PRILOSEC Reviews (OMEPRAZOLE)Average Rating: 1.9 (1667 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PRILOSEC with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PRILOSEC | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Silent Reflux | Headaches (front of head / forehead), lightheaded / dizzy, balance issues, eye pain/ pressure, felt like walking in a fog all the time | Started taking Omeprazole in Dec. 2015. First few weeks were fine. Slowly developed a constant headache between/ above my eyes which worsened over time. Went to ENT 3 times (was first told I had sinus inflammation and was prescribed a steroid; next was told I had a bad sinus infection and was prescribed antibiotic; third time everything was clear - CT confirmed), neurologist (nothing found), allergist (nothing found), ophthalmologist (nothing found), and ER - twice (nothing found). GI kept telling me most issues were NOT related to Prilosec - with the exception of the headache. On March 21, decided to quit medication. Initially, symptoms continued with little change. However, around 4 weeks later the headaches started to reduce in intensity and fog and lightheadedness began to lift. It's now been 6 weeks since I stopped the drug and I can now get through most of the day without feeling awful. The symptoms aren't completely gone and I still get eye pressure/ pain and headaches, but they have definitely improved tremendously. With no other changes to my lifestyle or diet, it would appear the drug was causing all of my symptoms. For those of you suffering out there, there does appear to be hope once the drug is fully metabolized. Every doctor I spoke with told me the Omeprazole had nothing to do with my symptoms. Perhaps they were right...HOWEVER, once I stopped the drug I finally got my life back. Good luck to you if you are suffering!!! Don't give up | M | 43 | 4 months 40 2X day | 5/9/2016 | 1 | acid reflux | F | 63 | 10 days 20 MG 1X day | 5/7/2016 Patient History | 1 | Silent Reflux | Lightheaded, extreme flatulence, burping.. General feeling of off balance. Constipation. Had some issues due to neck problems prior, this just seems to magnify them, don't think they are the "cause" except for the gas/constipation | F | 46 | 3 days 20.6mg 1X day | 4/22/2016 | 5 | GERD | Pretty much no side effects that I can attribute to Prilosec | Have developed muscle weakness over the past 3-4 years. Also severe flatulence. i always had abnormal amount of flatulence it but has become much worse in the past 5 years. | M | 53 | 20 years 20 1X day | 4/21/2016 | 2 | Damage to esophagus due to extreme | Joint pain in fingers, tongue feels like it's constantly burned. | No problem the first month. 2nd month suddenly felt severe burning pain in some finger joints. Tongue gets swollen white bumps at times. Weaned down to 40 mg a day and working on getting off completely. | F | 53 | 1 days 80 mg day | 4/20/2016 | 1 | GERD | Anxiety, nervousness, jittery, butterflies in the stomach feeling, stomach pain, burning lips & tip of tongue, side pain, mild headaches, loss of libido, fatigue & depression. | Watching the diet, exercising & will take Pepcid if I have a flare up. Glad I looked up the side effects as I was beginning to think I had a thyroid issue | M | 49 | 37 days 40mg 3X day | 3/25/2016 | 1 | Gastritis | Anxiety, racing thoughts, insomnia, loss of appetite, lethargic, depressed, blured vision. | This drug should be recalled immediately, after reading what patients have gone through the manufacturers should be held responsible for their inaction to this problem. It’s a disgrace what the pharmaceutical company get away with. Eventually after 6 days of hell I stopped this drug and drank colloidal silver, I will take my chances,I felt better as soon as drinking it in 24 hours. | F | 50 | 6 days 20mg | 3/22/2016 | 1 | Heartburn, Gerd | Anxiety, blurred vision, mood swings, lack of energy, numbness, Breathing difficulties, body aches overall and general bad feelings. It was hard for me to identify these side effects as they creep up on you slowly and you just don't know what's happening to your body. My urine would smell like cereal and I would always be thirsty especially at bedtime and during the night. My chest would hurt and I had tingling on my arms and legs. | WOW! Lots of problems associated with this drug. I agree with the bottle labeling of using only for a very short period of time, if at all! Find other means of dealing with it. For me, I now watch what I eat and drink; no coffee, no Coke Cola and other low pH foods. I also sleep on my left side at night to keep stomach contents in stomach and not getting in the esophagus. I drink spring water or city water that has a pH of 7 or higher. Most bottled DRINKING WATER is acidic. No good. Get some pH litmus paper and test yourself. Alkaline water (pH above 7) is the best. From now on, if my doctor gives me another prescription I will have him test me for side effects and possible nutritional deficiencies such as vitamins and minerals. | M | 58 | 7 years 40 mg 1X day | 3/17/2016 | 1 | Gerd-stomach, throat and duodenum i | I have tried to get off this drug a few times. Just recently I had a severe stomach attack with painful contractions. And then I was getting annual exam and dr. Said I had an extra heart beat. Had abdominal ultras an and hida scan and heart monitor with a stress test coming up. Waiting for results. Have experienced brain fog, skipping heart beat, tingling feet and back on occasion, feeling of imbalance, mild faint feeling occasionally. Need to get off this bad drug. Any suggestions? | F | 68 | 3 years 20 mg | 3/12/2016 | 2 | Ibs-d | Nausea, low glucose levels, fainting, fatigue, unable to exercise for fear of blacking out, what has happened to me I'm like an old man? Help!! | M | 3 years 40 | 3/6/2016 | 1 | Acid reflux | My husband and I were both on this medication for about 10 years. In 2008 he died of Esophagus cancer. It scared me and I went off immediately. I recently had a bone density test and my bones are depleted. The News on TV recently talked about how bad the side effects of this medication is. My doctor since then told me to use a couple ounces of Apple Cider Vinegar with water and with honey, if desired. I changed over to this program and am having wonderful results. Why weren't we told this a long time ago, | F | 77 | 10 years 1X day | 2/27/2016 | 2 | GERD/Chest Pain Tightness | I was prescribed 20 mg OTC Prilosec by my GP and Gastro for chest pain but I had a bad palpitation after taking in for 2 days. My doc increased it to 40 Mg. Now I feel like am having anxiety attacks and cannot sleep. My left side of face and Leg feel funny. | M | 34 | 14 days 40 MG 1X day | 2/24/2016 | 1 | Acid Reflux | Increased indigestion and gas pain Blurred vision Bloop Pressure spikes Anxiety Choking sensation Stiff Neck Difficulty swallowing Night Tremors | I'm going back to Zantac, this drug is a nightmare! | F | 60 | 7 days 40 1X day | 2/18/2016 | 1 | Barretts | loss of sex drive both mentally and physically. severe headaches and constant fogginess. sinus issues and the new one this week is a persistent cough. every so often i have numbness in my feet. | i don't feel that this drug is right for me. not sure what will work. i'm not big on medications. and this experience proves my fear of drugs. ugh. | M | 50 | 30 days 40mg 1X day | 2/16/2016 | 1 | Acid Reflux, Bloatiness, Burping | F | 55 | 20 MG 1X day | 2/16/2016 Patient History | 1 | Throat was irritated | Anxiety attacks, burning skin, burning veins, stomach pain and discomfort, headaches | This is the WORST drug I have ever taken in my life. I went to an ENT appointment for sinus infections and they saw my throat was inflamed so suggested I take Omeprazole 40mg two times a day for 3 months..I lasted a week and had horrible side effects, ended up in the ER three times thinking I was having a heart attack, the burning skin, etc. I would not recommend this drug to anyone, I am still dealing with the side effects from coming off of it. Does it ever go away?? | F | 14 days 40 MG 2X day | 2/11/2016 | 1 | Heartburn | Palpitations at night, severe anxiety throughout the night on waking, numbness in hands and arm, tinitus , panic attacks. Tingling in parts of body, RLS | I discovered I was having a reaction to this drug after initially getting bad anxiety and numb hands every night. I now only take it once st the weekends as I take Zantac throughout the week to control the acid, but it is not as effective. I'm seriously now thinking of stopping altogether as last night I had crippling anxiety all night and felt like my body was buzzing all over and vibrating. Also my hand and arm were numb and my heart was racing constantly. Please email me if you have had similar | F | 45 | 4 months 20mg | 2/7/2016 | 4 | Acid reflux | Migraines | This medicine worked really well for my acid reflux but caused me to have migraines so doctor has switched me to ranitidine fingers crossed this works for me | F | 39 | 2 months 20mg | 1/30/2016 | 3 | hiatal hernia | dizziness, fatigue, trouble sleeping/staying asleep, mood changes, lack of energy, constipation, bloated/gas pressure, blurry vision, lack of sex drive NOTE: if you have problems with anxiety/depression on PPIS make sure you take a multi-vitamin and B complex because PPIs block absorption of many vitamins and minerals. Many Drs won't tell you this. | At first it felt like this drug didn't do much. Still have to watch what I eat. No alcohol, no caffeine, no orange juice, nothing with tomatoes. All the things I love I can't have. On the first couple months had gas, bloating, fatigue until it seemed the the meds were working. I enjoyed about a year of feeling comfortable with the few side effects and the med actually working. Then I started getting abdominal pain.. a couple days at a time then it would go away. Then it would happen again a month later and would last longer. At one point it was constant abdominal pain with terrible foul smelling watery diarrhea. Got all sorts of tests and they showed nothing. Dr said it had to be the omeprazole so he switched me to pantoprazole which didn't help. Weened myself off all PPIs to avoid acid rebound with 1 week of 40mg/20mg every other day. Then 1 week of all 20mg. Then 1 week of 20 mg every other day. 2 weeks later all the stomach pain and diarrhea was gone. These PPIS are dangerous and over prescribed so be careful. | M | 44 | 40 mg 1X day | 1/27/2016 Patient History | 1 | Gastritis | I switched to this from Protonix due to insurance reasons. I had no symptoms on Protonix. With Prilosec, I have a shaky feeling all over, extreme dry tongue and roof of my mouth, dizziness, heart palpitations, increased anxiety attacks, headaches, fatigue, loss of appetitie and loss of libido. | I am so glad I stumbled across this website, I will not be taking another dose of this medicine. I did Nexium over the counter and it worked fine for my gastritis and also didn't give me the major symptoms I am having with Prilosec. | F | 37 | 2 weeks 20mg 2X day | 1/25/2016 |