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 |
| 2 | GERD | Dry mouth, bad taste in mouth, diarrhea, lump in throat. | My initial visit to the doctor was for a lump feeling in my throat. I have been taking prilosec for two months, the lump is still there, plus its worse than ever. I now can feel the liquid coming up my esophagus into my throat, and now I have a terrible taste in my mouth every day and am worried that my tastebuds are ruined. I feel so confused, like I have to think about everything I put in my mouth, which isn't much lately, and wake up worrying every day if I will feel terrible again. I am trying something called orange peel extract you get at the health food store, and also reading up on changing diet and meditation, since stress has a terrible effect on digestion. Oh, and also I have read that probiotics(like yogurt) and a digestive enzyme supplement are very helpful. I'm going to the natural food store today to ask some questions. You think you are helping yourself when you listen to doctors orders, but what they give you might just be exacerbating your condition. If you even have a condition! How can I be so much worse than when I initially went to the doc?? Oh, and also, I HAVE noticed lots of knee pain, but thought it was just over-exercising. I have felt like I have no energy, go to the gym and just feel exhausted. I'm going off of prilosec today and I'll report back and let you know how things are going. I know how desperate you all feel. | F | 47 | 2 months 20 mg 2X day | 11/23/2010 | 1 | reflux | for those that want to know, currently been off this poison for 3 weeks still residual effects, everyday is a little improvement off them it takes 6 weeks for it to be fully out. Personally my sternum pain is recinding, acid is easily controlled with gaviscon and dgl, niggling side pain still and slight leg cramps it does get better eventually hang in there people | i have zero trust in this stuff its given as a band aid fix to an unknown to make money its trash | M | 30 | 8 weeks 40 1X day | 11/22/2010 | 1 | GERD | blood pressure went up to 180/100....extreme anxiety, sick to my stomach, especially when lying on side, dizziness, feeling like I was going to die, felt like I was going to pass out,confusion. | I cannot believe this drug is on the market. On day 4 my GERD was better, but I felt like someone should take me to the hospital because I thought I was having a nervous breakdown. This drug should be off the market. How long does it take for these symptoms to go away ???? I've been off it now for a day and a half and I am starting to feel myself. Also I am having blurring vision. I thought I was having a stroke !! I cannot stand the Pharm companies !!! | F | 57 | 4 days 20mg 2X day | 11/18/2010 | 2 | bloated feeling,stomach pains that are severe at times, anxiety so much worse since being on this medication, have either constipation or diarrhea, brain fog and lately I have a sore throat and just feel blah all the time. | I have been taking the 40 mg as when went into hospital with chest pains I stopped taking the 20 mg as box only said take for 14 days so doctor said don't listen to that and prescribed me the 40 mg, starting to think there has to be warning not to take for longer. | M | 52 | 60 days 40 mg 1X day | 11/17/2010 | 2 | GERD | Massive intestinal pain, diarrhea, insomnia. | M | 48 | 10 days 40MG 1X day | 11/16/2010 | 1 | Acid Reflex | unbearable muscle cramps in the entire body. Shoulder pain, Upper back pain, lower back pain, hip pain, pain in the entire legs from groin to the feet. Been taking pain killers since yesterday for the terrible body aches. I'm still feeling pain despite the pain killers. Stopped taking the medicine this morning. No improvements in the body pains yet. Also had increased chest pain while I was on Prilosec OTC. | It hurt way more than it helped. After experiencing what I'm going through with the side effects. I never want to take this medicine again! | F | 33 | 6 days 20 2X day | 11/15/2010 | 2 | Heartburn, acid reflux | Toward the end of my 6 months taking Prilosec I began having soreness in my neck and occaisional pain in the back lower area of my head. I kept feeling like I had to stretch my neck from side to side and if I may say so I had the unsubstantiated perception that blood flow in the vessels of my neck was decreasing. It was just a feeling. I went to the doctor who did a physical exam and listened for telltale blockage and he said he found none. I stopped taking Prilosec and the feeling went away though my strong acid production returned. I have decided to be more conscientious about when, what, and how much I eat and have started taking some papaya enzyme tablets to aid digestion. | Prilosec worked well at profoundly reducing my acid production but in doing so I would have to say that I stopped paying attention to the quality of my diet and other factors that contribute to acid reflux. I am glad to be off it and transitioning to a better diet. The two things I feel are most important to combat acid reflux are eating a probiotic diet with kefir/yogurt regularly and walking. Walking promotes regularity and I perceive that my acid reflux was always worse during sedentary periods. Think of it in pure plumbing terms. You must keep things flowing to prevent backups. | M | 40 | 6 months 1X day | 11/10/2010 | 1 | Gastro gave Rx for GERD, Ulcers | Prescribed for Acid reflux, even though I only had acid come up 1-2x a year. After starting Rx a general fatigue and unwelness set in. Minor activity such as buckling my daughters child seat caused muscle burn like you would get from a workout. Standing still for more than a minute caused legs to tire. Had severe pain and tightness in both trapezius muscles (from neck to shoulder), the right side disappeared completely after one day the left side after two. Not a residual pain that disappears over a week from normal muscle strain. Chewy foods caused muscles in back of neck to fatigue and tire. Right calf remained cramped for weeks. Two different Internal Med docs ran blood tests, abdominal ultra sounds, and Chest X-rays and all were NEG. Stopped Prilosec for 1 week symptoms except calf cramp disappeared. Went on for one day to double check and fatigue set in again.....now on 3rd day w/o seemed to take about 5 or 6 to feel good again last time. WILL NOT TAKE ANY MORE. Will go | M | 42 | 2 weeks 20 2X day | 11/8/2010 | 3 | GERD | I have never had leg pain before and do not take any other medications but after I started on prilosec, I started getting leg pain, muscle cramps and knee joint pain | It works great for GERD but the pain in my legs made me stop and try to alleviate GERD naturally | M | 33 | 3 months 20MG 1X day | 11/6/2010 | 3 | Severe heartburn | Joint pain, anxiety attacks with heart palpitations, foggy thinking. | I'm addicted to Prilosec! It totally stops my hearburn which is sometimes so severe it feels like a heart attack. I don't like the side effects, but I have to take it. | M | 54 | 1 years 20 1X O | 11/2/2010 | 1 | heartburn | follow up. My bp has dropped back to normal from 168 all other pain gone. It was all this poison | poison. Would genuinely believe it would have killed me | M | 30 | 8 weeks 20mg 2X day | 11/1/2010 | 2 | pain in the duodenal area | shortness of breath, nausea, frequent urination and bowel movements, panic attacks, nervousness, sleeplessness, pain in back. | After reading these comments, I am going off Prilosec today! I have lost 3 pounds in 4 weeks. I am tired of feeling nauseated. My husband thinks I have turned into a hypochondriac! | F | 56 | 4 weeks 20 mg. 1X day | 10/30/2010 | 1 | GERD | Major depression and insomnia that went away within a day or two of stopping the med. I'm not the depressed type, but this drug made me really bummed. I've tried other PPI's with the same result. | Every doc I've talked to about this has said they've never heard of the side effect. After reviewing the ratings on this site, I somehow doubt that it's all that rare. Someone is withholding reaction information from the appropriate entities about this class of drug. They're either discounting it as some sort of emotional problem or they just don't care or haven't made the connection. I don't even have a guess as to why it would make some people depressed, but I strongly believe it happens. | M | 27 | 60 days 20mg 1X day | 10/30/2010 | 2 | Omeprazole Generic | My Blood Pressure went from a normal 118/80 to 168/92 in the space of 8 weeks, sternum pains and the general feeling that something is just not right. Having never had any anxiety issues in the past went to being obsessed that I was dying. Really sore collarbone pains and a lump at the back of the throat. Breakthrough acid happened and was advised to double up dose (was on 20mg for 5 weeks) Have just started weaning myself off with Zantac, DGL and Aloe Vera Juice | Only consider it as a last resort and MAKE sure you do your homework before looking at any PPI. They are needed for many and work for many but are hard to come off and will screw your insides to bits if you shouldnt be on them. If you get any breakthrough acid dont double up instead insist on further investigation. I personally am worse now on them that I was before I started and will never use them again unless its a life threatening situation | M | 30 | 8 weeks 20 2X day | 10/29/2010 | 1 | Gastritis and Esophagitis | intense pain in the upper shoulder blades, brain fog, depression, weight loss, extreme hair loss. | I was 22 when I first began taking Prilosec as a drug to cure me of my esophagitis and gastritis, which were unknown to me. I didn't even know my stomach was in a poor state, I just foolishly and naively trusted my doctor. He originally placed me on 1 capsule a day, and then upped the dosage to one capsule prior to every meal. Again, I thought the doctor knew what he was doing, and I followed suit. About 8 months or so into the treatment, I started having severe hair loss and fatigue. I would wake up with my hair all over my pillow and not even enough energy to get out of bed. I chalked it up to the flu or something and continued on my normal way. I had had minor episodes of depression before, but I didn't realize I was slowly slipping into a deep depression that almost cost me my job and put me a year behind in school. I hate pharmaceutical companies for making this drug and my gastro for so wrecklessly prescribing it. I lost a year and half of my life and I worry about any permanent side-effects this drug may have caused me, not to mention the large bald spot on my head at 25. | M | 25 | 1.5 years 20 mg 3X day | 10/28/2010 | 5 | Gastritus caused by Bile Reflux Dis | Vit B12 deficiency and Iron deficiency ( caused by Prilosec), achiness in joints, tiredness | It works excellent for my chronic Gastritus. But I have to take 10 mg per day to minimize the weakness and aching it causes in my legs. PLEASE BE AWARE that this drug halts the absorption of iron and B12 from food and you MUST supplement if you get tingling/numbness/clumsy feet /dizziness/weakness. | M | 46 | 10 months 10mg 1X day | 10/26/2010 | 1 | acid reflux | Muscle aches, lower back and hip pain, left shoulder and arm pain, tingling and numbness of arms, and hands, burning and tingling pain in back, anxiety | After reading the side effects experienced, I will not take this medication anymore. | F | 52 | 6 months 20 mg 1X day | 10/26/2010 | 1 | acid reflux | My blood pressure went to 180/100, I was light headed and had panic attacks. I have been off of Prilosec for 3 days and my blood pressure is finally returning to normal. | Prilosec is scary stuff...do not take it!!! | F | 50 | 8 days 20 mg 1X day | 10/25/2010 | 2 | gnawing abdominal grumbling/pains | abdominal bloating, leg fluid retention, headaches, felt run down, gastric reflux | It took away the gnawing grumbling and occasional pain that I was having but had too many side effects to put up with. I'm going to tell the Dr. that I'm quitting the Prilosec as of tomorrow. My legs feel like their filled with a tank of water and my abdomen feels bloated and uncomfortable. | F | 46 | 10 days 1X day | 10/18/2010 | 1 | Chronic sore throat, cough, mucus | Abdominal Cramps, Heart Palpitations, and a overall unwell feeling. | The first day it seemed to calm my stomach. I have always burped a good bit, but never had any heartburn pain. The second day I started having the abdominal pain. The third day I hesitant to take the pill but did. Well that was enough. I will look for other options as the side effects are not worth it. | M | 39 | 3 days 20mg 1X day | 10/17/2010 |