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| 1 | Gerd & Barrets Disease | Extreme joint & muscle pain especially in right wrist. Hair loss, white foamy sputum which never ends, weight gain, rapid heart beat, dizziness & light headedness. I have also experienced most all of the other symptoms listed on this site at one time or another since starting on this drug. | I would avoid taking this at all costs to your good health. I thank God I found this site and as of today I am never taking this drug again. I am seeking natural alternatives. Sure hope my symptoms go away in time. | M | 59 | 4 years 20mg 1X day | 2/10/2010 | 1 | Acid Reflux | Insomnia, anxiety, etc. | I stopped taking this 11 days ago, still having side effects. Is anyone feeling completely better? I am worried these side effects are permanent. | F | 38 | 2 months 20 mg 1X day | 2/9/2010 | 1 | acid reflux | metallic taste in mouth, tongue became VERY sore and tingling, "sore throat", gnawing sensation in stomach, bad breath, lumps the size of golfballs that could be palpated mid-neck bilaterally the were very tender, burning in throat/esophagus, exhaustion, joint pain (right iliac crest 5/10, low back/area of kidneys, thumb joints, quad muscle right, left knee), decreased appetite | Generic prilosec was prescribed for acid reflux which was causing discomfort and interferring with my ability to sleep. It actually worked beautifully for the acid reflux for the first 3-4 days of taking it. I was so thankful and impressed that I nearly sent my MD flowers! But then the symptoms began as noted under the side effects I listed. Even with stopping it at day 15 (and I am now at day 18) I am still so lethargic and hurting so badly that I can't function very well. The metallic taste and tingling and soreness of my tongue are starting to recede, but my throat and neck still hurt enough that I don't want to eat. I went to see the MD on call at my physicians practice on day 15, they didn't give a definitive answer. I just said I was stopping taking it and they suggested taking Pepcid AC instead, and scheduled me for an upper and lower GI. Haven't done any of those things yet. The side effects have definitely been worse than the reflux. My goal now is to stay away from any medicines as much as possible. Are all doctors really so busy now that they don't have time to care for their patients and discuss the pros and cons of various alternatives? I remember my grandmother used to say, "Doctors bury their mistakes." | F | 52 | 15 days 20 mg 2X day | 2/6/2010 | 1 | Ulcer | Numbness in legs, headaches, stomach aches, red numb face with a tingling feeling some times also with decreased sensitivity in it, head feeling out of it, dazed. | I went to the ER in Jan 2010, feeling like I was out of my body. With head pains in everything. At that point I had stopped the Zantac as that was what I was taking at the time. I did not know it was the medicine. At the end of Jan, my stomach pain had returned so I started taking the Zantac (ranitdine) again, after a couple days I felt weird and read that Priolsec (the offbrand) was better at healing ulcers in the studies they had done. Well, I happened to have some on me from last year (it has not experienced yet) and when I took it I had only taken it a couple times. So, I took it every morning at 9 or 10am. Before I ate. The 1st day an hour after I took it I felt out of my body and crazy. By the 4th day my face was hot and numb for a couple of hrs then it would go back to normal. I've stopped taking it for 3 days now, I need to know how long it takes to get out of someones system and if anyone else has experienced these things. I still have some numbness in my legs and in my face it's red and numb. Please EMAIL me and tell me if you guys experienced this and how long it took to go away! I am taking benedryl right now, because the dr thought maybe it was an allergic reaction to it. The benedryl works a little, but I still have the numbness. So, IDK. Please Email and help! Thanks in advance! | F | 30 | 4 days 1 20 MG 1X day | 2/3/2010 | 1 | GERD, EE | Poor concentration/mental fog, blurred vision, anxiety/panic attacks, disturbed sleep/insomnia, chest pains, nausea, headaches/migraines, etc | I was on nexium, prevacid, prilosec and in 2009 was put on kapidex-which gave me the worst sideeffects of them all I think. I was getting chest pains so much, I thought I was going to get a heart attack!... Then on a website I looked up Kapidex, came on the market in feb of 09, and it had the same sideeffects as the others but then there was a list of Serious side effects below that... and one of them said "potential heart attack"! I was like: "are you kidding me?!" and after being on it for almost 2 weeks, I threw the rest in the toilet and flushed the drugs away. Kapidex is about a year old on the market now... I would suggest people stay away from new drugs on the market. We don't know what they can do to us. I'm a FORMER-guinea-pig for the pharmaceutical companies to make money off me. No more drugs. | M | 27 | 2 years | 2/3/2010 | 3 | barretts and gerd | depression,anxiety,insomnia,fatigue,headaches,ringing in ears,constipation,breaking out on back and torso,some loss of sense of smell | took it from October 2002. am trying to quit as of today-the insomnia,headaches,fatigue and anxiety are rendering me incapable of enjoying life. | M | 66 | 7 years | 2/2/2010 | 1 | Acid Reflux | Poor concentration/mental fog, blurred vision, anxiety/panic attacks, disturbed sleep/insomnia, chest pains, nausea, headaches/migraines, etc. | Way too many side effects from Prilosec to stay on. I couldn't help notice many people having sleep issues. Source Naturals: Melatonin works for me. Also you can try some Valerian herb. Also Check out: mastic gum, pepzin GI | M | 27 | 2 years | 2/1/2010 | 1 | Acid Reflux | Anxiety with sweating, racing heart, racing thoughts, insomnia, second guessing myself, difficulty concentrating, all over dull headache, thought I was having a nervous breakdown. | This is awful stuff. My 12 year old daughter has been on it as well. I've been on it for a month longer than her. Out of desperation I woke her up at 3:30 in the morning when I couldn't sleep 2 nights ago, after many nights and asked her if she has been having problems sleeping. She said she had been waking up at 3:30 or 5 a.m. every morning and we set our alarms for 6 a.m. How strange we both woke up at 3:30 every morning and we take the same pill the same time every day. She also told me she'd been hallucinating. She thought these things would go away. We stopped taking it that day! It scares me how many teenagers might be taking this and these symptoms drive them over the edge to suicide, because I had a hard time handling the symptoms and I'm an adult. They need to take this junk off the market. I'm going to try natural remedies for myself and my daughter, like the vinegar thing, which I found on the internet. Why don't the doctors tell us about those, instead of pushing these pills? I've been on Kapidex, had severe leg cramps, went off it, so I probably didn't get far enough to reach anxiety; been on Nexium and broke out in hives, went off it and now this. I think they all have basically the same chemicals in them, with a different name. I'm waiting for these side effects to get out of our systems now. | F | 38 | 2 months | 2/1/2010 | 1 | Heartburn, Abdominal Pain, GERD | sweaty palms, couldnt walk fast, feeling faint and lightheaded | Had chest pains and belching and so was prescribed Omerprazole 20mg. The first 5 days that i was on it was fine, after that all the other side -effects started, stopping taking it since last 2 days and am feeling better. | F | 34 | 12 days | 2/1/2010 | 2 | acid reflux | Never had reflux in my life till recently, feel it is because I am very stressed. The reflux appeared a little after the stress. It is burning my larynx and was given prilosec. It is causing my stomach to burn. I don't want to be on it for the rest of my life. Can anyone help me to get off this stuff. | What I have read is that it is not intended for long term use. How do you get off the stuff without getting heart burn back? | M | 5 | 4 days | 1/31/2010 | 1 | occasional acid reflux | Insomnia even with prescrption sleep meds. Blurred vison and difficulty focusing. Pressure in head and sometimes behind eyes (headaches),Detached feeling, abnormal mentally with mental fog. Fatigue and weakness. Hardly feel like moving or communicating with my family.Dizziness. Dry mouth initially.Tingling electric shock feelings in arms and legs (paratheisa). Headaches seem to be worse | Was on the 20mg Prilosec about 3 weeks when severe insomnia started. Got Temezapam for that but didn't realy help and then added Sonata which helped a little. Thought I just had a messed up sleep cycle. I was getting forgetful and somewhat spacey but figured it was age with the sleep deprivation. I then started wtih the tingling in extremities and sometimes scalp and noticed my vision blurring. I became extra fatgued and mentally out of it. Felt like I was looking outside of myself. Some depression and anxiety as I began to be concerned about Multiple Sclerosis or such. Easier to cry. Thank the Lord I found this website and decided that it had to be Prilosec so I stopped it and started b12 sublingually as I figured it had been depleted as a lot of the symptoms mimic b12 defeciency as well as MS. Felt so bad that I went to urgent care and got b12 injection which appeared to help some but then back to all the previous synptoms. Read where some people metabolize this slower and get overdosage. Either that or its just poison! Been off now for 10 days and still feel like I'm dying. Going to my primary MD and will show her these other ratings where the symptoms of others are just like mine. Been praying that God will heal me so I cam be back to a normal mom and wife. Wondering how long it takes to get better! I pray that there are no long term effects. STOP this toxic drug if your are taking it!! | F | 49 | 5 weeks | 1/31/2010 | 1 | GERD/heartburn | too many to stay on this drug. | For those taking PPI's (nexium, Prilosec, etc) ... Try PepZin Gi instead. Also Mastic Gum! | M | 27 | 2 years | 1/31/2010 | 1 | Hiatal Hernia | Palpitations, Cold Toes and Fingers, Racing Heart, Sleep Issues when I tried to go to sleep I would feel a pulse throughout my body, Blood Pressure increases, Tinnutis (Lound Sounds would send me through the Roof at Night) Anxiety Attacks, Constipated and Bags under my eyes. | This Drug was tough on me, I had no underlying conditions other than the hernia and reflux. I have never felt so bad as I have the last 2 weeks I thought I was going to have a heart attck/stroke and went to docs to increase BP medicine which I probably didnt need. I took Xanax so I could sleep longer than 4 hours I just went off it and after 2 days I feel a bit better. I did use the Generic Brand at CVS. I would like to say Thank You for this site I really felt like Crap so I don't know what I will take next tried Nexium, Protonix and Prilosec. I will let everyone know when I am back to normal. Hopefully next week. | M | 41 | 30 days | 1/29/2010 | 1 | Acid | anxiety/panic attacks, dizzyness,Poor concentration/mental fog, blurred vision, anxiety/panic attacks, disturbed sleep/insomnia, chest pains, nausea, headaches/migraines, etc, etc, etc. | try cabbage juice! | M | 27 | 7 years | 1/28/2010 | 1 | GERD | Rapid heartbeat, woke up the next day to severe vertigo, severe chest pain, feeling like I was about to passout, faint numbness in fingers, throat tightening. | First time taking the medicine, symptoms appeared within the first two hours, and increased in severity through the night. | F | 25 | 1 days | 1/28/2010 | 1 | STOMACH ACID ISSUES | ANXIETY ANXIETY ANXIETY! HORRIBLE FEELING! HAVENT HAD THOSE IN YEARS BUT THIS MEDICINE DEF... DOES IT! HAD TO STOP AFTER 3 DAYS! SYPTOMS WENT AWAY AND NOW I FEEL NORMAL AGAIN! HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN WHEN TAKING AN ANTIBIOTIC CALLED OMNICEF?? WONDER IF THEY HAVE A SAME ACTIVE INGREDIENT ??? | F | 42 | 4 days | 1/27/2010 | 1 | acid reflux | shortness of breath, tightening in the throat, light headed, racing heart. | I took Prilosec for two days, I skipped today and in the middle of the day I nearly passed out at work. All of a sudden I could not catch my breath, I was shaking and dizzy, my co-worker almost called an ambulance. When I got home I googled swollen throat, shortness of breath and light headed this sight came up and after reading others experiences I know it was the Prilosec. I am still feeling the side effects just not as severe. DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICIATION! | F | 49 | 2 days | 1/26/2010 | 1 | acid reflux/heartburn/EE | chestpains, blurred vision, headaches, poor concentration, mental fog, cramps, etc... | I have been on prevacid, nexium and prilosec a couple years each... adding up to maybe 7-8 years total. 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. Remember... The drug companies make money when your sick. Try Sangre de Drago and Una de Gato/Cat's Claw for stomach ulcers! Go to your Natural Vitamin shop for remedies for your ailments. | M | 27 | 7 years | 1/24/2010 | 1 | acid reflux/heartburn/EE | Poor concentration/mental fog, blurred vision, anxiety/panic attacks, disturbed sleep/insomnia, chest pains, nausea, headaches/migraines, pretty much a lot of the side effects reported on this page. I've been on everything from prevacid to nexium to prilosec. I'm a former user. | 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, calcium, etc. They can even cause hip fractures in the elderly. This needs to be taken care of naturally. First of all, you must cut off all fried food, take out food like Mcdonalds/burgerking and other killer-food, cut-off alcohol altogether, avoid spicy foods, tomato sauce, caffeine etc. Go to a Natural Vitamin shop and purchase yourself: Metagenics Endefen, Metagenics Glutagenics, Soluble and Insoluble fiber, microflora 50 billion cultures and also see what they have for heartburn.Ex: slippery elm bark(the natural rolaids/tums), orange peel extract. There are natural remedies for this. No need to be on these drugs, which actually make things worse. A table spoon of baking soda in glass of water usually works for me. also: Apple cider vinegar. also check out: Cat's Claw | M | 27 | 7 years | 1/24/2010 | 1 | stomach ulcer losec 20mg MUPS | lightheadedness, severe anxiety, feeling out of body experience, feel like I want to scream and run away, feeling depressed, mild headaches, insomnia...the list goes on | I am sooooooooooooooo glad to have found this forum. Informed doc that I was feeling these symptoms and could they related be to losec...he said most definitely not!!! The side effects on the enclosed form said that if you experience depression etc. that these have not been proven to be associated with losec...well I beg to differ now. I stopped taking 4 days ago, most side effects have lifted except for I am still experiencing anxiety, blurred vision and feeling shaky....can anyone tell me how long before I am back to normal...as normal can be. I was prescribed losec (and they are expensive paid €63) for possible stomach ulcer (have not officially been diagnosed as have to go for tests)...or could be gallstones (again awaiting tests)...but doc said to keep taking losec anyway....well I'll tell you no more, I feel like shxte. I think some people are more prone to side effects with certain drugs..for example my sister pointed out to me and recalled that when I had the flu once I had an adverse reaction to benylin cold and flu tablets...felt like I was going to faint, head extremely woozy...but nothing like the things I am experiencing with losec. | F | 39 | 2 weeks | 1/23/2010 |