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 | reflux | Heart palpitations, mild chest wall pain, left arm ache or tingle around elbow, light headed, bloated, loss of appitite, anxiety, legs felt like rubber, abdominal pressure on upper right side. The dreams were strange, and I felt easily startled. | Wasn't sure what was causing these symptoms until I read similar experiences from other posters. I have now stopped taking it and all effects have returned to normal after a few days. Stay away from this stuff!!!! | M | 42 | 4 days | 2/1/2008 | 1 | reflux | FIrst 3 days were good, the reflux settled. Fourth, 5th, and 6th days were progressively worse. Did not relieve the reflux after 3rd day, furthermore, developed severe chest pains (tightening of chest, knife to chest) and stomach became more irritated. Lost sleep on many nights from the discomfort, and felt much weaker while taking this medicine. As soon as I stopped taking Prilosec, the problems went away. | This was my first experience on an antacid. It was terrible. I am not overweight and exercise 3x's a week, generally in great health. | F | 42 | | 2/2/2008 | 1 | Reflux suspected ulcer | I took Omeprazole for 5 weeks experiencing these side effects I think people should know about what can happen. If only I knew that this would be occurring I would not have taken them, this has caused me so much pain and has made me very depressed as I still can't walk properly. The side effect that I had and still have were heart palpatations, headaches, not being able to sleep felt like I had 6 double expresso's before I went to bed, painful joints and serve aching in legs, arms and back with painful cramps in the calfs. I had a problem with my hips joints, knees and swollen joints of the fingers and toes. I have stopped the pills for three weeks now and still suffering with swollen joints mainly the fingers and toes worst effected. | Stop taking Omeprazole as soon as any side effect occurs. Don't agree to carry on with these with the comments from doctors saying side effects will go away with more use of the product that was what I was told. | F | 42 | 33 days | 2/4/2008 | 1 | Acid Reflux/GERD | Upper chest tightness, breathing difficulties, and chest pain after eating | Took this medication for GERD/Acid that was causing me breathing problems. At first it was great but the longer I was on it - develope dtickle in the back of my throat, then upper chest tightness and cramping, and PAIN after EVERY meal. Once going off the Acid is worse than it has EVER BEEN..... | F | 34 | 21 days | 2/4/2008 | 1 | GERD | general "out of it feeling", anxiety went through the roof, felt like I was having a heart attack even at my age and level of good health, shoulder/neck pain. Hot flashes, throat feels like something is lodged in it. Lack of Concentration. | I have bad heartburn due to drinking too many diet cokes over my College career. Started taking prilosec to try and fix it. Side effects are much worse than actual heartburn. You have a constant "down in the dumps" feeling which comes and goes. I have always been a very anxious happy-go-lucky type of guy, after taking this it has slowly turned me into a very anxious, jumpy, nerve-wrecked man. I am stopping taking it TODAY | M | 23 | 5 days | 2/8/2008 | 1 | GERD excessive belchin | sleeplessness, elevated heart rate, elevated blood pressure, abdominal cramps, jitters, wierd dreams | F | 55 | 4.5 days | 2/8/2008 | 5 | heartburn | none | This has truly been a MIRACLE DRUG for me and I buy the 42-count packages at Walmart without missing a single day! Can't live without the stuff now because I formerly would go to bed and as soon as I put my head on the pillow my heartburn would make me want to sit up again (took Tums by the handful before this!). Now I eat well and have NO HEARTBURN and NO SIDE EFFECTS. I would strongly recommend Prilosec to anyone! | M | 45 | 10 months | 2/12/2008 | 5 | GERD | None. This has been a great drug for me. | After 8 years, a recent blood test flagged me as Vitamin B12 deficient. Research showed that B12 is broken down from the animal proteins we eat, and the acid in the stomach is needed for this to happen. So does long term use of PPI drugs bring this on? I read where there is no hard connection of this as of yet. Am now taking a B12 supplement as of 4 days ago. | M | 44 | 8 years | 2/15/2008 | 2 | acid reflux | tightness in chest, spasms, anxiety, tingling in feet and hands, throat tightness | I only had hertburn and some acid when I went on it. After being on it continually for a year these are sideeffects I developed. Thinking the gerd was getting worse they increased the prilosec but actually I think these were caused by the prilosec. Also these symptoms I was having can be from Vitamin B deficient which my doctor told me I was deficient and started me on a vitamin. I believe Prilosec causes vitamin B dificient. Am going off and going to change diet considerably and see what happens | F | 45 | 1 years | 2/16/2008 | 1 | reflux | severe anxiety, feeling of panic, loss of sleep, heart racing, inexplicable crying, moodiness | i didn't even suspect prilosec until finding this website...started prilosec right when i moved into a new house...i've never had anxiety issues, but have experienced depression...so when i started having symptoms i attributed it to the move. After a month of feeling like going crazy and losing sleep every night, i started to research effects of prilosec and found this site. why isn't anxiety listed as a side effect when so many of us suffer from it on this drug! | F | 43 | 34 days | 2/17/2008 | 2 | cronic gastroenteritis | Works pretty good for the first 3-4 days. Then side effects slowly start kicking in. Mostly begins with a low grade headache, then weaknees in my legs. Gets worse with a tremor feeling, like your constantly on a large dose of MSG. Problems sleeping, loss of sex drive. Very sudden wake ups with anxiety attacks which I never have when I'm off the stuff. | This drug has so many side effects it's hard to depend on when you need it. I use it to stop bouts of bad stomach distress which lasts days for me. But after 5 days I have to stop taking the drug. I tried one pill every other day but it still gives me trouble. I was treated for H pylori virus a little over 2 years ago, but I believe it has returned. So I will be tested next week and probably put back on another proton inhibitor like Prilocec. Not sure how I will be able to last 2 weeks on the stuff. | M | 55 | 1 years | 2/19/2008 | 2 | Possible ulcer. Rec. by doctor | Since I've been taking the Prilosec OTC, I have had very bad chest pains. It feels like i'm having a heart attack and it's really hard to breathe! | M | 24 | 5 days | 2/19/2008 | 4 | heartburn | very bad gas, insomnia, out of it feeling during the day | Thank God for this web site. I recently had radiation to my brain and am on chemotherapy. I've been blaming my symptons on that. Now that I've read every one else's side effects I realize mine are also from the prilosec. I will stop this drug immediately. | F | 49 | 7 days | 2/21/2008 | 4 | heartburn | I had really bad heartburn before I started to take Prilosec. I took at least 2-4 Tumbs a day to get rid of it. At night I woke up several times because of heartburn. I started taking Prilosec and the heartburn was gone in about 2 days. However I experienced very bad headaches during the treatment (3times in two weeks) which I never ever had before. The headache usually hit me in the middle of the night and wouldnīt go away even after taking two Ibuprofen (200mg each). Additionally my upper back and shoulders hurt really bad too, so I couldnīt lay down anymore. So I spend about half the night sleeping in a sitting position with a really bad headache. The headaches did not come back after the 14-day treatments but the heartburns are gone. | M | 32 | 14 days | 2/23/2008 | 2 | Acid Reflux | Bloating, lots of gas, chest pain like a knife under your rib, back pain, abdominal pain (upper right), heart palps, and anxiety (like you're having a heart attack...) | Im only 18 right, I shouldn't be feeling all this! Im a healthy normal guy! Anyway this medicine made me just feel terrible and like i should just lay in bed all day, the heart problems were cary and it made me have so much gas.... I don't know which is worse, reflux or this but im stopping for a week or two to see if all of this goes away. Prilosec is the only medicine I take. | M | 18 | 1 months | 2/23/2008 | 4 | Acid Reflux | Some severe knuckle/toe joint swelling and pain. Not constant and random. Leg aches. Constant and sometimes crippling muscle pain in the lower right back. Sleep problems. Constant minor headache. | I've been taking this for almost 2 years on doctors orders. I asked about the max 14 days and he said not a problem. Any food at any time, especially but not limited to chicken, rice, french fries can close my throat down without warning. That means no swallowing even water or no burping to relieve pressure. I've had my throat expanded twice with good results the second time. Tried Protonix before and after the first procedure but it didn't work well enough resulting in quickly returning problems and a second procedure a year later. Without Prilosec daily (I skip days to test it) the acid reflux problem returns immediately. The throat is scarring regardless. Another procedure will have to be done but this stuff is buying me time. Not liking taking them though. | M | 56 | 2 years | 2/24/2008 | 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 | watery diarreah 3hrs after taking. stomach pain. feel wierd, out of it, depressed. foaming at mouth and dry mouth. | horrible drug. will never take again. | M | 28 | 1 days | 2/26/2008 | 1 | possible gerd | I have an irritated throat that might have be gerd. Took one prilosec. Had massive diarrhea 2 hrs later. Felt depressed/out of it/anxious. Throat became dry and much worse. Stomach pains and cramps. | Don't recommend it. side eddefct may be confused for psychological prblems leading to more meds being presribed. | M | 29 | 1 days | 2/27/2008 | 2 | GERD | I have been taking Prilosec on and off for a few years and recently started experiencing side effects. I had started taking Prilosec back in July. After being on it a month I started experiencing extreme sharp abdominal pains, depression, weight gain, back pain, blurred vision and anxiety. Dr. ran a CT scan and it showed an inflammed pancreas. At the time I was unaware of the side effects of Prilosec. I stopped taking prilosec because I felt that it was no longer working. Dr. perscribed Aciphex. Interestingly enough symptoms disappeared. Dr. ordered a MRI of the pancreas as a secondary test. This occured 2 weeks after original CT scan. Pancreas was fine and I am still symptom free. The DR. had no idea why I had an inflammed pancreas. 2 weeks ago after experiencing GERD again, I tried prilosec. Again the symptoms reoccurred. I put 2 and 2 together, googled prilosec's side effects and the rest is history. Needless to say I will avoid Prilosec from now on. | F | 36 | 1 months | 3/3/2008 |