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 |
| 5 | heartburn | none | This has truly been a MIRACLE DRUG for me and I buy the 42-count packages at Walmart without missing a single day! Can't live without the stuff now because I formerly would go to bed and as soon as I put my head on the pillow my heartburn would make me want to sit up again (took Tums by the handful before this!). Now I eat well and have NO HEARTBURN and NO SIDE EFFECTS. I would strongly recommend Prilosec to anyone! | M | 45 | 10 months | 2/12/2008 | 1 | GERD | general "out of it feeling", anxiety went through the roof, felt like I was having a heart attack even at my age and level of good health, shoulder/neck pain. Hot flashes, throat feels like something is lodged in it. Lack of Concentration. | I have bad heartburn due to drinking too many diet cokes over my College career. Started taking prilosec to try and fix it. Side effects are much worse than actual heartburn. You have a constant "down in the dumps" feeling which comes and goes. I have always been a very anxious happy-go-lucky type of guy, after taking this it has slowly turned me into a very anxious, jumpy, nerve-wrecked man. I am stopping taking it TODAY | M | 23 | 5 days | 2/8/2008 | 1 | GERD excessive belchin | sleeplessness, elevated heart rate, elevated blood pressure, abdominal cramps, jitters, wierd dreams | F | 55 | 4.5 days | 2/8/2008 | 1 | Reflux suspected ulcer | I took Omeprazole for 5 weeks experiencing these side effects I think people should know about what can happen. If only I knew that this would be occurring I would not have taken them, this has caused me so much pain and has made me very depressed as I still can't walk properly. The side effect that I had and still have were heart palpatations, headaches, not being able to sleep felt like I had 6 double expresso's before I went to bed, painful joints and serve aching in legs, arms and back with painful cramps in the calfs. I had a problem with my hips joints, knees and swollen joints of the fingers and toes. I have stopped the pills for three weeks now and still suffering with swollen joints mainly the fingers and toes worst effected. | Stop taking Omeprazole as soon as any side effect occurs. Don't agree to carry on with these with the comments from doctors saying side effects will go away with more use of the product that was what I was told. | F | 42 | 33 days | 2/4/2008 | 1 | Acid Reflux/GERD | Upper chest tightness, breathing difficulties, and chest pain after eating | Took this medication for GERD/Acid that was causing me breathing problems. At first it was great but the longer I was on it - develope dtickle in the back of my throat, then upper chest tightness and cramping, and PAIN after EVERY meal. Once going off the Acid is worse than it has EVER BEEN..... | F | 34 | 21 days | 2/4/2008 | 1 | reflux | FIrst 3 days were good, the reflux settled. Fourth, 5th, and 6th days were progressively worse. Did not relieve the reflux after 3rd day, furthermore, developed severe chest pains (tightening of chest, knife to chest) and stomach became more irritated. Lost sleep on many nights from the discomfort, and felt much weaker while taking this medicine. As soon as I stopped taking Prilosec, the problems went away. | This was my first experience on an antacid. It was terrible. I am not overweight and exercise 3x's a week, generally in great health. | F | 42 | | 2/2/2008 | 2 | acid reflux | It took a while to realize, because it came on slowly, and I had just started babysitting my grandson, so I blamed that. But I had increasing muscle and joint paint, muscle weakness, weight gain, extreme fatigue, lethargy. It hurt to lift my grandson and if I carried him a short ways I was breathless and heart pounding. I woke up one morning after over a year of taking it and thought " I wonder if it's the prilosec!?" I stopped and was better in 2-3 days! | It did work very well on my acid reflux, but my life was pretty miserable otherwise. My dr. is trying me on aciphex now. I tried just going back to pepcid ac when I needed it, but that didn't cut it at all. I have a bad feeling all ppi's are not going to work for me. I am also going to be better about what , how much and when I eat. I am prone to migraines so a little worried about the aciphex. But this site is great, it validates you and lets you know you're not crazy!! | F | 54 | 1 years | 2/1/2008 | 2 | Acid reflux | Headaches / possible migraine trigger | Minimal improvement in symptoms. | M | 45 | 6 months | 2/1/2008 | 1 | reflux | Heart palpitations, mild chest wall pain, left arm ache or tingle around elbow, light headed, bloated, loss of appitite, anxiety, legs felt like rubber, abdominal pressure on upper right side. The dreams were strange, and I felt easily startled. | Wasn't sure what was causing these symptoms until I read similar experiences from other posters. I have now stopped taking it and all effects have returned to normal after a few days. Stay away from this stuff!!!! | M | 42 | 4 days | 2/1/2008 | 3 | Acid reflux | racing heartbeats off and on, didn't seem to last quite long enough before the heartburn returned in the wee hours of the morning waking me up, lots of gas and burping despite using this medicine | F | 56 | | 1/30/2008 | 2 | Gas pain, unable to belch air up. | It made me belch alot and helped to relive some pain. I get better results eating manna bread and drinking kombucha tea. | It has titanium dioxide in it. | M | 6 months | 1/29/2008 | 4 | Acid reflux, Gurd | Bad Bloating, vision problems, aches and pains,soft stool, light headed, Water weight gain. | I went off the Medicine and all these symptoms went back to normal but the acid reflux was so bad I had to go back on it. It works for the acid but I hate the side effects. I've also been on Nexium, Prevacid,Acephex, Zantag, Pepcid Ac, Tums | M | 52 | 8 years | 1/26/2008 | 1 | heartburn | headache, severe depression, complete loss of libido, nausea, dizziness, felt like I could not think clearly, panic attacks | I am also taking Gabapentin for headaches so I blamed it first, but the only thing I've changed is Prilosec. My heartburn would rage unless I ate bread, so I will just settle for eating bread instead of the horrible side effects. I was crying everyday about nothing, just a really bad experience | F | 21 | 1 months | 1/25/2008 | 1 | Acid reflux | Headache, sore throat, coughing, lethargy. | The drug immediately eliminated virtually all heartburn, but the side effects outweigh the benefit. I am now looking for a natural alternative. | M | 47 | 2 weeks | 1/23/2008 | 4 | Possible duodenal ulcer | After being on Omeprazole for 3 days, I had a severe headache for 2 days. Luckily it was on the weekend. Other than that, nothing is TOO bad. I have mild diarrhea on occasion, and when I'm sitting at my desk, I'll get really sleepy, whereas I didn't used to do that before starting the drug. | It seems to help a lot but doesn't get rid of all my stomach pain. I could do without the drowsiness, but can live with it. When I'm up and around it doesn't bother me; only when I'm sitting does it make me sleepy. | F | 38 | 1 months | 1/21/2008 | 1 | heartburn | tremors in legs neck and stomach especially at might, nausea, loose gassy stools, rumbling, fatigue, anxiety like symptoms | I do not recommend this drug, or at best be careful and know of the many problems. I would really like to know if anyone has had lingering symptoms. After my first horrible month in October the symptoms have abated but still come back although much less intensive at least once a week. It has been over 3 months since I took prilosec. Dr. is convincing me it can't still be caused by medicine. Also I have gone on it before for 2 weeks to a month with no noticeable effects.This site was the only reason i suspected prilosec. | F | 59 | 10 days | 1/21/2008 | 2 | acid reflux, involuntary gagging | Extreme hunger and high anxiety plus nausia/sour stomach | I was shocked to find all the comments on this website especially since there are NO side effect warnings on the box. My dr. recommended prilosec otc for what she suspects is acid reflux because i have uncontrollable gagging first thing every morning when i brush my teeth. I've only been on it for TWO DAYS and I dont know whats worse; putting up with the gagging for 10 minutes in the morning OR the side effects of prilosec all day long. I've never been so nervous and anxiety ridden or hungry in my life...now I see that many of you have anxiety too. I'll give it one more day of the 14 day period to see if my gagging diminishes at all but I cant stand the way i feel and there's no way I could do this for 14 days straight! | F | 41 | 2 days | 1/19/2008 | 1 | heartburn | most of the people who have taken prilosec for such an elongated period of time did so under the care of their physician, not because they can't read a box. | F | | 1/17/2008 | 3 | Bad Indigestion/Acid reflux | chest pains, dizziness, ringing ears, MAJOR ANXIETY, discomfort in left ribs, undigested food | Posting from UK. doc precribed Omeprazole 20mg 1 a day. this really stops my acid reflux very well, no probs since being on Losec. However, triple treatment for Heliobacter Pylori asked me to double my dose to 20mg 2xday. the next month has been hell with terrible symptoms mentioned, even now back to one a day. I will be stopping ASAP and going to see doctor | M | 29 | 2 months | 1/10/2008 | 1 | acid reflux | very very tierd, depression, anxiety and brain fog. | Do not take it for anything that is less than serious - try a holistic appraoch. Read some comments here and I have exactly same side effects - have thrown the whole lot in the bin. | F | 34 | 8 days | 1/10/2008 |