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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PRILOSEC | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | gerd | depression, anxiety, carb cravings,weight gain, ect. | I love the drug, but too many side side effects, it is not worth. While on it, I couldn't stop eating, I gained 5 poundes in 2 days. | F | 21 | 3 days | 7/29/2006 | 2 | GERD/hiatal hernia | I have tried Prilosec or its generic several times. I have one recurring side effect that no one else seems to have.I have nighttime urinary incontinence starting with the first day I take the med. Two days after I stop taking the med, the nightime urinary incontinence disappears. Has anyone else ever had this symptom? My doctors don't believe my problem is related to the Prilosec, but I have kept logs of the symptoms and they ALWAYS happen when I am on Prilosec and no other time. Please respond to me at [email protected] and reference Prilosec. | F | 51 | 14 days | 8/4/2006 | 2 | LPRD | 15 lb weight gain in first 4 weeks and rising another 2 lbs per week. Severe headaches. Hyper-sensitivity to light. Insomnia. | Very happy there are other prescription options available. Even combined with a strict diet change, the Prilosec didn't alleviate the reflux. I would not be so ignorant as to tell someone to not take the drug; we all have different body chemical makeups and what works for some may not work for others. Prilosec doesn't work for me but I personally know others who have been very happy with this medication. Weight gain is disconcerting considering I am very active and follow a strict low-fat low-calorie diet. | F | 35 | 2 months | 8/10/2006 | 4 | GERD | Cleared up the acid reflux nicely but experienced some side effects. Mild feeling of weakness in arms. Persistent but mild pains and tingling sensation in arms and legs. More pronounced and persistent neck and shoulder pain with slight headache. Was taking Protonix Rx with no side-effects but switched to Prilosec OTC at doctors recommendation for cost savings. Probably going to switch back. | M | 35 | 24 days | 8/15/2006 | 1 | Stomache Acid Reflux | Light headedness, Trouble Concentrating, Slight Rash, Trouble Sleeping, Joint Pain, Feeling of Lump in Throat, Anxiety, Fatigue, Vision problems and Floaters. | I had been taking a prescription drug at first. When it wasn't working too well my doctor placed me on Prilosec. At first it was great. No more Heartburn at all as long as I took one a day. Well recently I had been in and out of the ER and had been to see my doctor at least 3 times. I had extreme fatigue, could not concentrate at work reading e-mail or the newspaper. I had been tested for everything in the book. Mono, HIV, Diabetes, Inflamation, Lyme Disease. Had an EKG, CT Scan, and multiple blood tests. Everything kept coming back NEGATIVE. Doctors kept insisting I had a Virus. It had been going on for almost 3 weeks. Finally 2 days ago I decided that I will try not taking my Prilosec anymore and went online and found this site. I could not belive that pretty much every symptom I had was lsited on here. It made me feel a lot better. The Doctors were starting to suggest I see someone for Mental Health. Since the 2 days have passed my heartburn is back but my other symptoms have slowl | M | 24 | 2 years | 8/18/2006 | 2 | HEARTBURN | Diarrhea, very severe. Started about 3 days into it. Goes away when I quit taking Prilosec - comes back within a couple of hours of restarting regardless of what I have eaten and even if I have eaten nothing at all. No anxiety but more dreams and harder to go back to sleep if I wake. Tired of having to keep the bathroom in sight. I'll probably go back to popping Rolaids if this keeps up. My Dr wants me to keep taking Prilosec for a week or two to see if the side effects go away. No lessening of the diarrhea yet as of day 7. | Definitely cures the heartburn. | M | 51 | 7 days | 8/19/2006 | 5 | GERD | No side effects :) | I have been taking Prilosec for 6 years now and have had GERD for about 8. Prilosec is truly a life saver for me. I cannot go one day without taking it or I will be in excrutiating pain. The only cons to this medication that I've found is that it only works for me for about 14 hours a day, but if I do not eat after 11 pm I"m fine. I used to get heartburn 24/7 even if I ate nothing, now 95% of the time I feel great. I started getting food intolerances this year, not sure if it could be a long term effect of taking the medicine, but who knows. Anyway, if you are a heartburn sufferer, you must try this!! And it doesn't taste like chalk :) | F | 23 | 6.5 years | 8/22/2006 | 5 | Chronic heartburn | None | Without it I couldnt survive! I take 1 each day and it seems to do the trick. Sometimes I pop a few tums right before I lay down if I have a late dinner to help. But otherwise I dont know what I would do without it! | M | 26 | 2 years | 8/26/2006 | 2 | Severe heart burn | Afer three days on Prilosec I noticed constant headaches. The longer I was on the P - the more frequent and severe the headaches became. Cannot take N.S.A.I.D's due to them aggravating the acid problem so it's a vicious cyle. Also mild depression became severe depression the longer I was on Prilosec. Also anxiety and messed up sleep. Severe hot flashes. Felt as if I was going through menopausal symptoms all over again. | After taking Prilosec for one month the severe heart burn pains eased up. Over time though one capsule did not control it any longer and my Dr upped my dose to two capsules per day. Was now having twice the side-effects which made my life impossible. Since I stopped, the depression has disappeared, anxiety is gone as well as the headaches. Hot flashes are also gone. | M | 50 | 3 months | 8/28/2006 | 5 | acid reflux | I have yet to determine a side affect from this drug. I was fisrt introduced to this drug by a Gastrenologist in 1993. This was when acid-reflux was fisrt being recognized. I began this drug and was taking 30mg twice daily for about 3 years. I now take one 20mg O.T.C every morning. | I cannot go one day without taking it. It is an absolute life saver!!! I have had one bout with h-pilory bacteria, which is caused from the prilosec and is treated with pepto bismol 3 times a day and antibiotics. Which is no fun. | M | 36 | 13 years | 9/5/2006 | 4 | diagnosed with acid reflux | Have had spastic colon all my life. Finally got it under control this past year and then I was diagnosed with acid reflux. I am now experiencing constipation again and wonder if Prilosec is the cause. | I googled the web for side effects of Prilosec because I finally got chronic constipation under control after many years of experimenting with how to get rid of it. The constipation came back at approximately the same time I started taking Prilosec. I don't know if the Prilosec is causing the constipation, but I can't go off it long enough to find out. The Priolosec has gotten rid of about 99% of the chest pain I was experiencing. (Pain was so bad, I went to the ER because I thought I was having a heart attack.) Going one day without taking it and the pain comes back. A previous contributor mentioned natural remedies for acid reflux and said that Vit. A promotes healing of the stomach lining. For the last 15 years or so, I have taken Vit. A for antioxident properties but only recently stopped because some "expert" said taking it on a regular basis wasn't good for you. Since my first bout with acid reflux was not too long after I quit taking Vit. A, I am wondering if | M | 51 | 40 days | 9/10/2006 | 4 | GERD | After a blood test and a bit of research it seems I have developed a B12 deficiency. Low B12 will cause fatigue and can affect the nervous system (tingling limbs). I'm just tired all the time and having some short-term memory problems. I'll update if I find out more. Long term users - have your B12 checked or talk to your doc about it. | Other than this possible side effect it does the trick for the reflux - can't miss a day or I'm miserable. | F | 41 | 3 years | 9/12/2006 | 4 | gastritis and gerd | Sore neck, back and shoulders, dull headaches and feeling a bit vague, some lower bowel pain maily from excessive wind. These were hard to live with for the first two weeks but by the fourth week the sided effects had almost cleared. | Stopped taking it 4 days ago after a 28 day course of treatment and my symptoms, which had been completely releived, suddenly returned. I must go back on it despite the troublesome side effects. My digestive systom has not felt this well in years. | F | 48 | 28 days | 9/13/2006 | 1 | To control tummy acid production | SEVERE anxiety, feeling of lump in throat, dry mouth, palpitations, depression, anemia, severe abdominal pain, constipation, hair loss, lack of concentration, chest pain, migraines, numbness/tingling in hands/feet, heat intolerance, swelling in feet/fingers, joint pain, muscle cramps, dry eyes, itching, muscle twitching, nausea | I previously took Prilosec for an "acidy stomach". I took it for a while. I had a number of symptoms, as listed above. Didn't connect Prilosec at the time. Eventually stopped taking Prilosec, and the symptoms went away. Started taking again 1 year ago, and all of the above symptoms started to develop -- some right away, others slowly. I have been evaluated by a neurologist -- they can't find anything. I have been evaluated by a cardiologist - he says something else was causing the problems. The endocrinologist figured out I had anemia, which was causing me to have severe LOW blood pressure. I finally thought to try by not taking Prilosec anymore. Most of the symptoms have resolved -- my doctor says it may take a while for the remaining symptoms to resolve, since I took the medication for 1 year. I WILL NOT TAKE THIS MEDICATION EVER AGAIN!!! | F | 40 | 1 years | 9/14/2006 | 3 | Acid Reflux | Carb cravings, less sensitivity during sex (I'm male), sudden urges to go the bathroom with little warning. I've actually lost some weight. | Generally, I feel better, especially when I lay in bed at night. | M | 44 | 30 days | 9/21/2006 | 3 | Acid Reflux | Severe headaches, anxiety, loss of appetite, depression, some nausea, insomnia. | Helped with the reflux, but the with the other symptoms, I'm starting to wonder if it's worth taking this medication. I plan to go off the meds to compare how I feel after taking them. | F | 36 | 10 days | 9/22/2006 | 1 | acid reflux | very tender stomach, stomach pain, headache every day (very bad), fatigue (sent me to bed for 2 days!!) anxiety and beginnings of depression..... | Stopped taking the drug after 6 days (3 days ago.) Side effects with me still, except headache and anxiety starting to lift. Side effects much worse than original condition! | F | 42 | 6 days | 9/28/2006 | 1 | night-time acid reflux | It triggered a leaden depression I haven't felt for years and increased my anxiety attacks and muscle tension. My digestion seemed to quit working altogether - zero appetite, bloating, continual burping... worst was the inability to sleep because I was hiccupping non-stop every time I lay down. I had to sleep on the couch because the bed was shaking so hard my poor husband couldn't sleep. | I didn't expect problems from this - the pack makes it sound like a side-effect-free wonder drug. It's not. I only took two pills, felt the effects, and THEN read about them here... DH thought I was depressed because the prilosec didn't solve my sleep problem, but that wasn't it. I felt like I was having a nervous breakdown this week, but now the prilosec's out of my system I feel a thousand times better! It cut down my stomach acid - too well! Do NOT take this med if you have problems with digestion or anxiety/depression. One plus - it did reduce the acid and prevent night-time choking. Only I still couldn't sleep because of its other effects. | F | 35 | 3 days | 9/29/2006 | 1 | acid reflux | I have taken prilosec for 1 mon. I get hot flashes, nausea, headache, lymph node problem, extreme stomach pain (at first, has since lessoned), dryness of the eyes. I will never again take prilosec. I have been switched to zantac but I am afraid to take it due to the side effects I have read about. | M | 35 | 1 months | 10/4/2006 | 2 | Dr. recommended propadeutic. | Impotence without prior symptomology very first day. Anyone else experience this? | M | 62 | 1 days | 10/8/2006 |