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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PRILOSEC | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | eosinophilic esophagitis | Poison! Toxic! Headache, head pressure, pulsations, palpatations, tinnitus, breathing diff, spasms.......... | www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/233272.php | M | 35 | 1 years 40mg 2X day | 5/1/2012 | 1 | Told I had too much stomach acid | Same side affects that sent me to the doctors, pain in arms , legs, chest, at one point chills, feeling of doom, no energy, stomach cramps. Three ER visits due to chest pain for fear of heart attack. | It worked great for about a week and a half I thought it was a miracle drug. Then as stated it all went back to the same symptoms which after my own research are the same as too little stomach acid. After I stopped taking it my stomach was on fire for about a week until I went to the my local all natural store and bought some Manuka Honey. I went to my pcp and they wanted to up my dosage. The best advice I could give is research this site. I am glad I found it. I am starting to feel like a human being after about a week being off that garbage and eating better. www.earthclinic.com/CURES/h_pylori.html. | M | 38 | 1.5 months 20 mg 2X day | 4/26/2012 | 1 | Acid reflux | Severe stomach cramps deep feeling of doom and gloom sores on the side of mouth and headaches. | Prescriped Losac for acid reflux two months ago last couple of weeks noted stomach cramps and abdominal pain getting worse doctor advised stopping Losac for a week and then look at having a colonoscopy if no better. Noted the next day that my tablets were Omeprazol not losec chemist had supplied these about 6 weeks ago which coincided 100% with my symptoms starting. So pleased to have found this web site like all others the excruciating pain and panic attacks were of huge concern. Stopped taking tablets 5 days ago feeling better stomach still playing up but at least 70% better today and feel good in myself again,will have to watch what I eat for the next couple of weeks I think. This is one scary drug. | M | 58 | 6 weeks 20 1X day | 4/21/2012 | 2 | acid reflux | Large hives. | It helped with the acid reflux but I now have large hives all over my body. I could not figure out why I had them as I had not eaten anything different lately then saw that hives is a rare but possible side effect. | F | 61 | 7 days 20.6 mg 1X day | 4/18/2012 | 1 | Gastritis from H. Pylori | I've been on Prilosec and broke out in a rash, tingling in legs, and bad muscle pain. | I've tried all PPI's and don't know what to do to cure the gastritis. | M | 28 | 4 weeks 20MG 2X day | 4/17/2012 | 4 | Stomach Pain | I am young and started experiencing lower back pain once I started taking Prilosec that hasn't gone away since I stopped taking it a while ago. | F | 23 | 28 days 1X day | 4/16/2012 | 2 | acid reflux | I have been taking prilosec for over 5 years but in the last few weeks I've had many of the horrible side effects listed here (chest pain that lasts almost all day, anxiety attacks, night sweats, muscle spasms, fear of a heart attack). It has been shown that prilosec (and other PPI drugs) inhibit magnesium uptake and so probably what many of us are experiencing is magnesium deficiency from prolonged use of prilosec. Healthy heart and nerve function require magnesium. I stopped taking prilosec and just started taking a daily magnesium supplement (500 mg magnesium oxide, from Rite-Aid drugstore) and I'm already starting to feel better. Not sure how bad the heartburn will be once the prilosec has cleared my system (probably takes a week or more), but it can't be worse than these side effects. | M | 45 | 5 years 20 mg 1X day | 4/9/2012 | 1 | GERD | I had an unexplainable pain in my breastbone, doc put me on this med to confirm GERD diagnosis. Took it for 1 week without noticing much. Around day 8 or 9 I started feeling like I couldn't take a deep breath every once in a while, and the feeling increased daily until it was constant by day 14. I started thinking I was dying or something, had a bad panic attack and major anxiety. This was by far the worst symptom for me, but I have also experienced diarrhea, nausea, extreme dizziness, swelling in hands and feet, an overall sense of dread, and a dry cough. | F | 32 | 2 weeks 20 mg | 4/9/2012 | 2 | acid reflux | extreme pain in right side abdomen under rib cage, lump in throat, fever, tightness in chest, high blood pressure. | make sure you know the side effects so IF you start getting them you can stop right away. i have taken this once before and didn't have any side effects, but this time the side effects were very bad. stopped taking it today | M | 27 | 4 days 30 1X day | 4/3/2012 | 5 | acid reflux | VERY Vivid and detailed Dreams. No Nightmares or anything like that, just casual, Detailed dreams. | I have only been on the medicine for 3 days now, but I had the vivid dreams the first day I took the pill! I took it around lunch, and that night I had the first vivid dream. | M | 26 | 40 MG 1X day | 4/2/2012 | 5 | acid reflux | none | I take prescription Omeprazole, which is the generic Prilosec. For me it is a miracle drug. It cured my erosive esophagitis and gastritis and when I take it I have zero reflux. Originally I took 20my twice a day, but after a year or two I was able to reduce to once a day, and now I take one pill a day only as needed when I have flareups (usually caused by stress, eating spicy or fatty foods at night, or taking certain medications and some vitamin and herbal supplements.) I tried over the counter Prilosec and found it not as effective with unpleasant side effects. The only drawback I have found is that when taking it you can eat anything (and hence may gain weight), but if you decide to stop taking it you must ease off it slowly over a long period, only with the OK of your MD, and have to avoid food, drink, and pills that cause reflux. | M | 60 | 7 years 20 1X day | 3/27/2012 | 1 | sore in stomach | Where do I begin.. after 3 weeks started to get tingley on the left side of body..from cheeks to foot.anxiety, night sweats, wakin up in a sleep thinkin I'm gonna die..feel like total crap all the time | M | 31 | 4 weeks 40 | 3/27/2012 | 1 | LRD | Bad upper back and shoulder pain, severe lower back pain, pain in both hips, pain in arms and legs, severe muscle soreness in butt and backs of thighs, sore skin, abdominal pains, decrease in urination, temperate increase of 1.5 degrees, rapid heartbeat, feeling 'out of it' and very unwell. | I was prescribed 40MG Delayed release capsules to be taken once a day for reflux. Thank goodness I only took half a dose and not a whole dose. I took 20mg at supper Wednesday evening, Thursday morning I could hardly get out of bed I was in so much pain.( I had felt perfectly fine before taking the Prilosec)My upper back and shoulders hurt and ached very badly, but my lower back was in agony, the pain was so bad I couldn't even bend over half way ( and I can always touch my toes) the pain radiated out to both hips which ached very badly, the pain radiated down into my legs and I had aching and pains in my arms. My butt and backs of thighs were achy and sore. My skin was sore and hurt to touch. I had sharp shooting pains in my lower abdomen. My normal temperature is 97.9, and it went up to 99.3. The pain was severe. I never took another pill after that initial half dose. Saturday, after 72 hours of Prilosec being out of my system, I have no symptoms at all, and feel back to normal. I had called the DR who prescribed it for me the first day of my symptoms, and was told it was not due to Prilosec and that Prilosec had no side effects like that(I was dismissed as being crazy or having something else wrong with me causing my symptoms) I know my body and knew it was the Prilosec, which was proven after I stopped taking it and went back to feeling normal once it was out of my system. These can wreck your health and cause serious damage. | F | 42 | 1 days 40mg 1X day | 3/17/2012 | 4 | GERD | OMG.......Hot Flashes, Night Sweats......More Hot Flashes than I can even begin to describe. I "thought" since I just turned 50 that this was my "menopause". They are worse at night after I eat and horrible when I go to bed. Now they are beginning to happen during the day. Last night when I was having an "attack" as I call them, I looked up what else could cause hot flashes and woila.....there it was PRILOSEC. Just put a call into my doctor to get myself off the stuff. Thank God for the internet! | Oh, I also have dry skin and I've put on about 40 lbs. Guess what else is linked to these? Yep, PRILOSEC.........I'm not a fan | F | 50 | 6 months 10 mg 1X day | 3/15/2012 | 2 | I had a brief bought of heartburn | I began having irritiable bowel symptoms. felt pretty good but got concerned that I couldn't take a decent crap, then I would eat and feel bloated. last fri I called doc and they said I might have an infection and was told to take more Prilosec. I almost went nuts, Monday found me crying thinking I was dying. I had started having trouble sleeping with horrible dreams. I was able to ride my bike and was ok as lkong as I was active but started dreading going to bed because of the dreams. I stopped taking the stuff a few days ago and feeling better but still having the light night sweats which concern me ALOT. Doc defended the drug said it was perfectly safe. He is gonna give me a colooscopy next week ( I had one 2 yrs ago). OH and my appetite is GONE. now weigh 209 after years at 215. Please email me and tell me if you have had night sweats and IBS symptoms. I considrered suicide this past weekend. I am an ex navy seal so no pussy here. this stuff is like the worst LSD exp psycolog | M | 60 | 45 days 40 mg 1X day | 3/14/2012 | 1 | Acid Reflux | First I had severe abdominal cramps in my lower stomach in the first 3 days. So i cut my dosage in half to 10mg twice a day. Stomach pain stopped. Then I gained 15 lbs over the next 6 weeks. I also started having chest tightness and chest pain. I started to wonder what was going on so I googled Prilosec and side effects. This is a bad drug. I have had abdominal pain, left side chest pain and tightness on the left side, shortness of breath, when I eat it feels like the food stays there in my stomach for days, face and muscle twitches, severe weight gain, and an uneasy feeling like anxiety. | I would not take this drug. | M | 50 | 6 weeks 20mg 2X day | 3/3/2012 | 1 | Possible heartburn/axis reflux | This drug is your worst nightmare. My doctor suggested I take it, and I started it on a Saturday around 9a.m. On Sunday I woke up with severe anxiety, panic attacks, vomiting, and diarrhea. I went to a walk-in clinic and was told it was a benign drug, so I took it again on Sunday. The next mornin was the same thing, and I refused to take any more pills. The anxiety and panic attacks are just beginning to go away, and it's almost been a week. I've read that it takes 72hrs to get out of the system. I've also read it cold be 5-6 days. I called the people at Proctor and Gamble, but they were no help. If not for the support of family and friends I don't know where I would be. This drug is pure evil. It took a whole week of my life away. I'm hoping to get my old self back soon. | F | 32 | 2 days 20 | 2/24/2012 | 1 | Heartburn | Extreme Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Nausea, No appetite, Diarrhea | This drug is your worst nightmare. My doctor doesn't think that it caused anxiety and panic attacks, but I don't believe it, especially after reading others' reactions. This has been the worst week of my life, and I only took 2 pills. Thank God for the love and support of friends and family. The anxiety and panic attacks were something I've never experienced before. I am a worrier by nature, so I don't know if I am more succeptible to them, but I had the worst thoughts, sleepless nights, etc. My first pill was almost a week ago, and I'm getting myself back more and more each day. This drug scared me to death. I am seeing a therapist to deal with anxiety, although I truly believe that the Prilosec played a role. I'm just covering all of my bases. | F | 32 | 2 days 20 1X day | 2/24/2012 | 4 | Acid Reflux | flu like feeling in shoulders and neck, mild headaches, joint pain | cycled on and off this to see if the medication was causing it, definitely YES, but it is controlling my Acid Reflux. Noted that adding aspirin and ibuprofren together with Prilosec controls the symptoms, but can only do this temporarily. | M | 51 | 14 days 40 1X day | 2/21/2012 | 1 | Acute pancreatitis | Severe stomach and back pain. | My 11 year old daughter was prescribed this by her pediatrician. Her stomach and back pain went from mild to extremely severe. Two trips to the ER and three extended stays in the hospital before she got to see a GI specialist who deals with adult pancreatitis on a daily basis. Turns out they don't prescribe it to adults with pancreatitis. Within 24 hours of taking it her pain was SO severe and continued until we finally declined it on her 3 rd hospital visit and she started feeling better later that day. I would NEVER take this or give it to anyone I love. | F | 11 | 14 days 20 1X day | 2/21/2012 |