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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PRILOSEC | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | heartburn | Lump in the throat; stomach pain (where it connects to esophagus); pain after eating; dizziness; inability to concentrate; heart palpitations; | F | 40 | 28 days 20 mg 1X day | 3/9/2010 | 5 | acid reflux | None. Wouldn't take anything else. | M | 48 | 5 days 20mg 2X day | 3/6/2010 | 1 | GERD | Severe nausea, bloating, gas, dizziness, blurred vision, tingling in arms and hands, weakness, tiredness, insomnia, constipation. | Heartburn/Acid Reflux went away, but the side effects are worse. 4 days on this was enough for me. I'll stick with TUMS. | F | 26 | 4 days 20MG 1X day | 3/4/2010 | 1 | Excess acid | Lightheaded, tired, headaches, anxiety | I have been really worried that I'm suffering some sort of mental beakdown. Was convincing myself that I was seriously ill as I am feeling extremely tired and light headed for much of the day. Was going to make an appointment to see my doctor this morning but think I will try quoting the pills first. Am hoping that this is the cause of my problems. Because I can't go on on in this state of mind for much longer, just hope the symptoms go away very soon. Will keep u posted | F | 32 | 14 days 20mg 1X day | 3/3/2010 | 1 | Recurring heartburn, acid reflux | Stomachache, abdominal bloating, constipation, loss of appetite, elevated blood pressure, anxiety, insomnia. | On the first couple of days I took prilosec the heartburn eased up and there were no problems. Day 3 is when things started going downhill. I started feeling abdominal pains and my stomach would become bloated if I even ate as little as a couple of slices of toast, so that pretty much killed my appetite. Then yesterday (Day 4) my blood pressure, which is controlled by medication, started to spike up to 150/95. I also became very jittery and was too wired to sleep last night. I decided last night to stop taking prilosec because the side effects were worse than the heartburn. It was only after doing a google search on side effects that I found this place, I wish I had sooner. At the very least there should be a warning on the box for people with hypertension. This experience has taught me to be much more vigilant in the future about researching side effects before taking new medication. | F | 45 | 4 days 20mg 1X day | 3/1/2010 | 1 | GERD | Unbelievably EXCRUCIATING abdominal pain (felt like the worst gas I have ever had)! Some dizziness/lightheaded. I usually take rantidine but thought I would try a long term treatment: Prilosec OTC. Biggest mistake of my life! | F | 46 | 3 days 20.6 mg 1X day | 3/1/2010 | 2 | suspected GERD | extreme bloating(i felt like my stomach was going to explode nearly all day every day was worse in the mornings) extreme nausea(to the point i couldnt really eat or walk much) adbominal pain and cramps,tiredness(i had to lie down most days while on it as i could barely walk),depression and stress, tight throat, tight muscles in shoulders and arms,tingling in arms,dizziness,loss of appetite,strange feelings(i woke up and felt like i was dead sort of out of my body) made me think i was going to die and so was my family,made me moody and i couldnt cope with anything.bit of eyesight blurring,diarrheoa, excessives wind, my stomach gurgled and was in pain the whole time. | I went to the docs after suffering a period of extreme stress and anxeity since October 2009, things got on top of me and 4 weeks ago i woke up in night thinking i was choking only to dicover a lump feeling in my throat, i panicked and made it worse, after several visits to different docs who told me it was laryngitis,stress etc another doc examined me thoroughly and said it was a virus but stress has made it worse and possible acid reflux has hurt my throat. So he prescribed me Omperazole 20mg once a day which i took last Wednesday.....i have never felt so ill in my life, i have had to have my mum over to do the house work as my partner is too tired from work and i was not able to do a thing, both were worried as i refused food and started getting more depressed, all i could think was i didnt want to be alone and that i was dying, it was terrible....so both partner and mum said stop the pills so i did on Tuesday this week after 7 days....i am still ill but slowly getting there....the tiredness is better, but stomach cramps are here with a vengance and i had a bout of acid diarrheoa last night which is still with me this morning. My general feelings is a bit uplifted but it is difficult to feel happy when you are running to toilet and your stomach is crippling you. I was wondering how long i am expected to wait to feel a lot better... my appetite is slowly returning and the bloating is not as bad, am taking my usual Peptac suspension. Please feel free to email me with any | F | 28 | 7 days 20mg 1X day | 2/28/2010 | 2 | acid reflux | dizzeness | I used prilosec for about 22 days and it worked out pretty good with my acid reflux. Since my acid reflux was not totally gone my doctor asked me to continue for additional 4 weeks and put me on OMEPRAZOLE. After taking it for 3 more days I stared having severe dizzeness ( especially in the morning and when I move fast) and stop using it immediately. I am not sure if it was Prilosec or omeprazole and hope that my dizzeness will go away soon. | M | 36 | 25 days 20mg 1X day | 2/28/2010 | 1 | GERD, hiatal hernia | muscle aches,joint pains, headaches, anxiety, heart palpitations, tiredness, vitamin D defiency, stomach pains | This worked well at first but I have felt gradually worse but feared giving it up. People are addicted to this stuff; in my area the OTC is kept behind the counter. GOOD NEWS is that I had the hiatal repaired 3 months ago and just stopped taking the Prilosec. The surgery fixed the reflux problems and the other effects are wearing off. No doctor told me about long term dangers until recently. | F | 60 | 8 years 1X day | 2/27/2010 | 1 | I am 36 and my body feels like it is 90. I have such bad joint/muscle pain - the headaches I experience are pretty much gone. I was fine until I took this powerful drug. | I was taking prescription omeprazole for 2 months for acid reflux in my throat. I have never had an issue with GERD etc. so I did ask about side effects of this medicine since I am sensitive to medications. The first month was ok but got a really bad dizzy spell at work and then bad headaches so bad that nothing helped it for a day. The joint pains are the worst. I stopped the medicine 3 weeks ago and am now told I had a reaction to this medicine from my doctor. It takes 2 weeks to leave your body and 2 - 4 weeks from the symptoms to go away. I had bloodwork and everything seems ok. My doctor has seen this before and knew right away when I told him what was going on with my pains. This medicine is not worth the reaction it could cause in people - why take the chance? I woundn't have. | F | 36 | 2 months 40 1X day | 2/26/2010 | 4 | reflux | M | 70 | 20 days 20mg 1X day | 2/25/2010 | 1 | GERD/EE | I have been on prevacid, nexium and prilosec a couple years each... adding up to maybe 7-8 years total. Towards the end I was taking them on and off, back and forth. It was the "Yo-Yo effect". When I would get off of them, the acid pumps went wild!...I was even on Kapidex last year for about 2 weeks which gave me crazy chest pains and made me think i was going to get a heart attack! These drugs only MASK the problem and only treat the symptom. Ultimately they do NOT solve the problem and you'll end up being on these drugs for the rest of your lives unless you realize that they're actually making things worse in the long run. PPI's will make you vulnerable to developing other sicknesses as your defenses are weakened. Prilosec, nexium and other PPI's kill the good bacteria/enzymes that your body needs to properly digest food. You will become malnourished because of these drugs. They are very dangerous LONG-TERM as they will stop vitamin and mineral absorption. ie. vitamin B, ca | check to see if you have H. pylori and if so... then there are a few "bombs" you can use to eradicate them: Manuka Honey, probiotics, turmeric, monolaurin, omegabrite, grapefruit seed extract,sangre de drago, mastic gum, broccoli sprouts... | M | 27 | 20 1X day | 2/24/2010 Patient History | 1 | hiatal hernia | see my post Male 41 late January. | I posted on 1/31/10 about all the side effects, they are almost gone and after Nexium,Protonix and Prilosec I have switched to Zantac 75mg 2X a day. I have been on since last monday and safe to say I am doing better so far with the side effects and gerd/reflux. If the Proton Pump Inhibitors aren't working it might be worth a try. The H2 blockers might be a better choice (Zantac 75 or 150, Pepcid or others.) Thanks again for the website I emailed my doctor a link to see what we were up against. I don't want anyone to go through what I went through the last 4 months. | M | 41 | 30 days 20mg 2X day | 2/21/2010 | 1 | GERD/esophagitis | Poor concentration/mental fog, blurred vision, dizziness, anxiety/panic attacks, cramps, disturbed sleep/insomnia, chest pains, nausea, headaches/migraines,etc. I've been on everything from prevacid to nexium to prilosec. | This needs to be taken care of naturally. You must cut off all fried food,fatty-foods, take out food like Mcdonalds/burgerking and other killer-food,cut-off alcohol altogether,avoid spicy foods,sugar,tomato sauce,pizza(yes, i had to give it up),possibly milk,chocolate,tomato products and citrus fruits, smoking, caffeine etc...Yes, this is where you embrace the straightedge lifestyle ;-). Your diet MUST change.*alkaline*. Go to a Natural Vitamin shop and purchase: Metagenics Endefen, Metagenics Glutagenics, Soluble and Insoluble fiber, Ultimateflora 50 billion cultures and also see what they have for heartburn. Ex: slippery elm bark, orange peel extract(if no ulcers). A table spoon of baking soda in glass of water usually works for me. also: organic Apple cider vinegar. Try SANGRE de Drago and Una de Gato/Cat's Claw for stomach ulcers! some other items you can check out are:cabbage juice! pepzin GI, mastic gum, marshmellow herb, MSM and catnip, MANUKA HONEY, golden seal root, olive oil?, enzymes, meadowsweet, carrot juice, 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, Apple Cider Vinegar or ACV, Probiotics, Pickle Juice, L-glutamine powder, Coconut, Lavender tea, ginger tea, Ultra Flora IB, Ultra Flora Plus...Go to your Natural Vitamin shop for your ailments! | M | 27 | 2 years 20 1X day | 2/20/2010 Patient History | 1 | Reflux | Stomach pain - urge of BM but couldn't go - weepy, emotionally weird | My daughter suddenly developed reflux, indigestion, constipation and food sensitivities a couple of months ago after having a severe reaction to Amoxicillin. I took her to an ENT and GI they both confirmed the reflux. Neither one thought it was related to the antibiotic she took. They both prescribed Prilosec in an adult dose which I was instantly leery about giving her. After 3 days she was having different symptoms than her original ones, and acting strange emotionally too. I looked it up online and I can't believe these doctors really gave this to her with no warning about possible side effects. If anybody out there has had a similar problem after taking antibiotics, please email me. I feel like I'm on my own. The doctors have written their prescription and are done with us. I have her on probiotics and I am really watching what she eats. I'm hoping if I can heal her gut, this will go away on it's own. Doctors are supposed to help people, I really don't believe that anymore. I will never give my kids a prescribed drug again without knowing exactly what it's for and what the side effects are. I don't trust these medications at all - especially generic ones. | F | 10 | 3 days 20 1X day | 2/20/2010 | 1 | GERD | Migraine headaches, lightheadedness, tingling in left thigh, pain in left arm from wrist to elbow almost like carpal tunnel, digestion problems, constipation, diarrhea. | 1 month ago was told by ER doctor that I had GERD and gave me Prilosec. Sure it worked. But the side effects were horrible. It was only when I saw this site that I finally understood that everything I was feeling were side effects from this medication. Then I read up on PPI's and found that they are the worst thing you can take. It stops you from producing acid - period. Without any acid in your stomach you can't digest anything. What doesn't digest sits there and rots in your stomach and causes more acid which is what causes the reflux. The doctors don't tell you that! I threw out the rest of medicine. The first couple of days were a bit rough, but I started using apple cider vinegar, digestive enzymes, and take ginger and slippery elm when I need it and I've been feeling much better these last 4 days not using the Prilosec. Don't take this drug or any other PPI's if you can help it. Read up on more natural remedies that won't ruin your health. | F | 37 | 11 days 20 mg 1X day | 2/19/2010 | 5 | Advil side effects | Discolored stools | Taken to protect my stomach from all the Advil I consume. Wash two of these down with some Maalox liquid before bedtime. My nighttime reflux is gone, and no more ulcers from the ibuprofen. Aside from funny looking poop (two-toned like marble rye bread), I have had NO side effects with any PPI, including omeprazole over the counter. You'll find a lot of selection bias here - people with no side effects don't come here to comment. I'm only here because of my experience with Zantac and thought I'd come over and leave one about Prilosec, too. | M | 45 | 1 years 40mg 1X day | 2/18/2010 | 1 | GERD | I experienced SEVERE Anxiety, dull headache, backache. I called my Dr. in desperation this morning and have an appt. at 11AM tomorrow. Thought I was having a nervous breakdown. Have insomnia tonight, so I am awake reading the same side effects that I am having in other people's posts. I cannot find how long it takes to be out of your system. I have been up all night drinking herbal tea and water to try to "flush" this med out. Very scary would not recommend to anyone. | Do not take this even if your Dr. recommends, ask for an alternative. This board is full of comments only from people who found this board and ER's have had a LOT of patients because of this med. I will never take this ever again. | F | 38 | 5 days 20 mg 1X day | 2/18/2010 | 2 | Gerd/gastritis | dizziness, unable to focus | Since getting off of Prilosec about 2 weeks now, I am definitely not dizzy. | M | 49 | 30 days 20mg 2X day | 2/11/2010 | 1 | Haital Hernia, Heartburn | Extreme: vomiting, diarrhea, headaches, sweating, fatigue, decrease in appetite; Frequent: dizziness | After an accident caused a haital hernia (and no other significant injuries), I was unable to keep more than two meals down. I went on Prilosec and became an invalid who couldn't even eat a bowl of cornflakes. Had to stop going to classes and put my life on hold. I would vomit literally after every single meal. My Doctor realized I was having an adverse reaction specifically to the Prilosec, and switched me to Zantac. Have been happily eating four small meals a day ever since, and am re-enrolling in college. | F | 20 | 7 months 20 MG 1X day | 2/11/2010 |