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 | anxiety, nausea, trouble sleeping, weight loss, adominal pain,high blood pressure,joint pain, ibs | Went to ER three times. All kinds of test. Upper and lower GI showed alot of acid in my stomach. The doctor increased to 40 mg and I felt worse. Went back down to 20 mg. I am now trying to stop taking this medicine. Of course the doctor does not believe my symptoms are related to this drug. I have been suffering for a year and had to quit my job. I just want to feel better. I am currently taking Zantac. The mornings are the worst for me. Have no appetitie and have lost 40 lbs. | F | 52 | 5 years 2- 1X day | 3/28/2011 | 1 | GERD | Joint and muscle pain, loss of appetite, vertigo | Diagnosed with a hiatal hernia and put on prilosec. Within days, I had a constant, throbbing ache in my legs and hips, foot cramps, dizziness, and several episodes of vertigo (which I've never had in my life and didn't know what was happening until I looked it up). Awful feeling. After some research, I am going to visit a chiropractor who has successfully "pushed back" hiatal hernias. Seems a common "natural" treatment for my issue, and I'm excited to try it since I will no longer be using prilosec! | F | 37 | 16 days 20 mg 1X day | 3/23/2011 | 3 | heartburn | headaches and pain in leg | i thought it was weird that i have had headaches the last few days and couldnt figure out why. i attributed it to stress, but im thinking its the prilosec now because i have never had headaches like this and im normally stressed.. | M | 25 | 14 days 1X day | 3/22/2011 | 1 | Acid reflux | ####PLEASE READ##### SEVERE ANXIETY, SEVERE PANIC ATTACKS, THOUGHT I WAS GOING CRAZY, THOUGHT I WAS DYING, FOGGY HEAD. I need to say that i have never had any mental health issues prior to this poison | Please do not use this drug, the consequences are to severe, and my guess some could have been fatal. Also please advise how long it took to get back to normal? and did going cold turkey give you any side effects? | M | 34 | 4 months 20 1X day | 3/22/2011 | 1 | acid reflux | muscle weakness, headaches, foggy head,felt like i had pins and needles in my brain, sharp pains in the ribs/stomach, legs felt like they were dead as did my arms, extreme fatigue. | DONT TAKE THIS DRUG!!!! i have just stopped taking this after 4 days, i have 2 young children and i have not been able to function for the last four days!!!! glad ive stopped it now after realising what bad long term effects it can have! im feeling more myself now after 2 days of stopping it, my brain has been freed and the muscle pain has gone... it really is poison!!!! just thought id google if anyone else has been affected by it and i am shocked at this site, not just me then lol | F | 31 | 4 days 20mg 1X day | 3/17/2011 | 1 | GERD | SEVERE depression, anxiety, irritability, felt like I was in a constant fog, almost disoriented at times. Constantly unable to sleep. Raynauds flare ups. | I wish I had seen this website prior to taking this... I was prescribed Omeprazole for GERD and was told to take it 1 every day. I have always been a very happy person but about 2 months after taking it I became very depressed and just kept thinking it was due to stress. I came across some websites about side effects and realized it can cause depression and immediately stopped taking it. Within days I started to feel better. I have an auto-immune disease- Raynaud's which has been pretty stable but while taking the Prilosec my hands were bothering me more than they have in years...I will never go back on Prilosec again... | F | 24 | 4 months 1X day | 3/17/2011 | 1 | heartburn | Heart palpitations, irregular heartbeat, high BP, unbearable chest pain | I stopped taking it and the next day all symptoms were gone. I now take 60 mg Dexilant - works much better for me. | M | 29 | 8 days 40 mg 1X day | 3/16/2011 | 1 | acid reflux | Dizzy, low vit D levels and low Vit B12,palpitations,anxiety, irratability | Everyone should get off this drug and immediatley supplement with B12 and Vit d 2,000 IU's each to bring levels back. Low B12 causes dizziness. Prilosec depletes acid needed for nutrient abosrption. Also eat any kind of yogurt/smoothie daily to heal stomach lining. That's what I had to do. No more drugs! | F | 47 | 21 days 20 mg 1X day | 3/15/2011 | 2 | Ulcer | Anxiety and strong heartbeat especially noticeable while lying down. Checked my BP and it is elevated. I have never had high BP before. I have been off the drug for about five days. | M | 35 | 14 days 20 MG 2X day | 3/14/2011 | 2 | ulcer | felt awful taking it, weakness flu like symptoms, could hardly functionl, went off of it aftr 7days of being ill. | better to check into alternatives, while most of these meds are poisonous, others might be less toxic and more effective. | F | 63 | 7 days 15 1X day | 3/10/2011 | 1 | Heartburn | Abdominal pain; bloating; joint/bone pain in legs, hips, arms, back, chest; generally feeling bad; irregular bowel movements; | The pains and twinges seem to move all over my body. Wake up a night with bloated feeling, arms numb, hip pain going down into my knees. Unable to sleep, which is never a problem for me. Burning sensations. | M | 47 | 5 days 20 mg 1X day | 3/10/2011 | 1 | Acid Refulx | Severe headaches, cramping in legs, jaw pain, light headed at times, frequent bathroom trips, tired. | I had been trainig for a 50k race. I encountered acid reflux and was put on this medication. It made me so sick. I spoke to a man who told me to get off that right away. The man at the heath food store told me to goole Prilosec and its lawsuits as well as side effects. I am just happy I was able to get off this posion before it was too late. I am sorry for the unfortunes this has cost so many others. I am taking control of my acid reflux through diet control and some natural ways. | F | 45 | 8 days 40mg 1X day | 3/10/2011 | 3 | Acid Reflux | I get acid reflux ounce in a great while after a couple of days i`m ok. I just tried Prilosec for 3 days not sure if this is why I feel better, but after reading, I am going off it immediately I did lose 2 lbs in a couple days. | M | 48 | 3 days 20 1X day | 3/9/2011 | 1 | Gastritis | It took almost one week once I stopped taking the medication for the dizziness to subside | M | 47 | 2 days 40 MG 1X day | 3/6/2011 Patient History | 3 | Acid Reflux | Dizziness, neck/back pain, constipation | Currently weaning myself off. Started using every other day. Now can go 7 days without. Soon hope to be completely off. Starting eating better, raised head of bed 6 inches, use fenugreek, and also alo vera juice for soothing when needed. I'm sure this medicine is needed for the most severe cases but if you can avoid this med---you should. | M | 52 | 2 years 20mg 1X day | 3/5/2011 | 1 | GERD/ heartburn/ acid reflex | Severe HAIR LOSS, severe ANXIETY attacks, depression, vertigo, heart palpitations, muscular pain, HYPOCHONDRIA | I wish I read about this drug before taking it. I ve been on it for about 9 months not suspecting it for causing all my side affects and relating them to stress (as the dermatologist was convincing me (after I saw him for hairloss), meanwhile I ve had a lot more stressful periods in the past, and this past year has been pretty mellow)... Stopped taking it 3 months ago. Shortly after stopping prilosec most symptoms stopped besides the hair that is still falling out + my scalp is itching. I did discover a natural cure for hearburn/ gerd/ acid reflux- it is called RHIZINATE 3X. It is a all natural medicine and has NO SIDE EFFECTS. I wish I took this from the start as it works for my heartburn just as good if not even better. Does anyone KNOW IF AND WHEN THE HAIR REGROWS? My body hair seems to be getting thicker, but my head is getting real bad. Please email me if you have any info. | F | 25 | 9 months 1X day | 3/5/2011 | 1 | gastritis | i noticed it was harder for me to fall asleep. i had some weight loss too. also thanks to this medicine, i now burp ALL the time.. after drinking plain water! this stuff truly is not meant to be taken for long periods of time. prior to taking this mecidine i had no gastric issues... now i have bloating, burping, and trouble eating food. this mecidine did a number on me and if you are reading this, and on the fence about taking it... DON'T DO IT. my life has seriously totally changed for the worse ever since i took this crap. doctors are drug pushers.. this stuff should be meant if ONLY if you have bleeding ulcers or serious issues. | i was told to start taking this since my stomach had a burning feeling. they told me to take for 2 months. i noticed after a week of taking it i started to burp after drinking water, something i never experienced before in my life. the burning stopped and i was seemingly fine again. but 3 weeks later i had to start taking again because i irriated my stomach by taking an advil (with food). i was on it for months since the burning didnt go away and i was constantly burping. i've been off it since and weened down to zantac but i dont think my digestive system will ever work well again because this medicine literally turns off your digestive juices. YOU NEED some acid to digest...i'm scared to see what my vitamin d levels are since i was on this for nearly a years time | F | 26 | 1 years 20 1X day | 3/3/2011 | 4 | Gastritis causing extreme hunger | Joint pain for the first couple of weeks. Random testicular pain after around 2 weeks. After 3 weeks or so, I develop neck discomfort that feels like a knot in my neck. My stool generally becomes looser. | First off, the medicine works extremely well for blocking acid production. The question is whether the side effects are worth it for you. Acid in my stomach was causing extreme hunger and lightheadedness due (my doctor thinks) to gastritis. This medication stopped the acid and therefore the hunger outright. The side effects I had were bearable, except the neck pain. The neck pain became so bad that I had to drop from 40 to 20 MG in order to bear it. I have taken Omeprazole off and on for the last 2 years (8 weeks at a time at the most) and it gives me the same side effects every time. Likewise, when I stop the medication, the side effects go away after around 7 - 10 days. I will be trying AciPhex next, if my hunger attacks return. | M | 38 | 2 years 20 - 40 MG 1X day | 3/2/2011 | 1 | gastritis/duodenitis | M | 35 | 20 mg 1X day | 2/27/2011 Patient History | 1 | Gastritis | This medication is poison. I felt extreme agitation and anxiety. I would just be sitting down and my heart would start racing out if nowhere for no reason. It caused me insomnia and depressive thoughts as well. Initially, thought it helped my stomach pains but it gave me such bad anxiety and heart issues. So glad others have told their story. My doctor made me feel like I was crazy. Going the alternative natural way to cuts my stomach issues, relaxation exercises, Aloe Vera Juice 2 tablespoons to start a day, then increase to 4 tablespoons & DGL licorice. Good Luck everyone and steer clear from this toxic med. | F | 38 | 3 weeks 80 2X day | 2/25/2011 |