoms caused by the Prilosec. The next day I had a full-blown gall bladder attack. Once again, I stopped. I suffered horribly for a week--during which I took every home remedy known to mankind--before the sympto | F | 54 | 18 days | 11/25/2007 | 2 | CONSTANT HEARTBURN | Major diarrhea,stomach cramps, loss of appetite. Stopped taking it 2 days ago and still, everything I eat goes straight through me. I wish I would have researched this before I started taking it. | Do not take this, the side effects are harder to deal with than the actual problem. | F | 33 | 4 days | 11/27/2007 | 2 | Acid reflux | Euphoria, severe nausea, irritability, inability to concentrate, drowsiness | I just started taking Prilosec OTC, and I'm going to stop. I've never been this nauseated or "out of it." My job requires me to be alert, and this is definitely not helping. | F | 22 | 2 days | 11/30/2007 | 1 | GERD, acid reflux | DIZZINESS-GENERAL FEEING OF BEING FOGGY IN THE HEAD-WOOZY VISION DISTURBANCE | Doctors often poo poo the side effects patients tell them about. If you feel it, then go with what you feel and tell the doctor to prescribe another drug. I can't believe the amount of people experiancing the same side effects as I did and its not even in the literature. | F | 43 | 3 months | 12/2/2007 | 5 | Acid Reflux | No side effects | I suffered with severe heartburn and pain for several years before my doctor introduced me to Prilosec. Before Prilosec even water caused severe heartburn. Now I could eat all the foods I want and not suffer anymore. I tried Zantac, Prevacid and several others with little or no cure. The first day I tried Prilosec it worked like a charm and is still doing so. | 59 | 9 years | 12/4/2007 | 2 | Acid reflux | Headache, sore, burning pain in arms and neck, random pains, stiff jaw muscles | My anxieity level has increased while taking this drug, I'm on day 6. I was convinced the stomach irritation with the other muscle pains were symptoms of heart problems which only increased my anxiety. Prilosec works for the heart burn, but the package says nothing about these other symptoms. What a relief to find that others are experiencing the same problems. | F | 45 | 6 days | 12/7/2007 | 1 | GERD | Nausea, explosive gas and bowel movements, chest and stomach pain, heart palpitations, elevated blood pressure, even deeper depression, achiness | I had stopped smoking adn doc started me on Chantix (very evil nasty drug) I was complaining of chest palpitations and pain so after being sent to a specialist she said it looked like i "might" be having GERD, so she started me on Omeprazole. To be honest I never had any problems with heartburn that I know of and a few hours after taking the first pill, was doubled over with cramps. I had already begun weaning myself from Chantix (In my opinion a drug that should have never been approved). Doctor claimed that what I was experiencing was not a side effect of Prilosec and said to up the dose. Being very analytical and having even more severe side effects after following her instructions, decided enough is enough and stopped the Omeprazole 2 days ago. MY stomach still feels like I'm digesting chain saws and still having chest pain and erratic BP, but slowly feeling more normal. Thank goodness for this site and others like it. With today's totally broken american med | M | 60 | 4 days | 12/7/2007 | 5 | Acid Reflux | None | M | 52 | 2 months | 12/8/2007 | 3 | acid reflux | biggest seem to be unexplained anxiety - yesterday almost like a panic attack. | works great with the acid reflux, but i didn't realize that it could have such a huge impact on my mental state, which i see is a common complaint posted. i am going to stop taking today. | M | 46 | 3 days | 12/12/2007 | 2 | heartburn/ ulcers | irratibility, memory loss, blackouts, severe pain if i miss a day | i went on ppi's after i complained to my doctor about a long history of untreated heartburn (starting at age 14). i went for an upper endoscopy and found out i had several stomach ulcers, so he put me on protonix, and after my insurance changed switched to prilosec. i have a lot of memory loss, some of which includes blacking out when i do drink alcohol - and not even that much either! the worst is the fact that if i miss a day, i get SEVERE heartburn. its even worse than it was before i went on the medicine! | F | 23 | 1 years | 12/18/2007 | 3 | Gerd-Lump In Throat | Upon third week 40mg a day. Extremely dry throat during sleep, very thirsty all day, worst back pain ever accompanied by super flu-like achyness, muscle cramps, dizzyness and headache with blurryness. | My heartburn has subsided but these side effects just hit me hard and I found this page searching for others. It has to be the Prilosec. Will call doctor and explain because I would rather be dead than feel like this. | M | 32 | 3 weeks | 12/24/2007 | 2 | heartburn | severe lightheadedness, nausea, back aches, general muscle pains and weakness | I passed out at the work the second day on this drug (fortunately I work in an ER); I have never experienced syncope before in my life. I feel very lightheaded and often nauseated on a daily basis. Prilosec does work for heartburn, but the side effects have left me miserable. | M | 27 | 10 days | 12/24/2007 | 1 | stomach pain | within 3 weeks i was very ill. i developed vision problems and horrible neurological symptoms which remain. im seeing a neurologist for symptoms of MS and other nerve system damage. my body aches tingles and pricks from head to toe. i still have leg weakness and off balance. | i believe we are not told that these are actually documented side effects of this drug. run from acid blockers; i wish i had of run from them. now im paying a dear price | M | 28 | 21 days | 12/25/2007 | 1 | GERD caused by H Pylori | Insomnia, severe anxiety, fatigue, muscle pain, joint pain, restless leg syndrome (RLS), headache, dizziness, vision problem, nausea, sore throat, swollen neck, cough, weakness, sleepiness, night tremors | I used this in combination with Amoxicillin and Clarythromicin (antibiotics) to treat H Pylori infection. While I was taking the medication, I felt very few of the side effects. After stopping the medication for about a week, the side effects really kicked in for about a week or two and then subsided. | M | 28 | 10 days | 12/26/2007 | 5 | acid reflux | No side effects that I am aware of. | I have only taken Prilosec OTC for about 3 weeks, but so far it has really helped. I was disappointed when I read the comments on this site. I figured most everyone was happy with it. I will pay closer attention to any possible side effects. | F | 58 | 3 weeks | 12/28/2007 | 5 | had stomach ulcer | I HAD NO SIDE EFFECTS.AND ALL MY PAIN WENT AWAY. i AM NOW ABLE TO STAY OFF THE DRUG FOR DAYS. WITHOUT PAIN. UNTIL i EAT SOMETHING SPICY AND THEN i KNOW i HAVE TO TAKE A PILL. i NOW USE THE OVER THE COUNTER PACKAGES OF 42. | THANK YOU PRILOSEC.KEEP MAKING IT . AND DROP THE PRICE SOON | M | 6 years | 12/31/2007 | 3 | acid reflux | Stomach cramps, bloating, tightness in chest, back pain, gassy, flushed red face. | Definitely helped (stopped pretty much) the acid reflux, but not worth the side effects. Chewing Tums now. | M | 2 months | 1/2/2008 | 1 | Can't East Fresh Fruit or Veg | I am taking this drug as I cannot eat any fresh fuit or vwg (see additional notes). Side effects: Nightmares and waking up every hour due to vivid dreams. Not being able to get back to sleep. They should sell this drug at festivals, would be a winner! The crazy dreams I am having would put to shame the minds of Tolkien + Pratchett + J. K. Rowling! Can't comment on physcial pains as I am lifting weights at the momment and feel loads of aches and pains anyway! I do have headaches though and always feel thirsty. Going to give it a full week . . . hopefully won't blow my brains out before then!!! | I have used this drug before as I cannot digest fresh fruit or vegetables. I just throw everything up. Bananas are the killer for me! Didn't have these symptons before, will try this for one more week. If anyone else can't eat fresh fruit or veg please contact me as I'll be very pleased to hear your resolutions to this. | M | 32 | 2 days | 1/3/2008 |