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 | Gastritis | Anxiety, racing thoughts, insomnia, loss of appetite, lethargic, depressed, blured vision. | This drug should be recalled immediately, after reading what patients have gone through the manufacturers should be held responsible for their inaction to this problem. It’s a disgrace what the pharmaceutical company get away with. Eventually after 6 days of hell I stopped this drug and drank colloidal silver, I will take my chances,I felt better as soon as drinking it in 24 hours. | F | 50 | 6 days 20mg | 3/22/2016 | 1 | Heartburn, Gerd | Anxiety, blurred vision, mood swings, lack of energy, numbness, Breathing difficulties, body aches overall and general bad feelings. It was hard for me to identify these side effects as they creep up on you slowly and you just don't know what's happening to your body. My urine would smell like cereal and I would always be thirsty especially at bedtime and during the night. My chest would hurt and I had tingling on my arms and legs. | WOW! Lots of problems associated with this drug. I agree with the bottle labeling of using only for a very short period of time, if at all! Find other means of dealing with it. For me, I now watch what I eat and drink; no coffee, no Coke Cola and other low pH foods. I also sleep on my left side at night to keep stomach contents in stomach and not getting in the esophagus. I drink spring water or city water that has a pH of 7 or higher. Most bottled DRINKING WATER is acidic. No good. Get some pH litmus paper and test yourself. Alkaline water (pH above 7) is the best. From now on, if my doctor gives me another prescription I will have him test me for side effects and possible nutritional deficiencies such as vitamins and minerals. | M | 58 | 7 years 40 mg 1X day | 3/17/2016 | 1 | Gerd-stomach, throat and duodenum i | I have tried to get off this drug a few times. Just recently I had a severe stomach attack with painful contractions. And then I was getting annual exam and dr. Said I had an extra heart beat. Had abdominal ultras an and hida scan and heart monitor with a stress test coming up. Waiting for results. Have experienced brain fog, skipping heart beat, tingling feet and back on occasion, feeling of imbalance, mild faint feeling occasionally. Need to get off this bad drug. Any suggestions? | F | 68 | 3 years 20 mg | 3/12/2016 | 1 | Acid reflux | My husband and I were both on this medication for about 10 years. In 2008 he died of Esophagus cancer. It scared me and I went off immediately. I recently had a bone density test and my bones are depleted. The News on TV recently talked about how bad the side effects of this medication is. My doctor since then told me to use a couple ounces of Apple Cider Vinegar with water and with honey, if desired. I changed over to this program and am having wonderful results. Why weren't we told this a long time ago, | F | 77 | 10 years 1X day | 2/27/2016 | 1 | Acid Reflux | Increased indigestion and gas pain Blurred vision Bloop Pressure spikes Anxiety Choking sensation Stiff Neck Difficulty swallowing Night Tremors | I'm going back to Zantac, this drug is a nightmare! | F | 60 | 7 days 40 1X day | 2/18/2016 | 1 | Barretts | loss of sex drive both mentally and physically. severe headaches and constant fogginess. sinus issues and the new one this week is a persistent cough. every so often i have numbness in my feet. | i don't feel that this drug is right for me. not sure what will work. i'm not big on medications. and this experience proves my fear of drugs. ugh. | M | 50 | 30 days 40mg 1X day | 2/16/2016 | 1 | Acid Reflux, Bloatiness, Burping | F | 55 | 20 MG 1X day | 2/16/2016 Patient History | 1 | Throat was irritated | Anxiety attacks, burning skin, burning veins, stomach pain and discomfort, headaches | This is the WORST drug I have ever taken in my life. I went to an ENT appointment for sinus infections and they saw my throat was inflamed so suggested I take Omeprazole 40mg two times a day for 3 months..I lasted a week and had horrible side effects, ended up in the ER three times thinking I was having a heart attack, the burning skin, etc. I would not recommend this drug to anyone, I am still dealing with the side effects from coming off of it. Does it ever go away?? | F | 14 days 40 MG 2X day | 2/11/2016 | 1 | Heartburn | Palpitations at night, severe anxiety throughout the night on waking, numbness in hands and arm, tinitus , panic attacks. Tingling in parts of body, RLS | I discovered I was having a reaction to this drug after initially getting bad anxiety and numb hands every night. I now only take it once st the weekends as I take Zantac throughout the week to control the acid, but it is not as effective. I'm seriously now thinking of stopping altogether as last night I had crippling anxiety all night and felt like my body was buzzing all over and vibrating. Also my hand and arm were numb and my heart was racing constantly. Please email me if you have had similar | F | 45 | 4 months 20mg | 2/7/2016 | 1 | Gastritis | I switched to this from Protonix due to insurance reasons. I had no symptoms on Protonix. With Prilosec, I have a shaky feeling all over, extreme dry tongue and roof of my mouth, dizziness, heart palpitations, increased anxiety attacks, headaches, fatigue, loss of appetitie and loss of libido. | I am so glad I stumbled across this website, I will not be taking another dose of this medicine. I did Nexium over the counter and it worked fine for my gastritis and also didn't give me the major symptoms I am having with Prilosec. | F | 37 | 2 weeks 20mg 2X day | 1/25/2016 | 1 | helico pyr bacteria | Disoriented, anxiety, palpitations | Almost passed out, light headed, feeling anxious, heart rate spikes, BP spikes, I'm off the drug now for 3 days, a little better but still not myself. Going through a whole series of EKG and blood tests at the moment | M | 58 | 6 days 20 2X day | 1/21/2016 | 1 | One night of chest pain from reflux | Horrible side effects. Pounding heart. Racing heart. Panicked attacks. Stiff neck for 2 months. Head fog. Tingling all over. It's been almost three months. Does anyone have advice on the night panick attacks; when do they stop? Also, waving muscles and stomach. This is an irreversibly protein bound drug so it stays in the body a long time. Please write back. | Horrible poison. | 54 | 3 weeks 20mg | 1/11/2016 | 1 | Tummy lining & duodenum inflamation | Took in a.m. before food as directed. After ONLY ONE DOSE by bedtime that same night I began smelling a musty musky floral odor. Very strong, like an incense was stuck up my nostrils. I was looking all over the house trying to figure out where the odor was coming from, until I realized it was my senses. it was so overpowering & nasty I began spritzing myself with Victoria Secret Cologne & used matching body lotion just trying to do anything to cover up the other odor. I tried to force myself asleep and that's when the other symptoms started. My left arm was killing me I could hardly lift it. Other muscles were absolutely throbbing. My legs were restless h aching, like what my friend describes her RLS feels like. I felt like I couldn't breathe right, as though it was labored breathing and my chest hurt. | After experience nausea day in-day out 24 hours a day I went to see the gastro doctor. they used the scope did a biopsy an I was told I had severe stomach lining erosion from years of NSAID use, which I took to manage chronic back pain from previously broken vertabraes. The doctor put me on protonix, another PPI, and I took it for a year with no adverse effects. My stomach lining healed & I stoppedthe medication. A year later I ended up in the ER with severe pain tucked under my left ribs. Another scope revealed I now have inflammation in duodenum, only my new gastro dr put me on prilosec. So, after all of the side effects I described above after my first dose I discontinued Prilosec & called my doctor. He switched me back to Protonix. It took 5 days for the side effects from just one dose of Prilosec to subside. Look, all of our chemistry is different and unique to ourselves, and while this PPI work horribly for me another has been a godsend. Don't give up, some of us must take these medications or risk things like bleeding ulcers or cancer from chronic inflammation. You just have to find the right one for you. | F | 49 | 1 days 20 mg | 1/7/2016 | 1 | Treating gastritis | Worst gas and bloating I have ever had. Retained enormous amounts of water and basically shut down my bodies ability to digest food. 3 days later and the bloating and gas are a fraction of what they were but do feel some pain from the acid rebound effect. Not nearly as bad as the side effects from the "cure" though. 0 out of 0. Do not recommend. | M | 46 | 3 weeks 40 | 12/23/2015 | 1 | ulcers and Barretts Esoph | Bad stomach pain/discomfort, gurgling and growling stomach,foggy brain, lethargic, headachey, tired, depressed, general very ill feeling. | Felt AWFUL on this drug. It sort of crept up on me and at first I didn't realize the bad stomach pain was from the drug, thought it was my ulcers. I cant' describe how awful this drug made me feel. I would sit in house all day barely able to muster the energy to accomplish simple tasks. Also numb tingling in toes at nite, and my joints that have arthritis felt worse. I cannot stay on this drug and not willing to try other PPIs. Not sure what to do as Dr. thinks I must take something for the Barretts. I just stopped taking, and praying I don't get the awful rebound reflux others describe. Felt much better 24 hrs. after last pill. Normally I don't feel my reflux, so maybe it won't be so bad, but I have to worry about esoph. damage which is concerning. I may ask about the reflux surgery...... would be much preferable to taking PPIs long term. | F | 62 | 1 months 40 mg 1X | 12/22/2015 | 1 | misdiagnosed | MORTAL KOMBAT DRUG | Nearly died from this evil crap brain fog unlike anything in this world foggy could not walk parkinsons RLS vomiting acid trips hallucinations agression allergic reaction black fog in brain virus leakng into the brain made my brain have to repair I regret this so much MORTAL KOMBAT FATALITY | M | 25 | 2 days 20MG | 12/21/2015 | 1 | acid reflux | Palpitations, burning, sensation on my throat. Terrible acid rebound when I stop this poison. Omeprazole gave me all the symtomps it was suposse to treat. | Dr gave me omeprazole for 2 months. After 5 days I fell something weird on my throat. Then dr told to take claritin. Palpitation were terrible, difficulty swallowing, burning 24/7. When I stop first 5 days were ok then the nightmare started. Its been more than one month and Im still feeling bad. I have a lot of irritation on my throat that I didnt have before my only symptom was nauseas. Im praying the inflamation goes away. I feel terrible acid rebound. I thought I was dying!!! Im still suffering due to this poison. Dont take!!!! Now Im using natural medicine. | F | 42 | 2 months 20mg daily | 12/21/2015 | 1 | Gastritis | Anxiety, increased heart beat, feelings of panic, thoughts seem more obsessive, dry mouth, slow stomach emptying, insomnia, tingling feeling under skin, low mood, some headaches, eye sight seems worse (will be getting this checked out at opticians asap) | I was diagnosed with moderate haemorraghic gastritis which was alarming as I don't drink, smoke, take anti inflammatories etc. I have been under stress for some time however. The H Pylori test came back negative but I know this can be wrong. The consultant recommended high dose PPI's however I am intolerant so can just manage this low dose. Even that gives me side effects. I hve to take something for the gastritis and don't know how to manage the increase in anxiety it is causing. Would appreciate any help about dealing with the gastritis without this and also how to deal with / manage the anxiety whilst still on the drug. | F | 57 | 18 days 10mg 1X day | 12/19/2015 | 1 | Hoarse voice | Diarrhea, nauseau, headache, belching | Had bad sore throat one month ago followed by runny nose and cough. Didn't go to doctor and figured it was just a cold. The sore throat was so painful I took Advil. A few days later my throat felt better but completely lost my voice. Should have let it rest but did not. I do a lot of public speaking and know I probably over used it. My voice improved but it is still not the same. I went to an urgent care concerned it may have been strep but Dr. tried to tell me it was probably bc of gerd (after 2 minutes with me) and prescribed me 2 months of Prilosec!!! Never have any acid reflux symptons and I eat fairly well. (I understand it can be "silent") even just after a few days I don't like how I feel and glad I came across this site. Following up with an ent doctor in a few days. I'll wait until then. | F | 33 | 3 days 20mg | 12/7/2015 | 1 | Acid Reflux | Neuropathy, chest tightness, pain in joints, swollen and bent fingers. | DO NOT TAKE. As others mentioned, this drug and others like antibiotics, steroids and NSAIDs destroy your gut flora. The resulting imbalance can lead to leaky gut and, then as in my case, autoimmune reactions and disease. I now have gluten and other food sensitivities. I am not self diagnosed. I can see many other people here have the same problem without them knowing the exact reason. Report this to the FDA and your insurance co. The Drs do not know. I was given cipro for prostate problems. Unnecessarily as it turned out. This resulted in gastro problems. I did not make the connection. Neither did Drs. Drs then put me on Prilosec (1 week 1x20, 2 week 2x20) for the resulting acid reflux. When I then developed bent fingers they wanted to treat me for RA!! I finally found a Dr who knows.(Mass General). Do your research. It could be a long time before I am well. Good luck to you. | M | 59 | 3 weeks 40 1X day | 12/1/2015 |