Drug Ratings for NEXIUMAverage Rating: 2.2 (989 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NEXIUM | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 5 | Reflux/Gerd/Ulcers/Heital Hernia | I burp constantly and once or twice a month have severe stomach cramps. | I don't know if it is truly related to Nexium since I take so many other meds, but I've been on it the longest and couldn't imagine life without it. If I miss a dose, I pay horribly with Reflux...If I miss a couple of days my throat starts hurting and itching. | M | 31 | 14 years 40mg 2X D | 4/27/2010 | 5 | barrets esophagus | none | a lifesaver. would not be without it nothing else works like nexium | M | 55 | 5 years 40 mg 1X D | 5/20/2010 | 5 | Acid Reflux - Barretts Esophagus | None that I am aware of. | I suffer from Acid reflux caused by the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) not closing fully diagnosed via an endoscopy. I now have Barrett’s Esophagus(BA)as a result of the acid relux. Nexium has been working fine for me with no side effects but if you suffer from side effects speak to your doctor. If you have a serious problem with acid reflux don’t just stop taking your medication and hope things will get better. Natural remedies don’t always work and serious health issues such as BA and Cancer are a real life threat so please speak to a quality doctor. | M | 38 | 4 years 20mg 1X D | 6/15/2010 | 5 | Acid reflux | No side effects. At all. It's excellent! | M | 57 | 3 years 40mg 1X D | 7/4/2010 | 5 | Acid Reflux | NONE | Best thing since iced tea | M | 63 | 2 years 10 1X D | 9/30/2010 | 5 | Non-Erosive GERD | None | Excellent drug. Lifesaver for those with GERD. Only problem is that it doesn't provide full relief for those (like me) with esophageal hypersensitivity to non-acidic stomach juices. | M | 30 | 4 years 40mg 1X D | 3/9/2011 | 5 | reflux, hiatal hernia | No side efffects | excellent drug, cured my reflux symptoms right after taking the medicine | M | 43 | 18 months 20 mg 1X D | 5/31/2011 | 5 | Because I have Bacteria. | I am on my 4 Day with Nexium Hp7, but I have no side effects, I recommend this cure ( 7 Day) any time. KV | M | 71 | 4 days 20 2X D | 9/3/2011 | 5 | anxiety and stomach inflammation | none | the trick to taking Nexium is for people to read the instructions. take it first thing in the morning 1/2 hour to one hour before eating or even drinking coffee. I found out I had inflammation thru endoscopy because I was going crazy with Panic attacks and anxiety. Small Hital hernia will do these things as well. Before judging this medicine ( not saying some people will have side effects) , you really should find out why you are taking it. For heartburn, try tums or mallox or eat more Alkaline foods ( stop acidic foods such as tomatoes and coffee). Do not eat before bed. Do not lay down after eating. I have been there? If you continually suffer from anxiety or panic attacks, it might be worth doing endoscopy and it is simple but will give you peace of mind. Our stomach nerves are the center of all communications in the brain, and any trigger in the stomach will let your brain go on the defense and so a small thought is magnified and all of the sudden, we go crazy. if you feel tingling in arm or leg before this, check your Blood sugar as well ( prediabetics have this). I hope this helps. email me if you have any questions. | M | 54 | 5 days 40 1X D | 11/21/2011 | 5 | Acid Reflux | all of a sudden I couldn't take Nexium anymore bad gas and some cramping. | Glimpride and JANUVIA took all my pills in morning now take Nexium 2 hours after the above meds. and after lunch working with out problems. I talked to other people seam Nexium has problems with other meds. taking after eating seam to work. All I know it stop the Acid pain even on a bland diet. | M | 49 | 8 years 40mg 1X D | 12/23/2011 | 5 | GERD | Minor loose stools, occasional headaches | I've been on Nexium off and on for about ten years now. Depending how it was covered under my insurance, I had to go off it at times since it was not covered. I have tried protronix, prilosec, prevacid (30 mg daily and 30mg 2x a day) prevacid gave me horrible diarrhea. Nexium has been the best. My latest insurance company wanted me to try dexilant for a month before covering nexium. Basically one 60 mg Dexilant is like taking two 30mg prevacids. Didn't do anything but give me a cold after a month, and lots of diarrhea. I always come back to the nexium, when things improve I ween off it taking it once every other day for a while to get off of it. I have been getting my calcium and magnesium levels check every six months and they have always been fine. It is just unfortunate that it is so expensive and insurance companies do not want to cover it. All of the GI docs have told me it is the best. | M | 36 | 10 years 40 1X D | 3/17/2013 | 5 | Peptic Ulcer | None. | Best thing ever for my gut. I wish it was not so expensive. | M | 36 | 7 months 40 1X D | 6/13/2013 | 5 | hyperacidity | none | M | 63 | 40 MG 1X D | 5/5/2013 | 5 | Functional Dyspesia | None. | Working great so far. Much better than prevacid or dexilant. My insurance will only cover for one year though. Oddly enough, my IBS symptoms have improved as well while being on Nexium. My doctor wanted me to try it in September (but I refused due to expense) and I suffered through October and part of November when I finally started it after getting free samples. Glad I did, but it is totally ridiculous that a 30 day Rx costs $250.00. | M | 37 | 6 months 40 MG 1X D | 5/1/2013 | 5 | Acid Reflux due to Hiatus Hernia | Reduced erectile duration, severe reflux if I miss a dose | Massively improved my quality of life, before Nexium I was basically unable to function at my desk job, couldn't exercise, couldn't lie down. Now I can do it all as long as I am careful soon after eating. | M | 33 | 3 years 40mg 1X D | 3/4/2013 | 5 | M | 39 | | 1/7/2006 | 5 | acid relux/heartburn | none | Works really well | M | 44 | 2 years | 3/4/2007 | 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 | 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 | 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, Especially Nightime | No major side effect. Sometimes a feeling of indigestion/bloated, possibly due to low or no stomach acid as a result of a PPI. So, I am sure to chew my food well and not to eat large portions. I have introduced foods/drinks back into my diet, that before taking Nexium would otherwise bring-on reflux symtoms. Fruit juices and citric acid containing drinks still are bothersome. But, I've eaten Pizza, and am able to drink coffee/tea, both decaf(not to excess though.) A little at a time. I do not drink any alcohol! I still limit any food intake 3 hours before bedtime and try to sleep on my left side. Nexium has given me the greatest relief as compared to all OTC H2 and OTC PPI's. I'm on week 5 of an 8 week treatment. | Great medicine. I only hope that I don't become dependant on it. But as my esphogus heals then maybe I'll be able to take an OTC PPI if my symtoms re-occur and I catch them ASAP! Can't wait for a generic. BLUE CROSS of MA won't pay for Nexium unless I start on generic Prilosec, then Protonix, then if both of those failed, they would pay for Nexium. I hate BLUE CROSS! My Dr. was great in giving me 7 weeks of samples when he heard this and Aztra-Zeneca gave me a 7-day coupon I re-deemed at my local pharmacy(with a written 7-day script from my Dr.) | M | 34 | 5 weeks | 7/9/2007 | 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 reflex | None | Great med after I started to take it right. I was taking 40mg rt before more my meal. I discovered I was suppose to take it approx 60 minutes before my meal. It works WAY better than Protonix or even Prevacid. Recommend take it RIGHT at least 30/60 min before your meal. | M | 40 | 2 years | 3/27/2007 | 5 | heartburn/Barrets Syndrome | None at all | This drug is great, heartburn was part of my life as long as I remember, unknown to me this was causing big issues inside and could lead to Cancer. From the first night I took this drug the symptons stopped. I will never give this one up. | M | 47 | 1 years | 3/27/2007 | 5 | acid reflux | Worked miracles for my singing voice, which was completely gone from corrosive acid reflux. | My problem occurred when I stopped taking Nexium. My prescription ran out. My reflux returned with such a vengeance--worse than before--that I could hardly swallow. I felt like I had strep throat all the time. It was more severe than before after stopping the Nexium. | M | 46 | 4 months | 10/23/2008 | 5 | TERRIBLE ACID PROBLEMS AND HEARTBUR | NON I'M AWARE OF. | MY LIFE WAS A MISERY BEFORE TAKING NEXIUM,I LIVED ON ASILONE AND GAVISCON BOTH OF WHICH ONLY HELPED A LITTLE. I'VE TAKEN 20mg OF NEXIUM EVERY DAY OR TWO FOR ABOUT 7 OR 8 YEARS WITHOUT A PROBLEM ALTHOUGH I MAY HAVE GAINED A BIT OF WEIGHT DUE TO IT,THEN AGAIN THAT MAY JUST BE DOWN TO MY AGE OF 45. TAKE NEXIUM WITHOUT WORRYING,IT'S A GREAT DRUG IF THERE CAN BE SUCH A THING !! | M | 45 | 8 years | 4/29/2007 | 5 | GERT | None that I can tell thus far (have been taking 40mg a day for 6 months) Possibly blurred vision, but who's to tell I stare at a computer screen all day. | My pain was so bad i didn't want to eat, and seemingly could not find anything that didnt cause the stomatch/esophogal pains. The pain was so bad I began to think i have back problems, mind you I am not overweight like most people, I am in geed health, work out, the whole nine yards... I started taking the 40mg tabs 1 a day and have not felt a pain since (unless i forget to take it... and you know it works well when you actually can forget to take it because you feel nothing). | M | 24 | 6 months | 5/21/2007 | 5 | bad stomach, diahhrea | To be honest, none. I was very surprised and pleased. | I no longer take Nexium after reading up on the long-term effects, such as decreased absorption of certain vitamins/nutrients/minerals, i.e. calcium. I went off the drug about 3-4 months ago and, knock on wood, my old stomach issues have not returned. I'm not sure if that means the Nexium effects last a lot longer than just the daily pill, or what. But so far I'm off the nexium and feeling fine. | M | 35 | 2 years | 5/10/2007 | 5 | Acid reflux | Zero | It has made my life 100% better | M | 33 | 2 years | 8/25/2007 | 5 | acid reflux | mild nausea when started, mild headache when started...both gone | Nexium works perfectly. It has little if no side effects. The negative descriptions you are reading about here are from people who do not understand themselves! It is impossible to get depressed from Nexium, or to have panic attacks!...that is completely ridiculous. These people have a pre-existig condition and are looking for something to blame it on. Don't worry about taking Nexium....other than the cost, Nexium is a Non-adverse medication...it is extremely well tolerated, and cannot create the negative symptoms listed here in this forum! | M | 41 | 2 years | 9/1/2007 | 5 | Gerd, gastritis, hiatal hernia | None as far as I can tell. I take other drugs which include hyzaar, xyzal and nasonex for allergies and until recently zocor and zetia which did produce side effects, but not the Nexium. | For me it's been a miracle drug. No more heartburn or gastric distress and I can eat almost anything without worrying about the after-effects and I no longer wake up in the middle of the night with terrible heartburn or reflux. It has made my life immeasurably better. | M | 57 | 3 years | 11/17/2007 | 5 | Gerd, barrets, paraesophageal hern | None whatsoever. No headeaches, no ED, no bloating, no belching or any discomfort. I recommend it if the doctor prescribes it. | I take one purple pill in the evening before dinner, and I sleep well with no side effects even if I have a few drinks with it. The cost is high. Perhaps people who are making bad comments have other medical problems and Nexium may not be the best fit. That is their doctor's fault, not the drug. | M | 72 | 2.5 years | 12/10/2007 | 5 | ACID REFLUX | The side effects I experienced was, RELIEF!!! Prevacid, Prilosec OTC, and Zantac all sucked and did nothing for me. | Nexium is the greatest acid reflux med I have ever taken. I can't believe ya'll ya'lls complaints on this drug, I think ya'll ya'lls have it confused with some other drug. | M | 29 | 4 years | 1/11/2008 | 5 | GERD - Burning in throat | None whatsoever | It's worked wonders for me. In conjunction with Carafate, my reflux is virtually non-existent (unless I drink too much coffee). Only concern would be hearing about the potential for bone density loss after long term use | M | 44 | 2 years | 2/7/2008 | 5 | GERD (Acid Reflux), Hiatal hernia | None | I suffered too much from GERD and hiatal hernia for 9 months. I lost weight, about 30 lbs. I used other medicine like acipex and others, including the PPIs. At the end of this period, I started using Nexium. It helped me stop suffering from GERD and heartburn. I gained weight. I am using it for 9 months, 40 mg a day in the morning 1 hour before breakfast. I changed my eating/drinking habits, less but 5 times a day, less alcohol. I continue eating almost everything. I do not eat 2-3 hours before I go to bed. I elevated the head part of the bed. I feel very good. In order to avoid possible future side effects, I plan to stop it in 3 months and see if I can live without it. | M | 46 | 9 months | 2/27/2008 | 5 | GERD | None | Nexium is the best medicine i've taken for GERD. | M | 49 | 10 months | 3/1/2008 | 5 | GERD | A little constipation | Never leave home without it. Nexium has been a life saver. | M | 73 | 18 months | 12/26/2008 | 5 | Severe GERD | gas | I try to skip a dose now and then but, when I do, the beast comes raging back and I am on fire. So, the gas issue is well worth the benefit (although I can't speak for my partner). | M | 59 | 5 years | 1/29/2009 | 5 | GERD | None | I tried ranitidine, but it just wasn't powerful enough. I've been on Nexium now for over three years without any acid reflux. I've had no side effects that I'm aware of. | M | 45 | 3 years | 5/30/2008 | 5 | Acid Reflux | None to speak of | Very helpful for chronic acid reflux. Been on about 6 months and it has helped a lot. | M | 43 | 6 months | 7/12/2008 | 5 | Stomach acid | Aches in the arm joints mainly elbows about once a week and only at night when I try to go to sleep. | M | 57 | 12 months | 7/1/2008 | 5 | GERD/Acid Reflux | none | I have taken Prevacid, Protonix, and now Nexium to control my GERD. They are all wonderful - I just change depending on which one is cheaper under my insurance plan. If I skip a dose, I'm in big trouble. Otherwise, as long as I'm taking something, I have ZERO trouble. | M | 28 | 2 years | 7/9/2008 | 5 | severe GERD | none | I had been suffering with severe GERD for almost 2 months when the doctor prescribed this for me. Within 1 1/2 hours after taking the first dose, I was eating a hamburger and fries...a remarkable achievement after having been almost constantly on a "noodle and soup" diet for the past couple of months! Now that I've almost finished the course of treatment and will switch back to Prilosec in another few days (which also worked for me, but was limited in effectiveness for this particular episode), I worry that the GERD will come back. After all, I still suffer with some heartburn and nausea whenever I miss a dose. All in all I'm glad to see the worst symptoms gone and hopefully they'll stay gone! | M | 26 | 25 days | 6/2/2008 | 5 | acid reflux/hiatal hernia | none | I am one of those lucky people for whom nexium has worked perfectly. Before starting treatment, I was having extreme difficulty swallowing. Within a week on nexium, my symptoms cleared up immediately, with no side effects. | M | 55 | 7 years | 9/30/2008 | 5 | Barrets, hiatal hernia, acid reflux | Diarrhea sometimes | My barret's esophagus is gone, I can eat everything I want, of course I try to eat healthy. Swelling on my esophagus even gave me what i thought it was hearth palpitations but it was (hearth skipping a beat) This problem is gone too. I recommend eat papaya (this is like a moisturizer for your esophagus and stomach, RAW HONEY (heals tissue) and drinking Natural(blended in your home) apple Juice. For the diarrhea produced by the lack of acid that kills bacteria in your stomach i recommend probiotics. I hope there is no long long time side effects because so far i'm ok. | M | 33 | 10 years | 7/24/2009 | 5 | Reflux | None | Nexium has greatly improved my quality of life. | M | 39 | 2 years | 11/2/2009 | 5 | acid reflux | i have been taking nexium for the past 7 years.no problems.no side effects. | thank you nexium | M | 42 | 7 years | 12/30/2009 | 5 | gerd | Dry mouth and tired all the time | it helps but still have stomach acid and pain | M | 50 | 10 years 80 | 5/21/2015 | 5 | Hiatal Hernia | NONE! | MAJOR Heatburn and Late night acid attacks going into my lungs almost killed me! I wouldn't wish anyone to experience acid in the lungs. This pill saved my life ! Only other option was surgery and Dr was against that. Expensive at about $100 a month. If there are side effects I haven't had any or don't know if I'm having them since I've been taking them for over 10 years! | M | 41 | 10 years 1X D | 9/26/2015 | 5 | GERD | None known, but I have been experiencing ringing in the ears which I had to some extent before I started taking it. Also joint pain, but again, I have had some joint pain to some extent before I started taking it. | Acid reflux has been terrible, but since I have been taking this, gone. I have high blood pressure and diabetes, so I reduced to one tablet every 2nd or 3rd day, and still good. I recommend to those who experience side effects to try what I did. | M | 54 | 900 days 40 MG 1X D | 10/18/2015 | 4 | GERD | Muscle pain, back pain, joint pain | The side effects appear really fast. In the second day i felt a back pain,the third a lowerbackpaim, the fourth a headache. But after the 7th day no side effects. It helped the GERD, so better take it in low doses and not for more than month if you have the same problem | M | 22 | 10 days 20mg | 12/18/2015 | 4 | Reflux, heart burn | None but after reading some of these reviews I'm starting to wonder! Should I blame Nexium for my sore shoulders, restless sleep and blury vision? Who knows, I take a tablet if I know I'm going to over eat or drink too much, works nearly every time | M | 51 | 5 days 20 | 3/1/2015 | 4 | GERD | Leg cramps, back muscle injury from low magnisium caused by Nexium. | I have been using Miralax and psillium every night for about a year and wanted to try Linzess, but my doctor was hesitant to let me try it. Possible side effects. Anyway, after some reasearch, I realized the Nexium I have been using causes a Magnesium deficiency. So now I take a multi-mineral capsule and a 500mg Magnesium capsule 3 times a day with meals. I have been able to cut back on my chemical medications and have some hope that I will be able to get off them completely by adjusting my mineral intake. Try this, because your boweles can not function without enough minerals. | M | 57 | 2 years 20 1X D | 11/9/2014 | 4 | Acid Reflux | None | I think the same crazy people are posting over and over again on here about "side effects" they are imagining in their head. I've been on this stuff for years with no problems. I definitely don't think it's causing all the "brain fog" and what not people on here are reporting; it's been an ok drug so far for me, and it's much better than having heartburn all the time. | M | 29 | 4 years | 10/13/2009 | 4 | Acid reflux | Worked very well to relieve burning symptoms. Did not "heal" ulcer as some ads may have suggested. Works well as daily maintenence drug but is not meant to be taken at time of symptoms. Some constipation. | When drugs are forgotten or skipped, burning symptoms re-appear. | M | 52 | 3 years 40 MG 1X D | 11/11/2013 | 4 | GERD | Joints cracking and achy | M | 50 | 2 years 20 2X D | 6/2/2014 | 4 | GERD | Weak knees, painful knees, a little exhaustion | They work fine, but if you want to avoid painful knees, take a magnesium and calcium supplement each day. But i can't use them for more than 14 days in a row before i have to take 2 weeks break. They work better than Pantoprazole, which gave me a severe fatigue and dark coloured urine and back pain. PPI´s are for healthy people, are you like any modern human being: eat a lot of junk and consume very little calcium and a lot of soda, PPI´s will wreck you, take a brake from it once a while to avoid serious side effects. | M | 27 | 6 months 20 1X D | 6/2/2014 | 4 | gastric ulcer | some constipation and abdominal cramps | I am really surprised at all the comments about nexium as I thought the side effects were next to none. I have never experienced anxiety, rapid heartbeat, muscle weakness or joint pain. Not even sure if that's listed on the side effects. I have a number of friends taking this drug, and it generally is very well tolerated. To me, the benefits outweigh any risk, but will certainly pay attention to any possible side effects and adjust dosage accordingly. | M | 47 | 1 years | 7/8/2009 | 4 | Acid Reflux/Heartburn | Mild abdominal pain, mild leg twiching more noticable when laying down, slight headache comes and goes (could be a result of less sleep) | Appears to be doing its job, I feel a lot better. Had burning sensation in chest, acidy throat/burning when swallowing, bloating and gas. Kept a clean light diet and avoided all triggering foods and it seems to be working so far. | M | 30 | 6 days | 5/16/2009 | 4 | acid reflux | pain in stomach fatigue | been having grds for over 6 years,used to eat tums like crazy also tried prilosec that was effective but too many side effects finally went to see a doc about a year ago and she prescribed nexium, i went from taking 1 a day to 1 a week in less than 2 months. now just take when symptoms come back side effects were minimal stomach cramps,constipation and fatigue were what i had to deal with but compaired to acid reflux this is heaven. | M | 30 | | 6/4/2009 |