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  Gastritis, acid reflux Extreme left upper quadrant bloating/pain that wraps around my left rib, heart palpitations, anxiety, headaches, left leg pain and cramping, heaviness in chest and upper back, inable to concentrate I thought I was going crazy until I found this site. My doctor wants me to continue taking Prilosec, but prescribed xanax, prozac, wants an abdominal ultrasound, to send me to physical therapy for leg pain and to wear a Holter monitor for two days for palpitations. All other tests are normal. All this could be from Prilosec? Anyone know how long these symptoms last after discontinuation? What is best to do in the meantime to get through this? Email with advice please. I'm stopping today. F 44 56 days
20.6 1X day
10/8/2011
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 1  Heartburn, GERD Severe leg pain, weakness, brain fog, depression Thank god for this website. I thought I was going crazy. My gastro doctor recommended I take this medicine after I was experience frequent heartburn. He said that I could take it indefinitely. Two weeks in I had severe leg pains to the point where I could barely walk or bend my legs. When I would sit/lay down the pain would shoot through my legs. I went to my primary care physician the pain was so bad. I thought I had a blood clot. My legs were checked (no blood clot). I also had bloodwork done and the lab results said I was Vitamin D deficient. Never been deficient in any vitamin before. Ok so I started taking Vitamin D supplements. Felt a little better. I missed taking my Prilosec a couple days and felt great. Didnt realize there was a connection. Started taking prilosec again (for 2 days). Experienced severe fatigue and leg pain & depression. Returned to primary care doctor and got another scan of my leg to check for a blood clot. Nothing found. Found this website. It all makes sense now. Will never take Prilosec again. Not worth the pain. F 41 30 days
20 mg 1X day
10/3/2011
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 1  gerd/h polori extreme anxiety, loss of appetite, depression could not stop cring, dizziness, feeling of being sick, stomach cramps,fatigue This drug is horrible! I wouldn't wish the way I felt on anyone. I had severe anxiety and was actually considering commiting myself becuz I though I was going crazy. Lost 10 pounds could not eat or drink anything. This so-called medicin should be banned. I have been off of it for 2 days and thinkit really messed my stomach up now I feel bloated in my chest.On zantac now hope it will be better F 31 5 days
20 mg 1X day
9/26/2011
 1  gerd heart attack symptoms, depression...major anxiety. this drug totaly changed my life for the worst....i quit doing everything, till i figured out this drug was probably the problem. quit taking it 4 days ago, an right away the heart palpitations stopped, a little anxiety still...but alot better. even my husband said i seem like my self i used to be. he's glad i'm back, and so am I F 60 6 months
1X day
9/25/2011
 1  Acid Reflux My 12 year old 74lb daughter was prescribed this drug for acid reflux by on of the top pediatric gastrologist at one of the very best childrens hospitals. Unfortunately she went from being a fun loving little girl to a depressed child with what she called "bad thoughts" every single day. She actually even had suicidal thoughts as well as some very,very evil ones. This was so out of character for her that I was so scared myself trying to figure out what happened and why this was happening to her. Two days ago I got online before I gave her her 7:00am pill to try to find some kind of answer, and right there in front of me was account after account of many others with the same side effects. She also experienced dizziness, tingling of the face, headaches, but these were all minor compared to her pityful torturous thoughts that she would have. She would just look at me and burst into tears and say I just had another bad thought. I hope and pray for all of those children on this dr It should be banned for children F 12 3 weeks
20MG 1X day
9/23/2011
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 1  acid reflux Pain in my upper left abdomen. Confusion, not able to concentrate on a task. Continued heartburn and burping I don't know if it is good or bad. It seems like I am having a lot of other problems from it, anxiety, left abdomen pain, dry mouth, excessive thirst. It does not seemed to ahve helped. Any one else have the left upper abdomin pain? please email me, thanks F 47 30 days
20 1X day
9/17/2011
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 5  heartbun prevention a number of side effects - mostly minor - one major which is diarrhea. Minor include - chills, depression, joint pain, drownsiness, tinnitus and musle cramps. One further note. I have kidney failure and on peritoneal dialysis so some of these symtoms may be caused by the dialysis treatments. M 60 2 years
20 1X day
9/16/2011
 3  Ulcer/GERD Belching/Depression/Mental Slowness/Heightened Anxiety The first 1 1/2 weeks of taking Prilosec, I felt better. My MD prescribed 2 doses of 20 mg per day, and the one day I took both doses, I felt a major mental slow down. I had to focus to remember what my train of thought was just 10 minutes prior. After about 12 days of the medicine, I had a MAJOR panic attack to the point that I refused to go out in public with friends. Before starting Prilosec, I had anxiety, but NEVER to the point of crying and refusing to go out. 1 week later I stopped Prilosec, and I had a major LOW mood swing. I started up on Prilosec a few days later because I had severe intestinal pain, but by Friday I once again felt some anxiety and depression with what I refer to as hyperactive thinking - I just kept thinking of things that upset me and gave me anxiety. I seriously thought I was going crazy... Then I realized I never had it this bad before. So this last Monday was the last time I took Prilosec because about 3 hours later I had mini panic attacks for ABSOLUTELY NO REASON. I'm not certain that the medication is causing it - but it is definitely exacerbating any issues I've had in the past, and I shouldn't have to deal with it if I don't have to. I have now been off of Prilosec for 3 days, and while I've still had major mood swings (mostly LOW swings), I feel like I am getting better. I cannot say HOW RELIEVED I feel to know that others have felt the mental side effects because I seriously thought for a few days that I was going crazy. F 23 4 weeks
20 mg 1X day
9/15/2011
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 3  acid reflux update i posted recently about my conditions from taking prilosec for 6 years. after almost 2 weeks off the drug normality is coming back,no more night fevers no more panic attacks i still have the tingling in my forhead and right arm but slowly subsiding. my personality has done a 180 my friendlyness is back going out with my friends more and no more dread. i still have an emotional episode once in awhile for some reason my sensitivity to certain things must have been exagerated while on this med but im sure it to will subside.im glad im getting back to normal the feeling is like being in my 20's again. i have been using tums as a temp replacement not eating late and drinking lotts of water seems to help but i would rather have the heartburn that all of the side effects for sure !!! M 41 6 years
20 mg 1X day
9/12/2011
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 1  heartburn HAIR LOSS, anxiety, panic attacks, shortness of breath, depression, anemia, chest/ rib pain, hypochondria, weight loss, vertigo, night sweats, heart palpitations, brain fog... I have already posted here. this is a update 10 MONTHS AFTER I STOPPED this medication So, It has been 10 months since I stopped prilosec and just wanted to give an update on the side effects (HAIR LOSS particularly) because I see a lot of people wonder and I couldnt find the answers myself anywhere. Prilosec makes you vitamin deficient (b12 specially ) so thats where the hair loss comes from. The hair loss is NOT permanent. My body hairs have got completely back to normal. My head is slowly getting thicker. I am taking suplements and trying to eat as healthy as I can to get my body back to normal. This drug is poison and I wish I never took it. I wonder what damage it done to the rest of my body. I had bruises for no reason while taking this drug+ 6 months after I stopped taking it. I havent had a bruise in a couple of months now. My hair is slowly falling out less and less. My scalp doesnt itch as much. So, dont panic if your hair continues to fall out for months after you stop prilosec, It will grow back as soon as your vitamin levels get back to normal (: F 25 9 months
1X day
9/11/2011
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 1  heartburn high blood pressure, drye eye, weight gain, diarhea, cough, breast swelling and pain, dental bone loss, bone pain, joint an muscle pain in neck, shoulders, left arm, wrist, from armpit to under rib cage, fever,aggitation took omneporazle for 6 years. gradual symptoms came on and i thought it was normal. under stress so i started taking bp medicine- have an eye contition and have taken artificial tears since 18 but pain got worse and now have to take restasis besides the tears. i thought this was just normal until this past year when we bought omneporazle in a mexican drug store. i assumed it was the same and it may be. i always take the pill at 8 am- i was getting a daily fever from 11-5 and then it would subside.got terrible bone and joint pain at the same time, left arm and wrist, neck, shoulders around to armpit, under ribcage and into left breast like a pulling feeling and very tender and achy. dry cough at night, felt irritable and not myself, constant diarhea,went to dentist for a cleaning-xray showed considerable bone loss since the previous xray. stopped taking omenporazle 18 days now, symptoms are getting better, fever gone, still feel lousy but much better, heartburn- but can live with that. i really feel this drug can kill and is very dangerous. i have until the past few years been in excellent health and never even took a prescriptionj drug besides an antibiotic.this IS KILLING PEOPLE F 63 6 years
20 1X day
9/5/2011
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 1  Acid Reflux Abdominal cramping, hunger, weight gain, severe pain under ribs on left side. Dr. Prescribed this for acid reflux symptoms. Had test for reflux where they give you the barium drink and lay you down in different positions to see if it comes up your esophagus. They had to practically turn me upside down for them to get their desired result. barium is very heavy so would come up on anyone! Went to homeopathic Dr. She told me about Betaine HCL, which I take with each meal and it really helps with my indigestion symptoms. do your own research into alternative cures for "reflux" symptoms. Eat healthier., digestive acids are reduced as we age, we actually need more acid. I know this sounds strange but it is true in most cases. P.S. a friend of ours just had his stomach removed from having stomach cancer, I know that he was on prilosec for years prior and Nexium too. Not sure they are related to the cancer. F 53 6 weeks
20.6 mg 1X day
9/4/2011
 4  Acid Reflux - I had very bad acid reflux, I would feel bloated, nauseated, burp a lot and get frequent heart burn. My dad told me to try taking prilosec because it helped him out. I tried it for a few weeks and it helped. I didnt feel bloated anymore, I didnt burp as much and didnt feel as nauseated. Before on Prilosec, I woul dhave minor panic attacks which I believe came from the Acid Reflux because I was afraid something would happen in front of everyone. For some stupid reason, I stopped taking it. Well, now it came back. I am picking some up today and will be on it again. I hope it works just as good as last time. M 26 3 weeks
1X day
8/25/2011
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 1  GERD/Gastritis Anxiety, headaches, joint pain, muscle twitches everywhere, panic attacks, numbness Was on this for a month, felt the headaches and anxiety while on the medication. After stopping is when the numbess, joint pain, and SEVERE anxiety kicked in and I am still experiencing these symptoms after about 1 week and a half of being off Prilosec 21 5 weeks
20 2X day
8/25/2011
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 1  Heartburn/gallbladder issue Dizziness, palpitations, chest pain, left arm and leg numbness and tingling, headaches. I am having my gallbladder removed in four days. Before hida scan revealed what the actual problem was my doctor suspected a ulcer. At first prilosec worked. After two weeks i noticed constant headaches, then the chest pain (had a stress test), then the ringing in my ears, a constant feeling of being at deaths door, then the leg and hand issues that had me convinced I had a ms. not to mention the tachycardia. I am so glad I decided to search for these side effects. all this started the same time I figured it had to be the medicine, I am so glad I found this site.I guess we will swe once the gallbladder comes out. How long before these symptoms are gone. I'm stopping today.... F 35 30 days
40 1X day
8/19/2011
 1  Acid Reflux Headache, neck/shoulder tension, chest tightness, throat and face tightness, high anxiety, increased b/p, increased pulserate, depression, dizziness and strange pressure in head when standing up. After reading the side effects everyone is complaining of, I am stopping this medication immediately. Will write back in a day or so to let people know if my symptoms stop. F 44 8 days
20 mg 1X day
8/15/2011
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 1  Heart burn F 40 10 days
20 1X day
8/12/2011
 5  Acid Reflux None I was getting progressively worse heart burn & acid indigestion. It was getting so bad that it was keeping me up at night, I had lost my appetite, and felt nauseated all the time. I had taken Tums and all the other over the counter medicine like it. Nothing was helping. I would get severe heartburn even when drinking water. My doctor prescribed Prilosec (Omeprazole) and within days all the symptoms went away! When I changed insurance companies the new one would not approve Prilosec unless I had tried Zantac for a month. That was a HORRIBLE month!! Prilosec has made everything better & nothing can compare!! I can definitely tell when I've missed a dose though. I don't know what I'd do without it!! F 30 2 years
20 MG 1X day
8/11/2011
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 3  Esophageal Stricture depression; brain fog; general feeling of "blah"; not much trouble swallowing anymore.... I've had trouble swallowing (feels like food/beverage stuck in throat) since I was a teen. I am now 45 & one night a few months ago food got stuck so bad all I could do was gasp - my husband had to hit me on the back to get the food out (he has since learned heimlich). My dad had hiatal hernia & brother had esophageal stricture so I went to the doc and sure enough I had esophageal stricture. The doc stretched my esophagus during the endoscopy and put me on prilosec forever. I have been told that I have to take this med or possibly face esophageal cancer in the future due to acid. I NEVER have heartburn. After reading about other people w/the same side effects, I think I will be getting a second opinion. The doc also told me to raise the head of my bed - haven't tried that one yet. F 45 2 months
20 MG 1X day
8/11/2011
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 2  GERD extreme sleepiness, nausea I cannot tolerate any PPI. Firts I tried taking this pill for 2 days and it put me to sleep. Then I switched to 10mg a day which added extreme nausea. F 36 2 days
20mg 1X day
8/11/2011
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