PRILOSEC Reviews (OMEPRAZOLE)

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PRILOSEC  (OMEPRAZOLE):  Omeprazole 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. Omeprazole belongs to a class of drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs).   FDA Approval Date: 1998-01-15 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  Gerd I just came across this site, I was taking omeprazole it's an awful tablet took it for 3 months, have been off it now for 3 weeks and feeling much better, I had awful acid reflux that lasted for hours especially in the night. Really have to be careful what you eat i.e tomatoes, Mayo, anything with acid in basically. Had bloods done and liver enzymes went through the roof, had to can scan and all sorts but they now think it was the medication that caused the enzymes to rise. I have never felt so ill, but now know it was the tablet, as people have written in this site it truly is a really bad drug and more awareness and information given before you take the tablet. I have only now come across this site and wish I had seen it sooner Sent from my iPhone F 46 3 months
20
10/1/2015
 1   The side effects from this drug were horrible! I had constant tension or pounding headaches, insomnia, nausea, diarrhea. Awful! Do not take!!! F 36 7 days
9/30/2015
 1  GERD TOO MANY TO LIST BURNING RED BLOOD SHOT EYES TONGUE HEAD AND FACE TENSION BURNING JOINTS AND BODY HEART PALPS INSOMNIA BRAIN FOG BLURRY VISION HOT FLASHES U NAME IT FOR ANYONE LOOKING FOR HELP AND NOT GETTING IT FROM UR DOCTORS I HAVE BEEN THERE I AM NOW AT 1 YEAR AND 5 MONTHS 24/7 SYMPTOMS OF BURNING RED BLOOD SHOT EYES TONGUE HEAD AND FACE TENSION BURNING JOINTS AND BODY HEART PALPS INSOMNIA BRAIN FOG BLURRY VISION HOT FLASHES U NAME IT WHAT I HAVE FOUND OUT IT SEEMS FOOD RELATED FOR ME THERE IS SCIENTIST STUDIES THAT THESE MEDS INDUCE ALLERGY IN PEOPLE SO I THINK THESE MEDS CAUSE LEAKY GUT AND BACTERIA OVERGROWTH DON'T SUFFER LIKE I DID START HERE FOOD TRIGGER MY SYMPTOMS I REACT TO CORN AND ITS IN TOOTHPASTE SUPPLEMENTS SO CHACK EVERYTHING I REACT TO OTHER THINGS PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING LIVING OFF CABBAGE NOW MY SYMPTOMS ARE BAD WHEN I EAT STUFF I REACT TOO ALSO I FOUND OUT HIGH DOSE VITAMIN D FOR 2 MONTHS STARTED HELPING AND 4 MONTHS I WAS NORMAL TILL I CAME BACK OFF IT EVERYTHING CAME BACK ALLERGY PEOPLE AND DOCTORS WONT BE MUCH HELP FIND UR TRIGGERS AND CUT THEM OUT AND SEE A NATURALPATH IF U CAN AFFORD TOO I CANT SO IT IS A LEARNING PROCESS FOR ME THIS IS WHAT I LEARNED TO HELP ME HOPE IT HELPS FEEL FREE TO SEND ME A EMAIL M 35 1 months
1X day
9/23/2015
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 1  Supposed GERD Shortness of breath, palpitations, dizziness, brain fog, nose lip numbness , tinnitus, blurry vision, panic I took this drug because the dr thought I had GERD. Slowly started feeling awful. Had esophageal spasms, palpitations. I couldn't drive, work, take care of my kids, sleep, eat. Lost 20 lbs in 2 weeksStopped after 6 weeks and the rebound was horrible. Never experienced acid reflux until I stopped this drug. Went to specialists, developed a high ANA and high liver enzymes and extremely high bp suddenly. 180/130- slowly lowering week by week. 6 weeks off the drug and its back to 120/80- thank God. My resting heart rate was up to 110 while taking it and 6 weeks off the drug it's at 70. Was in the er 5 times thinking I was having a heart attack. My whole life was put on hold. The endocrinologist I saw finally was the first MD to acknowledge it was probably from the drug. I am slowly getting better. gingko biloba also lowers blood levels of omeprezole. Still have dizziness and shortness of breath and wake up feeling like I ran a marathon in my sleep but it's getting better and the episodes are less frequent. I can get through almost 20 hours without symptoms after 40 days off the drug!! F 32 1 months
20 mg
9/18/2015
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 1  Supposed GERD Shortness of breath, palpitations, dizziness, brain fog, nose lip numbness , tinnitus, blurry vision, panic I took this drug because the dr thought I had GERD. Slowly started feeling awful. Had esophageal spasms, palpitations. I couldn't drive, work, take care of my kids, sleep, eat. Lost 20 lbs in 2 weeksStopped after 6 weeks and the rebound was horrible. Never experienced acid reflux until I stopped this drug. Went to specialists, developed a high ANA and high liver enzymes and extremely high bp suddenly. 180/130- slowly lowering week by week. 6 weeks off the drug and its back to 120/80- thank God. My resting heart rate was up to 110 while taking it and 6 weeks off the drug it's at 70. Was in the er 5 times thinking I was having a heart attack. My whole life was put on hold. The endocrinologist I saw finally was the first MD to acknowledge it was probably from the drug. I am slowly getting better. gingko biloba also lowers blood levels of omeprezole. Still have dizziness and shortness of breath and wake up feeling like I ran a marathon in my sleep but it's getting better and the episodes are less frequent. I can get through almost 20 hours without symptoms after 40 days off the drug!! F 32 1 months
20 mg
9/18/2015
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 1  Esophagitis Out of body feeling, spaced out, vertigo, light headed, dizzy, derealization, suicidal ideation, depression, joint pains, pressure in back of head, light hallucinations, photophobia, panic and anxiety attacks, confusion, insomnia during day & night, tingling in hands and feet and SEVERE mental fog. I started taking off brand name of Prilosec after having a nasty case of Esophagitis. It was weird cause I never felt any heartburn. What I had was called "silent heartburn." Started to feel odd about a week or two in (on the drug), and was convinced it was because I had lost 50 lb's in about 1.5 months. I thought it was due (the weight loss) from me doing a 360 on my diet and quitting drinking. I was totally convinced I was experiencing PAW's - cause I had no other explanation of why I felt so odd. After months went by and I still feeling like I had the flu every SINGLE day, I knew it had to be something else. Thank God I found this forum because I was starting to think I was losing my mind (honestly). I have been off this now for 2 weeks. Lots of side effects went away, but the dizziness and space out haven't left me completely. Please contact me if anyone knows how long this crap stays in your system. Since I been off - been doing DGL Licorice and a clean diet and I haven't noticed any back lash. The rebound reflux did hit me for about 2-3 days... and then went away. God bless - anyone who has been through this nightmare. And lastly - I never had ANY of these issues before I started this drug. M 43 4 months
20 MG 1X day
8/31/2015
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 1  Acid reflux Severe abdominal pain. It literally made my ribs ache. After my second endoscopy and my gastric doctor basically throwing his hands he put me on Dexilant. It was then that I realized that Prilosec was my problem. The misery and pain I went through. Wanting to curl up in a fetal position was a living nightmare. Continual burning not only in my stomach but in my throat as well. You don't know pain until you have had stomach pain to this extent! F 48 3 months
60mg
8/29/2015
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 1  Feel things in throat/Acid Reflux It appears the med is effective on cutting down acid reflux. However, it had awful side effects on me. First, I had headache. Then, I experienced body aches, insomnia, nightmares, anxiety, irritability, stomach pain, extreme thirst and dry mouth and fatigue. Take it with caution/watch your side effect M 59 7 days
40 mg 1X day
8/22/2015
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 1  Acid Reflux Absolutely Awful! I will never, ever, ever take this poison again! I took it and experienced body aches, nightmares, insomnia, burning sensation in legs, anxiety, irritability, stomach pain, headache, extreme thirst and dry mouth and fatigue. Take anything but this! F 38 1 days
40
8/11/2015
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 1  Acid Reflux As this takes around 4-5 days to kick in at first it wasn't too bad but as the weeks progressed felt much worse - of and on nausea, diarrhea a few times a week, abdominal pain, gas, and now recently regurgitation - I am going to start the weaning off process early as this is just making me feel lousy and the side effects seem worse than the acid reflux F 54 3 weeks
40 MG 1X day
8/2/2015
 1  Heart burn/acid reflux Anxiety, numbness/tingling in lip and hand, heavy chest, joint pain, muscle weakness, crying/moodiness, blurry vision, dry eyes, migraines, dizziness, brain fog. My daughter experienced joint pain by the 3rd day on medication. Her doctor said it couldn't do that and it was unrelated. So we continued medication and symptoms just kept piling up and evolving. This drug didn't help her acid reflux so her doctor switched her to Prevacid. She was on that for 1 month and it helped the reflux but her side effects continued. We discontinued after 1 month. Her side effects were not letting up after going off and we were led to believe it wasn't even due to the medication. So we went to a rheumatologist but they ruled out arthritis. Her regular doctor ran blood work that didn't reveal anything. We then went to a neurologist. They did an mri of brain which was normal. At this point my daughters muscle weakness got so bad that she couldn't walk unassisted for 5 days. We took her to ER and they did mri of her whole spine just to find nothing. Blamed it on anxiety. They brought in PT which got her up and walking and sent us home. Not one doctor along the way would link the medication to her symptoms. She stopped the medication 6 1/2 months ago and is still suffering from many side effects. This drug is horrible along with Prevacid. Would not recommend it to ANYONE! Would definitely explore natural alternative if need be in future. My daughter has gone through so much in the last 8 1/2 months. I'm so glad I found this sight because we would still be wondering why all this is happening since the doctors won't admit anything. F 11 1 months
20mg
8/2/2015
 1  hiatal hernia Awful,Awful,Awful, that's how it made me feel. Shooting pains down my arms, general sick feeling, ringing in my ears. Never taking it again. F 37 3 days
40mg
7/26/2015
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 1  Ulceration in stomach This drug is terrible. It interacts with my Klonopin, causes stomach pain and nausea, nervous system issues like vertigo, low blood pressure caused by dehydration (that I cannot seem to fix, even after 1 gallon of water +), and diarrhea. F 25 5 days
20 mg
7/24/2015
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 1  acid reflux Mild diarrhea and stomach pain every day. Twice, the stomach pain got so bad that I threw up. Will be seeking an alternative medicine. F 23 7 days
20 mg
7/23/2015
 1  acid reflux Poison, poison, poison. Loss of libido, fatigue, lack of sleep, extreme leg pain. Do not take it. Try protonix 40mg, good luck. 53 1 days
20mg
7/20/2015
 1  Silent reflux Anxiety attacks, migraines with aura, muscle twitches and cramping, ringing in ears, extreme fatigue, nausea, headaches, no appetite, mood swings I started taking this in late May and got sicker and sicker by the day until I finally realized it was Prilosec. Went to ER 3 times for black out migraines, chest pain and constant muscle twitches and cramping. I started having panic attacks and thought I had some terminal disease. Thank God I stumbled across this website. It helped me realize it was Prilosec. 3 days after stopping it, I am back to my old self, but with the silent reflux back. I would rather take a natural route for it than to take this poison. Never again and it should be pulled off the market! F 39 1 months
7/13/2015
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 1  bloated acid Burning eyes bad vision brain fog kidney ache vomting hair loss joint pain and more Took 2 capsules and ended up feeling really unwell vision still feels not so good also noises in my ears if anyone has any advice plz let me know i never knew how dangerous this stuff was had brain fog for nearly a month only took 1 dose of the stuff! M 24 2 days
20 MG
7/5/2015
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 1  gerd Hands shaking headaches back of neck bruning off balance aching I've been off prilosec for 5 weeks still feel weak. When will it end? F 47 9 months
7/3/2015
 1  GERD AND H-PYLORI if u can especially magnesium and vitamin d i have had lots of test done and they all was normal but vitamin d which is in level the d pill helped with my symptoms but comes back when i stop my levels are at 70 so what i think is d helps with depression and maybe it helps with anxiety too maybe why the pill helped so maybe the doc was right it in my head so my next step is to see the crazy doc yeah that's right never thought i say or do it but i'm desperate i have lost both grandparents and my father of cancer my father died about a year and half ago and cpl months after i found out about my cancer always have been a tough fellow and pick myself up but i believe these med no i know this med caused all this maybe the other added too it i am broke from these doctors back and forth so please don't do it to yourself o prayed cancer would take me as i insure u this is way worst its torture and it last for ever i hope some anxiety meds and the crazy doc can set me straight i surrender i need help!! i cant take or live like this anymore been living with burning eyes and mouth and joints and confusion for 24/7 for over a year now o cant think or function at all pray for me as i will u and if doc or fda read this shame on you to let this go on and yet walmart has em soon as u walk in i spent my birthday my christmas my holidays suffering crazy doc here i come 2 days away i cancelled the 1st but i'm coming this time hope u can put me back together again M 35 2 months
20MG 2X day
6/30/2015
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 1  Barretts To all here......try a good probiotic. The prilosec kills all bacteria in the gut and this leads to many complications. From reading reports here, it seems they may have modified the formula recently. I am 2 years off the poison and feel almost myself again. M 57 6 weeks
40 1X day
6/29/2015
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