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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PRILOSEC | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Acid-Reflux | Extreme Dizziness,Foot Swelling, Numbness in Hands and Feet, Heart Palpitations, Exessive Gas, Anxiety, Eye Twitch | When I started taking this drug I thought it was a miracle drug. It worked perfectly for my reflux problems. After about 6 months I started getting dizzy. Next was heart palpitations, then on to foot swelling. The whole time my doctors nor I could figure out what was wrong with me. I then found this web site and others, with people who were experiencing the same things I am. I stopped taking Prilosec 2 months ago. The heart palpations stopped immediatlly but the dizziness and swelling still remain. In my opinion this drug is POISON!!! Can anyone tell me how long the side-effects may last? | M | 36 | 1.5 years | 2/11/2009 | 1 | hiatal hernia | Dizziness, tingling in the feet, disorientation | The drug initially worked wonders on my heartburn and vomiting from my hernia but has taken a turn for the worse after extended use. I am constantly dizzy, to the point my driving has been greatly constrained. My quality of life has diminished for I cannot do anything due to the dizziness. The doctors cannot find anything wrong with me and won't even humor the idea that it could be the prilosec. I have been on nothing but prilosec and everything else checks out fine so I believe it is this drug. I have been off of the drug for a month with no relief, hopefully in a couple more months the effects will subside and start to reverse. Do not take this drug for prolonged periods of time, I deeply regret doing so. | F | 24 | 1 years | 2/7/2009 | 1 | Acid reflux | Mind fog, light-headedness, heart palpitations, tingling in fingers, sometimes felt like I couldn't breath, lethargy, chest pains. | I have been taking prilosec or nexium for a few years - I certainly don't feel like myself when I am taking it. But, out of fear of damaging my esophagus I tend to go back on it after I feel the symptoms of heartburn. However, after doing some research, I am going to try some more natural remedies.Why feel like crap on this medication when there are other alternatives? AND - why, when asking physicians about these side-effects, do most deny any damaging side effects of these meds? Apparently there is some problem with prilosec and nexium - otherwise none of us would be posting our experiences on this website! | M | 37 | 2 years | 2/7/2009 | 2 | gastritis | diarrhea, bloated stomach,aching feeling in stomach like hunger pains, cramps, burning sensation in pit of stomach, gas, belching, tired | I have been taking prilosec otc for 3 weeks, as of yesterday my doctor told me to double up on the pills because I complained to him that my stomach is continuing to ache, feeling bloated and upset before eating and after, and of course,the soft stools when not having diarrhea. I took a second pill last night and within 1 hour of taking it, my stomach was hurting VERY badly. The diarrhea increased, the burning sensation in my stomach increased, I started having cramps, and my diarrhea also increased... I have been in such pain! All along, I thought Prilosec may have been part of the problem. After last nights second dose and this website, I am convinced that it is the Prilosec. I did not take my morning dose... I am going to stop taking it and see what happens. Any advice on how long it takes the prilosec symptoms to go away? Also, any advice on how to treat gastritis with a more natural approach or a gentler over the counter method? Please email me with any suggestions. | M | 40 | 21 days | 2/6/2009 | 3 | Acid Reflux/Heartburn | Whoever posted "I thought I was nuts or dying" took the words right out of my mouth! I really thought I was one or the other. I am so glad I found this website! I never would have thought that a medication like this could have done the things to me that it did. I have never felt so horrible in all of my life. I had all of the symptoms described and more. I once had beautiful thick curly hair. Now it's thin, straight and GREASY! I have spots all over my head that itch and I scratch them and they turn into little sores. I've had the inability to stay awake, the inability to fall asleep at night. Joint pain so bad I can't move. Aggression, DEPRESSION, anxiety, nausea, lethargy, itching (felt like I rolled around in insulation), weight gain and inability to lose any of it, general feeling of ill health all of the time. I found this website and stopped taking it I am not at all 100% yet but I felt improvement the day I stopped it. | I took Prilosec for years; I have no idea how long. I did switch to the generic brand when it became available to save money and it seems as if that is when I started to experience all of these horrible side effects. I am not positive if that is truly the case though since I was taking antidepressants the entire time I was taking the Prilosec. I started the antidepressants long before the Prilosec and I didn't have any of these problems when I wasn't taking Prilosec. Over the past few months I have been taken off of the antidepressants and all I was taking was the Prilosec. I couldn't understand the drastic change I had seen in myself. So I stopped the Prilosec too. I started taking Zantac and I felt great. I started getting heartburn again though. So I decided since I felt good again to start the Prilosec thinking it must have been the antidepressants that made me feel so bad. Well was I in for the surprise of my life! I thought I had been thrown back 6 years into the situation that h | F | 35 | 3 years | 2/4/2009 | 1 | gerd | dry mouth, muscle leg pain, intestinal cramps, gas, lightheaded, back pain, tingling in arms and legs | I took prilosec otc for the two weeks recommended on box. Felt all of the side effects. Stopped taking it 6 days ago and still have some of the side effects. How long does it take to feel normal again? I had a prior experience with RX prilosec and had similar side effects. Of course doctors say it is not related. Thought this time would be different. Never again. | M | 41 | 14 days | 2/4/2009 | 1 | acid reflux | Within 3 days I was having a racing heart, hard time breathing and chest pains. After being on it a week, I went off and it took exactly a week for the symptoms to completely disappear. | I thought I was going crazy and it scared the crap out of me. My doctor didn't think my symptoms were a reaction to the drug, but I am convinced and grateful I stopped taking it when I did. | F | 41 | 7 days | 2/3/2009 | 1 | Acid Reflux | Dry mouth resulting in excessive cavities. Hospitalized for saliva glad malfunction. Constant thirst resulting in diabetes testing and other testing. ENT dr said prilosec was causing problems. Quit and saliva function returned to normal. Had lack of sleep and constant thirst. Bumps on face, like pimples. Rash on one arm if exposed to sun. Anxiety. Sleep disturbance. | After being off for two weeks, facial bumps almost gone, hair growing healthier, saliva function returned. No more anxiety. Sleep all night without intense thirst. | F | 40 | 2 years | 1/31/2009 | 5 | GERD | Slight headache at beginning | Has made my quality of life so much better. I can now eat most things. I'm not uncomfortable. I can take antibiotics without getting sick. I take it once at night before dinner to avoid the headache, and that has worked very well. I also take Zantac in the morning. I've had two bad experiences with burning and pain in stomach, and each time it turned out to be yeast in my stomach from taking prednisone and levaquin. Otherwise, prilosec is a miracle drug. | F | 58 | 5 years | 1/30/2009 | 1 | Acid reflux | I started out with Protonix and had joint, back and leg pain, and a general unwell feeling. Stopped Protonix,took pepcid for 3 days, and switched to Prilosec. Initally symptons improved, but after three weeks the aches and pains started again, major brain fog, lower back pain, and a new side effect of abdominal pain.I stopped taking Prilosec, and went back to pepcid, with a bit of mylanta during the day. Within two days the muscle pain and other discomfort lessened, and by day 4 I felt much better, and mental clarity returned. I am however still experiencing some abdominal discomfort. I decided to look up the side effects after I stopped taking Prilosec, and found your site. Thanks for the info, because I thought I was crazy. I would not recommed this medication to any one . | F | 57 | 21 days | 1/30/2009 | 2 | acid stomach | Near constant headache, leg and muscle cramps (severe, woke me up at night), occasional SEVERE shooting pain in gut, constant watery diarrhea, loss of appetite, chronic dull pain in gut---similar to hunger pangs or nausea, but more painful. | I stopped taking the pills four days ago and I still cannot stop the diarrhea. The pain is slowly abating and my appetite is returning, but I can't keep any food in my stomach, it all immediately vacates my system. Today I ate an apple, a cup of herbal lemon tea, and a half cup of yogurt, and they all made me disastrously ill. | F | 35 | 10 days | 1/29/2009 | 5 | Acid Reflux | Lower back pain and neck pain | I take 3 20mg tablets per day. Occasionally I get a batch of pills that cause lower back and neck pain. This pain was very common for me with Nexium so I switched to Prilosec and the pain went away. | M | 46 | 6 years | 1/28/2009 | 3 | treat ulcer | I experienced stomach cramps, back pain, slick coating of skin inside mounth gone in a quarter-size area making it feel ridgy and bumpy, and a much appreciated yeast infection (thanks prilosec), burping more than usual, increased appetite. I am no long taking this drug. My mom says to drink goat milk and eat beets to heal ulcer and restore blood count. | Some of you have had hair loss with Prilosec, I have not but I know what works for hair regrowth. A dermatologist in Atlanta gave me a shot in scalp and prescribed Clobetasol Propionate Topical solution 50ML USP / 0.05%. It grew back my hair when I was stressed. I don't know about side effects, but it sure grows hair back. Hopes this helps. | F | 36 | 4 days | 1/28/2009 | 3 | Heartburn, GERD onset? | Lightheadedness/dizziness, fatigue/woozieness, sour stomach with bloating/pain. The mental effects are particularly bad 1-3 hours after taking the med, the bloating, etc., starts in the afternoon a few hours after lunch. | Seems to work re heartburn/GERD symptoms for a time but has side effects - the bloating and sour stomach started after two weeks on the med. Was using 20 mg once in the AM 1/2 hour before breakfast. Symptoms above disappear when Prilosec discontinued. Have run this A-B several times. | M | 67 | 18 days | 1/24/2009 | 4 | Severe Acid Reflux | Hard to attribute them directly to the medicine, but I am experiencing thirst and headaches (I don't have diabetes as far as I know) | For me, this medicine is highly effective but the side effects may not be worth it. I can keep my acid reflux in check with dietary measures, so that's probably the smarter way to go. | M | 47 | 3 years | 1/23/2009 | 2 | acid reflux | After the day three of the recommended fourteen day course I developed severe stomach, lower abdomen pain which was constant, nausea and bloating. I thought I had food poisioning. I continued taking prilosec with symptoms worsening, so I discontinued use. Going on my third day without prilosec and the symtoms are slowly going away. | I read the enclosed documentation and followed the dosing directions. This is the first medication where I experienced any side affects. I was not taking any other meds while taking prilosec. | M | 57 | 5 days | 1/22/2009 | 1 | GERD | Headache all the time, dizziness, finally on day 5 blurred vision in left eye, severe enough to have to see a doctor, no GI side effects, but felt very jittery and easily startled, weird feelings. | No reason to take this drug. Gaviscon works far better and has minimal side effects! | F | 62 | 5 days | 1/20/2009 | 1 | Heart burn | Extreme thirst, anxiety, shortness of breath, head-ache, back-ache. | F | 68 | | 1/19/2009 | 1 | laryngopharyngeal reflux | uncontrollable trembling, shortness of breath, extreme dry mouth, unquenchable thirst, weakness/low blood sugar, diarrhea, panic-like/anxiety symptoms, bad taste in mouth, exhaustion. | Do not take this medication. I thought I was going to go to the Emergency room tonight. I'm still shaking and sick from it. I drank over a gallon of water to combat my thirst. I can't lay down because I think I'll stop breathing. I'm scared! How long does this stay in your system. My doctor put me on 80 mg and I only took it for a day and a half. My symptoms started after my 3rd pill. This is a horrible drug and should be taken off the market immediately! It probably killed all the lab animals it was tested on. I can't wait till these symptoms subside. I hope all the water I drank helps flush it out soon. | F | 42 | 2 days | 1/16/2009 | 1 | Heartburn | Ear pain, clogged ears, heart palpitations, irregular heartbeat, headaches, lethargy, anxiety, joint pain, gas rashes, itching, cavities, tooth decay, gum damage, etc | This is an update to when I had frantically posted in December. I have been off of the medication for almost 3 months now and am feeling much better. I'm still not completely better but feeling better than I did on the medication. All of my food stays down and I am very blessed. I have received many emails from people needing support and have no problem if anyone would like to contact me. | F | | 1/13/2009 |