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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PRILOSEC | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Esphogis protection/ Acid reflux | None so far, I have taken Prilosec for just under two years to keep my acid reflux in check as well as protect the lining of my esphagis from being deteriorated any more. Im not a good speller but that has nothing to do with prilosec. I Found no evidence of any of the side effects listed on this web site exept for some slight gas but i am also slightly lactose intolerant. | recently I discontinued use if prilosec becuase of research that I have done about the side effects for prolonged use. My doctor also dismissed the two week warning label. I noticed increased digestion times(quicker food pass through) and a general feeling of lack of protection of my esophagous. Not to mention an increase in effects felt from acid reflux spouts. | M | 21 | 1 years | 9/25/2008 | 4 | gerd - hiatal hernia-acid reflux | Frequently tired, irritable, and depressed. Short term memory loss. Heart palpitations, chest pains. Recently developed anemia and am experiencing hair loss. | Have been taking Prilosec daily for more than 5 years. Doctors say long term use OK. I just recently began questioning if my problems are caused by more than aging - decided to discontinue Prilosec and see what happens. | F | 59 | | 9/24/2008 | 2 | GERD | server lower gut pain, upset stomach | My insurance company stopped paying for Prevacid, so my doctor said to take Prilosec. Four days after my last Prevacid, my lower gut has severe pains, cannot sleep at night, and have an upset stomach. Anyone else gone from Prevacid to Prilosec and had problems? | M | 38 | 4 days | 9/18/2008 | 4 | Severe GERD | Forgetfulness, sleeplessness, which I thought due to aging, pain in feet, gas. | I must have been on this for about 6 years, after a bout of esophageal bleeding during vomiting. A year or two before that, a doctor (perhaps over-) dilated the point where food enters the stomach after I had several episodes of trouble swallowing. The Prilosec worked much better than Cimetedine or Tums, but due to insurance considerations, I have been on the generic form for about a year. I am glad to have found this site, as I now suspect some of my troubles may be due to Prilosec. Will start taking supplements, especially melatonin, as there was an article in the San Diego Union Tribune today, Health section, p.7 or 8, saying some tests suggest that 5~6mg of melatonin, plus some supplements (didn't say what) works better than Prilosec in many cases. Here's a link: www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080916/news_1c16gastro.html I am going to try to get off Prilosec using melatonin and supplements. Up till now, the longest I could go without it and still have no trouble at ni | F | 71 | 6 years | 9/17/2008 | 1 | heartburn | Depression and tingling in scalp - felt like hair loss. This is a vey bad drug if used for longer term | I was on it for an extended period and finally realized my problem was lactose intolerence, not heart burn due to acid | M | 52 | | 9/13/2008 | 1 | Heartburn, reflux | Dizzyness, anxiety, headache | Not worth taking - my reflux wasn't bad enough to put up with the side effects I had with this med | F | 46 | 2 days | 9/10/2008 | 1 | Hiatal Hernia | I started taking Prilosec a few days ago and right away I started experiencing side effects. At first I thought my system had to get use to the medication, but the side effects get worst daily. I have experienced light-headedness, nausea, pain in my private area, problems focusing, appetite changes, tickling sensations in my fingers, itching and depressing thoughts. I do not recommend this medication to anyone. I am going to stop taking it today and go back to taking Zantac twice a day. I've never experienced any problems with it! | F | 43 | 3 days | 9/9/2008 | 1 | Gerd | I was prescribed this drug after I complained of stabbing chest pains although I had no burning sensation. I must say it did help relieve the pain but I noticed I developed random heart palpatations all day long. It scares me to death. After finding this site I stopped taking it, but I still get the heart palpatations. Its been two days so far I hope it goes away. In the meantime I think I will be consuming aloe vera gel. Ive heard from others its great for gerd and heart palpatations. If any one can relate or has recommendations let me know please. | F | 28 | 22 days | 9/5/2008 | 5 | For heartburn | I have had no side effects. It works great for me. | F | 64 | 4 years | 9/2/2008 | 1 | yes | Anxiety,felt like i wanted to run and scream and crash through a window,made me very nervous, dicconected with my whereabouts | Stop takeing the drug after two days, I would not take it again.I had rather have gerd and take malox | M | 73 | 2 days | 9/1/2008 | 1 | acid reflux | The side effects came on slowly and as many I just did not realize what my body was trying to say. That would be stop this stuff is hurting me.The scary point was the tingling & numbness. I knew then and did research. Strips important B-12 & sets the downfall in motion to bring down the nervous system. My doctor said to take it four months. This may be a case of a cure being far worse that the reflux.I am stopping now & pray that I can heal. | The body is a temple where the holy spirit & soul resides. We must be WISE & not cause the body more trouble with these drugs that are pushed on us. | F | 53 | 2 months | 9/1/2008 | 3 | GERD | At first prilosec seemed like a miracle pill. My gerd was gone so quickly and I could sleep at night. By the end of two weeks, appetite increased a great deal. I had awful night time anxiety and difficutly swallowing. | This pill worked so well at first, but had to stop by third week. I was dissapointed because I don't want anymore damage to my esophagus. The anxiety that I experienced was very scary, so I stopped taking it. | F | 53 | 15 days | 8/26/2008 | 5 | No side effects what so ever. | I have been using Prilosec for about 3 weeks, and have had no side effects. I decided to test it out on a double slice of pepperoni pizza today and was surprised that what would usually be the kiss of death for my stomach resulted in no heartburn. I love this medicine and take it within 5 minutes after waking up in the morning with no side effects what so ever. After waking up from an endoscopy procedure after being told I had very bad acid reflux, my doctor answered my question of, “ how long will I have to take this medication?”, by saying , “forever. I don’t know if I want to be on this med indefinitely, but for now, it has been a godsend. | M | 50 | 22 days | 8/24/2008 | 1 | Acid reflux | Light-headedness, dizziness, upper back pain, lower back pain, heart palpitations, groin pain, hair loss, anxiety, constipation | I developed acid reflux at the same time my gall bladder stopped working properly, so the doctor put me on Prilosec. The undesirable and painful side effects began within 48 hours. I did not attribute all of the side effects to the drug initially, especially the groin pain and hair loss. All blood and urine tests came back normal. The severe constipation began after my gall bladder was removed. The day I quit Prilosec normal bowel activity resumed. Hair loss improved after a few weeks being off the drug. I no longer have groin pain, but the area still feels damaged and weak. I've been off the drug for over two months, after being on it for about 4 months. This drug worked great for controlling my stomach acid, but felt like it was poisoning the rest of my body. This drug also made the list of "8 Drugs Dr's Prescribe but Won't Take Themselves". It can cause heart damage with long term use. Changing my diet and using natural supplements fixed the reflux for me! | F | 36 | 4 months | 8/20/2008 | 1 | gas, heartburn | anxiety, anusea, rapid heart rate, depression, dry, sour taste in mouth | I had heartburn started two weeks ago. I started taking Omeprazole and was on it for 4 days. I felt weak, sour taste, and dry mouth. I thought it was because too much acid and the medication did not help, so I went to the doctor. She did test and found I had H. Pylori. I almost never had stomach pain, but I decided to take the PREVPAC, the following 4 days were like hell to me. I developed very bad acid reflux and I think it had burned my throat. The PPI comes with PREVPAC doesn't help at all. I went to a G.I doctor who gave me AcipHex (another PPI). It did control my acid reflux (part of reason is I stopped the prevpac too). But I still have fast heart rate and anxiety. Until I read this page, I realize I just had mild heartburn and gas before and all my "sickness" was started after I started Omeprazole. I guess I just can not tolerate all PPI. Now I have stopped all the medication, and I feel much better | F | 36 | 7 days | 8/20/2008 | 1 | Bile Reflux/hitial hernia/gastritis | Extreme anxiety, heart palpatations, diahhrea, pain in upper breast bone area, upper back, upper arm and funny feeling in my mouth/jaw area. | I would not recommend taking this drug. I started taking it on day one and by day two, I thought I was having a heart attack and went to the urgent care center. EKG revealed nothing wrong with my heart. By day three still experiencing the same effects and stop taking the medicine. I am two days off the medications and still feel the arm and heart palpatations. I hope this gets better. I don't like feeling this way. I HATE THIS MEDICINE!!! STAY AWAY FROM IT!! I took this as an alternative to Nexium while I was waiting for my insurance co. to approve the medication. I think I will go back to Nexium as soon as this heals up. | F | 40 | 3 days | 8/17/2008 | 1 | gerd | muscle and joint pain,no motivation,could hardly walk in the am, depressed,forgetfulness,bloating and diarrhea ,headaches, heart feeling like it was beating too hard and fast, panic attacks. | i have been off of it for 4 days, feeling better, seem to have more energy, no bloating, little diarrhea. i am taking zantac but it doesn't seem to be as good. will give another report after 2 weeks off. been on it for 8 years. | F | 58 | | 8/17/2008 | 1 | GERD | Depression,complete loss of energy,unclear thinking,sharp abdominal cramps in the morning,feeling of premature aging | Started taking to cure erosive esophagus. Doctors never encouraged discontinuing once healed. Low and behold - 10 years later - hooked! Body cant function without it and side effects are killing me. Going off cold turkey wont work but i need to detox. No doctor has ananswer so i invented my own. Got a prescription of 10 mg capsules open them up and split the dosage in half to 5mg. This seems to be enough to keep my body in the balance it has become accustomed to. It will take time but with proper diet im hoping my system will return to normal. Anyone who asks me about this drug I strongly encourage them not to make it habit forming. | M | 41 | 10 days | 8/14/2008 | 4 | GERD | Excessive gas | F | 40 | 4 years | 8/13/2008 | 1 | gastritis/gastroparesis | severe muscle pain,burning/tingling especially in arms, irritablity, sadness, sores in mouth,fuzzy vision, irregular heart beat, insomina | I was hoping this would work, but I would rather have a stomach ache and not be able to eat than the side effects from the Prilosec. | F | 43 | 7 days | 8/13/2008 |