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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PRILOSEC | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | GERD | None | I am concerned with long term effects. Especially after reading comments posted herein; however, I can illustrate NO adverse effects. I have joint pain (but had it before treatment). I run 5 miles 3x per week, and weightlift 3x per week. I have noticed no ill effects. I have tried stopping, but experience GERD after about the 3rd day off treatment. I tried H3 blockers. They work, but require increasing dosages after time. | M | 53 | 6 years 20mg 1X day | 5/12/2010 | 2 | Acid Reflux | Tingling in arms, hands, legs and feet. Itchyness on forearms. Progressing to numbness of arms and hands,especially left arm/hand. | After 2 weeks on this I started feeling the tingling moving through various parts of my body. This changed to a numbness/ tingling which has somewhat subsided after a month off the drug, but has not completely dissapeared. I still have mild tingling on my face and legs as well as numbness on my left arm. I have an appointment with a neurologist in a few months and am quite freaked out. Has anyone else experienced this? How long did it take to go away? | M | 37 | 14 days 40mg 1X day | 5/12/2010 | 2 | heartburn | Weakness, anxiety, panic attacks. | So glad I found this sight. Thought I was going crazy and the only thing I had added was this medicine. Dr's deny this has those side effects but after reading this I see they are clearly wrong! | F | 39 | 1 weeks 20mg 1X day | 5/12/2010 | 4 | GERD | The side effects have subsided although I still feel a slight amount of joint pain but nothing like those first few days. Occasional dizzy feeling but again it's minimal. | My reflux has improved considerably partly because I've improved my eating habits but I know the drug has helped a lot too. I'm sleeping better and no more heartburn. I still feel bloated initially if I eat too much but I'm considering this a positive (I'm not overeating as often) I'm changing my rating from a 3 to a 4 because of all this. | M | 45 | 14 days 40 1X day | 5/6/2010 Patient History | 2 | Acid Relux | Head Ache and feeling drugged. | I had acid reflux for about a year. Prilosec made me have head aches and feel drugged and it really didn't work that well. I have have been taking some supplements that have helped me and I wanted to tell others about it so it can hopefully alleviate their suffering. I am taking an Omega three Krill Oil (like fish oil) it is called K-48 made by JD Premium. I am also taking a digestive enzyme supplement called CHF#17 by Drs Country Health Ltd. If you have any questions you can can email me at [email protected] Good Luck! | F | 30 | 7 months 30 2X day | 5/3/2010 | 1 | Possible silent acid reflux | F | 44 | 20 mg 1X day | 5/2/2010 Patient History | 2 | gerd and stomach pain | tingling hands and feet, low energy,and headache | M | 86 | 2 days 40 1X day | 5/1/2010 | 1 | GERD,Heartburn | Shortness of breath, racing heart beat,tightness in chest. | A concerning experience. After 2 EKG.s and a full pulmonary work up by several specialists and numerous tests later.All came to the same conclusion. Removed from the drug and all symptoms ceased almost immediately. CAUTION..CAUTION..Caution | M | 58 | 4 months 20mg 1X day | 4/30/2010 | 4 | Acid Reflux | heart palpitations, eratic heart beat, racing heart when playing sport over 200 beat per minute, light headiness. | Works very well to control the acid reflux. however I now suspect that this is the cause of my symptoms, along with B12 deficiency. I will try to stop taking the drug and see what happens. | M | 59 | 5 months 20mg 2X day | 4/25/2010 | 1 | acid reflux | stiff, achy joints - ankle, knees, hips, wrists; headache; weight gain; numbness of the skin; fatigue; listless; noticed skin tags and wart-like spots that I never had before; hot flashes/night sweats; constantly feeling like I have to go to the bathroom; flatulence and finally, blurred vision. | I decided to do further research on my health because of the onset of blurred vision. My first step was to take a deeper look at the medicines that I have been taking for the past couple of years, one being prilosec. I was amazed to discover that many of the body discomforts that I had been experiencing over the past several months (that I had attributed to just getting older, etc) were the same as others who were also taking prilosec. I immediately stopped taking the medication and although my acid reflux returned, the other discomforts have subsided. It has only been a couple of weeks since discontinuing the medicine, but it is amazing in the change in my body...my joints don't ache, headaches are gone, numbness in my skin (and dryness) is gone; no hot flashes, constant bathroom feelings are gone, the fatigue and listlessness is gone and my energy feels restored. Although this med "cured" my constant acid reflux and heartburn, I'll never take it again! The side effects are not worth it. | F | 53 | 2 years 20 1X day | 4/21/2010 | 3 | acid reflux, mucus in my throat | Anxiety,deep joint pain, severe fatigue, head ache, loose stools, gas, weight gain, insomnia. | It helped my acid problem and during the first two days I thought I'd found a wonder drug. I felt very fatigued but I thought I could live with that for the 14 day treatment period if it would cure my acid problems. Two more days of taking the drug though brought on even more side effects that were so bothersome I had to stop taking the drug after four days. Too bad because it worked on my acid problems but just too many severe side effects to be able to continue to take it. | M | 52 | 4 days 1X day | 4/20/2010 | 2 | Barret's | Excessive sweating, anxiety, and pain in stomach, hard to swallow. | I already have been diagnosed with major depression, so it is hard to say if this has been making my condition worse.I feel like I am hot flashes all over again.I was suppose to take this medication back in Jan., but I figured I didn't have any stomach problems. After talking to my internist, he suggested that I had to take this because my Barrett's could lead to cancer of the esophagus. I am going to try this medication for one more week and if I feel better, I won't contact my gastro dr.I also thought that I was going crazy, because night and day sweats are not listed as a side effect. This site is extremely helpful. | F | 56 | 7 days 40 1X day | 4/20/2010 | 1 | Acid Reflux | too many side effects! | if anyone wants some free sangre de drago or herbs and lives in NYC email me... I have too many of them and even if the expiration date says 2012, will not use all these... they're UNOPENED and SEALED and FREE! | M | 28 | 2 years 20 1X day | 4/20/2010 | 2 | Gerds | stiff neck & sore joints, panic attacks, fatique, anxious, no energy, sleeplessness | I was put on prilosec after going to the ER one night...throught I was having a heart attack and it turned out to be GERDS. Since being on this medication I have had numerous problems...infections (middle ear), ischemic colitis, panic attacks, night sweats, chest pain, swelling and stiffness. My neck is stiff and every morning I have terrible chest & back soreness. I have no energy and feel terrible all the time. I'm going off this medicine tomorrow and pray I will feel better. | F | 51 | 1.5 years 20MG 1X day | 4/19/2010 | 1 | Acidreflux/GERD/EE | took PPI's: prevacid, nexium and prilosec for maybe 2 years each or so. Was on PPI's for maybe 7 years total. Switched to an alternative method of dealing with it. Since then I've been feeling much better (especially without the crazy joint/bone pains from prilosec) as long as I stick to a healthy diet! | Some of these alternatives include: Metagenics Endefen, Metagenics Glutagenics, Soluble and Insoluble fiber, Ultimateflora 50 billion cultures,slippery elm bark, SANGRE de Drago and Una de Gato/Cat's Claw for gastritis and stomach ulcers, cabbage juice, pepzin GI, mastic gum, Persimmon Tea,marshmellow herb, MSM and catnip, MANUKA HONEY, golden seal root, papaya enzymes, meadowsweet, Zinc-Carnosine, Licorice, Chamomile, Bladderwrack, Fenugreek Seeds, Wood Betony, aloe vera, mullein, raw cabbage and potato and celery juices, Barley Grass, Deglycyrrhizinated Licorice or DGL, organic Apple Cider Vinegar or ACV(with the mother culture), Probiotics, Pickle Juice, L-glutamine powder, Coconut, Lavender tea, ginger tea,turmeric, monolaurin, omegabrite, grapefruit seed extract,sangre de drago,fennel,mastic gum,broccoli sprouts,lavender. oh yea and if you take painkillers...you might want to consider coming off them-NSAIDs-they can cause ulcers | M | 27 | 7 years 20 1X day | 4/17/2010 | 3 | acid reflux | omeprazole generic (same thing)Cures the acid problem when zantac couldnt. But after 6 months of taking it daily. I started experiencing dark urine, hip/joint pains while sleeping, waking up in a cold sweat, dizziness, nausia (almost vomiting)only in the AM. Cold sweat lasting for about 5 minutes. After two episodes of this in 1 week I have stopped taking this. | Directions say not to take it long term without asking Doctor. Doctor said keep taking it. I must return to him with this information and seek a new way to manage this. | M | 46 | 7 months 20 mg 1X day | 4/16/2010 | 1 | indigestion | Body aches, bone and muscle pain, serious bloating, irritable bowel, weight gain, and who knows what else. | I have also had atrial arrythmias and had to have an ablation, have had my gall bladder out, and had stones in my bile duct even after the gb was gone. Now I am 1 week off the Prilosec, and I feel like someone poured a quart of acid into my stomach. I have never in my life had reflux/heartburn like this. I have read about the rebound, but this is horrific. It makes me more determined to stay off it. I am using Tagamet, and GDL licorice...and antacids...and I even put the head of my bed up 6". I have already noticed that the bloating is much, much less. I WILL get through this. | F | 63 | 2 years 40 2X day | 4/16/2010 | 2 | Acid Reflux | Heart palpitations | I've been having acid reflux problems since my 20s. Been to the ER twice for chest pain. Took this for a month on advice from my doctor. Started getting heart palpitations immediately. They would come and go throughout the week. One or two days of the week my heart beat would be very irregular and the palpitations were frequent. Then they'd ebb away for a few days until I'd only experience a couple a day. Then they'd come back slowly until they were severe again. Mild exertion (even standing up) seemed to make them worse. Read this forum and stopped taking medicine. The palpitations disappeared the next day. Took one more dosage, and they came back. This medicine is most definitely the cause of the palpitations. Why isn't this on the list of side effects?!?!? The FDA has really let us down here. | M | 36 | 1 months 20mg 1X day | 4/15/2010 | 3 | gerd/acid reflux | hip/legs/feet joint pain, constant feeling of need to have bm without the bm, hunger | i was having chest pains and aches on and off for weeks and after being told i was having lung inflammation, then maybe a heart problem, i was then diagnosed with gi imflammation once everything else was ruled out. i've only been on prilosec for about two weeks, and i'm not having chest pain, but i am waking up with hip, leg, and feet pain. i feel like i have the flu. i constantly feel like i have to go to the bathroom, but only really end up going once a day. i also feel famished, like i haven't eaten, even when i get through with a meal. i'm glad i found this site because i was afraid i was going crazy. i'm going to stop the prilosec and cross my fingers that the heartburn doesn't come back. | F | 29 | 2 weeks 20 mg 1X day | 4/14/2010 | 1 | gastritis | Blurred Vision General Malaise Severe Dizzyness | Dont Take Without Studying Up On It FDA Needs 2 Clamp Down (((( AND CAN SOMEONE WHOS HAD BLURRED VISION FROM THIS DOES IT WEAR OFF))) email me @ [email protected] | M | 34 | 1 days 20mg 1X day | 4/8/2010 |