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 | GERD, gastritis | Some problems with digestion, possibly inhibited digestion of certain minerals (iron) but that is not certain. | I don't know what side effects of long term use are, but the relief from this med is good. I had been on zantac, tagamet, prevacid (also good) and it seemed like each new doc wanted to start anew with a lower dose of drug therapy. Every time in recent years, I have ended back on Prilosec or generic and it is the only one that worked unconditionally. | F | 31 | 4 years | 2/21/2003 | 5 | For heartburn | I have had no side effects. It works great for me. | F | 64 | 4 years | 9/2/2008 | 5 | acid reflux | With Prilosec, subject to "runner's diarrhea" (I am a triathlete) and severe diarrhea during menstruation. | I have been out of Prilosec for almost two weeks, and now notice I am constipated, lethargic, and acid reflux returned with a vengeance! Love the stuff for acid reflux, getting much more today (thought I would try to wean off); side effects not as bad as the reflux. Actually, after 4 years, guessing my body adapted to the diarrhea. Feeling lethargic and "heavy" now without it. Only problem on meds is the urgent need to go while on a training run, often with no facility around. | F | 46 | 4 years | 1/4/2008 | 5 | Barrett's esophagus | M | 71 | 4 years 20 2X day | 8/14/2012 | 5 | Gastric ulcer | absolutely none and I have IBS.no headache no diarrhea no muscle pain | M | 56 | 4 years 10mg 2X day | 4/5/2010 | 4 | GERD | Excessive gas | F | 40 | 4 years | 8/13/2008 | 4 | Acid Reflux Disease | Hair Loss. | Unfortunately, I'm a lifer. symptonms return when I stop taking my medicine | M | 37 | 4 years | 12/13/2001 | 4 | Daily heartburn | My side effects mainly we're that I could never quit. Every time I went back to the Prilocec. It started with a whole pill and have been down to 1/2 for 2 years now. I quit 9 days ago and I feel like my heart is beating out of my chest, I've been waking up in the middle of the night with rapid heartbeat. | Since using the drug I have been prescribed thyroid medicine, have high blood pressure, and cholesterol. I realize now that I never had any of these symptoms before. Glad to have found this thread. I hope the heart palpitations and heartburn go away soon! | F | 39 | 4 years | 1/15/2010 | 3 | gerd | none | M | 59 | 4 years | 9/27/2004 | 3 | Severe Heartburn | these are not in any particular order: SEVERE depression (up and down like crazy, almost bi-polar like) then severe anxiety, metal taste in my mouth usually combined with the anxiety, horrible panic attacks that lasted almost a week straight over stuff that was almost manufactured in my head and wasn't even remotely true, clouded thoughts almost all the time, paranoia, stage 1 hypertension high blood pressure that came almost out of nowhere last year | heres the thing, I didn't experience any of these side effects until about a year and a half ago, but didn't even think twice about it being prilosec, i thought i was just going crazy, and within the past 3 months it's been getting so bad that i've been scouring everywhere for an answer, and this site opened my eyes, i'm almost amazed...i'm stopping taking this TOMORROW! | M | 27 | 4 years | 4/23/2007 | 3 | GERD & Esphageal Erosion | Didn't notice any at first and have been taking if off and on for about 3 years. However, recently I noticed that when I take it before or during eating, a couple hours later I have severe abdominal pain, to a point of not being able to stand, and diarrhea. | M | 53 | 4 years | 4/19/2009 | 3 | acid reflux, ibs, hernia | Feelings of hunger, grawing feeling my stomach throughout the day. Lots of bloating but attributed that to my irritable bowel disease. Didn't seem to help as much after 4 plus years so added a second dose in the afternoon. When increased to two pills per day began to experience some dizziness. | Although I don't love the drug, it did help with the burping and reflux for a long time. I recently added a second dose in the afternoon. Still didn't feel well so doctor prescribed prevacid 30 mg. Tried it for three days and felt horrible - terrible pain in the middle of my chest, horrible stomach pains, headache, stayed in bed all day yesterday with no energy. Very moody. Had to drive in the city with holiday traffic and was screaming at everyone. Went back to prilosec today and hopefully will feel better than with the prevacid. | F | 54 | 4 years | 12/7/2008 | 3 | GERD | Extreme bowel cramping, pus/blood discharge, colitis | I took this medication for 4 years, it worked at first, seemed to eliminate my frequent heartburn and nightly GERD symptoms. Finally quit taking it because side effects got too bad. What cured my heartburn and GERD was 1 tbsp of organic apple vinegar after every meal. Side effects cleared up after I went that natural route. | M | 42 | 4 years 20mg 1X day | 7/9/2012 | 3 | Acid reflux | Weakness in back of legs and arms, faint feeling, unsteadiness, palpitations, trouble swallowing. | I was put on Omeprazole four years ago for acid reflux and have taken it sporadically ever since. I find that if I take it for more than a day at a time I seem to be having unpleasant side effects, the worst of which are this strange weakness in the arms and legs, plus feeling that if I go outside or into a shop I'm going to keel over. Am going to try not taking it for a few days in a row now to see if there is any improvement. Not too happy with the side effects. | F | 44 | 4 years 20mg 1X day | 11/23/2011 | 2 | Gerd | heart palpitations, severe dry mouth, hypertension, weight gain, rashes, funny pain in the lower back esp in the mornings, cramping, pretty much what everybody else has been saying as well in bits over a long period of time, i just haven't been able to connect the dots | It gave me some relief gerd wise but the side effects that i am experiencing and the ones that i have read about are scaring me. I need to stop taking this drug. Trouble is, my doctor is such an advocate for this, he even tells me that he takes it for his gerd. | F | 29 | 4 years | 11/15/2008 | 2 | GERD, gastric ulcers | DIARRHEA!! This has gotten worse over time to where I am now going to take myself off proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and try something else. I have also developed elevated BP and more frequent cardiac dysrhythmias while taking this medication. | I have been taking the 20 mg OTC dose and occasionally the prescription dose on an every-other-day schedule. I tried going off PPIs after my initial GERD/ulcer treatment but the GERD symptoms returned. | F | 53 | 4 years | 5/9/2006 | 2 | Acid Reflux | Massive anxiety, heart palpitations, numbness in limbs, cloudy feeling, dizzy/shaky, blurred vision, general feeling of unwell | It took me a long time to realize my problems were due to Prilosec/Omeprazole. I blamed work, social life, living conditions, allergies, diet & exercise, ect.. Turns out after radically changing my life for the better, and removing all medicines including vitamins and non-prescriptions from my diet one by one. I was finally able to pin point the problems to Omeprazole! Obviously my issues did not happen overnight, but more of a gradual over time effect (staring at around the 6th month mark) until my anxiety condition was unbearable/debilitating. Within weeks of stopping the medication, the cloudy feeling lifted and the slight numbness to my arm and leg went away. I am almost 2 months off the drug, and I'm still battling with mild anxiety (no more palpitations tho), but the majority of side effects have faded away. Some rebounding effects from stopping the drug cold turkey were weeks worth of inconsistent bowel movements and I have noticed I am increasingly shaky after stopping the drug. As well, my sleep patterns are a lot more chaotic with most of the withdrawal symptoms appearing upon waking. But all in all its much easier to deal with than the full blown side effects. Hopefully my body will balance itself out in the next few months. A word to the wise.. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG LONG TERM! On a positive note it did absolute wonders for my acid reflux, but I would still recommend diet and exercise over this drug. | M | 33 | 4 years 20 1X day | 8/3/2014 | 1 | chronic heartburn | Low magnesium levels leading to heart palpitations, charley horses, numbness and tingling in limbs, excessive tooth decay, severe depression and moodiness, cloudiness in thoughts, aching joints, lowered immune system. I had a lot of neckaches and sore throats...all things I never even thought could be related to taking this drug until reading the comments on this website. | So, I have taken two prescription drugs - omneprozole (for chronic heartburn) and metaprolol (for high blood pressure) for the past four years. Interestingly, all the above symptoms I blamed on the metaprolol because it too lowers magnesium levels and causes mood swings, etc. I incresed my magnesium intake to 600 mlg/ 2'xs a day and that helped with the heart palpitations and leg cramps, but always at night I had terrible anxiety. In addition I suffered a significant blow to my immune system. I was sick from January - April 2014 with bronchitis, stomach flu, pnemonia, laryngitis, pink eye ----and nothing that normally works for me worked to get rid of these things. I was beginning to wonder what was to become of me. On top of that, over the past four years my teeth have taken a nose-dive...suddently I have cavities upon cavities...I don't know if omneprozole is the culprit, but having read the other comments I think it is a possiblility. I have stopped taking it and look forward to improved health. Oh...I took the stuff for severe chronic heartburn which it worked on fantastically. In fact I only took the 40 mg prescribed every 3 or 4 days because it worked so well for me...but now I wonder at what cost. I don't know if this stuff should be pulled from the market, but more investigating needs to be done. It can't be healthy to block stomach acid production, I mean, duh! We need that stuff to digest food. | F | 47 | 4 years 40mg 1X AN | 9/20/2014 | 1 | acid reflux | severe anxiety and depression, joint pain, numbness/tingling in arms hands and fingers, terrible fatigue | been taking omeprazole for about four years with tons of side affects. the one that bothers me the most is the pain in my back and all joints. i was prescribe 4 other meds to deal with all of the sickness like high blood pressure, arthritis, back pain, severe cramps in back and legs, and of course anxiety and depression. maybe it was five more meds... lost count ... thanks to your comments and this site i will stop taking this terrible drug today!!! | M | 39 | 4 years | 1/15/2010 | 1 | GERD/Reflux | Burning/ tingling sensation in feet,even though cold to touch. Very short of breath, with dry cough. B/P shot up high. Anxiety and feeling depressed. | Have had this shortness of breath & other symptoms on & off for several years. It was only when my B/P went sky high that I realised I could have a problem with Omeprazole. Looking back at my state of health when not taking this drug... I noticed a pattern had emerged, the breathlessness & cough had gone, I was feeling much happier & with more energy. The last time was in October of last year. Since then I have been back on this drug & have felt awful & progressively worse. I am no longer taking this drug, and would advise everyone to think twice before starting it. I have been off it for just a week now, The depression has lifted,, the anxiety also. I just hope the breathlessness will go soon .... it is quite debilitating. | F | 64 | 4 years | 12/5/2009 |