PRILOSEC Reviews (OMEPRAZOLE)

Average Rating: 1.9 (1667 Ratings)

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PRILOSEC  (OMEPRAZOLE):  Omeprazole is used to treat certain stomach and esophagus problems (such as acid reflux, ulcers). It works by decreasing the amount of acid your stomach makes. It relieves symptoms such as heartburn, difficulty swallowing, and persistent cough. This medication helps heal acid damage to the stomach and esophagus, helps prevent ulcers, and may help prevent cancer of the esophagus. Omeprazole belongs to a class of drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs).   FDA Approval Date: 1998-01-15 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 2  dyspepsia Headache all day everyday, chest pains, achiness in neck and head, very tired, sore throat, dry cough, shortness of breath seemed to help with my stomach problems but think maybe they'd be better than the side effects of prilosec. plan on asking doc to switch to something else F 28 7 days
7/26/2008
 1  Acid Reflux Disease ALL listed on this site. It amazes me that I was dumb enough to poison myself for 6 years without figuring it out! As the symtoms appeared, one at a time, I would go to doctors & referred specialists for the current malady. It wasn't until recently, when the most severe arrived, that I did my own research. Wait until you get those!! (Misdiagnosed) Cluster Migranes, 10 hours in duration, & explosive diarrhea. What a thrill. Worked great for the first 3-6 months. Then lump in throat, muscle pains, pain in chest, severe eye problems, bloating, watery stool, neck/shoulder pains, cramps, nightmares, PTSD, tingling in arms, weakness, lack of focus, depression, sensitivity to light, and the kitchen sink arrived over time. Experimented to ensure it was omeprazole/prilosec, confirmed, STOPPED. Different folks are allergic to different things. Can't wait to see what the long term effects wull be. M 60 6 years
7/27/2008
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 1  Oral Gas Dizziness/Light-headed/ Feeling 'out of it'; almost felt like a lack of sugar or salt, but stock piling both into my system have not helped. Problems focusing on things; like I would loose interest in an article half way through reading it. Slight pain when breathing (although peak flow was normal). Itchiness, with bumps appearing where I scratch. Slight loss of appetite. Loss of interest in music and sports. Fatigue. Dry mouth. This drug has not been fun. Light head started about a week after taking it, and has been very distracting. I stopped taking the drug for three days but since I saw no improvement thought it was something else that caused my problems. I guess it needs longer to clear the system. After reading this page I'm stopping it tomorrow and waiting to see how I feel. M 22 12 days
7/29/2008
 3  Extreme Heartburn/Acid Reflux diarrhea/constipation on and off, gas pains, churning feeling, tremors in lower abdominal region I went roughly a year straight of taking prilosec. It definitely cured my heartburn issues, but created more issues in the process. Lately, I haven't gone a day without severe gas and lower stomach pain. My doctor mentioned that my colon is swelled and is assuming it is IBS. I stopped taking prilosec about 4 days ago, and while I still have minor heartburn, my stomach issues immediately cleared up. I think it works a little TOO well and leaves no acid in your stomach for a healthy digestive system. M 27 1 years
7/31/2008
 1  Acid Reflux Muscle irritation (especially in the shoulders), anxiety, panic attacks, loss of energy, nightmares, joint stiffness and popping, general over all bad feeling I've been taking Prilosec for about 8 months and it finally occurred to me to check to see if it was causing my symptoms. I'm so glad I found this website. My shoulder muscles are constantly irritated and I didn't know why. Now I do. I'm stopping Prilosec immediately (and I'll report back the results). M 42 8 months
8/1/2008
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 5  GERD None. I've been taking 20 to 40mg Prilosec each day for many years (10?)and it has stopped my GERD symptoms completely. Acid reflux starts again if I miss a dose. I've not had any side effects and I'll change my doctor if she tries to take me off of it. M 66 10 years
8/6/2008
 3  H Pylori treatment and followup burning sensation in chest, hands and feet(sometimes). gas, abdominal pain, nightmares, dizziness, lethargy, dry mouth, nausea . M 28 28 days
8/11/2008
 4  GERD Excessive gas F 40 4 years
8/13/2008
 1  gastritis/gastroparesis severe muscle pain,burning/tingling especially in arms, irritablity, sadness, sores in mouth,fuzzy vision, irregular heart beat, insomina I was hoping this would work, but I would rather have a stomach ache and not be able to eat than the side effects from the Prilosec. F 43 7 days
8/13/2008
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 1  GERD Depression,complete loss of energy,unclear thinking,sharp abdominal cramps in the morning,feeling of premature aging Started taking to cure erosive esophagus. Doctors never encouraged discontinuing once healed. Low and behold - 10 years later - hooked! Body cant function without it and side effects are killing me. Going off cold turkey wont work but i need to detox. No doctor has ananswer so i invented my own. Got a prescription of 10 mg capsules open them up and split the dosage in half to 5mg. This seems to be enough to keep my body in the balance it has become accustomed to. It will take time but with proper diet im hoping my system will return to normal. Anyone who asks me about this drug I strongly encourage them not to make it habit forming. M 41 10 days
8/14/2008
 1  Bile Reflux/hitial hernia/gastritis Extreme anxiety, heart palpatations, diahhrea, pain in upper breast bone area, upper back, upper arm and funny feeling in my mouth/jaw area. I would not recommend taking this drug. I started taking it on day one and by day two, I thought I was having a heart attack and went to the urgent care center. EKG revealed nothing wrong with my heart. By day three still experiencing the same effects and stop taking the medicine. I am two days off the medications and still feel the arm and heart palpatations. I hope this gets better. I don't like feeling this way. I HATE THIS MEDICINE!!! STAY AWAY FROM IT!! I took this as an alternative to Nexium while I was waiting for my insurance co. to approve the medication. I think I will go back to Nexium as soon as this heals up. F 40 3 days
8/17/2008
 1  gerd muscle and joint pain,no motivation,could hardly walk in the am, depressed,forgetfulness,bloating and diarrhea ,headaches, heart feeling like it was beating too hard and fast, panic attacks. i have been off of it for 4 days, feeling better, seem to have more energy, no bloating, little diarrhea. i am taking zantac but it doesn't seem to be as good. will give another report after 2 weeks off. been on it for 8 years. F 58
8/17/2008
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 1  Acid reflux Light-headedness, dizziness, upper back pain, lower back pain, heart palpitations, groin pain, hair loss, anxiety, constipation I developed acid reflux at the same time my gall bladder stopped working properly, so the doctor put me on Prilosec. The undesirable and painful side effects began within 48 hours. I did not attribute all of the side effects to the drug initially, especially the groin pain and hair loss. All blood and urine tests came back normal. The severe constipation began after my gall bladder was removed. The day I quit Prilosec normal bowel activity resumed. Hair loss improved after a few weeks being off the drug. I no longer have groin pain, but the area still feels damaged and weak. I've been off the drug for over two months, after being on it for about 4 months. This drug worked great for controlling my stomach acid, but felt like it was poisoning the rest of my body. This drug also made the list of "8 Drugs Dr's Prescribe but Won't Take Themselves". It can cause heart damage with long term use. Changing my diet and using natural supplements fixed the reflux for me! F 36 4 months
8/20/2008
 1  gas, heartburn anxiety, anusea, rapid heart rate, depression, dry, sour taste in mouth I had heartburn started two weeks ago. I started taking Omeprazole and was on it for 4 days. I felt weak, sour taste, and dry mouth. I thought it was because too much acid and the medication did not help, so I went to the doctor. She did test and found I had H. Pylori. I almost never had stomach pain, but I decided to take the PREVPAC, the following 4 days were like hell to me. I developed very bad acid reflux and I think it had burned my throat. The PPI comes with PREVPAC doesn't help at all. I went to a G.I doctor who gave me AcipHex (another PPI). It did control my acid reflux (part of reason is I stopped the prevpac too). But I still have fast heart rate and anxiety. Until I read this page, I realize I just had mild heartburn and gas before and all my "sickness" was started after I started Omeprazole. I guess I just can not tolerate all PPI. Now I have stopped all the medication, and I feel much better F 36 7 days
8/20/2008
 5   No side effects what so ever. I have been using Prilosec for about 3 weeks, and have had no side effects. I decided to test it out on a double slice of pepperoni pizza today and was surprised that what would usually be the kiss of death for my stomach resulted in no heartburn. I love this medicine and take it within 5 minutes after waking up in the morning with no side effects what so ever. After waking up from an endoscopy procedure after being told I had very bad acid reflux, my doctor answered my question of, “ how long will I have to take this medication?”, by saying , “forever. I don’t know if I want to be on this med indefinitely, but for now, it has been a godsend. M 50 22 days
8/24/2008
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 3  GERD At first prilosec seemed like a miracle pill. My gerd was gone so quickly and I could sleep at night. By the end of two weeks, appetite increased a great deal. I had awful night time anxiety and difficutly swallowing. This pill worked so well at first, but had to stop by third week. I was dissapointed because I don't want anymore damage to my esophagus. The anxiety that I experienced was very scary, so I stopped taking it. F 53 15 days
8/26/2008
 1  yes Anxiety,felt like i wanted to run and scream and crash through a window,made me very nervous, dicconected with my whereabouts Stop takeing the drug after two days, I would not take it again.I had rather have gerd and take malox M 73 2 days
9/1/2008
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 1  acid reflux The side effects came on slowly and as many I just did not realize what my body was trying to say. That would be stop this stuff is hurting me.The scary point was the tingling & numbness. I knew then and did research. Strips important B-12 & sets the downfall in motion to bring down the nervous system. My doctor said to take it four months. This may be a case of a cure being far worse that the reflux.I am stopping now & pray that I can heal. The body is a temple where the holy spirit & soul resides. We must be WISE & not cause the body more trouble with these drugs that are pushed on us. F 53 2 months
9/1/2008
 5  For heartburn I have had no side effects. It works great for me. F 64 4 years
9/2/2008
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 1  Gerd I was prescribed this drug after I complained of stabbing chest pains although I had no burning sensation. I must say it did help relieve the pain but I noticed I developed random heart palpatations all day long. It scares me to death. After finding this site I stopped taking it, but I still get the heart palpatations. Its been two days so far I hope it goes away. In the meantime I think I will be consuming aloe vera gel. Ive heard from others its great for gerd and heart palpatations. If any one can relate or has recommendations let me know please. F 28 22 days
9/5/2008

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