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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NEXIUM | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Acid Reflux and start of an ulcer | Absolutely NO side effects, I've been feeling fantastic ever since I started this medication. | I believe a lot of people are very sensitive to medication. I also think a lot of of people have phobias or fears about medications and let these fears run away with them. Worrying about taking a new medication in it's self can cause most of the anxiety and other symptoms that have been described by most people here. I should know I have created more anxiety with new medicines than the original illness I was treated for. Trust your doctors! They wouldn't give you a medicine that would intentionally harm you. It takes more than a few days to see the full results of your medication. The cramps could just be the excess acid your stomach was building in the first place being cleaned out of your system. Give it time to do what it is intended to do. I've taken this medication for 15 years or more and have had no side effects. In fact I feel fantastic. But I do remember in the beginning not feeling so great. I stuck with it and about 30 days later I felt everything balancing out and feeling great. Again, the cramps, diarrhea may just be the excess acid cleaning out of your system. | F | 46 | 15 years | 5/5/2009 | 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/acidflux | I have been diagnosed with osteoporosis. I am currently taking 750mg of liquid calcium 2x daily. Over the last several years there were many warning signs. I broke several teeth and have had lots of cavities, I had chronic back and leg pain, I have constant gas attacks and am embarassed by it frequently. My chiropractor recommended that I have a bone density test performed and it showed that I had osteoporosis. I was shocked. That was about two years ago and I have been on a calcium building regimen since. I need to get off of this drug and am seeing my Dr. in a few days and asking to have my dosage reduced to 20mg. I have tried stopping 'cold turykey' but the acid reflux comes back with a vengence, much worse than it ever was before. The Dr's are wrong, this in not a wonder drug or 'one of the good ones', it is a curse. | M | 56 | 15 years 40mg 1X day | 9/26/2010 | 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 day | 4/27/2010 | 3 | acid reflux | Nexium took away the acid reflux, but after years of complaining I was constantly hungry, after years of gaining and losing up to 72 pounds, I finally discovered on line that 'increased appetite' is a side affect. I read the paperwork about Nexium when I first took it, and don't recall that side affect. However, it ruined my life. I was hungry 24 hours a day, it took over my life. I told myself almost every waking minute not to eat. I was diagnosed as depressed. I slept a lot because you can't eat when you're asleep. Then last year my hair got brittle and over 1/2 of it fell out. My fingernails got brittle and I've had trouble with them ever since. I'm going to the doctor Thurs to tell him he, and all the other doctors I complained to, missed this. It was the Nexium. Now that I've stopped taking it, I'm no longer insanely hungry. I'm hoping my hair and nails recover now. What a nightmare! | Don't take it. | F | 55 | 12 years 40 mg 1X day | 5/10/2010 | 3 | Reflux | I suffer from anxiety and palpitations I have also developed lots of small polyps on my stomach lining! | I have heard a lot of negative comments about the extended use of Nexium I have tried several times to stop using it without success my reflux is so bad if I stop or even reduce the dose I also have developed IBS which I am told can be caused by an insufficient amount of acid to digest food properly!? Has anyone stopped taking this drug without suffering extreme reflux, if so how?? | M | 74 | 12 years 20mg 1X day | 9/16/2021 | 1 | Acid Reflux/sliding hiatal hernia | I became deadly sick with Nexium. I suffered from headaches, extreme joint pain, muscle pain, extreme fatigue, heart palpitations, night sweats, muscle weakness, couldn't concentrate or make decisions. My body inflammation was so bad that I became hard like stone. I always felt like I was on deaths door. No test would show what was wrong with me. No doctor would help me because they believe Nexium is a safe drug that you can take a life time. This drug destroyed my life! | I would not recommend Nexium to anyone. It's pure poison and you will become addicted to it in no time. It changes every cell in your body and mind. See my website encapsulated.ca to find out how to get off Nexium. Which is not an easy task! | F | 56 | 12 years 20 mg 1X day | 12/14/2018 | 1 | GORD | This website has saved my sanity! Over the past year I have gone to hell and back. I have had 2 MRI scans due to one sided numbness, sensations in my legs (like something crawling over me), an overwhelming urge to sleep, insomnia, tingling in hands & feet - the list was endless. Both MRI scans, thankfully, came back clear but this still left me with symptoms of an unknown cause. It was only by chance I came across this website and I read that some people were experiencing the same symptoms as me. I returned to my GP with a print out from this website and he has now changed my medication. I can finally live again! My one concern is - why do you have to take a list of current medication to a neurologist and they don't even bother looking at it. If HE had researched it perhaps it would have saved the NHS two MRI scans!!!!! | Leave well alone! | F | 42 | 12 years 20mg 1X day | 11/5/2010 | 2 | for Gerd | I had gained 30 lbs in the last 5 years and conti to gain. Couldnt lose weight for anything. I have been taking acid meds for 11 years, nexium for about 5 years now. I was having all kinds of problems from shortness of breath, chest pain, bloating,joint pain, etc. Everytime I would bring this up to my Doctor he would tell me I was getting older and my weight was part of the process of getting older. He told me if I lost 10 lbs I could cut my nexium by 20 mg. I was very upset I didnt want to hear this. I wanted my doctor to tell me to stop the medicine but he didnt do that either. So I decided in Jan, 09 I would do just that, its has hard for the first few week, but I have now realized that I was over eating, and everytime I over eat I get sick. So now I try to eat 3-4 small meals usually not after 3pm. I try to say around 1200-1500 cal a day anymore and I suffer. I have lost 15lb and I can tell you it has been worth it, I feel so much better now that I am not taking that pill, I | F | 11 years | 3/7/2009 | 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 | GERD | I rate Nexium as a 5, with one VERY BIG exception. While it has completely controlled my gerd, it has depleted my bone calcium and I now have osteoporosis. | I've been on 40 mg Nexium, daily, for about 10 years. Unfortunately there is a trade off. It has escalated the onset of osteoporosis. I've tried to stop taking it, but the rebound effect is unbearable. I almost wish I had never started taking it. Nothing else works. | F | 66 | 10 years | 12/7/2009 | 5 | GERD, acid reflux | None. Zip. Zero. This had healed my esophagus and allowed me to live my life again. I read these reviews and laugh out loud. I guess all of the "rarest of rare" side effect victims found this site at once. It isn't perfect, but it works. | F | 40 | 10 years 40 | 8/17/2014 | 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 day | 9/26/2015 | 5 | GERD | None but just concerned about long term use. I haven't taken it in four days and the heartburn is back. I found some natural chew tablets for heartburn with aloe vera in it and it does help but my stomach constantly growls and I feel like I am starving all the time. | F | 55 | 10 years 30 1X day | 5/21/2012 | 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 day | 3/17/2013 | 4 | Reflux | Joint pain, extreme fatigue, chronic nausea, anxiety, panic attacks, sense of doom / dispair, urgency, digestive system never really acting "right", headache, fogginess, memory problems. | When it comes to controlling reflux, there is NO better medication on the market. It does exactly what they say it will do, and for that part of the medication, I am grateful. However, over the course of years, side effects became more and more obvious to me, finally reaching the point (last week) where it was getting dibilitating for me. I chose to stop the Nexium, work on my eating habits, and add a supplement called "Slo Mag". I added the supplement because it is now being discussed that Nexium, over time, can deplete the body's magnesium. Regardless, I have been off Nexium for 4 days, and I'm using the Slo Mag - and the past 3-4 days have been markedly better. I've had no nausea, and no headache. I am confident the fatigue and joint pain will go away in time. It took a long time to start, and I'm sure it will take a long time to go away. I AM NOT anti-Nexium. I am very against people taking it for years. The body will suffer as a result. | M | 46 | 10 years 40 mg 1X day | 10/22/2012 | 4 | Gastric Reflux | Severe evening joint pain in fingers wrists legs ankles knees like arthritis | I was diagnosed with reflux issues 13 years ago. Initially went on zantec which worked then without warning was put on Nexium which I have taken for at least 10 years. In the last 4 weeks I have been plagued with joint pains in the evening blood tests show no arthritis but enzymes in my blood. On now reading up on this site and others I am wondering whether this problem is down to the taking of this drug over this period of time. Sites confirm that it can effect your liver. I am due back to docs next week but will cease taking this drug tomorrow to see if it does make a difference before I go back. It will be interesting to see what she has to say about this drug and potential side effects! Long term use of any drug can not be good for you and it is time I took control of my body and get myself on a healthier diet and see how I go!!! If it is this drug that is causing me this pain then in view of my complaint and many others showing on this site they should make more of it. | F | 37 | 10 years | 11/7/2007 | 4 | GERD | irritated, gas,bloat,TERRIBLE JOINT, MUSCLE PAIN, flu like symptoms, headaches and congestion. | I am so happy I found this website! I have been on Prilosec and then Nexium daily for over 10 years! Recently I read on MSNBC a list of ten medications that doctors would NEVER take and Nexium was on that list! Although this medication has helped my GERD symtoms, I have been feeling sick for months. Flu like symtoms, and terrrible joint pain, that has even kept me from work. Been to the doctor several times, but they could never find a cause for my pain and general discomfort. Finally was sent to an Arthritis specialist yesterday and she recommended that I stop taking Nexium. She told me her husband had the same problems. Several tests were done and I am waiting for results. I have decided to stop the Nexium and try some of the over the counter meds, such as Zantac to see if my flu like symtoms get better and my joint and muscle pain stops. After reading all the comments on this site, I am convienced that the Nexium is the cause of my problems. I could relate to almost all the other si | F | 55 | 10 years | 12/2/2008 | 3 | severe heartburn, belching | none | I still get some heartburn, but it is much worse when I stop or miss taking Nexium, | F | 30 | 10 years | 1/10/2010 |
NEXIUM (ESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM): Esomeprazole is used to treat certain stomach and esophagus problems (such as acid reflux, ulcers). It works by decreasing the amount of acid your stomach makes. It relieves symptoms such as heartburn, difficulty swallowing, and persistent cough. This medication helps heal acid damage to the stomach and esophagus, helps prevent ulcers, and may help prevent cancer of the esophagus. Esomeprazole belongs to a class of drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). If you are self-treating with this medication, over-the-counter esomeprazole products are used to treat frequent heartburn (occurring 2 or more days a week). Since it may take 1 to 4 days to have full effect, these products do not relieve heartburn right away. For over-the-counter products, carefully read the package instructions to make sure the product is right for you. Check the ingredients on the label even if you have used the product before. The manufacturer may have changed the ingredients. Also, products with similar brand names may contain different ingredients meant for different purposes. Taking the wrong product could harm you. FDA Approval Date: 2001-02-20 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)