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 | Acid Reflux - GERD | Dizziness, panic attacks, constant side pain in my right abdomen, just dont feel NORMAL | Has anyone else experience pain in the right side of their abdomen due to prilosec?? It didnt start until I started taking this medicine and now it wont go away. I am going to wean my self off and see if the side pain goes away.... Please EMAIL me if anyone else has had the side pain or know if this is common! T | F | 26 | 30 days 20mg 1X day | 6/22/2011 | 1 | Gastritis | I saw my doctor because of extreme digestion problems and was prescribed omeprazole 20mg 2xdaily. I was having various dental procedures done over about a four-month period. I periodically felt better but experienced recurrences of gastritis. After the bouts stopped, I discontinued the omeprazole. In a few days (which I did not connect to stoppage at the time) I became very ill with bad flu-like symptoms, faintness, etc., which increased daily. Doctors could find nothing wrong which I found very insulting. For some reason I took an omeprazole and felt better within 20 minutes. I then had another dental problem, taking OTC benzocaine on the tooth. Had to call an ambulance due to extreme spike in BP and pulse (210/120-110p). After some thought, I realized that all along I had been sensitive to the carbocane and topical benzocaine, which had caused the gastritis. Again, I quit the omeprazole and became very ill. Going online I found that so many others were unable to quit this | I went to the doctor with this information and was told to cut back to one 20mg dose per day for two weeks, then to one every other day. By the tenth day on one, I had crippling muscle aches, stomach aches, HPB, and had to once again call an ambulance for what I guess was a severe panic attack. Doctor told me to go back to 20mg 2xday. I asked for a referral to a gastroenterologist because I am by now getting sick from the drug on an almost daily basis. I attribute my crippling hip arthritis (onset after beginning drug), bloating so bad I think I will explode, inability to get sufficient air, tinnitus, confusion and many other like symptoms experienced by other respondents. Guess what the GE doctor told me when I told him I couldn't get off the drug and wanted to for my health and my sanity. He said, "Get used to it"(!!) I feel as though I will never have my quality of life back. | F | 66 | 6 years 20 mg 2X day | 6/22/2011 | 1 | GERD symptoms | numbness, tingling and then weakness in left arm and leg (quite scary as it mimic MS) after being on prilosec for 10 days. also got chest pains, heart palpitations. | after being on it for 14 days, prilosec did nothing for me except give me these terrible side effects. tried apple cider vinegar with the "mother" with chamomile tea and slippery elm for my gerd symptoms and my symptoms are much better. | M | 36 | 14 days 20 1X day | 6/20/2011 | 1 | acid reflux | migraine headache that lasted 6 days, burping, undigested food, dark urine, thirst, congestion, racing heartbeat | Prilosec caused major migraine headache. I could tell the little bit of food I could get down wasn't digesting. I was bloated all the time. By day 5, urine turned very dark. I am afraid this drug caused liver damage. I have had to stay in bed for 2 days because everytime I get up I throw up. Had blood test and will get the results tomorrow to see about the liver. I have always been healthy, no prescription drugs, low blood pressure, average weight. Took Prilosec for less than a week and I feel like I aged 30 years. | F | 51 | 7 days 20mg 1X day | 6/19/2011 | 3 | acid reflux | shaking, numbness in arms and legs, heart palpitations, increased anxiety, constant fatigue | My doctor put me on this drug to control my constant acid reflux. I have been on it for maybe six months or more and have just started to have these symptoms. I have been to the ER four times in the last six days with the same symptoms and all the usual tests have come back normal. After reading others complaints, I can only deduce that my long time on this drug has caused these effects. | F | 31 | 6 months 20 - 40 mg 1X day | 6/18/2011 | 2 | GERD | Scary shortness of breath, lightheadedness, dizziness, joint pains, etc... | My dad has been on this for years and I don't know how he does it. I have taken it before without problems but for some reason, this time around, I couldn't endure it. The shortness of breath was the worse, but it may have something to do with whatever I've got (i'm still undiagnosed). My symptoms are better without it but I still have some. It helped with nausea and regurgitation and not much else. Also, my dad has bad tinnitus, and Prilosec might be the reason why. | F | 26 | 2 weeks 20 mg 1X day | 6/17/2011 | 3 | Acid reflux, heartburn | Bad nausea, trouble sleeping, body pain, constant tiredness, heart palpitations, lump in throat, weight loss, loss of appetite. | I took this drug for about 10 months before finding out that all of my symptoms were caused by the pills. I had been told by the doctor who prescribed it that there were no side effects so I didn't connect my symptoms with the pills. This drug made me so sick I could barely work. I was miserable from constant nausea and could not keep weight on. I had a gastroscopy and was told that this drug was causing all my symptoms. I halved my dose for 4 days and then went off it completely yesterday. I have had acid kickback but all of my side effects have disappeared. It is worth the discomfort of giving up the drug to be rid of this poison. | F | 23 | 1 years 20mg 2X day | 6/13/2011 | 5 | ACID REFLUX | NONE | M | 78 | 6 years 20MG 1X day | 6/11/2011 | 1 | Stomach Irritation | Chest Pains, Anxiety, Depression. (since I came off it Diarrhea) | PLEASE HELP: I went into the doctor simply because I felt "backed up" and just wanted to make sure nothing was out of the ordinary. He recommended taking Prilosec, so I did. 4 days after starting the medicine I started having chest pains and other symptoms. I had an endoscopy and they found nothing but a little redness(they added carafate to the mix.) It is now week 3 and although I have had days with no side effects I am having them again. I feel this is due to the Prilosc so I have taken my self off the medicine. Does anyone know how long it would take for these side effects to go away? Has anyone else had these side effects, please explain? Should I continue off the Prilosec, its day 2 of not taking and no relief has occurred? | M | 23 | 20 MG 1X day | 6/10/2011 Patient History | 1 | Acid Reflux | Do not take this product. I had major headache the 6 day. Heart palpitation, loss of appetite, anxiety, depression, stomach problem, difficult breathing. The only thing help me to endure is a good 45 minute of brisk walking for 2 days now I am back to normal. Thank Goodness! Email me. Your not alone. | M | 26 | 6 days 20MG 1X day | 6/10/2011 | 2 | Acid REflux | I cannot tolerate the drug when i have stomach upset. It gives me a tightness and burning sensation that lasts until the pill wears off. I cannot take this. | M | 55 | 14 days 1X day | 6/7/2011 | 1 | Stomach acid upset, burning chest | Severe headaches started a month ago, nothing would relieve them. I have been free from Prilosec now for one week and the pain has lessened greatly. We are praying that stopping this toxic drug will allow the pain to go away completely. | M | 58 | 365 days 60 1X day | 6/6/2011 | 1 | Acid Reflux | The big problems started after I stopped taking it. Its been 3 weeks and I'm having a hell of a time. Changing diet now and starting Mastic Gum and Apple Cider vinegar we will see what happens now. ... | M | 50 | 4 years 1X day | 6/3/2011 | 1 | Suspected GERD | Headache (severity increased daily), Light Nausea, Light Diarrhea, Increased thrist, dry throat | I was experiencing upper right & lower left quadarant abdominal pain. Dr suspected GERD, prescribe 2 Prilosec daily, indefinitely. I wanted to ease into it, and was glad I did. With each passing day the headache increased in intensity. Priolosec was the only change in my routine. I decided to stop taking, within 24 hours headache subsided. | F | 48 | 2 weeks 20 1X day | 6/1/2011 | 1 | esophageal stricture | Drowsy, lethargic, nauseous, constipated, pain under rib cage. | I was having trouble swallowing. It turned out I had an esophageal stricture which was dilated during endoscopy. I am supposed to take the prilosec for 3 more months but I don't see how I can stand it. The doctor said my GERD must be "sub-clinical" (no symptoms) since I never felt like I had any stomach problems until the trouble swallowing, but now that I am taking the prilosec I feel sick to my stomach all the time, don't want to eat, and sometimes suffer from heartburn which I have NEVER had before. I told him my symptoms but he just told me I could stop taking it after 3 months. He felt that the pain under my rib cage was due to "musculo-skeletal" reasons. | F | 55 | 45 days 20 mg 2X day | 5/31/2011 | 1 | Acid Reflex | Sore burning throat, headache, numbness in many parts of the body, swelling in face, mouth and throat. ear pain, tingling in hands and feet, chills, nick stiffness and pain in neck on one side of the body, lump in throat and very dry hair an at times hip and leg pains, dizziness and forgetfulness as if your brain is in a fog. | This drug creeps up on you over a few days so it's hard to find what is causing your issues. I have gone on and off this for many years but only to find my symptoms get worse each time I go back on it. This drug can and will ruin your life if u take it for long periods of time. | F | 49 | 6 years 20 mg 1X day | 5/25/2011 | 1 | burning in stomach | weight loss (20 lbs), anxiety, depression, dizziness, blurred vision, headaches, tired even after sleeping | stopped taking it 4 days ago and still not back to normal, but way better than i was when i was on it. the dr prescribed it because he thought i had an ulcer or something like that. took every test in the book and they all came back negative. he told me there was nothing wrong with me and that i should see a psychologist but then prescribed me a pill for ibs and told me to continue to take omeprazole 1x daily, i was completely fine other than the one day of severe abdominal burning i went in for. so after that appointment i stopped taking them and have improved a little. if anyone knows how long these symptoms take to go away...please contact me | M | 23 | 40 days 20mg 2X day | 5/22/2011 | 1 | GERD. | Bloating, irritable bowel, weight gain, same abd pain I started with. | I was completely controlled on Nexium, but my prescription drug company NGS took Nexium off of the formulary and substituted with Prilosec. I am going to stop taking this today. | F | 59 | 90 days 40 1X day | 5/22/2011 | 1 | Gerd | I wrote my review 3 days ago just wanted to give a quick update | After quitting 3 days ago i have seen some improvement in the side effects but they are not gone all the way. I am still having bouts of palpitations, some anxiety and lump in the throat feeling. I started taking a multivitamin today to see if it helps. I'll give another update soon. | M | 32 | 3 months 40 1X day | 5/21/2011 | 1 | Gerd | Anxiety, heart palpitations, lump in throat, trouble breathing, headaches. | I started with Omeprazole on 2/25 and it has been a nightmare since, at first i thought there was something wrong with my heart. Went to the ER twice and they ran a full plethora of tests and my heart came back ok. As of the last week or so I have experienced very bad anxiety to the point its interrupting my daily life. As of tomorrow I am stopping this poison and will try to take care of my reflux through diet and weight management. | M | 32 | 40 1X day | 5/18/2011 |