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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PRILOSEC | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Heartburn | Bloating, weight gain, fatigue. | Listen long time users of Prilosec! I took it for years and thought I was getting a wonder drug until the long term effects kicked in. Bloating, cramping, fatigue, it was like I was pregnant. Here is the cure that was recommended by a doctor (and has worked thus far); drink apple cider vinegar before meals. Here is why. Your stomach isn't breaking down your food properly. This means you are not absorbing the proteins, vitamins, and minerals, in your food. Without acid in your stomach you are literally ‘backing up’ like a garbage disposal. The vinegar will tell your stomach-which is pretty much a litmus test- that it ‘has enough acid so the body need not produce more.’ Consider this, without your vitamin B’s you will become sluggish i.e. the fatigue. Without your essential minerals you will be unable to use the little nutrients you are taking in. Without your branch chain aminos you are prone to soreness, weakness, and irritability. And thatR | M | 23 | 5 years | 1/8/2009 | 1 | Reflux | Everything already listed... Tired all the time, headaches, sore/ swollen feet (so bad I could barely walk in the in the mornings) Stomach pain, muscle spasms, lightheaded, dizziness, nervousness, weight gain (not completely attributed to the prilosec :o) Severe back pain... just generally feeling crappy all the time! | I've been taking Prilosec for almost 5 years... I'm 29 and I've felt generally sick for a long time now... I can't really say when it started, but I had never read anywhere that this medicine had such bad side effects. When I read the previous responses I almost cried! I had no idea... Yesterday was my last day on this awful pill... Thank you! | F | 29 | 5 years | 1/8/2009 | 1 | Gerd | Extreme constipation, belching, pain in the area of my gall bladder, chest pain. | For extreme heartburn, my doctor advised me to increase my dose of prilosec to 2 in the morning and 2 at night, or double the recommended dose. It shut down my digestive system. My colon did not move, I developed pain in the area of my gall bladder, burped frequently, and had chest pain with exertion. I quickly dropped back to one prilosec a day, but my symptoms continued. Over a year's time, I had a gall bladder scan, colonoscopy, endoscopy, and heart scan. I tried to go off the drug but developed heartburn again. I finally switched to zantac 75 and all my symptoms went away. I had to figure this out myself. Every Dr. I saw was in total denial the drug could have caused these problems. From the constipation, I developed a cystocele and rectocele. I have no sex life because of this. Being overdosed on this drug by my doctor wrecked my life. | F | 56 | 5 years | 12/23/2008 | 5 | acid reflux disease | I usually get some gas and/or acid stomach late in the day about three hours before bedtime. I usually take three Rolaids Fruit flavor as an antacid. Sometimes I need the Rolaids Berry flavor for gas relief. This is cheaper than the Gas-X that I sometime use. | I've taken Prilosec OTC everyday for over 6 years now. I can really tell after my lunch meal if I haven't taken it in the morning! My doctor had originally prescribed Nexium. After the pharmacist wanted to charge me over one hundred dollars for a thirty day supply, I knew I had to find something else for my acid reflux disease. Prilosec is the answer for me. I've sure saved a lot of money over the years, and it has kept my acid reflux in check! | M | 66 | 6 years | 1/1/2009 | 5 | Acid Reflux | Lower back pain and neck pain | I take 3 20mg tablets per day. Occasionally I get a batch of pills that cause lower back and neck pain. This pain was very common for me with Nexium so I switched to Prilosec and the pain went away. | M | 46 | 6 years | 1/28/2009 | 5 | had stomach ulcer | I HAD NO SIDE EFFECTS.AND ALL MY PAIN WENT AWAY. i AM NOW ABLE TO STAY OFF THE DRUG FOR DAYS. WITHOUT PAIN. UNTIL i EAT SOMETHING SPICY AND THEN i KNOW i HAVE TO TAKE A PILL. i NOW USE THE OVER THE COUNTER PACKAGES OF 42. | THANK YOU PRILOSEC.KEEP MAKING IT . AND DROP THE PRICE SOON | M | 6 years | 12/31/2007 | 5 | GERD | None | I have been taking 1/2 pill for 6 years with excellent results. One must remember that millions take prilosec with great results. This site is mainly visited by those with negative results tnat may or may not be from prilosec. | M | 55 | 6 years | 3/12/2009 | 5 | GERD | None | Fantastic stuff! It relieves my discomfort and works better than anything else I have tried! | F | 39 | 6 years | 10/24/2008 | 5 | GERD | None | I am concerned with long term effects. Especially after reading comments posted herein; however, I can illustrate NO adverse effects. I have joint pain (but had it before treatment). I run 5 miles 3x per week, and weightlift 3x per week. I have noticed no ill effects. I have tried stopping, but experience GERD after about the 3rd day off treatment. I tried H3 blockers. They work, but require increasing dosages after time. | M | 53 | 6 years 20mg 1X day | 5/12/2010 | 5 | Gerd | None | It works | M | 66 | 6 years 40MG 1X day | 11/30/2010 | 5 | ACID REFLUX | NONE | M | 78 | 6 years 20MG 1X day | 6/11/2011 | 4 | GERD | Few, possibly slower digestion. | I'm surprised to see this drug maligned so harshly. I've been on it for years with few noticeable side-effects. My life with it is drastically better than without it. It allows me to eat almost 100% normally and has greatly reduced my digestive troubles. I used to take Aciphex, but the cost was prohibitive and the side-effects were worse. I'd like to remind other users that just because a medicine makes one person sick, doesn't mean it won't help others. Ibuprophen is widely used by many people, but makes me very sick. That doesn't mean they should stop making it. | F | 28 | 6 years 20 mg 1X day | 11/26/2010 | 4 | GERD, gastritis | no known side effects | The over the counter version came out just after the less expensive generic. And hey, surprise, my insurance company stopped covering either prilosec or the generic. Now I have to pay so much more for a drug I need. It kind of stinks if you ask me. | F | 33 | 6 years | 7/20/2004 | 4 | Severe GERD | Forgetfulness, sleeplessness, which I thought due to aging, pain in feet, gas. | I must have been on this for about 6 years, after a bout of esophageal bleeding during vomiting. A year or two before that, a doctor (perhaps over-) dilated the point where food enters the stomach after I had several episodes of trouble swallowing. The Prilosec worked much better than Cimetedine or Tums, but due to insurance considerations, I have been on the generic form for about a year. I am glad to have found this site, as I now suspect some of my troubles may be due to Prilosec. Will start taking supplements, especially melatonin, as there was an article in the San Diego Union Tribune today, Health section, p.7 or 8, saying some tests suggest that 5~6mg of melatonin, plus some supplements (didn't say what) works better than Prilosec in many cases. Here's a link: www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080916/news_1c16gastro.html I am going to try to get off Prilosec using melatonin and supplements. Up till now, the longest I could go without it and still have no trouble at ni | F | 71 | 6 years | 9/17/2008 | 3 | acid reflux | update | i posted recently about my conditions from taking prilosec for 6 years. after almost 2 weeks off the drug normality is coming back,no more night fevers no more panic attacks i still have the tingling in my forhead and right arm but slowly subsiding. my personality has done a 180 my friendlyness is back going out with my friends more and no more dread. i still have an emotional episode once in awhile for some reason my sensitivity to certain things must have been exagerated while on this med but im sure it to will subside.im glad im getting back to normal the feeling is like being in my 20's again. i have been using tums as a temp replacement not eating late and drinking lotts of water seems to help but i would rather have the heartburn that all of the side effects for sure !!! | M | 41 | 6 years 20 mg 1X day | 9/12/2011 Patient History | 3 | Acid reflux | I recently started having pain in my chest and finally realized it was the Prilosec OTC. I had tried the generic omeprazole but it gave me chest pains immediately. After 6 or 7 years on Prilosec OTC, the chest pain has just started. But, after reading the side effects others have experienced, I realize I do have other side effects from the Prilosec, such as tingling in my feet & hands, mild IBS, muscle spasms (recently) and tightness in my throat. | I am taking a sub-lingual B12 supplement and will look into a magnesium supplement. This medicine might work for the short-term, but I do not recommend it as a long-term solution. Instead, I am learning about the diet changes I need to make and balancing the pH in my body. | F | 34 | 6 years 20.6 1X day | 7/11/2012 | 2 | GERD, Hiatal Hernia | Insomnia, increased anxiety, malaise | Took a small dose of this medication daily for years. Did not relate my insomnia, interrupted sleep, waking early and not being able to go back to sleep to this medication until I stopped it for few weeks. Went back on it and the above symptoms returned. Will have to find another alternative. | F | 60 | 6 years 1/2 of 20m 1X day | 4/27/2015 | 1 | Barrett's | I took Omeprazole/Prilosec at 40mg for almost 6 years. I stopped taking it in January of this year and have been supplementing with magnesium since. This has been terrible and the worst time of my life. Becoming ill crept up on me slowly and by December last year I thought I was in my last days on earth! My symptoms are: anxiety and depression, muscle weakness and fatigue, nausea, headache, vertigo/loss of balance, fuzzy confused feeling in my head, inability to focus and concentrate, dry eyes, terrible cramp in legs abdomen and even hands and fingers, heart palpitations, no appetite, no interest in the future (an inability to get excited about anything from vacations to birthdays). I could go on.......... I have experienced a gradual improvement since I stopped taking the drug, dramatic at first when nausea, headache, flatulence and general unwell feeling disappeared almost overnight. I had a further dramatic improvement when I started supplementing with magnesium in March and lost the extreme depression, anxiety and vertigo, again within a few days. I can now get mildly excited and look forward to things again and my appetite is coming back a little. However, muscle weakness/fatigue has continued to worsen and I am very concerned as I was previously very active and now can't run at all due to muscle weakness and muscle fatigue and I am now even struggling to walk. This drug should be taken off the market. | M | 54 | 6 years 40mg 1X day | 6/27/2015 Patient History | 1 | GERD | Depression, anxiety, suicide ideation, intense muscle and joint pain, fatigue, muscle loss, recurrent sinus infections, lowered immunity, severe dizziness, heart palpitations, ringing in ears, headaches, brain fog, kidney damage, liver damage. | Right now I am detoxing/withdrawing from this horrible poison. I stopped taking it 5 days ago and the rebound indigestion has been extremely difficult to manage. For the first 2 days, I survived on TUMS. Then I started doing some internet research. I am now taking probiotics, digestive enzymes, a super multi-vitamin, DGL licorice, mastic gum, D-Limonene, and Aloe juice. The indigestion is slowly fading. I am desperately doing anything I can to regain my health after this "medicine" ruined my life. Because of this drug, I've been on antidepressants and anti-anxiolitics. I've only been physically able to work part-time due to the muscle & joint pain, and fatigue. I thought I had fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome and was ready to kill myself from the pain. Please DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG! It will take more than GERD away from you. I am very debilitated from this drug and wonder why this poison remains on the market. I'm hoping to get my life and health back, but feel like it's going to be a long road back to "living" and not merely "existing". | F | 50 | 6 years 20 MG 1X day | 11/15/2014 | 1 | GERD and Hiatle Hernia | Anxiety, Constipation, Heart Palps (PVCs), Chest Pains, Tingling in hands/fingers, and just feeling bad. B12 and magnesium deficiency. | Long term side effects are brutal and they creep up on you. I am now off Prilosec and am successfully managing my GERD with digestive enzymes. | M | 57 | 6 years 20 1X day | 1/5/2015 |