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 | After one year of taking it everyday I've had some serious side effects like diahrea and stomach pains. | M | 1 days | 7/13/2005 | 4 | too much acid in stomach | dull headache | I have only been taking Prilosec OTC one day but this dull headache appeared after only 6 hrs on this medication. The headache is driving me a little crazy but that awful gnawing and burning sensation in the upper left quadrant of my body has pretty much disappeared. I talked to my pharmacist today and told him my symptoms and that Zantac 150mg was not helping and he suggested Prilosec OTC. Just hope the headache doesn't hang around. | F | 36 | 1 days | 5/18/2005 | 3 | GERD that causes asthma | I took the Prilosec one evening(GERD is worse at bedtime). After three hours when I went to bed I began to have some muscle twitching, which increased. Had severe nervousness and vivid dreams. Had troubling stomach gurgling all night too. Felt absolutely terrible all night. I will not take this again...I will go back on my prescription drug for GERD. | It did help my reflux, but not worth feeling terrible from the side effects. Perhaps some of the different side effects could be described more clearly on the package insert. Nor did my family doctor tell me of them when she sugested I try Prilosec vs the prescription I had been taking. | F | 50 | 1 days | 3/6/2007 | 3 | Erosive Esophogitis | Just started taking this medicine, I'm hoping I do well, its only the 14 days treatment, I have tried Protonix and let me tell you that is a very strong Rx! I'm just curious though if prilosec is so bad how come the shelves are always empty? | I see a lot of people complaining about muscle problems, I learned that with having GERD, and other acid reflux problems that you lose a lot of Potassium, and taking acid reflux medicines your body don't absorb vitamins and nutrients very well, so those are things to take into consideration rather then automatically thinking that its the medicine....Like I said I'm only taking the 14 day medicine, wish me luck! | F | 31 | 1 days | 7/25/2009 | 2 | Ulcer | Nervousness and anxiety from one dose. | Said something wrong to my dear wife which no drug can heal. | M | 47 | 1 days 20 MG 1X day | 2/23/2014 | 2 | Damage to esophagus due to extreme | Joint pain in fingers, tongue feels like it's constantly burned. | No problem the first month. 2nd month suddenly felt severe burning pain in some finger joints. Tongue gets swollen white bumps at times. Weaned down to 40 mg a day and working on getting off completely. | F | 53 | 1 days 80 mg day | 4/20/2016 | 2 | acid reflux | Only took it one day. Dizzy, fatigue, chest pain, and nausea. Will not try it again. I had taken Nexium and had dizziness, rapidly changing bolod pressure, chest pain. I suspect they are related. I have no idea what to try next. | F | 50 | 1 days | 4/17/2006 | 2 | Dr. recommended propadeutic. | Impotence without prior symptomology very first day. Anyone else experience this? | M | 62 | 1 days | 10/8/2006 | 2 | Heartburn | Very tired and depressed mental state. Feel like sleeping all day. | I received this OTC drug in the mail. But the almost immediate effects make me wonder why these symptoms aren't listed as possibilities on other websites or in the packaging. I had no other changes in my daily activities and am on no other drugs. | F | 62 | 1 days | 6/9/2008 | 2 | acid reflux | shakiness, legs unstable, arms weakness, twitching in abdominal area | just on the first day of taking this meds, i felt very weak instantly, the shakiness seems to be coming from my abdominals. scary!!! i heard that some people like myself are very sensitive to ppi's. this same meds was prescribed to me about 5yrs ago, and side effects were anxiety and depression which I just now came to realize after reading all comments. | F | 43 | 1 days 20mg 1X day | 1/7/2012 | 1 | Gas, bloating, nausea | I work the midnight shift and have never really had trouble sleeping. Usually staying up is a challenge. I was prescribed the generic prilosec after visitng my doctor and complaining of suffering from gas and bloating. After taking my first pill I had trouble falling asleep when I tried to take a nap before work. I have had panic attacks and anxiety problems in the past however that was over 10 years ago. After getting off work i could feel an on coming panic attack. I felt light headed, foggy, very anxious, the back of my head felt very tight near my neck and my eyes were sensitive to light. Judging from the other entries Im sure its the med. Going to stop tsking it before it can do anymore damage. | M | 29 | 1 days 20 mg 1X day | 11/1/2011 | 1 | Nausea | I had a severe reaction to ice cream, and it caused an inflammatory reaction.I had nausea radiating from my stomach, which is why I called the doc, who suggested taking one Prlosec. | My nausea stopped, but I got very dizzy. I could hardly walk. I slept all day. My stomach was like mush. My head hurt like a migraine. (originally, it was just my stomach that hurt.) I swear, I'd have been better off to had taken Pepto-Bismal. I had severe back pain, and joint pain. I'm a nurse, and give Prilosec alot, but will not take it again. My body went from no nausea, which was relieved, to a bunch of symptoms I didn't have in the beginning. | F | 49 | 1 days 1X day | 7/20/2011 | 1 | Supposed GERD | Extreme anxiety, restlessness, headache, brain fog (out of body/dream like feeling) | I went to the doctor of have a strange lump in my throat feeling for 6 days that came on out of nowhere. I did tons of research before I went in, so I knew what the doctor would say: GERD. It's actually quite possible as I have recurring heartburn and don't seem to have any other symptoms of illnesses that might cause the lump. The doctor referred me to the Gastro Clinic and prescribed Prilosec. I'm extremely wary of taking meds and sensitive to them, so I asked both him and the pharmacist about possible side effects. Both said almost none, maybe calcium loss over long term. Decided to give it a try because this "lump" is horrible. Took my first pill this morning and within 15 minutes I felt terrible. Started out feeling really foggy headed and out of it, almost like I was high or in a dream. Then started getting really bad anxiety, which made me extremely restless. Headache came at the same time. All day have been feeling bad, and will never be taking this again. I knew immediately it was the prilosec (actually the generic version), and looked online to find this website, and many others with the same symptoms, or worse! I know a lot of people tolerate it just fine, but they need to revise their side effect list because obviously a LOT of people have problems with it and don't know it's the prilosec causing it! I am restricting my diet, and going with natural remedies (apple cider vinegar and ginger or fennel) until I see the GI Clinic. Still have the lump but it's | F | 32 | 1 days 20mg 1X day | 1/28/2012 | 1 | LRD | Bad upper back and shoulder pain, severe lower back pain, pain in both hips, pain in arms and legs, severe muscle soreness in butt and backs of thighs, sore skin, abdominal pains, decrease in urination, temperate increase of 1.5 degrees, rapid heartbeat, feeling 'out of it' and very unwell. | I was prescribed 40MG Delayed release capsules to be taken once a day for reflux. Thank goodness I only took half a dose and not a whole dose. I took 20mg at supper Wednesday evening, Thursday morning I could hardly get out of bed I was in so much pain.( I had felt perfectly fine before taking the Prilosec)My upper back and shoulders hurt and ached very badly, but my lower back was in agony, the pain was so bad I couldn't even bend over half way ( and I can always touch my toes) the pain radiated out to both hips which ached very badly, the pain radiated down into my legs and I had aching and pains in my arms. My butt and backs of thighs were achy and sore. My skin was sore and hurt to touch. I had sharp shooting pains in my lower abdomen. My normal temperature is 97.9, and it went up to 99.3. The pain was severe. I never took another pill after that initial half dose. Saturday, after 72 hours of Prilosec being out of my system, I have no symptoms at all, and feel back to normal. I had called the DR who prescribed it for me the first day of my symptoms, and was told it was not due to Prilosec and that Prilosec had no side effects like that(I was dismissed as being crazy or having something else wrong with me causing my symptoms) I know my body and knew it was the Prilosec, which was proven after I stopped taking it and went back to feeling normal once it was out of my system. These can wreck your health and cause serious damage. | F | 42 | 1 days 40mg 1X day | 3/17/2012 | 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 | Ulcer | 1 days 6 | 3/25/2013 | 1 | gerd, hiatal hernia | No side effects, no more neck and shoulder pain, no more earaches, B.P. down to normal range:130/70 | It has been 12 weeks since I stopped prilosec. I do not eat or drink anything 3 hours prior to bedtime. I sleep on a wedge pillow. I take 1 acidolphilus (good bacteria)pill every AM on an empty stomach. I drink 4 glasses of alkaline(ph8.6) water. No oj, no fried foods, no fast foods, good diet with vegs an fruit. Daily exercise on tred mill. I am feeling very well and am happy that I am finally off these PPI's.after allmost 8 years!Good Luck Tom | M | 67 | 1 days 40mg 1X day | 2/15/2011 Patient History | 1 | Possible Gerd | My young son has sinus infections and constant throat clearing. Dr thought is might be related to Gerd and felt taking Prilosec to see if the throat clearing went away would eliminate the possibility that Gerd was causing his problems. Aside from too much sugar (he is only 8) we eat very healthy, no HFCS, no MSG, lots of whole foods, etc... So, we gave him one Prilosec in the early evening. He woke up around 2:00 am and said his throat and heart burned and he couldn't sleep. We haven't given him another one and I'm not sure I ever will. | Will need to research natural alternatives. And the big question really is, what is causing this emidemic? | M | 8 | 1 days 20 mg 1X day | 6/7/2010 | 1 | gastritis | Blurred Vision General Malaise Severe Dizzyness | Dont Take Without Studying Up On It FDA Needs 2 Clamp Down (((( AND CAN SOMEONE WHOS HAD BLURRED VISION FROM THIS DOES IT WEAR OFF))) email me @ [email protected] | M | 34 | 1 days 20mg 1X day | 4/8/2010 | 1 | GERD | Rapid heartbeat, woke up the next day to severe vertigo, severe chest pain, feeling like I was about to passout, faint numbness in fingers, throat tightening. | First time taking the medicine, symptoms appeared within the first two hours, and increased in severity through the night. | F | 25 | 1 days | 1/28/2010 |