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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PRILOSEC | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | frequent heartburn/acid reflux | a trip to the er had me terrified i was gonna have a heart attack in fact all it was,was acid reflux!heaviness in chest,tightness in chest,middle back pain(unbearable)neck pain all around weak feeling,sore joints,flu like symptoms,upper body pain,lump in throat,very tired(but too worried to get sleep),Anxiety out of control! | I have stopped taking prilosec and amazingly no more panic attacks every symptom has gone away but the back pain hopefully will go away in time!YOU COULD NOT PAY ME TO TAKE THIS AGAIN!currently dealing with heartburn naturally til Dr. finds something without these side affects | F | 27 | 6 times | 3/10/2008 | 5 | acid reflux | NONE....I love this medication. | I tried Nexium and had horrible side effects!!! I am beginning to think it is a chemistry problem between the two. Maybe you can handle one but not the other??? | F | 33 | | 3/9/2008 | 3 | acid reflex | SEVERE BLOATING AND GAS ANXIETY AND PANIC ATACKS HEART RACING CHEST PAINS LIKE BEING STABBED DIHAREEAH CONSTIPATION SLEEPINESS, OR NOT BEING ABLE TO SLEEP AT NIGHT........ SLEEPY DURING THE DAY ALL THE TIME; BACK PAIN PAIN AND TINGLY IN ARMS LEGS HIP PAIN MOOD SWINGS DEPRESSION IRRITABILITY | M | 32 | 1 years | 3/9/2008 | 2 | Acid Reflux | Sore stomach and mouth; metallic taste in mouth; stomach constantly making noises (absolutely not hungry) | I took the brand name Prilosec years and it worked wonders. The generic form is not good. | F | 53 | 12 days | 3/7/2008 | 3 | frequent heatburn | initially, worked great, heartburn was gone within 24 hours and did not return. around the 7th day, started to notice feeling gassy, and my abdomen was pretty distended, especially after eating. Over the next few days, my stomach started to hurt after every meal, no matter how small or bland. No heartburn, just generalized discomfort. I have been taking it for 11 days, and it occured to me it might be the Prilose. I researched it on the internet, and found all these side effects that are NOT mentioned on the insert. I am going to stop tomorrow! Hopefully, the side effects will go away! I'd rather have heartburn! | F | 40 | 11 days | 3/5/2008 | 3 | Heartburn | I have been feeling very bloated. Also, woke up yesterday with a splitting headache that has not subsided. I also have been feeling very tired lately, I was attributing it to just getting over the stomach flu(cause of the heartburn), but that was almost a week ago. I also feel as if I am in a constant fog, cannot focus on my work and just want to sleep. I am also starting to feel depressed. My jaw also hurts and I often find my self clenching my teeth. I think while I sleep I am clenching them and it may cause the headache. | It really did help my heartburn issues. After just 5 days I went from barely able to eat to being able to eat a greasy cheeseburger and fries. It is only day 6 of my prescribed 2 weeks of use. I am thinking of contacting my Doctor due to the problems. I suppose I can live with this stuff for 8 more days, but it isn't very fun. | M | 23 | 6 days | 3/5/2008 | 2 | GERD | I have been taking Prilosec on and off for a few years and recently started experiencing side effects. I had started taking Prilosec back in July. After being on it a month I started experiencing extreme sharp abdominal pains, depression, weight gain, back pain, blurred vision and anxiety. Dr. ran a CT scan and it showed an inflammed pancreas. At the time I was unaware of the side effects of Prilosec. I stopped taking prilosec because I felt that it was no longer working. Dr. perscribed Aciphex. Interestingly enough symptoms disappeared. Dr. ordered a MRI of the pancreas as a secondary test. This occured 2 weeks after original CT scan. Pancreas was fine and I am still symptom free. The DR. had no idea why I had an inflammed pancreas. 2 weeks ago after experiencing GERD again, I tried prilosec. Again the symptoms reoccurred. I put 2 and 2 together, googled prilosec's side effects and the rest is history. Needless to say I will avoid Prilosec from now on. | F | 36 | 1 months | 3/3/2008 | 1 | reflux at night | Severe depression, tearfulness, bizarre dreams, loss of interest in everything | This medicine caused me to question everything in my life; thankfully I found this website. I want my doctor to be aware before suggesting this medicine to anyone else. | F | 41 | 2 days | 3/3/2008 | 1 | possible gerd | I have an irritated throat that might have be gerd. Took one prilosec. Had massive diarrhea 2 hrs later. Felt depressed/out of it/anxious. Throat became dry and much worse. Stomach pains and cramps. | Don't recommend it. side eddefct may be confused for psychological prblems leading to more meds being presribed. | M | 29 | 1 days | 2/27/2008 | 1 | watery diarreah 3hrs after taking. stomach pain. feel wierd, out of it, depressed. foaming at mouth and dry mouth. | horrible drug. will never take again. | M | 28 | 1 days | 2/26/2008 | 2 | ACID REFLUX | diarrhea | I've been told that I have acid reflux. I have seen my own throat and have seen the white sores and edges on my vocal chords that the doctor says are evidence of acid reflux. BUT, I have no pain! I have trouble swallowing, and I cough at the drop of a hat, and choke, and my singing voice is compromised...cracks easily. Prilosec was helping , I thought, but then I started having diarrhea all the time, a case that had no symptoms of sickness. However, so inconvenient! My husband has suggested that the prilosec may be causing it, so I stopped taking the medicine this morning, and no big tummy rumbles and no diarrhea! Plan to ask my doctor for a plan B. | F | 79 | 60 days | 2/25/2008 | 4 | Acid Reflux | Some severe knuckle/toe joint swelling and pain. Not constant and random. Leg aches. Constant and sometimes crippling muscle pain in the lower right back. Sleep problems. Constant minor headache. | I've been taking this for almost 2 years on doctors orders. I asked about the max 14 days and he said not a problem. Any food at any time, especially but not limited to chicken, rice, french fries can close my throat down without warning. That means no swallowing even water or no burping to relieve pressure. I've had my throat expanded twice with good results the second time. Tried Protonix before and after the first procedure but it didn't work well enough resulting in quickly returning problems and a second procedure a year later. Without Prilosec daily (I skip days to test it) the acid reflux problem returns immediately. The throat is scarring regardless. Another procedure will have to be done but this stuff is buying me time. Not liking taking them though. | M | 56 | 2 years | 2/24/2008 | 4 | heartburn | I had really bad heartburn before I started to take Prilosec. I took at least 2-4 Tumbs a day to get rid of it. At night I woke up several times because of heartburn. I started taking Prilosec and the heartburn was gone in about 2 days. However I experienced very bad headaches during the treatment (3times in two weeks) which I never ever had before. The headache usually hit me in the middle of the night and wouldnīt go away even after taking two Ibuprofen (200mg each). Additionally my upper back and shoulders hurt really bad too, so I couldnīt lay down anymore. So I spend about half the night sleeping in a sitting position with a really bad headache. The headaches did not come back after the 14-day treatments but the heartburns are gone. | M | 32 | 14 days | 2/23/2008 | 2 | Acid Reflux | Bloating, lots of gas, chest pain like a knife under your rib, back pain, abdominal pain (upper right), heart palps, and anxiety (like you're having a heart attack...) | Im only 18 right, I shouldn't be feeling all this! Im a healthy normal guy! Anyway this medicine made me just feel terrible and like i should just lay in bed all day, the heart problems were cary and it made me have so much gas.... I don't know which is worse, reflux or this but im stopping for a week or two to see if all of this goes away. Prilosec is the only medicine I take. | M | 18 | 1 months | 2/23/2008 | 4 | heartburn | very bad gas, insomnia, out of it feeling during the day | Thank God for this web site. I recently had radiation to my brain and am on chemotherapy. I've been blaming my symptons on that. Now that I've read every one else's side effects I realize mine are also from the prilosec. I will stop this drug immediately. | F | 49 | 7 days | 2/21/2008 | 2 | cronic gastroenteritis | Works pretty good for the first 3-4 days. Then side effects slowly start kicking in. Mostly begins with a low grade headache, then weaknees in my legs. Gets worse with a tremor feeling, like your constantly on a large dose of MSG. Problems sleeping, loss of sex drive. Very sudden wake ups with anxiety attacks which I never have when I'm off the stuff. | This drug has so many side effects it's hard to depend on when you need it. I use it to stop bouts of bad stomach distress which lasts days for me. But after 5 days I have to stop taking the drug. I tried one pill every other day but it still gives me trouble. I was treated for H pylori virus a little over 2 years ago, but I believe it has returned. So I will be tested next week and probably put back on another proton inhibitor like Prilocec. Not sure how I will be able to last 2 weeks on the stuff. | M | 55 | 1 years | 2/19/2008 | 2 | Possible ulcer. Rec. by doctor | Since I've been taking the Prilosec OTC, I have had very bad chest pains. It feels like i'm having a heart attack and it's really hard to breathe! | M | 24 | 5 days | 2/19/2008 | 1 | reflux | severe anxiety, feeling of panic, loss of sleep, heart racing, inexplicable crying, moodiness | i didn't even suspect prilosec until finding this website...started prilosec right when i moved into a new house...i've never had anxiety issues, but have experienced depression...so when i started having symptoms i attributed it to the move. After a month of feeling like going crazy and losing sleep every night, i started to research effects of prilosec and found this site. why isn't anxiety listed as a side effect when so many of us suffer from it on this drug! | F | 43 | 34 days | 2/17/2008 | 2 | acid reflux | tightness in chest, spasms, anxiety, tingling in feet and hands, throat tightness | I only had hertburn and some acid when I went on it. After being on it continually for a year these are sideeffects I developed. Thinking the gerd was getting worse they increased the prilosec but actually I think these were caused by the prilosec. Also these symptoms I was having can be from Vitamin B deficient which my doctor told me I was deficient and started me on a vitamin. I believe Prilosec causes vitamin B dificient. Am going off and going to change diet considerably and see what happens | F | 45 | 1 years | 2/16/2008 | 5 | GERD | None. This has been a great drug for me. | After 8 years, a recent blood test flagged me as Vitamin B12 deficient. Research showed that B12 is broken down from the animal proteins we eat, and the acid in the stomach is needed for this to happen. So does long term use of PPI drugs bring this on? I read where there is no hard connection of this as of yet. Am now taking a B12 supplement as of 4 days ago. | M | 44 | 8 years | 2/15/2008 |