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 | stomach protection | Severe headache and on day 5 of taking it, I had a stroke in my left eye. This was in January and it progressively got worse for about 2 months. Now I am left with very little vision in this eye!!! I would never ever recommend this drug. | On the Astra Zeneca website there is mention of anterior ischemic optic neuropathy...which is a stroke of the optic nerve. People need to take this very seriously, since this is permanent!!!! | F | 62 | 5 days | 5/12/2009 | 1 | heartburn | severe knee joint pain and some pain in ankles | Doc suggested I take Prilosec for heartburn and related symptoms. On it for only 5 days before I stopped. Morning of second day (after just 1 dose) awoke with intense pain in both knees. Felt like joints were swollen. Could barely walk. OTC pain meds did not help. Continued taking as prescribed and pain remained. Poor sleep. Constant pain even when sitting/laying down/sleeping. Missed one day of work because pain was so bad. By way of deduction, I discontinued use on 6th day (today). Knee pain started to decrease in afternoon. Be aware and beware! | F | 51 | 5 days | 3/4/2009 | 1 | acid reflux | trouble breathing, have to take deep breath for every 10 seconds..head ache. Worst durg ever had. | I had to clear my throat often, so my doctor recommended to take Prilosec for three months. After taking for 5 days, I started to have serious trouble breathing and light head-ache. For every 10 secs I have to take a deep breath and it's almost 10days since I stopped taking this medicine but my breathing trouble doesn't go away. I went back to doctor, he asked me to do a check X-ray, EKG, Breath test. I am yet to do Stress test too. Its frustrating what this drug has done to me. It's inconvenient and shit scared to take deep breath every 10 seconds. Hope this will go away. I am very scared now. Also after stopping to take this drug, I came to know what heart burn is really. Before taking this medicine I never had any heart burn except have to clear my throat. I would suggest not to take this medicine, but if you are, please observe for side effects very carefully when taking this medicine. | M | 34 | 5 days | 2/17/2009 | 1 | Heartburn | The first two days, I experienced flatulence - my kids found it funny, it got to be troublesome for me. Then I had headaches that I could NOT get rid of - two days of that. Then I had stomach aches. They would come in waves - very intense stomach pain and then go completely away. This lasted 3 days. Once I stopped the medicine it got better quickly. The pain would get worse after eating, to the point where I thought i would vomit. But then it would go away. It also helped to have a bowel movement but oddly enough, I didn't feel like I had to do so, I just sat and waited and pushed that process along because I thought it would make me feel better. Also, my bm's were hard to get out AND were pencil thin. Very bizarre. Yes, the heartburn was gone but it wasn't worth what I went through with the side effects. | If you start experiencing any side effects from this medicine, I would stop it right away - because I went through a wave of side effects over 5 days and had I stopped it once I got the first round of side effects, perhaps I wouldn't have suffered the other days! | F | 37 | 5 days | 1/13/2007 | 1 | gastritis | irritability, anxiety, fatigue, abdominal pain and diarrhea | F | 45 | 5 days | 9/27/2007 | 1 | Heart Burn | Felt weak, dull ache in chest and left arm, elevated blood pressure. | I would definitely consult a doctor before taking this "OTC" med. My partner took it with no problems a few years ago and recomended it for my frequent heart burn...5 days into the 14 day course I could sure feel the changes. I thought I was going to have to go to the doctor. Found this site and stopped immediatley and tossed the rest in the trash. Back to good 'ol alka seltzer! Would not reccomend this to anyone. | M | 29 | 5 days | 11/1/2007 | 1 | Gerd | I've started taking prilosec for the past 5 days now and it has been a nightmare. I've been very depressed, upset, crying and it makes you feel as if you just want to run away and hope all your feelings of uncertainty would just disappear. It makes you feel bloated, chest tightening, coughing & loose stool. | I can explain this feeling, but I know for a fact that it's not a feeling anyone would want to experience. I suggest very highly that if anyone is thinking about trying this medication, think again. This may work for some people, but why take the chance, after all; look at the number of people with the same side affects. | F | 50 | 5 days | 6/19/2007 | 1 | ACID REFLUX | Extreme depression, migraine headaches, weakness in legs and arms, crying effusively, tightening of the chest as if your going to have a heart attack, loss of appetite, and very gassy. | I've been on Prilosec for the past 5 days now and I can't even begin to explain how I've been feeling. It's a feeling of uncertainty. All I can say is, if you ever decide to take this medication, on the first day if you have any changes in your personality and you start feeling differently about life, about yourself and about everything around you, then I strongly suggest you stop that same day. It is a feeling that I hear of people who commits suicide. Meaning: A unexplainable feeling of depression that can really affect your own stability. This is how I've been feeling. Trust your own self and trust that what you can and can not tolerate. After all: every one's different and we all function differently. So what may not work for me, may work for you, but watch the first day. | F | 50 | 5 days | 6/19/2007 | 1 | stomach pains | very anxious, crying, very depressed - started about 3 days after first taking prilosec - became very bad 5th day - when quit after 5th day taking it - all symptoms disappeared. | F | 17 | 5 days | 5/10/2007 | 1 | GERD | Update... I am slowly getting better. My B12 was ok but my Vitamin D level was 19. I am now supplementing with Vitamin D3. The palpitations and shortness of breath is going away. I no longer have the panic attacks. Muscle pain and joint pain is slowly going away. Neck pain and chest pain is going away. I am doing a cellular detox. I still have a long way to go. | F | 43 | 5 days 40mg CR 1X day | 1/29/2011 Patient History | 1 | Heartburn | Abdominal pain; bloating; joint/bone pain in legs, hips, arms, back, chest; generally feeling bad; irregular bowel movements; | The pains and twinges seem to move all over my body. Wake up a night with bloated feeling, arms numb, hip pain going down into my knees. Unable to sleep, which is never a problem for me. Burning sensations. | M | 47 | 5 days 20 mg 1X day | 3/10/2011 | 1 | Asprin Stomach Burn | super high blood pressure (180/130), hypertension, rapid heartbeat (100 bpm), chest pains, shortness of breath, blurry vision, difficulty swallowing, potassium deficiency, these all lasted for literally months and months. | Hello everyone. It has been a total of 6 months since I ingested this poison and for the most part I am back to normal. My blood pressure has return to normal for most of the time with occasional bouts of high BP in wich I feel my entire body pulsing. I still get shortness of breath every once in a while (once a day maybe) where I require some deep breathes but it's are much much better than before. Still afraid to push myself too hard physically. During my sufferings I was in and out of the hospital 7-8 times. Had my heart checked out completely and it was fine. DO NOT TAKE THIS POISON!. If you are nieve and end up ingesting this poison, go to your local health food store and pick up some St. John's Wort. The reason you are feeling so bad is because you body cannot eliminate the Prilosec from your system. SJW has been clinically shown to eliminate the omeprazole from your bloodstream. Good luck to you and may god have mercy on your soul. | M | 23 | 5 days 20 1X day | 2/23/2011 | 1 | GERD | Breaking out in a cold sweat, bad acne on face and back, heart palpitations, dehydration and a bug lump in my throat. When I began the medication I thought it was supposed to heal my throat but it only got worse, I wish I found this website sooner so that I didn't take my last does a few hours ago. I am completely stopping this medication completely. | F | 24 | 5 days 20 mg 1X day | 12/2/2010 | 1 | poss. stom. erosion from cortisone | severe headache, which I thought would go away, so I continued to take it. On day five had stroke of optic nerve (anterior ischemic optic neuropathy), immediately stopped medication. | Has anyone else had vision problems while taking prilosec? Would really like to know. I love this website!!!! | F | 62 | 5 days 20 mg 1X day | 5/13/2010 | 1 | GERD | I experienced SEVERE Anxiety, dull headache, backache. I called my Dr. in desperation this morning and have an appt. at 11AM tomorrow. Thought I was having a nervous breakdown. Have insomnia tonight, so I am awake reading the same side effects that I am having in other people's posts. I cannot find how long it takes to be out of your system. I have been up all night drinking herbal tea and water to try to "flush" this med out. Very scary would not recommend to anyone. | Do not take this even if your Dr. recommends, ask for an alternative. This board is full of comments only from people who found this board and ER's have had a LOT of patients because of this med. I will never take this ever again. | F | 38 | 5 days 20 mg 1X day | 2/18/2010 | 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 | gerd/h polori | extreme anxiety, loss of appetite, depression could not stop cring, dizziness, feeling of being sick, stomach cramps,fatigue | This drug is horrible! I wouldn't wish the way I felt on anyone. I had severe anxiety and was actually considering commiting myself becuz I though I was going crazy. Lost 10 pounds could not eat or drink anything. This so-called medicin should be banned. I have been off of it for 2 days and thinkit really messed my stomach up now I feel bloated in my chest.On zantac now hope it will be better | F | 31 | 5 days 20 mg 1X day | 9/26/2011 | 1 | NSAID Stomach Burn | ACID REBOUND FOR 1 YEAR, For first couple of months: Dizziness, shortness of breath, High blood pressure, tachycardia, eye floaters, kidney infections, confusion, joint pain, tinnitus | Thanks to this drug, I have suffered horrendously for one year now. I wrote a post on here last year on 8/24/10 and not much has changed. The crazy overdose symptoms like HBP, dizziness, confusion etc...went away after I took St. John's Wort which has been clinically show to remove Prilosec from your system. What happened after thats has been CONSTANT HEARTBURN FOR AROUND A YEAR. The acid rebound never lets up. I had an Upper endoscopy and they found gastritis and esophagitis. I am 23 and never had health problems before this drug. I hope this goes away. Let me know if you have had an experience like this please. | M | 23 | 5 days 20MG 1X day | 8/10/2011 | 1 | Esophagus issues, Gerd, r/o ulcer | Dizziness, headaches, muscle aches esp. arms, legs/feet & shoulders, lethargy, trouble sleeping. | Zantac began to relieve symptoms within a few days with a steady improvement & with NO side effects. | F | 47 | 5 days 20mg 1X day | 7/22/2011 | 1 | Heartburn | Lower back pain and diarrhea | Sorry I tried this. | F | 79 | 5 days 20mg 1X day | 1/28/2018 |