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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PRILOSEC | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | NSAID Stomach Burn | ACID REBOUND FOR 1 YEAR, For first couple of months: Dizziness, shortness of breath, High blood pressure, tachycardia, eye floaters, kidney infections, confusion, joint pain, tinnitus | Thanks to this drug, I have suffered horrendously for one year now. I wrote a post on here last year on 8/24/10 and not much has changed. The crazy overdose symptoms like HBP, dizziness, confusion etc...went away after I took St. John's Wort which has been clinically show to remove Prilosec from your system. What happened after thats has been CONSTANT HEARTBURN FOR AROUND A YEAR. The acid rebound never lets up. I had an Upper endoscopy and they found gastritis and esophagitis. I am 23 and never had health problems before this drug. I hope this goes away. Let me know if you have had an experience like this please. | M | 23 | 5 days 20MG 1X day | 8/10/2011 | 3 | Acid Reflux & Stomach Pain | Broke out in hives on lower half of body. NEVER had any signs of hives in my life. | It works. Helped on the stomach and acid reflux even after 5 doses. Will have to find something else though since the hives are scary. | M | 37 | 5 days 30 MG 1X day | 8/5/2011 | 1 | Acid reflux | burning tongue, fast bowel movements | My prescription was converted to a liquid due to the burning. I am finding the low dose works for the acid reflux but the burning tongue is unbearable at night. Gradually increasing the dosage has not helped. I get 2 months relief when starting over but then the burning returns despite trying to skip a dose here or there when I can tell the burning is coming back. The gradual increase in dose helped a lot with the fast bowel movement but still some issues there. | F | 49 | 1.5 years 1 ml 2X day | 8/5/2011 | 1 | gastritis | anxious, dizzy, strange feelings in legs, headache | would never take this again--very thankful for this website to see comments from others with similar symptoms--stopped taking 24 hours ago, waiting for symptoms to reverse | F | 66 | 14 days 20 mg 2X day | 7/28/2011 | 5 | burning | M | 50 | 2 years 20 1X day | 7/27/2011 | 5 | Acid | Eye twiching, maybe twice a year for about two days | Been on this for 11 years, before it was available OTC. I would never consider stopping, they alternative was nightmare. I'm a firm believer that if you think you have a problem, your going to get it. Stop thinking about it and it will go away. Meds have side effects if you read about everyone elses problem you will catch them too. | M | 47 | 11 years 30mg 2X day | 7/27/2011 | 1 | Acid Reflux | Migraine Headaches, dizziness, numbness in legs, hands, feet, icy feeling Brain fog, speaking difficulty, forgetfulness, eye twitching, visual disturbances, anxiety, irritability, etc... | Have doctor check your vitamin b-12 levels all of these symptoms ARE SYMPTOMS OF A VITAMIN B-12 DEFICIENCY, WHICH CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS IRREPARABLE DAMAGE TO YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM AND BRAIN.... prilosec and all ppi's cause the body to not absorb this vitamin, vitamin d and magnesium. even if your levels are on the lower end of a standard range you could still have a deficiency... prilosec is on a fda recall watch.. | F | 27 | 3 years 20 2X day | 7/22/2011 | 1 | Esophagus issues, Gerd, r/o ulcer | Dizziness, headaches, muscle aches esp. arms, legs/feet & shoulders, lethargy, trouble sleeping. | Zantac began to relieve symptoms within a few days with a steady improvement & with NO side effects. | F | 47 | 5 days 20mg 1X day | 7/22/2011 | 1 | Nausea | I had a severe reaction to ice cream, and it caused an inflammatory reaction.I had nausea radiating from my stomach, which is why I called the doc, who suggested taking one Prlosec. | My nausea stopped, but I got very dizzy. I could hardly walk. I slept all day. My stomach was like mush. My head hurt like a migraine. (originally, it was just my stomach that hurt.) I swear, I'd have been better off to had taken Pepto-Bismal. I had severe back pain, and joint pain. I'm a nurse, and give Prilosec alot, but will not take it again. My body went from no nausea, which was relieved, to a bunch of symptoms I didn't have in the beginning. | F | 49 | 1 days 1X day | 7/20/2011 | 1 | heartburn | Major Anxiety, i had to leave work, felt like i could cry, | OMG! during my little anxiety attack i had over the past few days i think i just ruined my chance for dating this guy!! Now that sucks, he thinks i am wacko | F | 46 | 7 days 1X day | 7/19/2011 | 1 | heartburn/acidreflux | I HAVE HAD REALLY BAD ABDONAL PAIN HEADACHE AND REALLY SLEEPY | M | 31 | 2 days 20 1X day | 7/19/2011 | 1 | Heartburn,Indigestion,Acid Reflux | Joint Pain especially Knees, Muscle Cramps especially upper & lower Leg, Anxiety, Depression, "giddyness", difficulty sleeping | I am so relieved to find this Website, because there are so many Posts describing symptoms like mine. I had thought that my problems were due to this drug, but was finding it difficult to prove, even to myself. I have been off it for weeks now, and am wondering how long it will take for the symptoms to disappear. At first things were worse after I came off it, but now I do have some better times, although I do still have very bad days; the symptoms do seem to come and go in "waves". The Muscle Cramps are the worst thing. | M | 51 | 8 months 20 MG 1X day | 7/18/2011 | 1 | Acid reflux | Severe pain (9/10 on pain scale) in back, chest, sides, abdomen, shoulders and rib area. The areas throb, sometimes with spasms. Skin in these areas is very sensitive to touch. | My husband took Prilosec for about 25 days. He started with an area of pain in his back. This quickly moved to Severe pain (9/10 on pain scale) in back, chest, sides, abdomen, shoulders and rib area. It wakes him in the middle of the night. After reading the posts on this site he stopped taking the Prilosec immediately. He went to the doctor today. She states she believes it is Shingles. I am very skeptical as his symptoms sound similar to other's experiences. She put him on meds for the Shingles as well as a pain killer. I felt I wanted to post this as these symptoms very well may be from the meds. Also, I wanted to share this website. It explains in detail what happens to the body when taking this meds. Thank you all for sharing your experiences!! refluxdefense.com/heartburn_GERD_articles/side-effects-antacids-and-acid-blockers.html | M | 50 | 25 days 20 mg 1X day | 7/14/2011 | 2 | Esophagas Issues | Brain fog, intense headaches, dizziness, decreased intelligence/slow thought process, confusion, inability to concentrate, depression, heart palpitations. | Do not take this drug it is poison! Doctors put me on it, one day I became like a zombie, couldn't focus of the simplest tasks, had severe headaches. I am usually an avid reader but it became impossible to do anything intellectual. I am a math wiz and I wouldnt have been able to tell you what 7 x 8 was if you asked me when I was messed up by this drug. I've been off of it for about a month now and I am still messed up in the head although the symptoms have been decreasing ever since I got off of it. I really regret taking this drug and in the back of my mind I still wonder if I will ever be fully back to normal. | M | 26 | 30 days 40 MG 1X day | 7/12/2011 | 1 | acid reflux | horrible depression/anxiety, weepiness, upset stomach, intense headaches | I am on my second day of not taking this medication and I will never, ever take it again. Like so many here, I felt like I was going crazy. I am SO glad to read that I am not the only one who has felt these side effects. | F | 30 | 45 days 20 mg 1X day | 7/11/2011 | 1 | back flow of bile. | It didn't help with my heart burn I still experinced heart burn chest pain bloated and through up every time I ate or drink that has been going on for about 4 months now just getting worse. I might have a blockage. | F | 32 | 12 years 20 mg 4X day | 7/8/2011 | 4 | Gerd/Acid Reflux, Barretts | None to mention | M | 65 | 15 years 20mg 1X day | 6/30/2011 | 1 | acid reflux | shortness of breath,dizzy,loss of weight,panic attacks,pain in left arm down to both hands,pain in the back of my neck,heart palpitaion,lump in throat,headace.JUST DONT FEEL NORMAL | TALKED TO MY DOCTOR ABOUT PAIN IN MY ARM AND HANDS AND TOLD MY TO SEE A BONE AND JOINT DOCTOR.I WENT TO THE ER AND THE ER DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT I WAS JUST HAVEING ANXIETY AND A PANIC ATTACK | M | 38 | 2 months 40mg 1X day | 6/28/2011 | 1 | Acid Reflus | Intense stomach pain, heart palpitations, nauseau | Adverse reactions were gone by the next morning after stopping the Prilosec. Went on a bland diet of milk, plain oatmeal, vanilla ice cream, unseasoned fish,rice,etc and no troubles have occurred. | M | 46 | 2 days 1X day | 6/28/2011 | 1 | acid reflux/ H-Pylori infection | Mind fog, out of body feelings, tingling & cramping in hands, arms. Tense shoulders & neck. High anxiety at times, feels like an adrenaline rush. Also seems to come in waves. I can feel it coming on mid morning. An overall crappy feeling. | I took the OTC 2-3 times over the last year. Went in for a routine endoscopy because of family history. Told the Dr. I had been experiencing acid reflux occasionally.Lab reports came back H-Pylori infection in stomach. Was prescribed a NASTY antibiotic regimen,PYLERA, another story alltogether....and told me to double up on Prilosec during that treatment, and that I would be on it pretty much from then on... Started having these"episodes" and feelings soon after the antibiotics, which I know reaked havoc on my body too. In hindsight, I was having smaller episodes over the course of the year,, which i couldn't figure out. All my tests have been normal. Dr. wants me to get MRI , mentioned MS. Recently I was on a trip with some very good friends, and had another episode....basically a panic attack with all those symptoms.My friend told me about her husband's reaction to Prilosec.For him she said his overall personality changed. He stopped taking it, and got back to normal. It never occured to me that it could be this drug. But it's too coincidental to see so many people with the SAME EXACT symptoms as me. Today is day 4 without it. Wondering how long it will take to really feel 'normal' again.& I love how these Dr.s like to hand out prescriptions for Xanax because you come into their office, and start crying like you are out of your mind! It is such a helpless feeling!All they want to do is mask the symptoms, and don't really care about finding the problem. | F | 41 | 3 months 20mg-40mg 1X day | 6/28/2011 |