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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NEXIUM | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 1 | heartburn | Started off with sore feet and progressed on to severe joint pain in legs and fingers. I just turned 40 but now feel about 80 and can barely function, can't even open a jar. | M | 45 days | 9/5/2005 | 5 | GERD; hiatal hernia; ulcer; erosion | the first two weeks or so, i had loose bowels | nexium has changed my life for the best. i no longer keep antacids in my car, in my kitchen, in my ourse, in my diaper bag, at my mom's, next to my bed. i can eat jalepanos, chocolate, peanut butter, anything! i almost NEVER take a tums now! I don't even know if i have any anywhere! | F | 36 | 4 years | 9/13/2005 | 5 | hiatal hernia/indigestion | none | miracle drug- could not live without it!! | F | 41 | 4 years | 9/29/2005 | 1 | GERD | IBS-type syndrome | drs. were diagnosing me as having IBS in addition to GERD; however, the IBS-like symptoms virtually disappeared after discontinuing Nexium. | F | 55 | | 10/30/2005 | 4 | gerd | Left sided pain first diagnosed as Diverticulitis , mysteriously went away went I switched from Nexium to Aciphex | Works great for heartburn. Just have to deal with other problems. | F | 35 | 2 years | 11/18/2005 | 5 | Hiatal-Hernia, GERD | The first day, diarrhea. None,thereafter. | Awesome! I could not live without this drug, however it takes freaking FOREVER to kick in!!! It took a whole month before I was even able to eat again, but now I'm good to go and I don't have any of the side effects like I had with Protonix, Prevacid, and Prilosec. | F | 30 | 2 months | 12/16/2005 | 1 | GERD | I woke up unable to move because of the horriable joint and muscle pain. I ahd to take Vicodin and Celebrex. I coul not even drive to the doctor for 3 days-+ | It worked for GERD, I just think it is not a right medication for patients with arthirits like me. It lists "arthritis aggravation"as a side effect. Doctors need to be mroe careful | F | 35 | 5 days | 12/28/2005 | 5 | M | 39 | | 1/7/2006 | 4 | GERD | Heartburn and cough from GERD | Nexium has definitely help but I have also wanted to reduce my dependence on Nexium so am seeking alternative treatments as well. | F | 59 | 2 years | 1/10/2006 | 5 | | 2/12/2006 | 1 | GERD | Arthritis pain in knees and hips, tinitus (ringing in ears), hands trembling | Side effects began when taking Nexium, stopped after taking the drug. | F | 50 | 3 years | 2/18/2006 | 5 | BAD Acid Reflux | None at all. I love this drug. It is far better then any over the counter meds you can get. What I love is that it doesn't cause any problems with my other meds. | If you are suffering from GERD, Acid Reflux, Ulcers, etc. Try this drug. I am super sensitive to drugs. I can't take most antibiotics, have problems with anything with codine in it, but this drug made me feel great. For me it works 20 minutes after I take it. I know I can trust when I feel my throat start burning and my stomach getting upset that it will work for me. I can actually eat spicy food again. | F | 25 | 3 years | 2/20/2006 | 4 | GERD | F | 29 | 15 days | 2/21/2006 | 1 | GERD | I have taken medication for years for reflux. I switched from prilosec to nexium hoping that nexium would not cause the muscular/skeletal pain that prilosec did. I was wrong. With use of nexium beyond a few weeks, I begin to have aching joints: shoulder, elbow, knee, hip. I was having difficulty bending and even walking was painful. Now I am off the drug and feeling the old symptoms of GERD return, but my muscles and joints feel better. | M | 57 | | 3/1/2006 | 1 | GERD | intense anxiety, panic attacks, depression (w/despair), brain fog, and complete insomnia | The first couple times I took this drug it seemed to work reasonably well, though not completely to my satisfaction. The third time I took it, I thought I was going crazy. I've never had panic attacks before this drug. Don't take it if you can avoid it. There are many other ways to treat reflux. | F | 25 | 10 days | 4/7/2006 | 2 | 2 months | I thought this med. would work as well as Prilosec. Boy, was I wrong. I was always in a bad, disoriented mood due to the DIZZINESS it caused me to have. My doctor changed me over to PROTONIX and it is just as good or better than the Prilosec had been! (I did not go directly over to Prilosec OTC because w/ my presciption drug plan it was less costly to pay co-pay for another RX med. than the Prilosec OTC!) | Try Protonix if you need an RX prescription or Prilosec if you have to resort to an OTC drug. | M | 39 | 2 months | 4/10/2006 | 4 | GERD | I got tingling in my hands and feet after about a year of use. Tracked it down to a B-12 defeciency caused by the drug. Now on B-12 shots. I developed acne after I began to use the drug, too. Never had acne before. Tiredness sometimes. | Been on Proton Pump Inhibitors for 10 years. Prevacid, Prilosec, and now Nexium. Side effects seem the same with all of them. | M | 46 | 4 years | 5/9/2006 | 2 | gerd/acid reflux | complete depression/dispair/tired/anger, but symptoms for reflux relieved. | F | 30 | 1 days | 5/27/2006 | 1 | GERD | Dizziness, abdominal pain, constipation, sever headache,anxiety,hot flashes, numbness in fingers and feet. flu and cold symptoms. Tightness in chest. Pain in muscles and joints. Light headed and confused. | Started taking nexium for heartburn after a co-worker recommended. Boy, what a mistake for me. Four weeks later and several medical tests, I had to figure out on my own that I was having reactions to the drug. I keep telling the doctors my symptoms, they kept uping the dosage. My wife and I keep beating our brains out, trying to figure out what was wrong with me, because I'm that guy that never gets sick. NO MORE NEXIUM FOR ME! | M | 37 | 4 weeks | 5/28/2006 | 5 | Chronic Heartburn/Acid Reflux | I don't know if these are exactly bad side effects but it gave me harder erections, delayed orgasm and increased the amount of semen I ejaculated. | The drug is a life saver. I couldn't go anywhere without carrying a bottle of Pepcid Complete with me at all times. I couldn't eat ketchup, tomato sauce, peanut butter, coffee, tea, breath mints, anything fried, anything spicy, orange juice, hot dogs, and red wine. The heartburn caused nausea and burping up acid and vomit. | M | 31 | 1 days | 6/1/2006 | 5 | reflux & endoscope showed damage | None that I'm aware of | I have the pictures of my esophagus and stomach at the first endoscope and after 3 months on nexium. The difference is dramatic. It cured the damage done. Maybe it will need to be restarted in time, but at least I know it cures! | F | 55 | 3 days | 6/9/2006 | 5 | Chronic Heartburn Bad Acid Reflux | There is just one side effect which falls into the positive side effect category NEXIUM WORKS | I've been taking Nexium 40mg.for a year now and I can't give this drug enough praise. Before my heartburn & acid reflux was so bad that I've actually went to the ER one night,because I thought I was having a heart attack which it wasn't just Chronic Heartburn & Acid Reflux from a small portion of bad eating habits and years of not realizing I was abusing over the counter drugs. It was so bad that my food would stuck from the damage to my esophagus. I swear within 2 days of taking Nexium I could tell 100% difference and within a couple of weeks I forgot I had any kind of heartburn or acid reflux at all. That's how quick and well it works and also repaired the damage I did to my esophagus through the years. | M | 31 | 1 years | 6/15/2006 | 5 | Acid Reflux | I experienced headache's, looser stool's and abdominal pain. These side effects went away after a week or so. | Nexium has helped me more than other Proton Pump Inhibitors. | M | 27 | 1.5 years | 6/26/2006 | 1 | Heartburn | Rapid heart rate | I took it for a week and it seemed to help. Took it again starting about a month later when the heartburn reoccurred. After four days of one per day, I developed a rapid heart rate. I stopped two days ago, but my heart rate is still faster than it normally is (minimum resting rate of 80). I take a beta blocker for hypertension so my normal rate is around 60 to 62. It jumped up to 102 on Nexium. It worked, but the side effect was intolerable. | F | 61 | 4 days | 7/4/2006 | 1 | Mild erosive gastritis | I was initially tired and after about 1 week I began having mild joint and back pain that continued to increase in severity to the point that I felt like I was 80-90 years old. I am current 54 year old and never have felt this bad in my life. | I agree that the medication relieved my nausea and vomiting but if I have to feel as tired and ache as bad as I did with the medication. I'd prefer the nausea and vomiting. | F | 54 | 16 days | 7/11/2006 | 4 | GERD | Any spicy food taken during the time i was taking nexium gave me indigestion problem/vomittin/heartburn/bloatin which lasted sometimes for a few days. | Nexium is by far the best medicine i've taken for GERD... somewhat pricy though. | M | 22 | 2 years | 8/7/2006 | 2 | GERD | no side effects | The medicine seemed to work for a day or two, and then after that, it was like I was taking it for nothing. I was having acid reflux and problems with my chest feeling tight, and difficulty breathing. But this stuff didn't do anything for it. If I went for days without eating anything and not taking any medication, it was more effective than eating anything at all, even something bland, and taking Nexium. I don't recommend it. | F | 21 | 10 days | 8/10/2006 | 5 | acid reflux | loose stools-- especially in the beginning -- that is it. | take it twice a day -- for over a month. first day -- what relief -- not complete though. one day -- woke up feeling great -- just wait for it -- takes 4 to 8 weeks to really work!! | F | 28 | 1.5 months | 8/15/2006 | 1 | GERD | I was experiencing flu like symptoms, fatigue, all over muscle and joint pain, swolling probs, ringing ears, chills, sleep probs, sinus probs, hot flashes. | I started taking Nexium a little over three years ago but was not taking it regularly, at that time I was on 40mg per day. I was hospitalized two times in late 2003 for colitis. I after that was put on 80mg per day due to the increased risk of me getting cancer of the esophagis. I have been to four different doctors trying to figure out what is wrong with me. I have been tested for everything, all which were negetive. This also included going to a pain clinic, epidural injections. I was told in December 2005 that I had Fibromyalgia and there was nothing they could do for me. I have been in constant pain for 2-1/2 years and living on pain medication. I ran out of my Nexium about 1-1/2 weeks ago close to the weekend and noticed within a couple days that I was not in as much pain, so I thought could the Nexium be making me sick, so I got online and did a search on side effects and could not believe what I found, I have not taken another Nexium. I continue to feel great, I have not felt l | F | 48 | 3 years | 8/19/2006 | 1 | GERD | I was experiencing flu like symptoms, fatigue, all over muscle and joint pain, swolling probs, ringing ears, chills, sleep probs, sinus probs, hot flashes. | I started taking Nexium a little over three years ago but was not taking it regularly, at that time I was on 40mg per day. I was hospitalized two times in late 2003 for colitis. I after that was put on 80mg per day due to the increased risk of me getting cancer of the esophagis. I have been to four different doctors trying to figure out what is wrong with me. I have been tested for everything, all which were negetive. This also included going to a pain clinic, epidural injections. I was told in December 2005 that I had Fibromyalgia and there was nothing they could do for me. I have been in constant pain for 2-1/2 years and living on pain medication. I ran out of my Nexium about 1-1/2 weeks ago close to the weekend and noticed within a couple days that I was not in as much pain, so I thought could the Nexium be making me sick, so I got online and did a search on side effects and could not believe what I found, I have not taken another Nexium. I continue to feel great, I have not felt l | F | 48 | 3 years | 8/19/2006 | 3 | Heartburn | The medicine got rid of my heartburn, but I got off of it after about a year because of the side effects. It was hard to notice this for a long time but the medicine made me very anxious a lot of the time, I would become over worried about things and would experience a fair amount of panic attacks. I even tried to get on some anti-depressants to calm me down. Finally I stopped taking nexium just for the heck of it and after a couple of weeks I felt great. No more anxiety. | As long as I stay away from soft drinks and lots of greasy foods I don't have heartburn. It almost seems better to not eat such bad foods for fear of heartburn, gives me a reason to eat healthier. Just be sure to look out for depression or anxiety while taking this. Remember that all medicines will have side effects, it is just whether they are noticable or not. | M | 20 | 1 years | 8/23/2006 | 5 | reflux, heartburn, hiatus hernis | excellent medication symptoms return after two days of missing meds | F | 34 | 1 years | 8/25/2006 | 4 | Heartburn, acid indigestion | I am experiencing constipation and frequent urination(or I feel like I have to pee but only a little comes out). Both of these symptoms are annoying. | Other than those two side effects this drug is helping really well so far. I just wish that those two side effects will go away if I have to take this drug for who knows how long. I have already tried every other drug for acid reflux except for one other and all of them I have been getting that same urination side effect. | F | 27 | 3 weeks | 8/29/2006 | 1 | LPRD. Upper gerd/reflux | I began after taking Nexium 3 days, feeling jaw pain and then on to intense pain in legs,and arms as well. Also experienced some tremors. After 4 days, could hardly walk or sleep from the muscle pain. Would not recommend this drug to anyone that is sensitive to Proton Pump Inhibitors as I had similar reaction to Prevacid. Going off this horrible drug. | Nexium just is not worth it for me due to all the side effects. Probably the most disabling side effect for me is (just took my last pill today), the muscle/joint pain. | F | 40 | 7 days | 9/9/2006 | 3 | acid reflux | The nexium made the heartburn go away, but after ten days on the drug I started to experience vertigo and severe headaches. On day eight I fell as I was getting out of bed. The medication works, I just can't take it due to the side effects. | F | 44 | 10 days | 9/17/2006 | 1 | GERD | I TOOK 1 PILL EACH DAY FOR THREE DAYS. ON THIRD DAY I ENDED UP IN EMERGENCY WITH A URINARY TRACT INFECTION, THAT ENDED UP WITH PROSTATE PROBLEM. THREE DOCTORS SAID THEY DIDN'T THINK IT WAS DUE TO NEXIUM, BUT I OPTAINED AN FDA REPORT THAT SAID IT WAS POSSIBLE BECAUSE IT IS A "PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR". I WAS ON AND OFF ANTIBIOTICS FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. SPECIALIST SAID NO CANCER. DURING THIS TIME MY PSA WENT UP AND DOWN FROM 5.6 TO 59 THEN 11. I QUIT A ALL PRESCRIPTIONS AND WENT ON HERBAL SUPPLEMENTS AND PSA HAS STABELIZED AT 6.5 | IF ANYONE IS CONSIDERING NEXIUM THEY SHOULD BE CHECKED ON THE AFFECTS OF A "PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR" I HAVE RECOMMENDED AGAINST USE OF NEXIUM | M | 79 | 3 days | 10/2/2006 | 2 | I was diagnosed with GERD | After about 4 weeks on the Nexium, I broke out in a rash covering my chest, abdomen, back and arms. Initially the doctor said if I was going to have an allergic reaction, it would have happened right away. However, after taking a round of antihistamine, I consulted with a dermatologist who said it was definiately something internal, and the only change in diet or medication was the Nexium. I have been off the Nexium for 3 days and the rash has not subsided - so the jury is still out on the cause. I also am proned to panic attacks, and found them recurring during the month I was on the Nexium. I also experienced severe stomach pain, which I did not have before taking the medication. The only symptom I had that took me to see a doctor was difficulty swallowing due to a swollen Larnyx. | If I determine the rash is not from the Nexium, I might be persuaded to try again. | F | 57 | 30 days | 10/26/2006 | 1 | Gastritis | Abdominal pains (felt like intestinal pains), intense anxiety, depression. | Started taking it for Gastritis, after a few days it felt like it was getting worse. Called the doctor, he told me to take ulcer medicine. Side effects wen´t away, I only found out it was Nexium when I started taking it again (after a few months of ulcer medicine). | M | 21 | 7 days | 10/26/2006 | 2 | Heartburn/reflux | Tired.Only 48 yrs. old and had to make myself move around and trying to carry anything was a chore.Seemed like I had no strength left. Only took it for a week. I've been off it for two days now. Heartburn showed up today,hope my energy comes back soon!Also seemed to effect my bedtime activities with the tiredness reaching other parts. I did not really realise the joint pain untill reading this site,thought it was the rain coming in as usual.Back to OTC for me. | M | 48 | 7 days | 10/27/2006 | 3 | HEARTBURN | DIDNT KNOW THESE WERE SIDE EFFECTS, BUT WEIRD FEELING IN HEART, CHEST PAIN, PAIN IN HANDS, HEADACHES, JOINT PAINS. | I HAVE BEEN ON NEXIUM FOR OVER 2YRS AND RECENTLY STARTED HAVING ALL THESE PROBLEMS. DOCTORS SAY THERE ARE NO SIDE EFFECTS,BUT THAT DOESNT SEEM TO BE THE CASE. NO SOLUTION TO MY SICKNESS YET BUT NEXIUM IS THE ONLY DRUG I TAKE. LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVE....NOW | F | 31 | 2 years | 10/29/2006 | 3 | GERD | bloated/constipation/feeloing full very easily | Question: the website says most patients are cured after 4-8 weeks. but i'm concerned seeing many paople taking it for way longer. is it being taken longer because the doctor said so or the problem was always present. i haven't any heartburn or intestinal discomfort since taking. I'm stopping after 8 weeks! | F | 30 | 3 days | 10/30/2006 | 2 | GERD & heart burn | Nexium didn't completely relieve or control my heartburn and reflux. I still had symptoms, especially at bedtime. I had complete relief while taking 30 mg. prevacid twice daily. Nexium also gave me a mild headache, some nausea and lots of gas. I felt a little lightheaded the first day. I'd say it didn't work well enough for me to say on it. | I had much better results on 30 mg of prevacid twice daily. I took prevacid for two years with no side effects. I tried Nexium due to my health insurance. I'm going back to prevacid. I felt fine on it. | F | 44 | 10 days | 11/6/2006 | 2 | GERD, heartburn | still had some heartburn especially at bedtime; gas, mild headache, some nausea, felt lightheaded the first day, possible tinitus first few days. Didn't completely control my reflux. | I had better results on 30 mg prevacid twice daily. I tried Nexium due to health insurance. I still have some heartburn and reflux symptoms. I took Prevacid for 2 years and had complete relief of my GERD symptoms without any side effects. Prevacid worked better for me. | F | 44 | 10 days | 11/6/2006 | 2 | acid reflux | Helped a bit a first with symtoms but didn't relieve them completely. After a year failed to work. Didn't feel well taking Nexium. After taking for six months came down with severe anxiety and depression, don't know if the cause was Nexium or a contributing factor. | 40 mg for 6 months, then 20 mg for 9 months. | F | 58 | 15 months | 11/11/2006 | 1 | GERD | apathy, constipation, coughing, difficulty swallowing, dissiness, dry mouth, general feeling of illness, nausea, nervousness, weight loss | 40mg twice a day for two weeks then 40mg once a day. First two weeks generally fine. Only had constipation and some light-headed feeling. Starting in the third week and continuing on until I stopped the drug were the more severe side effects that I listed. Worst was such a tightness in my chest and throat that it felt like 200 pounds were sitting on my chest while someone was trying to strangle me. Felt like my throat was going to close up. This would happen about every third day with one day being "normal" and the second day feeling the full blown chest pressure coming on. Doctor told me I was bringing it on with stress. I didn't buy that although I was getting more stressed all the time with this day long pressure on my chest. I felt like I was producing MORE acid, not less and suffering severe acid reflux as a result. I stopped taking them and noticed immediate changes, but unfortunately I think the damage is done. I have more acid reflux now than I ever had bef | M | 42 | 6 weeks | 11/30/2006 | 5 | lightheadness, feeling that my stomache is empty at time and when this feeling come on I feel weak and a lot of gas and belchig alot | F | 60 | 2 months | 12/14/2006 | 5 | heartburn/NSAIDs use | Headaches, Constipation, muscle aches. | taking 20mg x2 times a day(40mg split into 2 doses) i wasn't having these side effects when i was taking one pill a day. | F | 19 | 3 months | 12/16/2006 | 5 | GERD | None | If you have severe acid related problems, take this drug. I took it for 4 years with no negative effects. Of course my insurance dropped it because it is so popular now. Going to switch to Aciphex. I can only hope it is as effective. | M | 37 | 4 years | 12/21/2006 | 5 | GERD / Severe Heartburn | An increase in gas and burping for the first two weeks. Nothing past two weeks. | The purple pill is a small blessing !! Please do not give up on this medication. It may take up to 8 weeks for full relief. Its well worth the wait !!! Thank you so much !!! | F | 46 | 8 weeks | 12/23/2006 | 1 | Gerd | stomach upset, arthritis flare-ups, chest discomfort,headache | Today it was Announced, this Medicine and others used to treat Gerd, cause hip fractures, and bone loss, etc, Watch the 11:00p.m. News this evening! I will discontinue this drug immediately! | F | 50 | 3 years | 12/26/2006 | 1 | GERD | Weight gain, extreme joint pain, hot flashes, and insomnia. | Now it has been discovered that Nexium inhibits the absorption of calcium. Gee thanks medical community. For two years I have gone to the gym and taken calcium and for what? What I would like to know from those who have stopped taking PPI's is there an automatic weight loss or did you have to work to get the weight off once the medication was stopped? | F | 55 | 2 years | 12/29/2006 | 3 | Acid reflux | Ostioporosis leg fracture. | I am 54 years old and have ostioporosis. I have been on prilosec and then nexium for the last 15 years due to acid reflux. A recent medical study confirmed my suspicion that these acid reducing drugs can cause ostioporosis. To obsorb calcium and the other hard minerals necessary for bone health you need a sufficent quantity of stomach acid. These drugs can reduce your stomach acid to the point where you may not be able to obsorb the required amount of calcium to mantain healthy bones. Unfortunately this is a major side effect if you use these drugs on a long term basis. If you have been on these drugs long term, you may want to have a bone density scan to determine where you are at. I found out the hard way. I now have a fracture that does not want to heal. | M | 54 | 15 years | 12/30/2006 | 1 | GERD and LPR | HEADACHES SORE THROAT JOINT PAINS INSOMNIA SHORTNESS OF BREATH | I HAVE BEEN ON IT FOR THREE MONTHS_ DOESN"T WORK! STILL HAVE SEVERE SORE THROAT DUE TO IRRITATION OF THE VOCAL FOLDS AND ACID COMING UP TO VOICE BOX AND SINUSITUS FOR ACID GOING UP TO NASAL PASSAGES> I TAKE IT AT NIGHT EVERY DAY AT FORTY MG> I AM GOING FOR A FOLLOW VISIT WITH ENT AND I AM SCHEDULED FOR A GI CONSULT> I HAVE PAIN ON ESOPHAGUS STILL CANT EAT AND CHRONIC SORE THROAT EVERY DAY! I WILL LOOK FOR ALTERNATIVES_I CAN ASSURE YOU IT HAS NOT DECREASED OR NEUTRALIZED THE ACIDS IN MY STOMACH> I AVOID EVERYTHING I SHOULD AND EAT TINY MEALS DURING THE DAY> I ALSO SLEEP AT ALMOST A NINETY DEGREE ANGLE TO NO AVAIL> GETTING OFF IT AFTER FOLLOW UP WITH ENT (AFRAID OF BARRET"S ESO> | F | 40 | 60 days | 1/2/2007 | 1 | GERD | horrible gas all day and cramps | would never take this again | F | 32 | 30 days | 1/2/2007 | 2 | hiatus hernia- reflux | unbearable joint and leg pain,lower back pain, headache, anxiety increased panick attacks, night swets,return of depression. | nexium was ok for my reflux but not for the other side effects | F | 41 | 4 months | 1/4/2007 | 2 | hiatus hernia- reflux | unbearable joint and leg pain,lower back pain, headache, anxiety increased panick attacks, night swets,return of depression.arthritis flared up.dizzyness,tinninitis.dry mouth, bowel problems. | nexium was ok for my reflux but not for the other side effects i wasnt aware of the side effects until i read this site but could not work out why i had deteriorated rapidly in the past few months.now i have an answer.... | F | 41 | 4 months | 1/4/2007 | 4 | Gerd | jaw pain, ears ringing, feet hurt | I took the nexium for 8 weeks and had good results for the gerd. My feet hurt, however, and my hands and feet were tingling and numbing up too easily. A neurologist suggested that I might have early neuropathy. I am overweight but not diabetic. I've been off it for a week, and am very glad to read other's postings, since the tingling had me worried. | F | 63 | 2 months | 1/6/2007 | 1 | LPRD Reflux/Gerd upper | I have severe upper Gerd. Started Nexium a few years ago and worked only briefly but noticed neck pain and shortness of breath as well as tired, ache all over and panic attacks. Gave nexium another chance just recently and WOW all the nasty side effects plus more are back. I was on it for about 3 weeks and I feel as if I am being strangled. I have tried every Proton Pumb Inhibitor available and they just create havoc for me. Going to get another opinion and a scope done to see the status and what else can be done for treatment. Nexium also gives me intense neck pain.. yikes, Oh and have to mention that while I was on Nexium I was belching quite often too. | I wish I could find something that helps with the throat tightness and the sense of throat closing up due to reflux.. It's had such a negative effect on my quality of life.I feel as if my esophagus is inflamed from this drug. | F | 41 | 21 days | 1/8/2007 | 2 | Hiatal Hernia, Erosive Esophagitis | I experiences 0 side effects when I took it. But it quit working cold turkey after 2.5 months of use. I was using protonix before that. | No side effects compared to protonix or aciphex | M | 26 | 2.5 months | 1/11/2007 | 4 | GERD | Loose stool, which decreased when I switched from 40mg/day to 20mg/day. | Nexium removed most of my symptoms almost immediately. | M | 68 | 17 months | 1/13/2007 |