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 at night | Severe depression, tearfulness, bizarre dreams, loss of interest in everything | This medicine caused me to question everything in my life; thankfully I found this website. I want my doctor to be aware before suggesting this medicine to anyone else. | F | 41 | 2 days | 3/3/2008 | 3 | frequent heatburn | initially, worked great, heartburn was gone within 24 hours and did not return. around the 7th day, started to notice feeling gassy, and my abdomen was pretty distended, especially after eating. Over the next few days, my stomach started to hurt after every meal, no matter how small or bland. No heartburn, just generalized discomfort. I have been taking it for 11 days, and it occured to me it might be the Prilose. I researched it on the internet, and found all these side effects that are NOT mentioned on the insert. I am going to stop tomorrow! Hopefully, the side effects will go away! I'd rather have heartburn! | F | 40 | 11 days | 3/5/2008 | 3 | Heartburn | I have been feeling very bloated. Also, woke up yesterday with a splitting headache that has not subsided. I also have been feeling very tired lately, I was attributing it to just getting over the stomach flu(cause of the heartburn), but that was almost a week ago. I also feel as if I am in a constant fog, cannot focus on my work and just want to sleep. I am also starting to feel depressed. My jaw also hurts and I often find my self clenching my teeth. I think while I sleep I am clenching them and it may cause the headache. | It really did help my heartburn issues. After just 5 days I went from barely able to eat to being able to eat a greasy cheeseburger and fries. It is only day 6 of my prescribed 2 weeks of use. I am thinking of contacting my Doctor due to the problems. I suppose I can live with this stuff for 8 more days, but it isn't very fun. | M | 23 | 6 days | 3/5/2008 | 2 | Acid Reflux | Sore stomach and mouth; metallic taste in mouth; stomach constantly making noises (absolutely not hungry) | I took the brand name Prilosec years and it worked wonders. The generic form is not good. | F | 53 | 12 days | 3/7/2008 | 5 | acid reflux | NONE....I love this medication. | I tried Nexium and had horrible side effects!!! I am beginning to think it is a chemistry problem between the two. Maybe you can handle one but not the other??? | F | 33 | | 3/9/2008 | 3 | acid reflex | SEVERE BLOATING AND GAS ANXIETY AND PANIC ATACKS HEART RACING CHEST PAINS LIKE BEING STABBED DIHAREEAH CONSTIPATION SLEEPINESS, OR NOT BEING ABLE TO SLEEP AT NIGHT........ SLEEPY DURING THE DAY ALL THE TIME; BACK PAIN PAIN AND TINGLY IN ARMS LEGS HIP PAIN MOOD SWINGS DEPRESSION IRRITABILITY | M | 32 | 1 years | 3/9/2008 | 1 | Gastroparesis Syndrome | Anxiety, Bad dreams, waking up in middle of night, unable to get back to sleep. | I have only taken about 7 of these pills and starting having anxiety almost immediately. Last two nights have been especially rough, Thank God for my wife. Doctor just told me to stop taking it. | M | 50 | 3 days | 3/10/2008 | 1 | frequent heartburn/acid reflux | a trip to the er had me terrified i was gonna have a heart attack in fact all it was,was acid reflux!heaviness in chest,tightness in chest,middle back pain(unbearable)neck pain all around weak feeling,sore joints,flu like symptoms,upper body pain,lump in throat,very tired(but too worried to get sleep),Anxiety out of control! | I have stopped taking prilosec and amazingly no more panic attacks every symptom has gone away but the back pain hopefully will go away in time!YOU COULD NOT PAY ME TO TAKE THIS AGAIN!currently dealing with heartburn naturally til Dr. finds something without these side affects | F | 27 | 6 times | 3/10/2008 | 3 | Heartburn, reflux, bloating | I took the generic form called Omeprazole. I experienced headaches, heart palpitatins,constipation, trouble digesting food. | It didn't work well for me. I did find that treating my H-Pylori worked (which was missed in the first initial test). My biggest improvement was in eliminating wheat, gluten, caffine, and soda pop from my diet. Also sticking to a healthy diet and regular exercise. I found almost all my symptoms have either dissapeared or are greatly relieved! And I had been suffering for years! I have had every test in the world done on me too! Including a colonostopy to check my entire colon and an endoscope for the throat to check the upper digestive track! So try diet and see if you have an allergy! For me it worked and I couldn't hardly eat before without suffering with horrible indigestion and heartburn and bloating, bad chest pain, extreme fatigue. I have more energy than every before! I at first thought I had Celiac disease but the Gastroenterologist took samples inside my colon and rulled it out. I believe an allergy to a common food irritant was what caused mine. Good luck with yours! My famil | F | 49 | 14 days | 3/11/2008 | 4 | Silent Reflux | Funny feeling after eating. | No problems whatsoever. I expect that with the reduction in acid production, some foods will be less likely to fully digest, thus encouraging weight LOSS. There is absolutely no reason why anyone should GAIN weight while taking this medication - it has no effect on metabolism. | M | 50 | 4 weeks | 3/12/2008 | 1 | GERD | I took nexium for quite awhile with no problems. Within one day of taking Prilosec, I developed inflammation of the breast bone. Four weeks later my blood pressure skyrocketed. In my opinion, this is a dangerous drug. | Do NOT take this drug if you develop any chest symptoms or notice a rose in blood pressure. | F | 40 | 1 months | 3/12/2008 | 1 | reflux | insomnia after taking for a while, anemia, helped with the reflux though | turns out I have too little acid instead of having too much (normal aging thing), same symptoms, test by seeing if a spoonful of white vinegar helps or makes worse, need more acid to absorb nutrients | F | 53 | 3 months | 3/15/2008 | 1 | Acid Reflux | Severe Anxiety, Panic Attack, Tremors, Wierd Dreams, Abdominal Cramps/spasm, Chest Tightness (difficulty breathing), Bloat, Choked throat, Pain below Sternum, Intolerant to bright light, Vertigo, Numbness on the tongue, hand and feet. | Good at stopping Acid Reflux but side effects are unbearable. Been on and off Omeprazole for the past 4 months for Acid Reflux. Each time I took 1X20mg per day for few days, the side effects kicks in one by one. For me, the side effects lasted for weeks after stopping omeprazole. The Anxiety and Panic Attack had me thinking that I was going crazy. Took me a while to realise that Omeprazole was the culprit for all those unneccessary symtoms, and this site confirms it. | M | 32 | 21 times | 3/16/2008 | 2 | GERD | I have brain fog, dizziness, aches in joints, pain in neck and arms, anxiety. Was diagnosed with viral Labrinitis but am wondering if its side effects from prilosec. | F | 40 | 10 years | 3/21/2008 | 4 | heart burn, acid reflux | blurry vision, occasional nausea, headaches, joint pain, weight gain | It helps the heart burn and acid reflux | F | 54 | 3 years | 3/22/2008 | 3 | acid reflux | headache, depression, bloating, stomach pain, feeling spaced-out--just like I had a big dose of MSG--in a major fog all day. | stopped the acid at night, but jeez, my daytime life is not fun being so depressed and out of it. | M | 44 | 5 days | 3/24/2008 | 4 | GERD | None | It has helped me to not have the annoying irritating mucus in my throat and I haven't choked as much | F | 46 | 60 days | 3/25/2008 | 2 | Acid Reflux | I just started taking the generic and after eating lunch I start getting really bad gas, bloating, and having to go to the bathroom, not exactly diahrea, but weird stuff, (sorry). I was taking regular prilosec before that and not having a problem. Think I'll switch back and see what happens. | My Dr. told me I could take it every day not just for the 14 days. I used to take Nexium and had the gas and bloating with that also. Not sure what is worse. | F | 50 | | 3/27/2008 | 1 | acid reflux | Sadly, almost every side effect described here | Thanks goodness I found this page. I have been taking Prilosec for at least 5 years (not days, weeks, months ... YEARS), even though the box warns you not to take it longer than 2 weeks. Two doctors I spoke to told me this was just meant to scare people from taking it when they didn't need to, and it was fine to take it longer. It works for GERD, but as soon as I forget to take it one night, my GERD is back the very next day. The side effects started out slowly and progressed now to the point where I have never felt this bad in my life, physically and mentally. In fact, my left foot has been swollen and in pain for almost a year, and I've now read that this may be a side effect! | M | 38 | 5 years | 3/31/2008 | 1 | Severe Anxiety (feels like going crazy), Panic Attack, Depression, Wierd Dreams, Difficulty Sleeping Bloat, Chest Tightness, Choking Throat, Dizziness, Blurred Vision many more... | I also took some chinese medicine that claims to stop acid secretions (OTC), and have the same side effects. I guess all PPI have the same side effects. Depletes us off nutrients from food. I suspect some of us might not have Acid Reflux problem after all. It could be a condition where TCM have known it as "Liver Fire" | M | 32 | 21 times | 4/1/2008 |