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 |
| 1 | Acid Reflux | By day 3, I had a pretty scary dizziness episode, shoulder/neck/arm pain, eyes felt constantly dry, blurred vision. Still have slightly dry eyes, light headed, foggy feeling, affected vision, and slight shoulder/neck pain even after 5 or 6 days off the drug. | This is unacceptable that these side effects are not on the box. I went to the ER after the dizziness episode where they told me nothing was wrong with me, discharged me and told me to continue taking the omeprazole. I still have these awful side effects even almost a week after taking this poison. After reading some of the stuff here, I at least have some hope that this will eventually go away, but I'm not one of the lucky few to be better after just a few days. If anyone has any advice on how to get this junk out of my system, please don't hesitate to e-mail me. I regret ever having the bright idea to take this stuff. | M | 29 | 4 days | 6/17/2009 | 1 | GERD | SEVERE DIZZINESS, Depression, constipation, anxiety, mental confusion | I only took this for four days and the side effects are horrible, I stopped taking it four days ago and I am still experiencing the side effects especially the dizziness, i hope it goes away soon it is making me feel crazy. Please EDO Not take this drug, I wish I never had!!!!! | M | 39 | 4 days | 6/17/2009 | 1 | Heartburn | Chest pain, extremely dizzy/lightheaded, weak, fatigue, tingling in hands and feet, anxiety/panic attacks. I stopped this med about 6 days ago, still feeling some symptoms - can anyone tell me how long their symptoms continued after stopping the medicine? | I was taking Omeprazole 20 mg once a day. Felt fine for the first month, then started having anxiety and panic attacks daily. All I wanted to do was sleep. Then came the dizziness - I felt like I was going to faint ALL the time. It caused me to basically withdraw from my life - I didn't want to do ANYTHING! Chest pains and tingling in hands and feet sent me to the ER, cardiologists, etc. The medicine worked for the heartburn - but I'd rather have my life back. | F | 22 | 4 months | 6/15/2009 | 3 | Achalasia induced esophageal spasms | joint pain when I take more than one 20 mg dose a day (for spasm relief), dry mouth, and lately I am nauseous, but got on this to replace protonix was was making my liver ache... | Better than Protonix for me...less is more effective. Strange that the 10 mg tablets are prescription only and the 20 mg are over the counter and you are not suppose to cut them in half... | F | 52 | 150 days | 6/12/2009 | 1 | acid reflux | anxiety, depression, heart palpitations, ringing in the ears, extreme back pain | I am so happy that I found this place. I was really starting to think I was losing it. I am stopping this medicine at once..It increased the pain in my stomach and made me belch all the time without relief..Thank You God that I found this place!!! | F | 46 | 3 weeks | 6/11/2009 | 1 | heartburn | Dizzyness, headache, testicular pain, stomach pain, constipation | I took it for 5 days and decided to quit. Feeling much better after 3 days drug free. I will avoid all drugs in future unless essential. | M | 53 | 5 days | 6/10/2009 | 1 | Yes | I started taking this for heartburn and every time I tried to get off it got worse so the Dr said I could stay on it forever. I am 31 and I broke my hip in December not sure if it is from the meds but could be. I am not sure how many other things are from this pill or drug interactions that Doctors should know about but I was getting bad migraines with Auras so bad I could barely see out of one eye. | I think the worst thing other than the hip is that once you are on the drug for an extended period of time it is near impossible to get off it. I am working very hard to wean myself off with natural methods but I can't go with out or the heart burn is WAY worse than it was before I started taking the pills. I worry that Doctors are not even trying to find out what else might be wrong with patients. | F | 31 | 3 years | 6/8/2009 | 1 | gastric reflux | nausea, headache, fatique, muscle cramps, constant soreness, general malaise, belching | taking zeolife (mineral) thru nutrimetics thru friend now, didn't realize how great it is and will help you get it too. safe, nontoxic, no chemicals, capsule that attracts to free radicals, toxins that cause disease and illness = dramatic change and difference and no more drugs. her email below for info | M | 53 | 6 months | 6/8/2009 | 4 | acid reflux | fatigue, headaches, nausia, lower backache, dry mouth, episodes of anxiety sometimes lastly days to week, depression, weight gain, mental fog, dizziness (once fainted), soft stool/occasional diarrhea, most recently; extremly worsened lower back pain, gas, and last year reocurring UTI's. | Taking Omeprazole presription-genaric 'Prilosec', 20mg caps, once a day in morning, half hr b/4 meals. (for 5 yrs. now) Glad I found this site! Was starting to feel desperate, wondering what was wrong, thought all types of things could be going on, from allergies, to just depression, but why I wondered? Never really suspected this drug until I thought to look up side effects since it is only prescription I take, was going to ask doctor but ha! guess that will be useless. Why do they prescribe this crap!? What an eye-opener. Anxiety & depression were getting very bad, headaches too, extreme dry mouth, bad backache... anyway... as of now I will STOP and hope I get better. This stuff sucks. I will look for more natural alternatives if acid reflux continues. T.Y. for all your comments, it sure helped. Thx too for reading my rant, it just is sooooo unfair!! :( G.B in Va. | F | 55 | 5 years | 6/6/2009 | 2 | Heartburn | Sharp/Severe muscle pain, Muscle Sensitivity, Excessive Sweating, Bad Headaches (above my eyes), joint pain, bloating, anxiety, a weird feeling when breathing (like i have been sucking on a cough drop.) | On my 13th day of the 14 day pack I started feeling a sharp pain in what felt like my kidneys/lower back. A day later added a sharp pain in my neck followed by bad headaches above my eyes. I would explain it as a severe muscle sensitivity. At this point, if i use any muscle more then a few times then it feels like i have been beet up. I went power walking 4 days ago & my legs still throb and feel like dead weight. I have been waking up every night with the inability to move my neck & with the sheets drenched in sweat. At first I thought this was a wonder drug. After one day my heartburn was gone. But now...not worth it. The pain I am in is almost unbearable, even with pain meds & a heating pad. | F | 29 | 14 days | 6/5/2009 | 3 | acid reflux | I feel out of sorts, i have dizziness a lot and i feel like my eyes are in and out of focus. I feel like I'm having panic attacks and nervousness. Ringing in my ears is almost too much to take. | I didn't know any of this was prilosec. I never had any thing like this never felt down or depressed and now I do. Feel like my short term memory is off. What to do is the question? My GERD has givin me Barrets esophagus, so do I stop feel normal and hope to control the acid reflux with diet alone? Maybe better than this just don't feel like me! I did have panic about the GERD because I didn't know what was making me feel like I couldn't breath (after eating) and having chest pain. Plus I had a odd smell sensation of ciggarett smoke like an ash tray. It has gone mostly gone away since taking prilosec. | M | 44 | 60 days | 6/2/2009 | 1 | Acid reflux | Increasingly severe joint aches sometimes causing me to wake up at night--hip, neck, fingers (sharp and intense attacks of pain that felt like pin pricks), shoulders and lower back pain; dry mouth at night; chest tightness; irregular heartbeats; unusual fatigue | At first I attributed the symptoms to age since they came on gradually, but finally I was feeling almost crippled with neck, hip, and back pain. I have been an active person--tennis, rowing, skiing etc, and I was having trouble just walking. I visited my doctor several times with each of these complaints. He said heart irregularity was not serious enough to worry about and told me to cut down on drinks with caffeine. Joint aches were explained away as arthritis. I just had a chest xray at my request because of aches and tightness in my chest--negative results; Dr. told me to increase Prilosec--I was taking OTC 20 mil 1 tablet a day--to 2 tablets. By coincidence I had just read the recent NY Times article on dangers of some acid-reflux drugs including Prilosec and decided to stop taking it without consulting Dr. Today 3 days after I have stopped taking Prilosec I realize that I am free of joint aches and feel like the person I was before all of the symptoms started piling up on me. I knew something was wrong and that something had to be done, but it never occurred to me that Prilosec might be the cause. Out of curiosity I went online to check side effects, and I was stunned when I read this report. I am really distressed that my doctor never questioned Prilosec as a possible cause and instead advised me to increase the dosage. As many have already commented, I will find my own way to deal with acid reflux but I will definitely stop taking this drug. | M | 71 | 6 months | 5/29/2009 | 3 | Heart Burn | With Prilosec - Nothing Serious, little soft stool and I took it for nearly 4 years. However with Sams Club Omeprazole, in 14 days I had a foggy feeling, light headedness, tingling & numbness in hands and feet, felt out of it. Seemed worse when hungry & after eating. Tingling & numbness got much worse after eating. Also slight numbness in face. | Prilosec was really good. But the Sam's Club Omeprazole was a disaster. I switched because it was cheaper. Went to doctor with side effects that I listed, he thought it was diabetes. Bought a meter and quickly ruled that out. Vitamin B-12 was normal (Even after 4 years of Prilosec). I've been off Omeprazole 5 days and I'm much, much better. My doctor thought it would take 5 days (Half life) to get out and he was right. Feel normal now. Just going to stay off of everything from now on. | M | 36 | 14 days | 5/28/2009 | 1 | acid reflux | vertigo, tingling in arms, feet, hands, face, dizziness, vibration (felt like a cell phone) in right foot, leg tremors, facial tremors/spasms, extreme anxiety (can't say this wasn't my reaction to other symptoms), extreme joint pain, especially in ankles, feeling of weight on chest, siderweb-like visual distortion/hallucination at one point. Thinking back, I realize the tingling began almost immediately upon beginning Prilosec. The other side effects began to set in after 1 month. | Well I should have believed everyone else on this website. I ended up getting a $9000 plus MRI to rule out MS which my neurologist thought I had. 3 doctors told me it could not be the Prilosec! I went off Prilosec 3 weeks ago--joint pain went away quickly, everything but tingling has tapered off. Tingling is much reduced though. Just got my MRI results yesterday...Thank God! Alas, my acid reflux has now returned. But I'll find some other way to handle it. | F | 41 | 3 months | 5/28/2009 | 3 | gerd | diarrhea,dizzy and feeling weak as if I were going to pass out | I felt that I was getting addicted. I quit and then I realized that the weakness and dizziness were caused by the Prilosec. | F | 57 | 21 days | 5/25/2009 | 1 | GERD, Barrett's Syndrome | After taking Omerprazole for 90 day, I developed leg pain that got worse over about a three week period, making it difficult to sleep or get about. I stopped taking Omerprazole and the pain went away after three days. I also noticed that the mild depression (just not really enjoying life) and mental fog (I backed my car out of the garage before the door was open) I was experiencing also went away. | 20 mg generic Omerprazole, once daily for 120 days. If you take this drug, evaluate yourself for the long list of symptoms listed at http://www.drugs.com/sfx/omeprazole-side-effects.html I won't be taking this drug again. | M | 58 | 120 days | 5/25/2009 | 4 | Gerd | Extreme weekness. Tingling in hands, legs and feet. Frequent headaches. Some muscle cramps and twitching. Doctor finds nothing wrong. | Product works as advertised. Recent research has shown a link between long term use and B12 deficiency because of the reduced acid in stomach ( check WEBMD consumer info on Prilosec). B12 deficiency causes these nuerological symptoms. Just started taking sublingual liquid B12. Too soon to tell difference. If this does not work will see about injections. Wish I could stop taking Prilosec but heartburn is fierce without. | M | 45 | 10 years | 5/22/2009 | 1 | gerd | I have taken for 10 yrs. I have joint pain all the time. My wrist give me a sharp pain from out of no where. My hand strength is diminishing. My legs bother me also. I THINK THEY DID NOT TEST OR TELL EVERYONE THE DANGERS OF PRILOSEC. | PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS A RESEACH TEAM WORKING ON THE SIDE EFFECTS. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THEM. [email protected] | F | 53 | 10 years | 5/21/2009 | 4 | GERD | The medicine helped my GERD. But after ten years I had severe anemia and iron deficiency. | I had severe anemia and iron deficiency for months. Two hematologists could not figure out why. I asked repeatedly if the Prilosec was not allowing my body to absorb iron. They said no and continued to put me on high doses of iron. I took myself off of Prilosec and the iron 6 months ago . Two months after I stopped taking it , I had my blood tested and it was normal for the first time in 18 months, I had blood tests done this past month and the blood levels are still normal. | F | 50 | 10 years | 5/19/2009 | 1 | hiatal hernia | Intense anxiety and panic attacks, stabbing chest pain, ended up in the ER thinking I was about to die. Until I read this board I had no idea other people had the same reactions. Why is this stuff not printed on the label warnings? This drug should be taken off the market before it harms more people. | Took prilosec OTC for 3 days. On the second day I found it difficult to breathe, like I could never catch my breath. On the third day I woke up at 5am feeling like I was drowning, unable to breathe and with stabbing chest pain right over my heart that was completely unlike the heartburn that I'd had for years. Massive anxiety and the vision in my left eye went completely blurry. | M | 29 | 3 days | 5/18/2009 |