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 |
| 5 | chronic gerd | None that I know of | Prilosec has been a miracle for me. I would be in agony without it. | F | 62 | 5 years 30mg 1X day | 12/14/2010 | 2 | gerd, gastritits | dizziness, spacy feeling, nausea, loss of appetite, dry mouth, occasional depression and anxiety | Started taking Prilosec after feeling awful acid reflux and indigestion. After 4 or 5 days went to the doctor and he said I could double the dose. In retrospect, I cannot believe he said this so flippantly. On the middle of the second day of the double dose I thought I became disoriented, shaky, had headaches, dizziness and anxiety. I did not even think it might be the drug, I thought I was seriously ill. I had my blood sugar, iron, b12, everything tested. All normal. I went back to the single dose determined to finish the 14 days and then I came here. I am so happy to have found this website. I stopped taking the Prilosec 3 days ago and am starting to feel a bit more like myself, although I still have occasional bouts of dizziness, tiredness and depression. I hope to be back to normal soon and am exploring more natural solutions for my heartburn. (DGl licorice, diet changes, etc.) Will NEVER AGAIN take this drug! | F | 35 | 14 days 20mg 1X day | 12/14/2010 | 1 | gerd | anxiety, depression, thoughts of suicide, heart palpitations, increase in blood pressure, though i was going nuts, insomnia and the list goes on and on. | this stuff is poison! after going to the emergency room with chest pain they found nothing wrong. followed up with regular doctor who refered me to a psych...have never had anxiety or depression before. found this site and stopped taking drug immediately. been 4 weeks off now and finally able to sleep through the night and get through my day without the anxiety..back to normal thank god. Is someone going to have to commit suicide for them to take this poison off the market? neither the doctors or pharmacists have a clue to the side effects of this stuff. I printed out all these comments and have taken them to the er doc I saw, my usual doctor and the pharmacy where I go. would advise all to do the same to educate them. | M | 43 | 3 weeks 20 1X day | 12/13/2010 | 3 | Eosiniphilic Esophagitis | Severe hip pain on both sides of body. Elevated blood pressure. | I used the generic form. After a few days I started to develop severe hip pain on both sides. Even getting up from a seated position hurt my hips a lot. My blood pressure is up 40 points! On the flip side, it has helped with my swallowing problems. I can finally swallow solid food without it getting stuck in my throat. But at what cost?? | F | 39 | 6 weeks 40 mg 1X day | 12/11/2010 | 1 | duodenal ulcers | TINGLING IN HAND AND FEET, DEPRESSION, CONSTIPATION, ANXIETY, URINARY PROBLEMS, CHRONIC INSOMNIA | YES IT TAKES AWAY THE BURNING BUT THE SIDE EFFECTS ARE AWFUL. WHAT GETS ME THE MOST IS THE DOCTOR WAS GOING TO SEND ME TO A NEURO CONSULTANT BECAUSE HE THOUGHT I HAD MS. HE ASSURES ME THAT THE SYMPTOMS CANT BE DOWN TO PRILOSEC! STOPPED IT AND THEY ALL WENT | F | 55 | 103 days 10 1X day | 12/11/2010 | 2 | Ulcer | EXTREME thirst, nasty phlegm globs in back of throat, calf pain, anxiety. | It took my acid reflux away, but the thirst I felt was crazy. No matter how much water I drank I was thirsty. I stopped after 5 days and the day after I stopped the thirst went away. | M | 33 | 5 days 20mg 1X day | 12/9/2010 | 4 | I was having bad stomach pain | Trying to figure out if there's a connect. My face as gone haywire! Cystic acne, before Thanksgiving I had 5/6, they drained, then I got 2 more, my depression has gotten out of hand, but it is Christmas time, so for me, it could be that? I just don't know. So if anyone else is experiencing acne problems after taking this. Post your experience! | My stomach pain is lessened. I stopped drinking juices, and try to only drink either 1 coffee or 1 soda per day. | F | 45 | 1 pill 1X day | 12/6/2010 | 1 | acid reflux | Awful bloating and diahrrea. Trapped gas. Stomach cramps. Constant belching. Feels like chest will explode | Awful stuff. Should be banned. | M | 50 | 14 days 20mg 1X day | 12/6/2010 | 1 | Acid Reflux (Omeprazole Generic) | Joint pain, Muscle aches,Headache,Extreme Diarrhea(Nuclear Waste!!),Stomach bloat,Stomach gurgling (loud),blurry vision, insomnia,loss of appetite, | I saw an ENT who prescribed this for me when I complained of a sore throat that I was having. About 2 days after starting the med I developed a lump feeling in my throat. I thought I was going to suffocate and not be able to swallow the Thanksgiving meal (anxiety). The pain in my neck appeared to go away after the 3rd day. 3 days later from then I thought I contracted the flu (had a flu shot a few weeks before). This was the symptoms I describe in "Side Effects". I started out feeling flushed and very tired. It developed into what I described. It's now 3 days later and I still have "Nuclear Waste Diarrhea" insomnia, extreme stomach bloating, fatigue and blurry vision. The body aches seemed to have subsided. My wife showed me this site and I'm stopping this medication as of now. Scary Stuff!! | M | 51 | 13 days 20 MG Caps 1X day | 12/5/2010 | 1 | gerd/heartburn | high blood pressure, hypertension, anxiety, dizzyness, disturbances in sleep patterns, backache, irregular breathing, felt like I was extremely stressed out and sweating. | I will never take this poison again!!! | M | 37 | 10 days 20 1X day | 12/3/2010 | 1 | possible reflux | back pain, muscle cramps, shoulder pain, rash on face, mood swings, swelling in feet, fatigue, loss of ambition and drive, brain fog. | I began taking prilosec 2.5 years ago when I went to an ear throat and nose specialist because I felt like I had phlegm stuck in my throat. He did a scope and found nothing but noted that my esophagus was a little red, so he prescribed prilosec. I took it for 6 months and my frequent heartburn disappeared, I was very happy at that point. I went back for a check up, he did another scope and said all was fine and released me, without any instructions about the meds. So when I went to my regular Dr I asked for a script for it. Dumb. About a year after taking it I began having lower back pain, I have never had lower back pain in my life but I attributed it to my weight and getting older, Then I began experiencing hip pain and awful muscle cramps in my sides, not like stomach cramps but like "leg cramp" cramps. The grouchy moodiness, and lack of ambition,(totally out of character for me) I blamed on perimenopause. The straw that broke the camels back was the rash on my face, red itchy, ugly as hell. So I started researching the side effects of Prilosec, and I found all of them, then I found this site and read that there are others like me out there. I stopped cold turkey two days ago,so far I have had some rebound acid stomach, which I seem to be able to control with a combination of either tums, baking soda and water or greek yogurt. My ambition level is back, I don't feel dragged out and tired,I'm not grouchy or moody,now I pray the back pain and rash go away. | F | 51 | 2.5 years 20.6 mg 1X day | 12/2/2010 | 1 | GERD | Breaking out in a cold sweat, bad acne on face and back, heart palpitations, dehydration and a bug lump in my throat. When I began the medication I thought it was supposed to heal my throat but it only got worse, I wish I found this website sooner so that I didn't take my last does a few hours ago. I am completely stopping this medication completely. | F | 24 | 5 days 20 mg 1X day | 12/2/2010 | 1 | stomach ulcers | chest pain, muscle soreness, anxiety, tingling in fingers, elevated blood pressure | Thank God I found this site.. I went to the emergency room last week and they admitted me because my blood pressure was elevated and I was having chest pains. After all the test, they could not find anything wrong. I know now that what I experienced was from this horrible medicine...I am stopping this med tonight. | F | 45 | 2 weeks 40 mg 1X day | 12/1/2010 | 5 | Gerd | None | It works | M | 66 | 6 years 40MG 1X day | 11/30/2010 | 1 | GERD | Pain in my legs, pains in my chest and starting to feel itchy thoughout my body. | I started with a pain in my chest, on saturday, then on sunday as well, sunday night I started with pains in my legs, left as if they weighted a ton and I was 80 years old, I figured it was due to maybe the cold weather we had been having, this morning same feeling in my legs, they even hurt when I bent down, I had to sit on the floor to put my shoes on cause crossing my legs hurts badly, I'm really flexiable, so bending over or sitting with my legs crossed indian style isn't a big deal, but not today, now I'm starting to feel itchy all over. Called my dortor, nurse said she couldn't tell me to stop taking it (but I am sure he wanted too)but regardless I am not going to take it... I rather become a health nutt, and watch what I eat, like I already do, then feel like I am 80 years old... | F | 33 | 3 days 30 MG 1X day | 11/29/2010 | 1 | GERD | Severe headache, fatigue and irritability. | M | 52 | 4 days 20 MG 1X day | 11/28/2010 | 1 | acid | very bad chest pain. tired weak tingling in hands and legs. | lost my job . spent lots of money on mri ekg chest xray . been off it for a week. how long will this last so tired all the time. | M | 39 | 3 months 40 2X day | 11/27/2010 | 4 | GERD | Few, possibly slower digestion. | I'm surprised to see this drug maligned so harshly. I've been on it for years with few noticeable side-effects. My life with it is drastically better than without it. It allows me to eat almost 100% normally and has greatly reduced my digestive troubles. I used to take Aciphex, but the cost was prohibitive and the side-effects were worse. I'd like to remind other users that just because a medicine makes one person sick, doesn't mean it won't help others. Ibuprophen is widely used by many people, but makes me very sick. That doesn't mean they should stop making it. | F | 28 | 6 years 20 mg 1X day | 11/26/2010 | 2 | acid reflux | I was taking omeprazole for the last 3 months, terrible pain in stomach and anxiety which became much worse, bouts of diarrhea then constipation so went off that and now taking the over counter prilosec 20 mg which started off ok but now pains are coming back. | F | 52 | 5 days 20 mg 1X day | 11/24/2010 | 1 | SEVERE STOMACH PAIN & INFLAMED | JOINT PAIN--SEVERE IN KNEES--TIRED--FEEL LIKE I AM 102--IT'S HARD TO WALK BECAUSE KNEE PAIN | STOPPED TAKING 2 WEEKS AGO--STILL HAVING PAIN & HARD TO WALK | M | 62 | 2 months 40MG 1X day | 11/24/2010 |