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 | GERD | I took one pill a day for four days and it had no effect on my heartburn symptoms. The doctor told me to try a double dosage. This worked for a day and a half, but after that, I started feeling dizziness, extreme jitteriness, a tingling sensation and palpitations. It was terrifying. My doctor recommended a new medication but did not believe the side effects I experienced were from Prilosec. I KNOW they are from that and feel relieved to know that I'm not the only one who has experienced them. Thank you for this helpful site! | F | 44 | 5.5 days | 8/25/2009 | 5 | sour acid stomach | No bad side effects. I sleep better, have more energy, better mood. | I've had a bad stomach for years and used to take Zantac. It stopped working and never worked all that well to begin with. I finally tried Prilosec and am amazed -- within hours it resolved my stomach issues. Side effects are all positive so far. | F | 53 | 6 days 1X day | 6/11/2012 | 5 | Gerd & Gastroenteritis | As I am also on maintainance dosage of Klonopin; a known interaction: increased sedation occured. My Psychiatrist & I are working with adjusted dosages of Klonopin as result. Other Side Effects: At first had headaches, some stomach pain and mood swings (maybe result of Klonopin interaction). These side effects have basically abated after 1 week of OTC/20mg 2x per day. What remains is feeling of lump in throat, pills feel like they're getting stuck in throat and some emotional irritability and mild flu-like fatigue remain. | I took Nexium for 5 years until it stopped working; tried trial of Aciphex: agony! Severe stomach cramping and fatigue. Then, Prevacid: after initial headaches and stomach cramping & fatigue stopped acid but not consistently; bright yellow stool had me concerned. Despite Dr's. assurances about this my instinct said NO.....stop the Prevacid. It wasn't 100% effective with my acid anyway. So, I decided to try my last resort; Prilosec OTC: Stopped GERD completely. No acid! Just some side effects I'm hoping will stop after becoming more accustomed. My Gastroenterologist has ordered an Esophagram to be sure feeling of pills getting stuck is just feeling and not reality.....have read that most PPI's can also cause this side effect. I'll know more next week. Good luck everyone; I know how GERD can cause tremendous suffering; I have gotten the better part of the acid relief; now to fine-tune the rest. | M | 57 | 6 days | 7/18/2007 | 5 | Acid Reflux, Gurd | None so far, after 6 years of taking the drug daily. After running out a couple of times, the old symptons returned. That's about it. | M | 57 | 6 days | 3/17/2007 | 3 | Heartburn | I have been feeling very bloated. Also, woke up yesterday with a splitting headache that has not subsided. I also have been feeling very tired lately, I was attributing it to just getting over the stomach flu(cause of the heartburn), but that was almost a week ago. I also feel as if I am in a constant fog, cannot focus on my work and just want to sleep. I am also starting to feel depressed. My jaw also hurts and I often find my self clenching my teeth. I think while I sleep I am clenching them and it may cause the headache. | It really did help my heartburn issues. After just 5 days I went from barely able to eat to being able to eat a greasy cheeseburger and fries. It is only day 6 of my prescribed 2 weeks of use. I am thinking of contacting my Doctor due to the problems. I suppose I can live with this stuff for 8 more days, but it isn't very fun. | M | 23 | 6 days | 3/5/2008 | 3 | Acid Reflux | Only a week in. Turned my stool to water the first day but ok now. Some sessions of dizziness, stomach cramps, and I noticed excessive gas. Appetite increased. | Gonna ride this one out since it seems to stop the acid reflux which was causing me asthma/ulcers. Hopefully my body adjusts to it. | M | 26 | 6 days | 11/7/2008 | 2 | Acid reflux | Headache, sore, burning pain in arms and neck, random pains, stiff jaw muscles | My anxieity level has increased while taking this drug, I'm on day 6. I was convinced the stomach irritation with the other muscle pains were symptoms of heart problems which only increased my anxiety. Prilosec works for the heart burn, but the package says nothing about these other symptoms. What a relief to find that others are experiencing the same problems. | F | 45 | 6 days | 12/7/2007 | 2 | Acid Reflux | Feet began tingling by day 5. Very lightheaded. Stopped taking it by day six. Left arm/shoulder feels weak, like a pinched nerve. | Would rather use Tagamet than something this strong. | M | 34 | 6 days | 8/17/2007 | 2 | Gastritis | Just started taking Prilosec and I've been having sharp chest pains that keep me up at night and terrible stomach pain that brings me to tears. Hasn't dramatically changed my stomach problems, and my hunger is insatiable. Noticable weight gain already. | F | 17 | 6 days 20 MG 1X day | 5/30/2010 | 1 | Acid Reflex | unbearable muscle cramps in the entire body. Shoulder pain, Upper back pain, lower back pain, hip pain, pain in the entire legs from groin to the feet. Been taking pain killers since yesterday for the terrible body aches. I'm still feeling pain despite the pain killers. Stopped taking the medicine this morning. No improvements in the body pains yet. Also had increased chest pain while I was on Prilosec OTC. | It hurt way more than it helped. After experiencing what I'm going through with the side effects. I never want to take this medicine again! | F | 33 | 6 days 20 2X day | 11/15/2010 | 1 | Frequent heartburn | Heart palpitations, tremors, anxiety, panic attacks, neck and back pain, insomnia | I had been taking Tums for several years, but decided to try Prilosec. I immediately had these side effects. I went to the doctor and even saw a Psychiatrist because of the panic attacks, and both of them told me it couldn't be the Prilosec. I'm so happy I found this website because it confirmed what I suspected -- the Prilosec has many side effects they don't tell us about. I've been off the Prilosec for a few days now and am already sleeping better and having less anxiety and neck and back pain, as well as no heart palpitations. I will try to change my diet and use supplements to deal with the heartburn. | M | 58 | 6 days 20 mg 1X day | 9/24/2010 | 1 | Diarria, pain in ankles, and very tired. I took Omeprazole 20MG - once per day as VA Doctor advised, as I had minor GERD problem....advice... if you are healthy do not take daily to many side effects. | M | 65 | 6 days 20MG 1X day | 10/25/2011 | 1 | Acid Reflux | Do not take this product. I had major headache the 6 day. Heart palpitation, loss of appetite, anxiety, depression, stomach problem, difficult breathing. The only thing help me to endure is a good 45 minute of brisk walking for 2 days now I am back to normal. Thank Goodness! Email me. Your not alone. | M | 26 | 6 days 20MG 1X day | 6/10/2011 | 1 | silent acid reflux | After 4 days, bizarre disturbing dreams, trouble sleeping and staying asleep, depression. At 6 days, sudden crying jags at work, anxiety. Stopped taking. | Dose OTC 1 tablet morning, 1 evening per doctor's orders. | F | 50 | 6 days | 3/7/2006 | 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 | GERD | A week ago I had some of the worst heartburn ever. I tried tagament and was just taking the edge off but no relief. I went to the ER with chest pains and a burning stomach. Long story short, heart was great and was diagnosed with GERD and was told to tale Priolcec for GERD. After my 4th day is was feeling relief but was still felling awful. My arms, shoulders and back was painful in my mussels, no energy, lack of sleep at night, cold chills, pain in my jaw and anxiety. I was feeling worse than I did with just the GERD. I stopped the Priolcec and decided to do some reserve on natural remedies. Two days later, I feel like a million bucks with no Prilosec and taking natural remedies. Do not recommend this medication at all. | 37 | 6 days 20.6 | 7/27/2013 | 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 | Acid Reflux | Numbness, weakness, tingling in hands and arms. Throat tightness, trouble swallowing. | Thank goodness for this site. The prilosec worked on my acid reflux but I'm 6 days in and the side effects came on yesterday. Really freaked me out because I don't normally have any health problems. Just now figured out it could be the Prilosec, so I did an internet search which brought me here. Let's just say I took my LAST prilosec EVER this morning. | F | 36 | 6 days | 10/16/2008 | 1 | gerd | light lightedness; fatigue; anxiety; foggy, spacy feeling; inability to concentrate; excessive burping; flatulence; lack of appetite; muscle numbness | I was prescribed Omeprazole after an endoscopy. I noticed the symptoms slowly. It kind of sneaks up on you. I thought the gas was my gerd. But slowly, I felt a disconnection with the world. I have been off the medication for 5 or 6 days now, but still have the symptoms, especially the light-headedness PLEASE, CAN SOMEONE TELL ME HOW LONG THESE SYMPTOMS WILL LAST OR HOW I CAN FLUSH THE MEDICATION OUT OF MY SYSTEM? THE DOCTOR HAS NOT ANSWERED MY CALLS. I'M ABOUT TO CHECK MYSELF INTO AN EMERGENCY ROOM. | M | 47 | 6 days | 12/14/2008 | 1 | gerd | Followup to earlier posting. Lingering symptoms: no appetite; increased reflux; tightness in the head; lightheaded, disconnected feeling. | This is a followup to my posting on 12/14/08. I had a panic attack and went to the ER on 12/15/08. I continued to have severe reflux and a lightheaded feeling for weeks after stopping the drug. My head is now finally starting to clear. I tracked down the manufacturer of the omeprazole that I took. They wrote up a side effects report for the FDA with my consent. I urge everyone to do the same. You can also contact the FDA directly. This is the only way that we can force the FDA and the drug industry to reassess the safety of this drug. Thanks to all who responded to my post. | M | 47 | 6 days | 1/3/2009 |