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 |
| 5 | heartburn | initial headache and minor stomach pains | it is very effective but expensive | M | 63 | | 12/22/2000 | 5 | gerd | severe suicidle thoughts,lethargy,anemia,joint pain and swelling,insomnia,constipation,bloatedness,depression,loss of appetite,nausea,cuts in mouth,swlling around eyelids,hoarsness,and then being told all the symptoms were due to depression caused by?er maybe some psychological thing.referred to psychiatrist who thinks im mad and i told him where to go.i began with simple bloating and stomach acid and now afraid im on the verge of being sectioned.no longer trust drs and even had one dr put down hypochondriac! | my heart goes out to all on omeprazole and ending up like you are in the middle of spin cycle in a washing machine,all tangled symptoms yet too exhausted to separate them and prove to these idiots i AM AND ALWAYS NORMAL.but their attitude added to these side effects are surely pushing me into submission....sad.maybe i am mad?just kill myself and let it all be over.i cannot fight them all alone.its like being in court charged with a serious offence and having no defence and all these drs against me.crazy crazy drugs | F | 53 | 20 40 1X day | 2/14/2011 | 5 | acid reflux | VERY Vivid and detailed Dreams. No Nightmares or anything like that, just casual, Detailed dreams. | I have only been on the medicine for 3 days now, but I had the vivid dreams the first day I took the pill! I took it around lunch, and that night I had the first vivid dream. | M | 26 | 40 MG 1X day | 4/2/2012 | 5 | Acid Reflux | None | Wish it would go generic or over the counter | F | 38 | | 1/3/2003 | 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 | 4 | gerd - hiatal hernia-acid reflux | Frequently tired, irritable, and depressed. Short term memory loss. Heart palpitations, chest pains. Recently developed anemia and am experiencing hair loss. | Have been taking Prilosec daily for more than 5 years. Doctors say long term use OK. I just recently began questioning if my problems are caused by more than aging - decided to discontinue Prilosec and see what happens. | F | 59 | | 9/24/2008 | 4 | gerd | M | | 5/15/2007 | 4 | I was having bad stomach pain | Trying to figure out if there's a connect. My face as gone haywire! Cystic acne, before Thanksgiving I had 5/6, they drained, then I got 2 more, my depression has gotten out of hand, but it is Christmas time, so for me, it could be that? I just don't know. So if anyone else is experiencing acne problems after taking this. Post your experience! | My stomach pain is lessened. I stopped drinking juices, and try to only drink either 1 coffee or 1 soda per day. | F | 45 | 1 pill 1X day | 12/6/2010 | 4 | heartburn | i was having bad headaches that have been increasing in frequency. heart palpitations-ie. hard, fast heartbeats while resting. when i would stand up, felt light-headed and dizzy, just no energy. couldn't think straight or even keep track of when i was taking the prilosec. had to take daily or the heartburn would come back. after reading online about it, i quit taking it cold turkey. headaches-gone! heart palpitations-gone! i have been substituting zantac but need to try a "natural" remedy. i think i read licorice. i only drink 1 1/2 cups of coffee daily. i still feel tired and wonder if the zantac is contributing. i just find it really odd that my headaches completely disappeared upon cessation of prilosec. this is the only medicine i have taken regularly for years and for years i've had headaches. i am so sick of the poisonous chemicals we are being fed. it needs to end. these "medicines" are making us sick! | F | 41 | 1X day | 6/3/2010 | 3 | heartburn | constipation , headache, wind | 58 | | 8/13/2001 | 3 | Acid reflux and Barretts | Diareha mostly, slight mental effects. Have to alternate between other forms of PPIs | Concerned about long term use. They need to come up with another solution. Dr. Insists that I stay on acid reducers to prevent further scaring and the potential from my Barretts to turn to cancer. If you suffer from GERD or Barretts people make sure you have an upper GI yearly for cancer screening. | M | 49 | 20 1X day | 2/6/2012 Patient History | 3 | Acid reflux/Esophagitis | It seemed to help subside the pain from the reflux/esophagitis, but had a ton of very frightening side effects so my doctor told me to stop taking it. Still trying to overcome the effects of this medication and hopefully it will clear from my system soon. Update 1 month later: The anxiety/panic attacks took about 1 1/2 weeks to subside for the most part, but I am still having very minor attacks it seems which include throat tightness. I have been switched to Zantac as my reflux medication. | F | 24 | 20 MG 1X day | 1/22/2012 Patient History | 3 | | 3/1/2007 | 3 | M | 18 | | 5/5/2008 | 3 | Acid reflux | racing heartbeats off and on, didn't seem to last quite long enough before the heartburn returned in the wee hours of the morning waking me up, lots of gas and burping despite using this medicine | F | 56 | | 1/30/2008 | 3 | hiatal hernia | dizziness, fatigue, trouble sleeping/staying asleep, mood changes, lack of energy, constipation, bloated/gas pressure, blurry vision, lack of sex drive NOTE: if you have problems with anxiety/depression on PPIS make sure you take a multi-vitamin and B complex because PPIs block absorption of many vitamins and minerals. Many Drs won't tell you this. | At first it felt like this drug didn't do much. Still have to watch what I eat. No alcohol, no caffeine, no orange juice, nothing with tomatoes. All the things I love I can't have. On the first couple months had gas, bloating, fatigue until it seemed the the meds were working. I enjoyed about a year of feeling comfortable with the few side effects and the med actually working. Then I started getting abdominal pain.. a couple days at a time then it would go away. Then it would happen again a month later and would last longer. At one point it was constant abdominal pain with terrible foul smelling watery diarrhea. Got all sorts of tests and they showed nothing. Dr said it had to be the omeprazole so he switched me to pantoprazole which didn't help. Weened myself off all PPIs to avoid acid rebound with 1 week of 40mg/20mg every other day. Then 1 week of all 20mg. Then 1 week of 20 mg every other day. 2 weeks later all the stomach pain and diarrhea was gone. These PPIS are dangerous and over prescribed so be careful. | M | 44 | 40 mg 1X day | 1/27/2016 Patient History | 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 | 2 | GERD | Chest tightness, heart palpitations/skipped beats, occasional blurry vision, hair falling out. | How long will the side effects last? I'm on day one without the nasty pill, the palpitations are lessening I think, the pounding is less. | F | 53 | | 5/10/2009 | 2 | GERD | Headaches, brain fog, anxiety, insomnia, heart palpations, stomach cramping, bloating, | I will not take this again! Too many weird side effects! I thought I was going crazy! Taking a pill to relieve my GERD made my stomach problems worse!! | F | 54 | 20mg 1X day | 8/24/2010 | 1 | Acid Reflux Disease | stiff, achy joints; ankle, knees, hips, wrists, headache, back pain, trouble swallowing, dizziness, vitamin D low, hand tingling, neck pain, chest pains, panic attacks, muscle pain. | i did not take the Omeprazole (prilosec) today, and the pain seemed to subside, yet my hands are still tingly. i thought i was having a heart attack, because i had irregular heart beats (especially at night) && my arms && legs would go numb at night when im going to bed. so, i thought to myself.. "it's probably the new pills i'm taking" (i took this pill, when i had a bacterial infection in my stomach, && never had these symptoms.) | F | 14 | 20mg 1X day | 9/3/2010 |
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)