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 | hair loss, half of my hair has fallen out its been going on for 3 years now. Stopped taking losec 1 year ago, does this ever correct itself? | F | 41 | | 12/20/2004 | 1 | heartburn | most of the people who have taken prilosec for such an elongated period of time did so under the care of their physician, not because they can't read a box. | F | | 1/17/2008 | 1 | MINI STROKE,HEART PALPITATIONS,HOT FLASHES,BLOATNESS,JOCK ITCH,RINGING IN EARS,RED EYES,BURNING EYES, BURNING ARMS AND LEGS WHEN WAKEUP,STIFF FACE AND HEAD.SHOULDER AND KIDNEY PAIN,VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES.AND SO MUCH MORE ABOUT EVERY WORST SYMPTOMS U CAN THINK OF AND IM NOT KIDDING | DO NOT AND I MEAN DO NOT TAKE THIS MED THESE MEDS SHOULD BE OFF THE MARKET AND HOW THEY ARE EVEN OFFER THESE MEDS OVER COUNTER LIKE WALMART I DONT KNOW I COME AWARE OF THAT FDA GETS MONEY FROM APPROVING DRUGS AND THEY ARE JUST APPROVING ANYTHING EVEN AFTER THEY ARE AWARE OF THE SIDE EFHECTS THEY KEEP IT ON THE MARKET I THINK OF THEM AS THE BIGGEST DRUF DEALERS OF THE WORLD !!! NOW , DOCTORS WANT YOU TO THINK IT ALL IN UR HEAD AND WRITE U MORE MEDS ARE UP UR DOSE DONT DO IT THERE THE ONES THAT ARE CRAZY THEY WANT US TO THINK THIS IT SOLVES NOTHING AND YOU KEEP COMING BACK MORE MONEY FOR THEM I MEAN THERE IS PROVEN FACTS ON CURE CANCER DISEASES WITH FRUIT BACKING SODA AND HIGH DOSES OF VITIAMINS BUT FDA DONT WANT U TO KNOW THIS AND U COULD GO TO STORE AND BUY A DOLLAR BOTTLE OF APPLE CIDER VINIGAR ARE BAKING SODA THEY CANT POISION U FURTHER WITH CHEMO ECT PNLY MAKES SINCE TO TRY TO CURE UR CANCER WITH SOMETHING THAT CAUSES CANCER AND RUINS UR IMMUNE SYSTEM THIS WORLD HAS WENT TO CRAP START RESEARCHING YOUTUBE NATURAL CURES U SEE WHAT I SAY ITS TIME FOR US TO BUCK UP ENOUGH IS ENOUGH IF ANYBODY FOUND ANY INFO HOW TO GET RID OF THIS STUFF I LIKE TO KNOW I HAVE BEEN LIKE THIS FOR 8 MONTHS AND TIRED OF IT I HAD ALOT OF TEST THOUGHT I HAD BRAIN CANCER COLON CANCER EVERYTHING I DID FIND OUT I AM DEFICIENT IN VITAMIN D WAS 19 AND MY B12 WAS 372 SO IF U READING THIS LOOKING FOR HOPE MAYBE THAT A START BUT PLEASE IF U READING THIS AND HAVE ANY INFO TO HELP ME GET RID OF THESE SYMTOMS PL | M | 34 | 20mg 1X day | 1/15/2015 | 1 | Acid Reflux, Bloatiness, Burping | F | 55 | 20 MG 1X day | 2/16/2016 Patient History | 1 | heartburn / acid-reflux | DEFINITE: fatigue, never-before-experienced aching joints and muscles, tightened chest and jaw, head pressure, weak stomach/nausea. LIKELY/POSSIBLE: anxiety, depression, loss of sense/mental fog. | Prilosec OTC worked well to eliminate heartburn, but as soon as I discontinued using it, came back in full force. The little pill must have something very potent in it if it is able to eliminate acid reflux. Unfortunately it has seemed to poison my overall state, and will not recommend this to anyone! Im 22 and felt relatively healthy before taking it and never thought there were any noted side effects of Prilosec before coming to this site. This site put that in perspective. People are not scapegoating all their ills on this med. The pharmacuetical industry pays to peddle poison and this is just one of many. Most cheap (which Prilosec ain't) and quick fixes always have a dark side, this is no exception. STOP TAKING IT! | M | 22 | | 6/23/2009 | 1 | Acid reflux possible Ulcer | Anxiety half hour after taking meds, severe chest pain, radiating into back, asked God not to take me yet, I was that sick and scared. My mood was detached, and could not communicate with others very well. Cold hands, sweats, had to lay with my head propped up and hands on stomach. Felt like crying allthe time. Could not move from this position. | I did not have the syptoms until 3 weeks later, then Bam! I have been off for a day now and will be going in for a Ulcer Test Friday. I think the Docs don't check what is going on with these Meds. I am still waiting to feel like myself again. This is pure Poison! | F | 47 | | 12/9/2009 | 1 | Burning Pain in Upper Stomach | Dizziness,muffled hearing,racing heart,palpitations, shortness of breath,fatigue,feeling "out of my own body", my head feels like it has been stuffed with bunting,foggy headed, cold sweats, sweaty hands (my hands never feel like this!). Mood swings. Sever agitation/ anger,anxiety. My family is constantly telling me to calm down. I thought they were crazy! I took a two week cycle of the name brand Prilosec and felt okay. Then I bought the Equate Version and the symptoms started almost immediately. | I had my doctor to blood tests because I thought I had some terrible disease. They came back normal. I ended up in the ER the next night and they did and EKG and blood work..all normal. They said it was GERD. Wrong! I knew it when they said it. I didn't take this junk this morning and I don't feel nausea but I'm cold and clammy and my hands are sweaty. I've also been a bit dizzy today. The dizziness and nausea have been horrible!! I'm assuming I'm going to have withdrawals from it. I was on a narcotic for chronic pain at one time and when I went of of the medication. I felt almost just like this. It's insane! I just hope it passes quickly. What are other people's experience with coming off of this stuff? I'd love to hear it. Were you clammy and sweaty and hot at the same time? | F | 34 | | 12/26/2009 | 1 | Ulcer | occasional trouble getting a deep breath, occasional anxiety | It has now been 5 weeks since I stopped taking Prilosec. The breathing difficulties and anxiety, once extremely severe, have simmered down to an occasional feeling. I am now sure that the previous severity was due to Prilosec making me extremely agitated and anxious - in a virtually permanent state of anxiety. I will never take this drug or any other acid blocker or reducer as I have had negative effects from all of them. As mentioned in my original post the Doctors said there was no way the breathing problems were due to Prilosec and told me to continue taking it. In fact every Doctor I have talked to in regards to this problem seemed to believe it was impossible and wanted me to go on anxiety meds....not happening. I can honestly say I despise Doctors and the way they push drugs onto patients as their method of treatment. | F | 33 | 40mg 2X day | 6/12/2013 Patient History | 1 | H.pylori erradication | DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE UNLESS NECESSARY OR IT WILL RUIN YOUR LIVE. BIG PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES INVEST MILLIONS TO MAKE THE FDA APPROVE AND DOCTORS TO PRESCRIBE THEIR DRUGS.DO NOT GET FOUL, "FDA" REPRESENT THE RICH AND POWERFUL NOT THE PEOPLE ,ALSO HERE MOST DOCTORS DO NOT CARE ,MUST DID IT FOR THE MONEY NOT THE PLEASURE OF HELPING PEOPLE.IF YOU CAN FLY TO EUROPE OR CANADA WHERE DOCTORS CARE. | M | 40 | 20mg 1X day | 8/31/2016 Patient History | 1 | GERD | depersonalization (feeling detached from the body), rolling panic attacks, confusion, short of breath during my morning workout, heart palpitations | PURELY POISON. I have only taken one, and I hope the side effects are gone by tomorrow! If i felt like this all the time I'd end up in the psych ward!!! | M | 31 | 1 times | 3/7/2009 | 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 | Hair Loss, upper right abdominal pain, shortness of breath, knee pain, hip pain (could hardly walk up stairs. | I have been dealing with Gerd for 3 years now. To me my heartburn symptoms are strange. I have pain behind the right arm by the arm pit and upper right abdominal pain. Had all tests, but not an endoscopy. Doctor never suggested getting one, because she was so sure it was gerd. Prilosec is bad, the symptoms are not worth it. I would wake up a couple times a night with shortness of breath. Very scarey. I am now trying Zantac 75, just a night and tums when needed during the day. Will never take Prilosec again. | F | 54 | 3 times 20mg 2X day | 11/27/2011 | 2 | Acid reflux | Definitely cramping in the chest, feels like a heart attack. Pain in lower sternum. Stomach aches whenever I cough. Not to mention severe anxiety, suicidal thoughts, extreme depression, and just being in a foggy haze. | I made it to day 4 and I'm already throwing the box away. It pisses me off that doctors are forced to push this crap into patients faces cause some big Drug Company is telling them to do so to cash in on the big $$. And how does this make a doctor different than a dealer..? I am quite the socialite (i like to live life). I have been out every night of the week for the past two years. Last nite was the first time I stayed in cause I felt so crappy, physically and mentally, and its do to this satanic pill! | M | 26 | 4 times | 5/21/2008 | 1 | frequent heartburn/acid reflux | a trip to the er had me terrified i was gonna have a heart attack in fact all it was,was acid reflux!heaviness in chest,tightness in chest,middle back pain(unbearable)neck pain all around weak feeling,sore joints,flu like symptoms,upper body pain,lump in throat,very tired(but too worried to get sleep),Anxiety out of control! | I have stopped taking prilosec and amazingly no more panic attacks every symptom has gone away but the back pain hopefully will go away in time!YOU COULD NOT PAY ME TO TAKE THIS AGAIN!currently dealing with heartburn naturally til Dr. finds something without these side affects | F | 27 | 6 times | 3/10/2008 | 1 | Acid Reflux | Severe Anxiety, Panic Attack, Tremors, Wierd Dreams, Abdominal Cramps/spasm, Chest Tightness (difficulty breathing), Bloat, Choked throat, Pain below Sternum, Intolerant to bright light, Vertigo, Numbness on the tongue, hand and feet. | Good at stopping Acid Reflux but side effects are unbearable. Been on and off Omeprazole for the past 4 months for Acid Reflux. Each time I took 1X20mg per day for few days, the side effects kicks in one by one. For me, the side effects lasted for weeks after stopping omeprazole. The Anxiety and Panic Attack had me thinking that I was going crazy. Took me a while to realise that Omeprazole was the culprit for all those unneccessary symtoms, and this site confirms it. | M | 32 | 21 times | 3/16/2008 | 1 | Severe Anxiety (feels like going crazy), Panic Attack, Depression, Wierd Dreams, Difficulty Sleeping Bloat, Chest Tightness, Choking Throat, Dizziness, Blurred Vision many more... | I also took some chinese medicine that claims to stop acid secretions (OTC), and have the same side effects. I guess all PPI have the same side effects. Depletes us off nutrients from food. I suspect some of us might not have Acid Reflux problem after all. It could be a condition where TCM have known it as "Liver Fire" | M | 32 | 21 times | 4/1/2008 | 3 | Lyme Disease | I just wanted to say that many of you are showing signs of lyme disease and co-infections like bartonella, they show up as acid/reflux, joint pains, insomnia, rage, panic attacks, chest pains, bone pain, anxiety, headaches, diarrhea, constipation, foot pain, muscle pain, floaters in eye, and many many more. Typical lyme tests would not reveal a positive result be sure to find a lyme literate doctor. The longer you have it the harder it will be to test pos. Take care | F | 36 | 0 days 0 1X day | 4/28/2011 | 3 | GERD | I am 8 days cold turkey and I am doing fine. They are looking at my gall bladder now as the culprit to explain continued bloating and discomfort. No heartburn issues to date, they are categorizing all my current symptoms to GB. Having ultrasound next week to confirm/surgical consult to follow. | F | 40 | 0 days 20 mg 1X O | 7/13/2010 Patient History | 1 | I'm not taking it | Never experienced any because I refused to take it. | While in the hospital, a nurse brought a Prilosec pill for me to take. I asked her why I should take it, I didn't have heartburn. She said, get this, "It will help you absorb your food better." That sounded crazy to me, so I refused to take it. On my discharge papers, they wrote that I was to take Prilosec once a day. I will never take a proton pump inhibitor. I've been hearing about their side effects for years. I don't know why anyone would take them. Tums will always help if i ever get a rare heartburn. | F | 68 | 0 days 0 1X day | 8/26/2010 | 1 | Horrible | Severe anxiety pains in legs arms joints. | Glad I read up about this | M | 39 | 0 days 40 7X day | 9/30/2021 |