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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PRILOSEC | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | acid reflux, GERD | anxiety and insomnia. it did help the acid reflux but i traded one negative symptom for two. also, after i stopped taking prilosec the heartburn, acid and nausea returned with a vengeance. this is not a preventative medicine bc your acid will return as soon as you stop taking it. and it might even be worse than before. | F | 40 | 2 weeks 20MG 1X day | 3/12/2013 | 1 | Acid Reflux | anxiety, burning mouth, worsening of reflux, general ill feeling | Will never take Prilosec again. I tired three times to take Prilosec for acid reflux and each time I took it I had horrible side effects. Luckily the side effects subsided within a day or two after stopping Prilosec. It works great for some folks but for me all PPI's are off limits. | F | 43 | 2 days 20 MG 1X day | 3/6/2013 | 1 | Acid Reflux | Severe palpitations, high heart rate, anxiety. Led to me being in the ER and having several tests. Never had palpitations until I took this drug. Made my pulse over 100 and it averages 80. BP shot up. Palpitations have stopped after 3 days off Prilosec. I hope they never come back. Email me if you had palpitations for first time on Prilosec. I want to see how common this is. | M | 30 | 3 days 20mg | 3/3/2013 | 1 | ulcer | Headache every day, insomnia,blister s in skin,stuffy nose, heart palputations,lower back pain,general weakness and fatigue that just won't go away. | M | 58 | 1 days 20 | 2/17/2013 | 1 | Acid reflux | Aching kidneys, nausea, heart palpitations, buzzing/tingling sensation all over, insomnia, aggitation, dry mouth, paranoia, fatigue. | After I stopped taking them the side effects became worse for a few days, the acid reflux also got worse. Finally after about 5 days I started to feel normal again. Will avoid in future and will concentrate on a dietary approach to treatment. | F | 39 | 9 days 20mg 1X day | 2/15/2013 | 1 | Acid reflux and stomach issues | Panic attacks, anxiety, chest pain, | This was the worse drug I have ever taken. I felt like I was having a heart attack. I am now looking for a natural remedy for heartburn. | F | 33 | 3 days 20 mg 1X day | 2/2/2013 | 1 | H pylori | Extreme depression anxiety heart palpitations muscle twitching light headedness confusion was a complete nightmare Do Not Take!!!! Started taking b12 injections made a Huge difference Prilosec depletes body of b12. Your doctor probably not believe you go where ever you have to go to get injections Make sure they are the methyl type your body absorbs them better. You need to do them every day for a week and then once a month. Also you can supplement with sublingual B12. I cannot tell you what a difference this has made Praise Be to God! | M | 42 | 2 weeks 40 mg | 1/31/2013 | 1 | GERD | I have a history of depression & this drug made me want to check myself inpatient! Psychosis, heart palps, anxiety, irritable, hopelessness, spaced out as if in my own world. I think it reacted badly w/ my psych conditions & meds. Today I stopped it. Hopefully I'll recover quickly. This despair is awful. | F | 25 | 3 weeks 50 MG | 1/22/2013 | 1 | Indigestion, Heartburn | Headaches, mild nausea, light-headedness, dizziness, feeling "out of it", palpitations/rapid heartbeat, tightness in left/center chest, muscle soreness/pain in left neck/chest/arm/leg, loose stool, no appetite, terrible anxiety, hopelessness, struggle to handle even basic life tasks. | Been taking name brand OTC for several weeks for lower abdominal soreness/burning/etc. Worked like a charm. Mentioned this to my doctor, and he told me to just go ahead and take it daily for as long as I wanted, no problem. About 2 weeks ago I started having pain in my left chest and arm combined with dizziness/lightheadedness, nausea, lack of appetite. Thought I might be having a heart issue and went to the ER. Enzyme/EKG etc. came back normal, so they sent me home. Less than 24 hours later, I was back in the ER after having tightness/pressure feelings in my chest, horrible anxiety, etc. Went to sleep, and woke up a couple hours later feeling like my heart was pounding and terribly anxious for no reason. Went through another round of tests, again all normal. In addition to the enzyme/EKG, this time they did a CT scan on my chest as well, nothing doing. The only thing that has changed in my routine is having started Prilosec daily around Mid-November. I've not been a perfect picture of health but generally feel pretty OK. Of particular concern to me was the anxiety/panic stuff, as I've never ever experienced that before. Stopped Prilosec almost exactly 72 hours ago. Still having most symptoms, but nausea and headaches have mostly subsided. If anyone has any experience they'd like to share with me as to their successful experiences dealing with these symptoms by stopping Prilosec, and how long it took to feel better, I'd love to hear them. Please email me! | M | 31 | 6 weeks 40mg 1X day | 1/16/2013 | 1 | possible ulcer | I developed a tightness in my chest that lasted all day so I went to the ER to be safe. The Er ran tests and found nothing wrong, but I did have an elevated white blood cell count. I followed up with my dr the next day and she thought my chest tightness could be from an ulcer and prescribed prilosec 40 mg once a day. I have never liked taking prescription drugs. I have taken antibiotics and pain relievers and thats about it. I figured Prilosec was an otc drug...it must be safe so I started taking it. I continued to have the chest tightness but it would come and go...after starting Prilosec I started getting weird pains in my chest( not where the heart is but kinda near my arm pits) awful headaches, lightheadedness, back and neck pain, loss of appetite, earaches and probably more that I just cant think of at the moment. I ended up back in the Er due to chest pains. After I looked up Prilosec reviews online I knew thats what was hurting me. I even stopped taking it a few days and then started taking it again to see if the side effects stopped. Of course when I mentioned this to the Er dr he said no he had never heard of Prilosec causing the symptoms I was having. They ran basically the same tests as the first time and they were normal again. That was the last day I took Prilosec and I will not take it again. While on Prilosec I also developed sudden anxiety and panic attacks, rapid pulse between 90 and 110 at rest, sometimes higher. I had alot of trouble going to sleep because | F | 27 | 8 days 40mg | 1/9/2013 | 1 | Chronic gastritis | Spiraling depression ending with panic attacks. Agitation and constant anxiety. Paranoia over food. Pain and weakness in limbs. Loss of appetite and thirst, leading to hospitalization for dehydration. Pain in neck and shoulders. Inability to get out of bed. | This was the most horrible experience I've ever had with medication. I ended up in a terrible depression that included panic attacks. I was terrified I was going crazy, that my brain was broken. I was moaning and weeping and shaking, unable to control my body. I was very close to being medicated with Ativan when I came across this site about prilosec. I was shocked and appalled to see how many other people were having the same issues I was. I reported all this to my gastro, who told me it wasn't the medication. Why is no one doing anything about this? People are being driven crazy by this drug! It's been about 10 days since I stopped it cold turkey, and I'm finally BEGINNING to feel better. Agitation is still present, but depression is lifting and panic attacks have ceased. | F | 40 | 6 weeks 40 MG 2X day | 1/5/2013 | 1 | Stomach problems | Tired, confused, horrible panic attacks, depressed, couldn't sleep. | Take cabbage juice for stomach related problems. prilosec was a nightmare. Also Kava Kava and Happy Camper got me back to feeling normal within two days and I mean my Panic attacks were a nightmare because of Prilosec. | F | 26 | 5 days 30mg 1X day | 12/12/2012 | 1 | ulcer | horrible headaches, pain between shoulders, had a horrible dizzy spell with profuse sweating and vomiting. thought I was having a heart attack. tightness in neck area. went to er and ran gammet of tests, all good. i would be VERY cautious taking this and pay attention to any abnormal symptoms. Very scary! | M | 50 | 9 days 1X day | 11/15/2012 | 1 | GERD | headaches, fever, dizziness, chronic diarrhea, dry mouth, etc. | F | 37 | 90 days 20mg 1X day | 10/31/2012 | 1 | Acidic reaction from Theraflu | Shaking, thought having a complete physical meltdown. Couldnt handle a hot day in the garden center at Lowes. Went by ambulence to the hospital. Early afternoon a few hours after prilosec. Next day, took prilosec and within a few hours began uncontrollable nerves shaking went by ambulence again. All vitals and blood work were fine. No prior history of calling an ambulence! After reading the "solution" was the problem, I went cold turkey. And as warned had a quick and furious acidy day. Went back to many small bland meals all day, and water, and sleeping on an incline. Within 2 days the acid balanced itself out. ANY acid ANY reflux and I have had it bad! Any is better than the side effects of this drug. It went completely under the radar... I assumed it was my own reflux with a new strange twist. NOT SO. The FDA has let me down. The doctors - all of them failed to discuss what I was taking, when I took it, when I had the reactions and not one helped me realize this was | Had a knot just under my ribs. Caused cramping lower stomach, nervous shakes, inability to drive the car within a few weeks of it. Pain and suffering all day for months. Sound affected me and caused shakes and distress. | F | 46 | 2 months 20 mg 1X day | 9/19/2012 | 1 | possible acid reflux | pain in chest, severe pain in right breast pain and some pain in left, arm and leg pain on both sides. Tingling in hands and feet. Migraine headache. I stopped taking this medication for two days. Today is my second day and I'm starting to feel better. Starting b/c I still have some of these symptoms but not as bad. This drug also gave me horrible anxiety. I really thought that I was dying from some scary disease. | This is the worst drug ever. I was looking at another website for prilosec side effects. People that were taking the drug for several years were all complaining of having several broken bones for no reason. I would not recommend for any one to take this drug unless they are fully aware of the side effects and willing to take the risk. | F | 35 | 3 weeks 20 mg 1X day | 8/15/2012 | 1 | endoscopy diagnosed gastritis | for the second time round. severe muscle pains. legs arms and shoulders. pins and needles in hands and feet. ulcers on tounge and inside of cheeks. headache, which I expect is related to the tension I'm feeling in my neck muscles. | I wouldnt want my worst enemy to take this drug. If you are lucky enough to be able to tolerate it, there is no doubt it relieves acid symptoms. I was on this two years ago for 9 months. It ended with me going to a stress councilor. Doctors said it could not be drug related and advised i see a nueropath for the muscle pain, and pins and needles.. after finishing the 9 months of this poison, my symptoms slowly dissapeared. I thought the doctor must be right, and it was all down to stress. But there all back, after just 6 days on this medication. Not to mention the diarreah, flatulance, and abdominal growling, I live in England and this medication is known solely as omeprazole. I have 60 tablets still in packages, there going where they belong. back to the chemist. I'd rather have gastritis. | F | 56 | 6 days 20 1X day | 8/13/2012 | 1 | Possible acid reflux | rapid heartbeat, nausea, vomiting, inability to eat, dizziness. | I took Prilosec once (at night). The symptoms started 2-3 hours after I took the medication. I vomited the next morning. The nausea lasted 2.5 days. The rapid heartbeat started getting better after a few days. About a month later (after getting diagnosed with GERD) I started taking Zantac and had no side effects. | F | 28 | 1 times 20mg 1X day | 8/3/2012 | 1 | GERD | Pain in lower jaw. Very stiff neck on left side. Strange pressure headaches. | I had been on Prevacid OTC for years with no problems. Suddenly, there was a shortage of Prevacid, so I just switched to Prilosec. Foolish me!! After about 2 months, I started having rather severe pain in my lower jay, and my neck was so stiff on the left side that I could not turn my head. I consulted my MD and my chiropractor. All the while, I was trying to think of what was "different" in my regime. The only thing was the Prilosec, so I used Google and found this site, Thank God! I just stopped taking the Prilosec, and after only one day, my symptoms are really subsiding. This site and the feedback of others has been a lifesaver!!! | 10 weeks 20 MG 2X day | 7/11/2012 | 1 | GERD | After a couple days i feel so tired and i have shortnesof brath also i was at work drivin on hwy and i start havin an anxiaty atac that i was thinking i will have to call 911 but i was lucky that i have a xanas with me and i take half of pile and after a little bit i was feeling better is a bad side effect so i stop taking it and will never take one | M | 37 | 10 days 20 mg | 7/11/2012 |