NEXIUM Reviews (ESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM)

Average Rating: 2.2 (1126 Ratings)

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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)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR NEXIUMCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 1  For reflux Vivid dreams and Extreme tiredness. Feel like my body is awake then all of a sudden a cloud of tiredness takes over and I struggle to keep my eyes open. Happened to me while driving on the highway yesterday at 10am. That was it for me. Decided to give them up. Did help to calm my reflux, bloating and gas issues but it’s not worth it for those kind of side effects. F 50 20 days
49mg 1X day
12/30/2022
 1  Gerd Numbness and tingling all over body, weakness in legs, ringing in ears , severe back pain Horrible drug!. Feel like my legs are going to buckle under me! tongue feels heavy F 43
20mg 1X day
12/27/2022
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 2  Bile acid reflux Anxiety, panic attacks, heart racing, nausea, lightheaded, felt like blood pressure was dropping, weak F 68 3 days
20 1X day
11/14/2022
 1  Severe GERD I am hyper sensitive to all PPIs and Famotidine. I also after about ten weeks develop a nasty lupus rash. I have tried repeatedly to take these drugs as without them eating is impossible. However the fatigue is so bad I can't care for myself. I'm depressed. Feel I'm short of breath. Brain fog. Absolutely feel like I've got poison in my system. Awful. Gastric specialists have never heard of this. Well I certainly have. The medical profession need to admit some people have a terrible reaction to these type of drugs. Awful fatigue needs to be listed as a warning. Not tiredness. It's not the same thing. F 68 6 days
40 mgs 1X day
11/13/2022
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 1  Reflux Severe depression and anxiety weight loss. Insomnia. Felt suicidal. Ended up under the crisis team for 6 weeks. Was 62 at the time of taking this medication. Have never suffered with depression in my life. The dose was far to high as im only 7 and a half stone. The doctor who prescribed this should have known it was to high. I nearly lost my life as i didnt want to live but i couldnt do that to my family. I think about it every day and im still on medication 6 years later. Dont take this drug. F 68 4 months
80mg daily 1X day
11/4/2022
 1  Gerd Took 2 pills and within an hour my whole body was hurting all over like i had the flu!.. was so bad i didn't want to get out of bed. Made my stomach hurt too F 43 1 weeks
1X day
11/1/2022
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 1  Post nasal drip maybe due to lpr Anxiety attacks, nervousness, anxious, a little stomach ache at first (went away after a while) diarrhea at first (went away after a while) Took the generic form of this drug (esomerprazoke) for 6 weeks and never thought it could be from this drug since doctor said not a typical side effect. I got anxiety attacks like every other day. When I get the attack I would feel hot in my chest and my heart feels achy. Afterward my mood would plummet like feeling worried and sad and that would make me lose my appetite. I feel fine when I don't get the anxiety attack. Im healthy prior to this. I got post nasal drip since Covid that lingered for two months and dr. Put me on this thinking it might help. It wasn't until I found this site to think that it was the meds causing my issue. Please if anyone is going through this please email me. I'm so lost right now. F 50 6 weeks
20 mg 1X day
10/16/2022
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 1  Mild Gastritis Horrendous abdominal pains General pains Cold symptoms Severe anxiety & panic attacks made we have severe d anxiety and fear Headache Metallic taste in mouth / loss of appetite / feeling nauseous Diarrhoea Clammy Cold sweats F 42 7 days
30 mg 2X day
10/2/2022
 1  possible ulcer Anxiety, panic attacks, unceasing feeling you get when nearly falling over a cliff. I had some pain in my left side for a few weeks that came and went. This poison is 100 times worse than the reason I started taking it in the first place. It's like cutting off your arm because you got a splinter in your finger. Today is the 5th day having stopped. It's slowly getting better (I think) but sleep is still difficult. Even drifting off for a couple of minutes means waking into the feeling of utter panic. I had to give up a job offer because of this rubbish. Never again! M 46 25 days
20 1X day
9/24/2022
 1  Barrett Esophagus Extreme anxiety, very irritable brain fog, feeling really weak and tired,pain in legs when walking, heart beating fast, chest pressure ..felt like I could l not breathe. I would cough when laying down to sleep. This is the worst drug I have ever taken!! F 36 10 days
20mg 1X day
9/9/2022
 3  Acid reflux I got anxiety, really messed me up, at first it was working well for couple of years, now as my reflux got worse taking nexium makes me feel like im dying or getting a heart attack. Ill never take again M 38 30 days
40 1X day
9/8/2022
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 1  Heartburn Anxiety, panic attacks, heavy arms, tiredness, weakness and dizziness. Absolutely horrendous F 41 4 days
20 1X day
8/15/2022
 1  Acid reflux Caused extreme anxiety, panic attacks, brain fog, depression. I've taken this in the past without ANY of these side effects. Not sure what's changed, but will NEVER take again! F 60 22 days
20 1X day
7/16/2022
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 1  GERD / esophagus irritation Lump in throat feeling, EXTREME anxiety, random racing heart beat, panic attacks, diarrhea, jitters and shakiness Truly thought I was going crazy. Stopped taking my allergy pill or even using my Claritin nose spray because I thought that might be causing my worsened anxiety, but after a week without taking it, my panic attacks were just getting worse and more frequent and my heart randomly starts racing, usually when I'm in bed at night. After having a panic attack for HOURS last night because of my heart racing and almost having my boyfriend drive me to the ER, he got on google and read me the side effects others were having. I'm throwing the rest of it away and telling everyone I know not to take it. I would literally rather have the awful heart burn and acid reflux than to ever feel like this again. Still worried I'm gonna have a heart attack in my sleep, I'm afraid to even GO to sleep! Can also make you magnesium deficient in a hurry which I think is part of the problem I'm having currently. Started taking supplemental magnesium @ 250mg a day and so far (knock on wood) it's helping a little. Stay away!!! F 27 10 days
20 mg 1X day
7/13/2022
 5  Because I got acid reflux very bad I had no side effects I really like taken them it help my acid reflux F 67 15 days
20 mg 1X day
4/27/2022
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 1  Yes After third day I start to get this calf pain in left leg which then move over to the right leg. Couple hours after that bone pain all over, shoulder, neck and pounding right sided headache. Even the sole of my feet hurts to walk. I believe this is a dangerous medicine M 39 4 days
40mg 1X day
3/24/2022
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 3  Gerd Fatigue, dizziness, crazy vivid dreams and nightmares. Other than that. It's helping my reflux and abdominal pains. M 33 4 days
20mg 1X day
3/8/2022
 1  Heartburn, irritated stomach Massive dizziness, stomach pain, heartburn, bloating, bowel pain, gaz, tingling and pain all over my body specially (ribs, back, fingers) sometimes burning in my arms, heavy arms and legs, depression, anxiety, panic attacks, sometimes yellow skin, lost appetite, insomnia, tight bladder, fatigue, no energy, dry throat and mouth, sometimes headache, pain inside ear, fast heartbeat... So I've never been complaining about my stomach in my life i have IBS i went to a doctor gave me some drugs and one of it has ginger in it which made my stomach irritated and i can feel heartburn but no acid so i went to another doctor he prescribed me Nexium 40mg for 14 days then I'll come back for a check to see how it goes. So the first pill i took i felt immediately dizziness, my stomach bloated like its gonna explode. I was like that's normal i mean every drug has it own side effects I completed the 40mg got back to my doctor he told me that 80% it got better bit you should take another one (20mg) after that i felt my body and my mind was going crazy the side effects get more worse everyday, it came time I don't want to be alone i felt like i was gonna die i wanted to to stop taking but i was afraid my stomach get worse than before, my family was so tired of my complaining they thought i was dramatic, couldn't go out either and even made my BP low I was always kept looking on the internet is these side effects are normal most site said it's not “i should ask my doctor” about it so i did and he told me this drug has nothing to do about it So this is my 13 days after finishing it and the side effects still because you will experience "withdrawals symptoms" it would take your body over a m F 25 28 days
40/ 20 1X day
3/6/2022
 1  Irritated stomach Headache, pain in the back of my eyes, dizziness, nausea, depression, anxiety, tingling all of my boday, chest pain, yellow skin, heavy eyes, sleep, insomnia, tiredness, back pain, diarrhea I've never experienced side effects of a drug in my life, my doctor told me i have an irritated stomach ( no acid) so he gave me Nexium 40mg after finishing it i should took a 20mg. The first pill i took i felt dizziness, bloated like my stomach was going to explode. With time the side effects gets more and more worse (stomach pain, gas, inside ear pain, blurred Vision, ribs, hips, legs, arms, hands pain and tingling...).my mom was so sick of my complaining she thought i was being a drama queen but seriously i felt like i was going crazy. it even makes my BP low and increased my heart rate to 112. when i asked my doctor about these side effects she told me this drug is safe it can't do anything but thankfully when i saw all these comments i felt safe and i was not alone this is my 11 days after finishing it now the side effects still there but not as much before now i am praying to god to go away so i can feel normal again F 25 28 days
40 and 20 1X day
3/5/2022
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 2  H.Pylori Brain fog, depression, slight dizziness Due to H.Pylori infection I had to take 2 Nexium pills (20mg) per day along with my antibiotics. Nexium did help with my nausea, gerd and the feeling of wanting to throw up that the bacterium was causing. However I started developing severe brain fog and signs of depression. Antibiotics got rid of the bacterium but in order to be safe I had to continue with the Nexium pills for 2 more months (taking half the dosage). Right now, after having taken nexium for around 3 months daily I have the worst brain fog of my life. I also feel constantly tired and sleepy. My latest blood test showed that I have a huge B12 deficiency. Thankfully one of my doctors was able to point it out to me and I'm now taking B12 supplements. B12 is responsible for brain funtion/developement and a deficiency like this can cause depression and serious neural damage. I'm stopping Nexium today (even though the doctor said I need to take it for 1 more month). I prefer to die from gastritis and gerd than feeling like I've lost half of my brain. I'm 25y.o and I feel like in the last 3 months I've aged 50 years mentally. Anyone with the same problems please check your vitamin levels. M 25 3 months
20 2X day
2/24/2022
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