PRILOSEC Reviews (OMEPRAZOLE)

Average Rating: 1.9 (1667 Ratings)

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PRILOSEC  (OMEPRAZOLE):  Omeprazole is used to treat certain stomach and esophagus problems (such as acid reflux, ulcers). It works by decreasing the amount of acid your stomach makes. It relieves symptoms such as heartburn, difficulty swallowing, and persistent cough. This medication helps heal acid damage to the stomach and esophagus, helps prevent ulcers, and may help prevent cancer of the esophagus. Omeprazole belongs to a class of drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs).   FDA Approval Date: 1998-01-15 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  acid reflux Metallic taste in mouth...horrible! Itching on body trunk, and severe hair loss. Tendonitis in upper arms. F 64
3/13/2009
 5  GERD None I have been taking 1/2 pill for 6 years with excellent results. One must remember that millions take prilosec with great results. This site is mainly visited by those with negative results tnat may or may not be from prilosec. M 55 6 years
3/12/2009
 1  upset stomach high blood pressure and back pain I stopped taking yesterday but over the last month my blood pressure & heart rate has climbed from 123/74/53 to 169/97-80 fairly steadily. When can I expect to see a reduction? Please help me with any infromation. M 65 6 months
3/11/2009
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 1  gastritis tingling arms hands and feet. Leg pain. Sea sick feeling. Headache, pain above eye, Ulnar nerve pain/numbness in pinky and middle finger. Anxiety, pain in chest, insomnia. Joint pain. Pain in ends of fingers. Heart palps. Has anyones doctor told them why we cannot tolerate this stuff? Zantac does the same thing to me and is less effective on stopping my HB. Has anyone found another med that is effective on their HB and reflux without these side effects. Please post if anyone has any advise on what we can do instead of taking this crap. It should be illegal. What really sucks is my doc says it can't be the prilosec or zantac that causes these effects. Does anyone have a good doc out there that admitted it was the prilosec? Good news is side effects do wear off after a few mo's. You have to wean yourself off the prilosec gradually. Take 1/2 a pill and then every other day, etc. Acid rebound is horrible. Please email me if you have found a better med to take or if you know why it affects us this way. Are we allergic? F 41 20 days
3/11/2009
 2  GERD high blood pressure during use I took the OTC for about the year and a half. I've been working out hard for 6 months almost all cardio so I wanted to see how my blood pressure improved. It was off the charts! WAY high. I read that a side of prilosec is increased blood pressure so I quit taking it. After about a week of being off the pills I am having panic attack symptoms - irregular breathing, tingly sensation in hands, feet, and face, feeling of fatigue, muscles feel tired, sleep disruption and almost passed out once at work. Went to urgent care where the doctor said I had a panic attack. Following up with regular doctor next week, but I am still having the panic attack symtpoms just not as bad. This stuff is bad news IMO. M 39 2 years
3/7/2009
 1  GERD depersonalization (feeling detached from the body), rolling panic attacks, confusion, short of breath during my morning workout, heart palpitations PURELY POISON. I have only taken one, and I hope the side effects are gone by tomorrow! If i felt like this all the time I'd end up in the psych ward!!! M 31 1 times
3/7/2009
 1  gerd, heartburn Heart Palpitations, Insomnia, Excessive Gas, Anxiety, Hair Loss, Arm Pain, Extreme Mind Fog, Extreme Fatigue, Blurred Vision, Muscle Shaking Do not take this medication. I spent an entire day in the ER because of an abnormal EKG reading. After tons of tests turns out the ticker is fine. Unfortunately the esophagus behaves/reads very similar to the heart (according to my doctor). Just as I was starting to feel a little better I got home and took another pill and started feeling bad almost immediately. At first the medicine seemed like a wonder drug, but it turned in a very, very bad way. Since it is delayed release it takes a while before you start to feel normal again. I repeat do not take this medicine. It's a travesty that the FDA has allowed this medicine to be sold over the counter. It is pure poison. M 34 2 months
3/6/2009
 1  IBS Horrible anxiety, brain fog, vomiting, diarrhea, headaches, severe stomach pain, loss of appetite, stomach feels full and empty all at once, panic attacks. When do these insane side effects wear off? I've been off this crap for two days and I feel worse than ever. Day 4 is when I started to experience these side effects. Please can anyone tell me when this nightmare ends?! M 29 12 days
3/6/2009
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 1  heartburn severe knee joint pain and some pain in ankles Doc suggested I take Prilosec for heartburn and related symptoms. On it for only 5 days before I stopped. Morning of second day (after just 1 dose) awoke with intense pain in both knees. Felt like joints were swollen. Could barely walk. OTC pain meds did not help. Continued taking as prescribed and pain remained. Poor sleep. Constant pain even when sitting/laying down/sleeping. Missed one day of work because pain was so bad. By way of deduction, I discontinued use on 6th day (today). Knee pain started to decrease in afternoon. Be aware and beware! F 51 5 days
3/4/2009
 3  Gerd/IBS dizziness, light headed, foggy head, vision problems, anxiety, constent belching, feeling of bubbles in my stomach and chest, burning in stomach, tight chest, stomach swelling, nausea, heart palpitations, pulling pain in chest, a feeling of constent hunger, pain at top of stomach. i stumbled on this site by accident but am relieved to see so many ppl with the same side effects i am having. i started taking this product after i had my gall bladder removed. for about a year i thought i was having a heart attack and have been to the doctors more times then i can count for it. i even went as far as having an angigram done as well as multiple other test and everything came back good. i never related all the problems im having to taking prilosec. i felt relief after reading what everyone else has been writing on here. Its nice to know its just not me and that im crazy. F 37 2 years
3/3/2009
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 4  GERD Has anyone felt burning on the bottoms of their feet or in their gluteous maximi(us)? I have gained almost twenty pounds in the nearly ten years I've been taking Prilosec (or omeprazole) and have great fatigue. Until reaching this web site, I didn't put these symptoms together with the med. After many years on Prilosec/omeprazole it became less and less effective. With continuing heartburn and throat-clearing, my doctor ordered an EGD which showed Barrett's esophagus. He changed me to AciPhex and I will try that for a while. Prilosec was wonderful for years, but the effects of such long usage concern me. Not taking medication could be worse, however, with the development of Barrett's. I would strongly suggest that people with recurring heartburn undergo the EGD exam to understand what, if any, damage is being done by the acid reflux. 66 9 years
3/1/2009
 4  Acid Reflux Some depression, anxiety. I'm not sure if it's from the medicine, though I was put on prilosec for my terrible acid reflux. I followed the 14 day regimen, and as soon as i was off it, all my symptoms came back, so my doctor told me to keep taking it. I haven't experienced any acid reflux since then F 18 7 months
3/1/2009
 1  mild acid reflux started with severe hip,knee and muscle pain. I thought it was from walking on cement floors all day at work. Then came blurred vision,stomach pain, constant nausea,upper back pain and just a all around terrible feeling. I thought I was dying. I felt such relief when I found this site. There are actually people suffering as I am from this awful pill! I thought it was me. Stopped taking Prilosec 11 days ago. Still have bad stomach pain and more acid than I ever had. I truly believe this drug made me worse. I feel like giving in and taking it again to feel better but I keep praying that in time my stomach will heal. My eyesight and joint pain have improved alot since I stopped these pills. F 50 2 years
2/23/2009
 1  pain at base breastbone, gastritis Back pain, stomach pain, tingling in hands and feet, depression,chest pain I took Prilosec for two months. The doctor started me at 20mg per day for 30 days and then 20mg twice a day because of lack of improvement of symptoms. Side effects got much worse with 40 mg per day. I stopped Prilosec 4 weeks ago and still have tingling, chest pain and stomach pain. The first 3-4 days after I stopped were OK and then the side effects started again. Also, I now have bad acid reflux which I didn't have before I started the pills. I'm told this is the acid rebound effect. I started taking Zantac because the acid reflux started after 4 days of no Prilosec. I would really like to hear from anyone who can tell me how long the side effects continue, how long acid rebound can last and if anyone has had side effects from Zantac. Some people on this site indicated they had side effects from Zantac similar to Prilosec. I would really appreciate any help you can give me. M 68 2 months
2/22/2009
 3  heartburn dry mouth,feel like I can't take a deep breath,tired, afraid to take it for the 14 days. Been taking 2 times a day F 41 4 days
2/21/2009
 1  acid reflux, hiatal hernia After a few weeks I developed a severe depression. I have never felt so miserable and panicked in my life and I am 80years old. I had to go on antidepressant meds and am still taking them. Stopped the prilosec as soon as I read about the side effects. When I told the psychiatrist that I thought the cause of my depression was prilosec he pooh-poohed my idea. Now I see how wrong he was! F 80 2 weeks
2/19/2009
 1  acid reflux trouble breathing, have to take deep breath for every 10 seconds..head ache. Worst durg ever had. I had to clear my throat often, so my doctor recommended to take Prilosec for three months. After taking for 5 days, I started to have serious trouble breathing and light head-ache. For every 10 secs I have to take a deep breath and it's almost 10days since I stopped taking this medicine but my breathing trouble doesn't go away. I went back to doctor, he asked me to do a check X-ray, EKG, Breath test. I am yet to do Stress test too. Its frustrating what this drug has done to me. It's inconvenient and shit scared to take deep breath every 10 seconds. Hope this will go away. I am very scared now. Also after stopping to take this drug, I came to know what heart burn is really. Before taking this medicine I never had any heart burn except have to clear my throat. I would suggest not to take this medicine, but if you are, please observe for side effects very carefully when taking this medicine. M 34 5 days
2/17/2009
 1  gall bladder surgery heart palps, dissiness, dirreha, anxiety, depression, hair loss, pain over right abdomen( gall bladder area), back pain i am so greatful for tis website.. i have spent thousands on dr visits thinking something is worng with me... so many specialists for my heart and stomach and they could fine nothing. I rather go the natural way then take any meds... it is the worst F 30 8 months
2/16/2009
 4  GERD I tolerated the drug well for 14 days, then, following the instructions I stopped taking it and immediately had much worse acid reflux and nausea than before! So I have started taking the pills again. Why does the drug company limit consumption to 14 days? Are they just covering themselves legally? M 72 15 days
2/15/2009
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 1  acid reflux Terrible stomach pain, miserable feeling of fullness, swelling in ankles, fogginess. I thought I was crazy, or had some terminal illness until I found this site. Thanks to all of you who posted. I am not for govt intervention in our lives, but FDA needs to be brought in on this. THIS DRUG AND ALL IN IT'S CLASS ARE POISON!!!. Oh yes, I thought it was a miracle drug when first taking it, because the symptoms went away in two days. But, long term consumption of this class drug is asking for nothing but TROUBLE. Has taken me 3 mos. to get off it going the natural route. BEWARE, BEWARE!! This drug should have a skull and crossed bones on the box. F 58 5 years
2/14/2009

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