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  Asprin Stomach Burn super high blood pressure (180/130), hypertension, rapid heartbeat (100 bpm), chest pains, shortness of breath, blurry vision, difficulty swallowing, potassium deficiency, these all lasted for literally months and months. Hello everyone. It has been a total of 6 months since I ingested this poison and for the most part I am back to normal. My blood pressure has return to normal for most of the time with occasional bouts of high BP in wich I feel my entire body pulsing. I still get shortness of breath every once in a while (once a day maybe) where I require some deep breathes but it's are much much better than before. Still afraid to push myself too hard physically. During my sufferings I was in and out of the hospital 7-8 times. Had my heart checked out completely and it was fine. DO NOT TAKE THIS POISON!. If you are nieve and end up ingesting this poison, go to your local health food store and pick up some St. John's Wort. The reason you are feeling so bad is because you body cannot eliminate the Prilosec from your system. SJW has been clinically shown to eliminate the omeprazole from your bloodstream. Good luck to you and may god have mercy on your soul. M 23 5 days
20 1X day
2/23/2011
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 2  Acidity My blood pressure went from 110/70 to 155-160/85-90 and it also damaged my liver by increasing the liver enzymes to very abnormal numbers. It is horrible medicine and is a poison. I am very athletic person who runs 3 miles every day, eat 5 fruits/vegetables, salmon, lean chicken every day. After discontinuing for last two weeks, BP is still very high. M 63 6 weeks
40 1X day
2/18/2011
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 1  Acid reflux/hiatal hernia Burning and stabbing traveling stomach pains, light-headed feeling, tingling in left leg and foot, headaches, shoulder/trapezius pain, feeling odd, feeling like I had some kind of horrible disease, gas, bloating, lack of energy, gained 5 pounds I was diagnosed w/small hiatal hernia in 2003. Rarely need to treat it with meds since I work out daily (28 years) and eat very a very healthy diet. After some "bad" eating during the fall and over holidays had some hiatal hernia pain. Took 2 weeks of generic prilosec in January and thought I was feeling bad due to some kind of flu/virus. Finished 2 weeks and then felt fine. Then started again 7 days ago after some reflux and felt horrible right away. I found this site today and already feel better after reading all the comments. I generally feel great and positive, love to work out, have a lot of energy and sleep well. This week has been a nightmare. I threw out the pills today. F 55 7 days
20mg 1X day
2/16/2011
 1  gerd, hiatal hernia No side effects, no more neck and shoulder pain, no more earaches, B.P. down to normal range:130/70 It has been 12 weeks since I stopped prilosec. I do not eat or drink anything 3 hours prior to bedtime. I sleep on a wedge pillow. I take 1 acidolphilus (good bacteria)pill every AM on an empty stomach. I drink 4 glasses of alkaline(ph8.6) water. No oj, no fried foods, no fast foods, good diet with vegs an fruit. Daily exercise on tred mill. I am feeling very well and am happy that I am finally off these PPI's.after allmost 8 years!Good Luck Tom M 67 1 days
40mg 1X day
2/15/2011
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 5  gerd severe suicidle thoughts,lethargy,anemia,joint pain and swelling,insomnia,constipation,bloatedness,depression,loss of appetite,nausea,cuts in mouth,swlling around eyelids,hoarsness,and then being told all the symptoms were due to depression caused by?er maybe some psychological thing.referred to psychiatrist who thinks im mad and i told him where to go.i began with simple bloating and stomach acid and now afraid im on the verge of being sectioned.no longer trust drs and even had one dr put down hypochondriac! my heart goes out to all on omeprazole and ending up like you are in the middle of spin cycle in a washing machine,all tangled symptoms yet too exhausted to separate them and prove to these idiots i AM AND ALWAYS NORMAL.but their attitude added to these side effects are surely pushing me into submission....sad.maybe i am mad?just kill myself and let it all be over.i cannot fight them all alone.its like being in court charged with a serious offence and having no defence and all these drs against me.crazy crazy drugs F 53
20 40 1X day
2/14/2011
 1  Daughter taking it for H. Pylori Taking it to supposedly "cure" H. Pylori infection, along with 2 antibiotics. Became very anxious/agitated, and still is not "right". She is only 2 yrs. old. I'm so sorry I let her have it. My adopted daughter was having some problems with extreme bloating and doctors could not find anything wrong except for H. Pylori. They said this round of drugs would get rid of it and her stomach pains and bloating would go away. Every since she has taken it, she has become very agitated, almost depressed seeming,and ALL of her stomach issues are worse. She has been off for almost 2 weeks now, but she is not getting any better. I hate doctors. We are now going to go see a Naturopath that understands how the body really works and won't give my daughter anything that will make her sick. F 2 2 weeks
3 ml 2X day
2/13/2011
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 5  acid reflux NONE I had no side effects and gave me relieve from the acid reflux. I am a vegetarian and even a junk food free eating habit can cause acid reflux. It sucks! F 42 14 days
1X day
2/11/2011
 3  Oesophagitis / Acid Reflux Initially this worked really well & immediately was able to resume eating again. Had trouble swallowing for a year prior. Healed Oesophagitis. Then I realized I was ADDICTED. Began needing more & more to control reflux. DR. suggested I stay on it permanently. It took 3-4 miserable weeks to get off this stuff. Used Maalox pills & liquid, Rolaids, Gas X, & Activated Charcoal (Charcoal can be found at health food store) Gained 15lbs. in 6 months. This was a first. Still having stomach pain, bloating, gas, generally feel miserable. Still using Activated CHARCOAL, Gas x & Maalox. Symptoms are less some days. Who knows how long this will last. Feels like some Bacteria is overgrown in GI tract. DR. did not explain that PPI taken long term can allow Bacteria to overgrow until after I was on it for 5+ months. Thanks Doc. DR. decided that my GI tract may have suddenly become hyper-sensitive. So they wanted me to take NOR-tryptaline. Another med. with lots of bad side effects. I doubt my stomach has suddenly become sensitive. NO THANKS DOC. I'LL KEEP WORKING ON IT MYSELF. ACTIVATED CHARCOAL IS HELPING. NOW I GOT TO TRY TO LOSE THIS WEIGHT. M 46 6 months
20mg 2X day
2/9/2011
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 4  hiatal hernia and gerd I started Prilosec in May 2010 and was so happy to not feel the pain anymore .I take it every morning . About September I was just wondering why my hair was not the same, I also had strange feelings in my legs and off and on a racing heart. Having to deal with a mother with dementia in Europe and having to deal with all of that, going there etc, my girlfriend having cancer, I just assumed it was because of all the exhaustion, worry and tension.Then I started to get of and on really sad, all my joints started to hurt and my hair was getting thinner by the day. I started taking silica and biotin and am still waiting for results. Last night I had the thought of checking on line if Prilosec causes hair loss because it seemed to have started a little after I started taking it, and thanks to your website I now have an answer, no more of that med. I'll do whatever it takes to keep my hernia etc under control with a diet, whatever that might entail , and I pray my pains will disappear, the IF ANYONE HAS TO TAKE IT, DO SO ONLY FOR A FEW DAYS, AND ONLY IF THE SYMPTOMS ARE VERY BAD F 64 9 months
20 mg 1X day
2/8/2011
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 1  GERD My symptoms got worse and I felt new symptoms such as regurgitation. It also felt like my food was slow going down. Very odd. I am a very healthy guy and at the beginning of January experienced some GERD symptoms - chest pain. I had experienced this a few years ago so I knew what it was, but this time it was worse than before. I started taking prilosec OTC 20mg/day and it helped a little. After about a week I called my doctor since the symptoms weren't completely gone and he recommended increasing it to 40mg. The first day was great - no GERD. The following days, though, I had this odd feeling of anxiety and flu-like symptoms. It was weird. I thought maybe the dose was too high so I decreased to 20mg/day but the side effects continued. Finally, I decided to stop it all together. That was about 72 hours ago. I noticed a difference pretty quickly. The side effects gradually lessened and right now I feel back to normal. So, for those of you who are wondering if the side effects go away, they should go away after you stop taking the pill. M 37 4 weeks
20mg/40mg 1X day
2/8/2011
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 3  acid reflux weight gain, depression / anxiety, adrenal fatigue, foggy thinking, low back pain, overall not well I did not realize how this medication could be causing me to feel soo bad. It REALLY did stop my acid reflux, which was miserable, so although, I read the warnings, it helped me so much. But now I am a very sick person, can hardly work or function normally- strange for someone who has worked hard all her life, raised 3 kids, etc...When I started researching adrenal fatigue issues, that is when I finally connected the Omeprazole with how bad I felt. I have been taking digestive enzymes for 1 month now, so I went off the Omeprazole last night. I had a few acid attacks, but got through it ok. Am worried about other side effects from going off of it cold turkey. And of course, VERY worried about the acid reflux coming back. BUT... I cannot continue living the way I feel now. Any suggestions? F 49 10 years
40mg 1X day
2/6/2011
 4  laryngitis due to acid reflux Instantly took care of the burning I'd get in the middle of the night, BUT immediately became constipated despite a high fiber diet and daily Metamucil. Anyone else have this side effect??? Am going to stop taking the Prilosec and see what happens. F 61 5 weeks
20 1X day
1/30/2011
 1  GERD Update... I am slowly getting better. My B12 was ok but my Vitamin D level was 19. I am now supplementing with Vitamin D3. The palpitations and shortness of breath is going away. I no longer have the panic attacks. Muscle pain and joint pain is slowly going away. Neck pain and chest pain is going away. I am doing a cellular detox. I still have a long way to go. F 43 5 days
40mg CR 1X day
1/29/2011
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Patient History
 1  acid reflux Initially mild side effects; dry mouth, occasional wierd burning sensation on mouth or lip area; pain in jaw sternum area. Went off for 2 weeks after using it for 3 months & experienced severe rebound reflux. Went back on it for a month and began experiencing severe anxiety, felt depressed, tingling in hands & feet, muscle weakness in legs & arms. Went off it cold turkey 6 days ago. Anxiety attacks, burning feeling got worse initially. Still having side effects. I didn't initially connnect my symptoms to my going back on omeprazole. I was taking 40 mg day and only stopped for 2 weeks & went right back on it. Had scary anxiety attacks, hot tingling feeling with rapid heartrate. I'm afraid something else is going on. Yesterday evening I felt pretty normal (it's been 5 days) but today I've had some tingling (feet) and sporadic burning feeling(arms, back of neck, sides of torso) I started taking ativan to help with the anxiety. The muscle weakness got better, came back for a short while during the day & would go away. I can't believe this is a coincidence after reading the other posts. What have other people's experience been in the symptoms going away after quitting cold turkey ? F 54 4 months
20 mg 2X day
1/27/2011
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 1  acid reflux severe stomach pains at times, hurt to bend over mostly,headaches,anxiety, dropped down to 20 mg to see if that helped but same issues so now last 2 weeks per doctor have totally stopped taking, now just wondering how long it will take to get this drug out of my system as heard it takes as long as being on. I so wish I never ever started taking as indigestion was better than the bloating,discomfort I felt from taking. F 52 120 days
40 mg 1X day
1/25/2011
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 2  gastritis It started out working, but after the 14 days I stopped. Then the symptoms returned but with other side effects such as haedaches, constant sour stomach. I think this was too strong for me and removed too much acid from my stomach. I am now trying to control with only diet. F 62 14 days
20mg 1X day
1/24/2011
 1  Gerd / Heartburn Extreme abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, headache, and lack of energy. I was given Prilosec OTC for treatment of my heartburn and it felt as if food would get stuck in my esophagus when I'd eat. I took Prilosec for 3 days and threw the rest in the trash. I have had extreme diarrhea which causes me to use the bathroom about every 20 minutes to an hour, day and night. I had had second thoughts about taking this poison in the first place and I wish I had never taken it. To any one who is thinking about taking this drug please don't.......you'll be in pain for days!!My abdominal pains are killing me. F 29 14 days
20mg 1X day
1/24/2011
 1  Hital Herrnia Horrible depression and anxiety! Felt like I was having a heart attack. Blood pressure went way up. Heart would "jump" and/or skip beats. This medicine is poison. I have been off it for 4 days now and my blood pressure is still elevated. If anyone has had problems with this drug elevating their blood pressure please write me I would really like to know how long this takes to clear out of my body! Thanks! F 27 6 months
20 MG 2X day
1/24/2011
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 1  acid reflux dizzy, neck pain, muscle pain, sore throat, difficulty concentrating, sinus problems, ear pain, anxiety, insomnia, fatigue, ringing in ears have been feeling very sick and could not figure out why even after numerous doctor visits and tests. finally found this site and now my symptoms make some sense. i am stopping this drug and hopefully i can get my life back!! F 47 18 months
20 1X day
1/23/2011
 3  acid reflux dizziness, headaches, neck pain and headaches, anxiety, panic attacks.. I woke up this morning determined to look into the two medications I take on a daily basis because last night I felt so crazy about what is wrong with me. I never related any of this to the Prilosec I have been taking for 8 months every day until I saw this website. I am praying this is what is wrong with me and stopped taking this starting today. I hope I start feeling better soon. Thank all of you for posting this I never would have put it together. F 40 8 months
30 mg 1X day
1/22/2011

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