PRILOSEC Reviews (OMEPRAZOLE)Average Rating: 1.9 (1667 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PRILOSEC with similar:
Type: Rx Drug
|
Results are sorted by Date added. Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.) Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 |
More on PRILOSEC: Reviews Summary | Drug Safety Information
| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PRILOSEC | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Acid Reflux | Anxiety, depression, insomnia, etc. | I posted a few months ago and just found out my vitamin D is very low and had to start taking supplements. Don't know if this drug wiped it out and brought on my symptoms to begin with. I'd be interested to see if other people that have been on this drug have low vitamin D levels. Please post if you get it checked and what you find out. Thanks. | F | 39 | 2 months 20 Mg 1X day | 6/9/2010 | 4 | GERD and Barrett's Esophagus | I started experiencing spells of light headedness over the past two months. Went to the doctor, she couldn't find anything wrong. Also started having problems with a metallic taste in my mouth around the same time. I thought there was a problem with my teeth and went to the dentist. Again, he couldn't find anything wrong. I've been having a lot of joint pain recently, most specifically in my left elbow, left forearm and my wrists. Aspirin doesn't do much to cut the pain. I'm often quite tired and in general I really don't feel good, almost like I have the flu. I started to wonder if the Prilosec might be causing it. Now that I've read some of the comments on this site, I think I might be onto something. I'm going to try weaning myself off the Prilosec and see if I feel any better. | F | 50 | 2 years OTC 1X day | 6/8/2010 | 1 | Possible Gerd | My young son has sinus infections and constant throat clearing. Dr thought is might be related to Gerd and felt taking Prilosec to see if the throat clearing went away would eliminate the possibility that Gerd was causing his problems. Aside from too much sugar (he is only 8) we eat very healthy, no HFCS, no MSG, lots of whole foods, etc... So, we gave him one Prilosec in the early evening. He woke up around 2:00 am and said his throat and heart burned and he couldn't sleep. We haven't given him another one and I'm not sure I ever will. | Will need to research natural alternatives. And the big question really is, what is causing this emidemic? | M | 8 | 1 days 20 mg 1X day | 6/7/2010 | 4 | Acid Reflux | depressed mood | After 12 years I've finally realized the affect this medication has on my mood. If I get to the end of the day and feel, "Wow! Today was a great day," then my smile slowly evaporates, because my next thought is , "Ah... I forgot to take my pills this morning." Sure enough the acid hits 2-3 hours later. I cannot believe that it has taken me so many years to realize my own altered mental state. I mourn for the decade I have lost, being less than I could be. | M | 39 | 12 years 20 1X day | 6/6/2010 | 1 | acid reflux | hip pain | I had hip pain for several months, my chiropractor didn't understand why my hip muscles were so tight. A few days after stopping Prilosec the pain went away. | F | 62 | 20 1X day | 6/5/2010 Patient History | 4 | heartburn | i was having bad headaches that have been increasing in frequency. heart palpitations-ie. hard, fast heartbeats while resting. when i would stand up, felt light-headed and dizzy, just no energy. couldn't think straight or even keep track of when i was taking the prilosec. had to take daily or the heartburn would come back. after reading online about it, i quit taking it cold turkey. headaches-gone! heart palpitations-gone! i have been substituting zantac but need to try a "natural" remedy. i think i read licorice. i only drink 1 1/2 cups of coffee daily. i still feel tired and wonder if the zantac is contributing. i just find it really odd that my headaches completely disappeared upon cessation of prilosec. this is the only medicine i have taken regularly for years and for years i've had headaches. i am so sick of the poisonous chemicals we are being fed. it needs to end. these "medicines" are making us sick! | F | 41 | 1X day | 6/3/2010 | 1 | severe gastritis and lesions | sore tongue,gums.throat,choking feeling in my throat,loss of appetite,feeling very ill,waking up at night with my throat and mouth on fire,tremors,heart palpitations,bloodpressure drop then shoot up high,blurred and distorted vision,finally,I started having sort of blackout spells to the point of almost fainting. Mential confusion, metallic taste in my mouth.Lost about 12 lbs. | The Gastro Dr. said this was not the prilosec,so because of my stomach problems I continued to take it.I went to my Dentist,to the ER,to a rheumy Dr.All said they did not think it was the prilosec. Praise God, my son found this site.I have been off the med for 5 days. I still have some metallic taste in my mouth.I am beginning to get some taste back for food. No vision or blackout problems for a couple of days now.I only hope I get back to normal.My family thought I was going to die. | M | 59 | 10 weeks 40 mg 1X day | 6/3/2010 | 1 | IBS | Constant heart palpitations and tightness in the chest, became a bit constipated(am always the opposite), tingling and numbness in thumbs and fingers, a little depressed. | Have had Irritable Bowel Syndrome for several years and finally went to the Doctor about it. The Dr. immediately put me on Prilosec even though I have never had heartburn. Started getting the symptoms immediately. I am so glad I found this site and read all the dangers. My doctor wanted me to stay on it for 3 more months! NO THANK YOU! It's a very DANGEROUS med. | F | 57 | 14 days 40 mg 1X day | 6/2/2010 | 2 | acid reflux | I started taking Prpilosec OTC about 6 months ago to control occasional acid reflux because I noticed there seemed to be a relationship between acid reflux and my atrial fibrillation episodes. It controlled the acid relux very well so I continued to take it. Recently I noticed some swelling in my ankles, then started experiencing some joint pain. Last week I started having some severe stomach pain, headaches, and extreme fatigue which would start in the morning and last until evening when it would finally abate but would recur again the next morning. It suddenly occurred to me that there might be a relationship between taking Prilosec (which I always took in the morning upon rising) and the fatigue I was experiencing. I stopped the Prilosec and immediately the fatigue was gone and soon I didn't have the joint pain either. However, the stomach pain was worse than I have ever experienced in the past. I am hoping this rebound effect will not last long but from the sounds of it I may be in for a real battle. | F | 72 | 6 months 20.6 mg 1X day | 5/31/2010 | 1 | Acid Reflex | You are not crazy and it is not in your head as I could not figure this out as well however now know after taking myself off all meds for a few days and adding one by one back into my regimen I found that both Prilosec and Prevacid I had the very same symptoms. Have your doctor look up the side effects of both and he will then see you are not crazy. A good one to check out is Drugs.com as it covers both professional and patient information. I also had a lump in my throat and pain in my ears, dizziness, mouth pain, headache, stiff neck, eye pain and heaviness, weakness legs which is a numb feeling and my arm and throat felt numb. This is a person to person issue and not everyone suffers the same effects as this is a serious allergic reaction to acid reflex drugs. I do ok with the soft chews by Rolaids but don't have an answer on a long term acid reflex drug the works as of yet. | Don't use it unless there are no other drugs out there that will wk for u instead. I had a very bad experience with this drug and it took me a very long time to figure out why i was always to sick to do anything outside of the house or with my family. I have just recently stopped taking this drug and will update in one week. | F | 48 | 1 years 20 mg 1X day | 5/31/2010 | 2 | Gastritis | Just started taking Prilosec and I've been having sharp chest pains that keep me up at night and terrible stomach pain that brings me to tears. Hasn't dramatically changed my stomach problems, and my hunger is insatiable. Noticable weight gain already. | F | 17 | 6 days 20 MG 1X day | 5/30/2010 | 2 | At 27, Severe heartburn & Bile. | The first side effect were 2 severe episodes of loss of heart rhythm. They called it Atrial Fibrilation.It came out of no where... usually on a hot day after a cold drink. From then, palpitations. Difficulty breathing on a plane, or at night( infrequently). Systemic joint paint that had me wondering what was wrong with me. It was bilateral, started at the ankles and traveled upward. The last koints to hurt were the wrists and fingers. Restless leg syndrome at night. 3 years ago I began to get eye pressure and right eye blurred vision. Then pressure under the eye and later headaches.. that I never had before. All these symptoms started AFTER taking ONLY this med. | I have been taking this medicine for 12 years. This drug WORKS! BUT...I have tried to stop. It was impossible. The fire is so intense that I was forced to RUN back to the drug. The rebound can NOT be understated. It is horrific. I started to get symptoms almost immediately when I first tried this medicine. I also felt anxiety from the first week.I asked my Medical Physician if anxiety was a side effect.. he said no.I doubted him. I work out 5 days a week hard.. and this manages the smptoms I would get from acid. However, I started to get joint pain that was unexplained, blurry eye vision that would last for hours, headaches, palpitations, restless leg syndrome and other unexplained symptoms. I have had EVERY test...body scan.. NORMAL, MRI of the brain.. NORMAL.. 3 gastric scopes and 1 colonoscope.. Normal, CT scan of the sinus cavities of the head.. and more. ALL NORMAL. How can all be normal and have all these side effects?? Where are they coming from? I don't do drugs. I don't smoke. I workout at a high level for 37 years. I want to wean off this drug.. but the rebound is unreal. Anyone who can help let me know. I am a Chiropractic Physician by profession.. and I have tried every natural remedy and proceedure to overcome this. WHAT IS IN OUR FOOD SUPPLY THAT IS CAUSING THIS EPIDEMIC? | M | 48 | 12 years 10 mg 1X day | 5/28/2010 | 5 | acid reflux, heartburn, etc. | None | I tried Nexium, but my insurance company wouldn't cover it, so I went back to Prilosec. Not certain about the dosage, but have been taking the standard Prilosec OTC for the last 10 years or so, with no changes in effectiveness. | M | 67 | 15 years 20 1X day | 5/27/2010 | 3 | acid reflux | NONE SO FAR | If anybody reading this has suffered from these three symptoms in particular, related to acid reflux(or any other condition), please do share! Here they are, sensation of a lump in your throat, right ear burning and constantly having to spit up Flem! I have been living with these symptoms as well as others, but I am noticing that these 3 are not very common w/ acid reflux! I have been on prilosec, and nasonex for 4 weeks now. Nothing! No relief! I'm not able to eat, sleep, or drink anything including water w/o the "lump" reacting! Meaning feeling the need to vomit! Actually what it feels like is that there are several pills stuck in my throat 24/7, as well as flem coming up every 3-5 min all day! I went and saw my MD 2day and was put on reglan, claritin, pepcid ac, and medrol. Please I really need to hear from others that are suffering from these awful symptoms to know its not in my head! Any and all feed back would be GREATLY APPRECIATED! GOD BLESS | F | 37 | 4 weeks 20mg 2X day | 5/27/2010 | 3 | acid reflux | nausea, headaches, dizziness | I have been taking prilosec for over 2 years now. Although the pain in my stomach is not as severe as it was before taking this medicine, I experience these side effects constantly. I'm nauseous and have horrible headaches daily. I take these pills once a day, although I sometimes have to take 2. I tried switching to an off-brand a while ago but my pain grew worse. I tried to stop taking pills altogether, but I "freaked out" and felt like I've never felt before and needed to take something after only 4 days. I am still taking prilosec and am careful with what I eat, but i still experience pain as well as these side effects. I don't know what to do and doctors don't help very much. I've taken blood tests and have had an ultra sound to check for any other problems with my stomach. I will be taking another blood test in few months to see if there are any new problems. I am only 15 and have been suffering from acid reflux since i was just 12. Please e-mail me if you have any further information for what i should try to make these problems go away. | F | 15 | 2 years 20mg 1X day | 5/24/2010 | 1 | ulcer | SEVERE neck pain, bad acid reflux | F | 37 | 2 days 20 2X day | 5/20/2010 | 5 | Very strong heartburn | None | I really do love this stuff. I had such bad heartburn that sometimes I would wake up violently at night gasping for air. I used to have to take upwards of 10 tums a day until a doctor told me about this stuff. I have no heartburn at all anymore and will continue to take this as long as I live probably. I might cut down to once a day soon, I think that will probably be fine but doctor recommended this dose for now. | M | 45 | 1 years 20 2X day | 5/15/2010 | 2 | Acid Reflux | Diziness, tingling in arms and legs, gasiness, weight gain | This drug has been great for my regularity, but I am light-headed and. . feel like I am about to faint much of the day. | M | 49 | 4 months 30mg 1X day | 5/15/2010 | 2 | Acid reflux | Totally lethargic, depressed, twitching eye, fatigued, out of breath | F | 45 | 3 months 2X day | 5/13/2010 | 1 | poss. stom. erosion from cortisone | severe headache, which I thought would go away, so I continued to take it. On day five had stroke of optic nerve (anterior ischemic optic neuropathy), immediately stopped medication. | Has anyone else had vision problems while taking prilosec? Would really like to know. I love this website!!!! | F | 62 | 5 days 20 mg 1X day | 5/13/2010 |