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 |
| 2 | GERD | Extreme gas | F | 46 | 2 weeks | 12/14/2008 | 1 | gerd | light lightedness; fatigue; anxiety; foggy, spacy feeling; inability to concentrate; excessive burping; flatulence; lack of appetite; muscle numbness | I was prescribed Omeprazole after an endoscopy. I noticed the symptoms slowly. It kind of sneaks up on you. I thought the gas was my gerd. But slowly, I felt a disconnection with the world. I have been off the medication for 5 or 6 days now, but still have the symptoms, especially the light-headedness PLEASE, CAN SOMEONE TELL ME HOW LONG THESE SYMPTOMS WILL LAST OR HOW I CAN FLUSH THE MEDICATION OUT OF MY SYSTEM? THE DOCTOR HAS NOT ANSWERED MY CALLS. I'M ABOUT TO CHECK MYSELF INTO AN EMERGENCY ROOM. | M | 47 | 6 days | 12/14/2008 | 1 | Acid reflux, Bloating, pain in back | On the fourth day i noticed my face getting numb, followed by my hands, forearms, legs then torso. Then at night i couldnt sleep, i couldnt lay in same spot for more than 10 mins without getting dizzy and havint to turn over. Following morning i could hardly move as had severe muscle weakness and was very very tired. Lastly was the palpitations that came on two-three times a day. | I had used Prilosec (omeprazole) before around 4 years ago and had the numbness and palpitations then. At the time i didnt link this to the drug. I phoned the doctor who told me that he didnt think it was the drug that was causing this but to stop anyway. I have stopped and 2 days later i still have some symptoms. Muscles feel about 70% back to normal and there is still a small amount of numbness in my hands and face. I also have sore neck and shoulders and am still quite tired. The doctor says that i am 'anxious' well who wouldnt be... i thought i had something incurable!! I dont know how long this stuff stays in your system and wouldnt wish the effects on anyone (although it would help if the doctors could feel what you felt instead of labeling you as 'anxious' or a 'hypochondriac' It would be great to hear from anyone that has or have had the same symptoms as i would love to know how quickly symptoms are going away. | M | 34 | 5 days | 12/12/2008 | 3 | acid reflux, ibs, hernia | Feelings of hunger, grawing feeling my stomach throughout the day. Lots of bloating but attributed that to my irritable bowel disease. Didn't seem to help as much after 4 plus years so added a second dose in the afternoon. When increased to two pills per day began to experience some dizziness. | Although I don't love the drug, it did help with the burping and reflux for a long time. I recently added a second dose in the afternoon. Still didn't feel well so doctor prescribed prevacid 30 mg. Tried it for three days and felt horrible - terrible pain in the middle of my chest, horrible stomach pains, headache, stayed in bed all day yesterday with no energy. Very moody. Had to drive in the city with holiday traffic and was screaming at everyone. Went back to prilosec today and hopefully will feel better than with the prevacid. | F | 54 | 4 years | 12/7/2008 | 1 | GERD | I was prescribed this 8 months ago because I had a lump in my throat but no other GERD symptoms. Since taking this med (40mg then 80mg per day) I got side effects. Extreme lower back pain, nausea in the morning and hair loss. I had to get dyno out to unblock the drains as my hair blocked them up. The man pulled out a massive ball of hair from the drains. | My gastroenterologist double dozed me to 80 mg per day and after than I felt worse. I never had nausea in the morning until I started taking this drug. It has made my silent GERD come alive! I stopped taking this 1 week ago and my acid reflux is bad but I am going to persist and avoid this drug. My GP was astonished the hospital had me on such a high dose for so long and she decided to stop the meds. I am glad. I would advise managing symptoms of GERD through good diet, drinking water, liquorice (deglycerised), anti-acids when it is bad. So get some gaviscon and zantac in for over the festive season. I should also say I took NSAID's with this drug for the extreme back pain and that gave me gastritis. Please re-consider using any NSAID as it can make your GERD symptoms unbearble and you might end up at the hospital with the pain in your stomach. | F | 32 | 8 months | 12/6/2008 | 2 | duadenal ulcers | bloating, dry mouth, weight gain, fatigue | I have only been taking prilosec for about one week. It seems to be easing the pain somewhat, but I am so fatigued and uncomfortable from the bloating that I will probably discontinue use. | F | 60 | 9 days | 12/5/2008 | 1 | GERD | Anxiety, tiredness, feeling of passing out, severe weakness, heart palps, unable to sleep. | Stay away from this medicine. I recently went to the ER thinking I was having a heart attack, but EKG and blood work showed that everything was fine and was diagnosed with GERD. Seeing how I was experiencing severe bloating and burping, I went ahead and took the prescibed medicine (Omeprazole). Big mistake!! On day one, I was already starting to feel extremely tired and was having nightmares. On day two, I didn't want to take the drug to see if it had caused that side effect, but was persuaded by my finace to take it (mistake number two). On day two, I was absolutely convinced this drug was the culprit of my side effects: Servere weakness, Heart Palpitations, Breathing Problems, Rapid Heart Beat, Swelling on the Neck and Anxiety. I have been off this drug for two days and am still feeling this way. I have a vacation coming up in two weeks and I really hope this stupid drug gets out of my system before then. Stay away from this drug!!! I have taken other medicine which ha | 28 | 2 days | 12/2/2008 | 1 | GERD | I just went to my doctor because I have been losing my hair. I thought it was normal for awhile but when it continued, at an alarming rate, I went to see him. Apparently, this could be a side effect from taking prilosec over the last 2 years. My doctor did not know this and recommended I have a thyroid test. When I came home I found out about it on the internet, Wikpedia. Of course, I do not recommend anyone taking this product. | F | 49 | 2 years | 12/2/2008 | 1 | GERD | Muscle aches and weakness especially in the upper arms (Biceps and Triceps), back and thighs, dizziness, palpitations. | I am a physician, and have recommended this medication to patients for years. And often due to financial reasons, I would prescribe 2 pills daily as opposed to the single in order to achieve the "Prescribed Rx. dose". When my own gerd/reflux got out of control, I took this medication myself. Did wonders for my symptoms which completely resolved. But the previously mentioned side effects I described caused me to go searching for answers. I will no longer prescribe for my patients or for myself. | M | 38 | 5 months | 12/2/2008 | 1 | acid reflux | I began to feel tired. Later my joints & bones began to hurt. Heated sensations in my legs like a hot rag was pressing on me.The worst of all was the numbness and painful tingling in my hands, feet & shoulders. | I now know that this drug took my B-12 out of my nervous system. It has been very scary these painful sensations I still have even after being off this drug for 3 months.I regret ever doing this to myself. I never had anything like this before I took Prilosec.I am taking B-12 Now and hope & pray that I can reverse the damage.I still have the bad side effects, including the headaches. I never had before. I just had acid reflux & wish that I had not taken my doctors advice & ever took this drug. AVOID THIS DRUG FOLKS. | F | 53 | 3 months | 11/30/2008 | 5 | acid reflux | No side effects I'm aware of. | I have a history of esophageal problems, including having food stuck for up to 60 minutes (Shatzki's Ring) This was fixed twice by balloon dilation, but is likely to come back if I don't take a Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) daily. I took Protonix, another PPI, for 2 years but got tired of the $70 copay. I tried Omeprazole, which has a $16 copay on my plan, and it works about as well. I can drink caffeinated beverages, drink alcohol, and in general don't need to avoid anything, and have not had a recurrence of esophageal symptoms so far. If I were to have symptoms again I would go back to Protonix or one of the other expensive PPI's but so far so good with Omeprazole. | M | 70 | 2 years | 11/29/2008 | 2 | ulcer | Severe depression, stoned out of it feeling, confused, and fatigued | I started taking prilosec only a couple days ago after protonix which gave me severe abdominal pain and shortness of breathe and prevacid gave me really bad pins and needs feeling that hurt. Once started on prilosec i started becoming severely depressed about everything, was almost to the point where i was gonna check myself in a hospital. Did not know it had effect until i found the results in here. Why do antacids mess you up so much if it just a acid reducer??? | M | 24 | 7 days | 11/29/2008 | 2 | gerd, ibs | shakyness, anxiety, lightheadedness, just an overall feeling of uneasyness, weird appetite, bloating, gurgling in stomach, weak and wobbly limbs | I was diagnosed with ibs and then i had an endoscopy/sigmoid and the dr. prescribed this drug for me because of an irritated area on my esophogus. he diagnosed me with GERD. At first it seemed ok, I was still having stomach issues which i though was just from the trauma of the procedure. Now ive started paying attention to how im feeling other than my stomach and have developed periodic shakyness(which i assumed was lack of nutrition) and also lightheadedness and weak limbs which i assumed was also the cause of this. Now, these side effects are seeming more prominent and now im wondering if it is actually the meds (generic omeprazole) | F | 21 | 20 days | 11/27/2008 | 2 | Acid Reflux | Heart burn | I only tried it because I changed insurance and could not afford Prevacid. I used Prevacid for 3 years without any heartburn. I tried Prilosec and my Acid Reflux came back. I guess I will have to take out a loan so I can go back on Prevacid. | M | 47 | 14 days | 11/23/2008 | 2 | Acid reflux | Headache, lightheadedness, tired feet and general fatigue; I just feel so out of it! | All in all, I am bothered more by the side effects than I was by the acid reflux which spiked after my endoscopy. I am on the 4th day of a 14 day pack but intend to discontinue this stuff immediately. The reflux is gone, but it is something I could deal with. However, I cannot function at work or socially in this state! I am calling my gastroenterologist on Monday. | M | 45 | 4 days | 11/22/2008 | 1 | GERD | anxiety to the point of near-panic, insomnia, major brain fog | My doc prescribed this as a tool to determine whether my esophageal inflammation is due to GERD or some allergy. I took one dose and that night woke up feeling very very anxious, almost panic attack. I am going thru a period of anxiety/depression so my baseline is high, but this was the worst anxiety I've had in several months, and there was no other trigger. I stopped the med and after a few days things settled down to previous levels. Coincidence? Possible but unlikely. Scary stuff. | M | 43 | 1 days | 11/22/2008 | 5 | acid reflux | No side effects | I thought I was having a heart attack!! The doctor said the esophogus can spazm because of being irritated and feel like a heart attack. I take prilosec otc every other day. If I stop taking it, my reflux comes back after 3 days. I have tried to stop drinking coffee, alcohol, everything I was told to stop. Nothing worked. I won't stop taking prilosec, unless someone proves to me it is killing me. LOL. | M | 41 | 7 years | 11/20/2008 | 4 | acid reflux | It worked very well to cure my reflux/heartburn which had been getting worse and worse. But now I have excruciating pain in my feet and legs. I am trying to figure out if it is a side effect or not. I guess I will quit taking it, or take it less often. | I take the prescription form because it is so much cheaper. It has been like a wonder drug until now, if it is the cause of my leg pain. It seems it might be and I ought to stop taking it. | F | 46 | 8 months | 11/17/2008 | 2 | Gerd | heart palpitations, severe dry mouth, hypertension, weight gain, rashes, funny pain in the lower back esp in the mornings, cramping, pretty much what everybody else has been saying as well in bits over a long period of time, i just haven't been able to connect the dots | It gave me some relief gerd wise but the side effects that i am experiencing and the ones that i have read about are scaring me. I need to stop taking this drug. Trouble is, my doctor is such an advocate for this, he even tells me that he takes it for his gerd. | F | 29 | 4 years | 11/15/2008 | 1 | GERD/Acid Reflux | Six months of: Fluid in left Ear, Headaches, Dizziness, Panic Attacks, Depression, Agoraphobia, Severe Abdominal Pain with Terrible Diarrhea cycling ever two to three days and lasting for a 24 hour period each time. Passed blood in stool and was dehydrated and had to go to emergency room. Had not been out of house alone in over 5 months due to the severe panic and anxiety. | Acid Reflux can be altered by MUCH SAFER MEANS which does not take your life away from you. Thank God I finally figured out that the cause of my life altering conditions for the past 6 months were due to this stupid over the counter medication. I will NEVER AGAIN intentionally cause such horrors in my life. I am so very thankful to have my life back. After trashing Prilosec I now have: No anxiety or panic- I'm going out shopping and to lunch with friends- No more headaches AND NO MORE 24 hour AWFUL bathroom issues!!! Eating Live Culture Yoplait Yogurt and keeping Mylanta handy now for acid reflux/GERD is a much better alternative! Life is Good Again! Thank You Lord for returning my common sense to me and guiding me to trash the Prilosec OTC!!!!!!!!!! | F | 51 | 6 months | 11/15/2008 |