NEXIUM Reviews (ESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM)Average Rating: 2.2 (1126 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare NEXIUM with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NEXIUM | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Strange subtle shortness of breath at first. Blood in urine! Strangest nausea ever! VOMITING. Still sick two weeks later after stopping! I wonder if I'll ever get my life back!! | DO NOT TAKE! | F | 52 | 2 weeks 1X day | 3/28/2013 | 1 | Migraine, gas, belching, sharp stomach pains, diarrhea, dizziness. | AVOID AT ALL COSTS! | F | 50 | 7 days 1X day | 3/20/2013 | 5 | GERD | Minor loose stools, occasional headaches | I've been on Nexium off and on for about ten years now. Depending how it was covered under my insurance, I had to go off it at times since it was not covered. I have tried protronix, prilosec, prevacid (30 mg daily and 30mg 2x a day) prevacid gave me horrible diarrhea. Nexium has been the best. My latest insurance company wanted me to try dexilant for a month before covering nexium. Basically one 60 mg Dexilant is like taking two 30mg prevacids. Didn't do anything but give me a cold after a month, and lots of diarrhea. I always come back to the nexium, when things improve I ween off it taking it once every other day for a while to get off of it. I have been getting my calcium and magnesium levels check every six months and they have always been fine. It is just unfortunate that it is so expensive and insurance companies do not want to cover it. All of the GI docs have told me it is the best. | M | 36 | 10 years 40 1X day | 3/17/2013 | 1 | Heartburn | tingly lips, right facial numbness, right arm pain, heavy feeling on top of thighs - hard to walk, burning sensations throughout the body, weakness in hands , vertigo, blurred vision , anxiety, depression, racing heart, insomnia, etc, etc, etc!!!!!!!!! | I will say that nexium did help with my heartburn in a short period of time BUT after 8 months of continued use recommended by my physician, and afraid that it might return, I foolishly continued. I have seen my doctor numerous times and a few trips to emergency . MRI set up by emergency doctor in 2012 with no report of anything abnormal. My doctor has sent me for different tests and another MRI is scheduled again (2013) as some symptoms are still lingering . I quit taking nexium approximately one year ago and am about 70% better. No one seems to think Nexium might be the problem and refers everything to anxiety. I do believe we wouldn't have the anxiety and depression if we didn't experience so many sudden unexplained symptoms while on nexium. I NEVER reply to message boards, but I had to because everyone else's experiences good and bad gave me a bit better clarification. Trust your instincts, do your research and save yourself unnecessary trauma to your life. I wish I did! | F | 48 | 8 months 40 Mg 1X day | 3/17/2013 | 1 | Gerd | Muscle spasm in fingers, weak arms and legs, depression, rash on neck, sore hands, cramps in calves | I was on nexium 40 mg once a day for about 2 months and then my dr increased my medication to 40mg twice daily due to still having gerd symptoms. I then began experiencing muscle spasms in my hands, arm and leg muscle weakness, depression, a rash on my neck, and I started having trouble typing at my computer at work. I could not figure out what was wrong with me and then I googled side effects of nexium, because thats the only medicine i was on, and found this website- thank goodness!!!! I called my gastroenterologist and he said these couldn't be side effects from this medicine, but I took the initiative to stop taking this medicine on my own and also had my magnesium level tested. I read on nexium website it could cause low levels of magnesium which could cause my symptoms. Well my levels were a little low and after about one week my symptoms started going away. I've altered my diet and do muscle relaxation exercises everyday to lower stress levels. I'm feeling totally back to normal now and my gerd is better most of the time. I wrote a letter to the FDA about this horrible drug DO NOT TAKE THIS PILL!!!!!!!! | F | 33 | 3 months 40mg 2X day | 3/16/2013 | 1 | Barrits esophagus | Dizziness , headaches, vision trouble, soar throat, nausea, anxiety | M | 41 | 3 years 40mg | 3/16/2013 | 5 | Acid Reflux due to Hiatus Hernia | Reduced erectile duration, severe reflux if I miss a dose | Massively improved my quality of life, before Nexium I was basically unable to function at my desk job, couldn't exercise, couldn't lie down. Now I can do it all as long as I am careful soon after eating. | M | 33 | 3 years 40mg 1X day | 3/4/2013 | 1 | GERD | Headaches, dizziness, lack of concentration, anxiety, foggy vision, ringing in left ear. | The side effect is not worth the benefit for this medicine. It is just plain poison. I had no other choice but to stop taking this medicine because of the deadly side effects. | M | 52 | 9 months 40MG 2X day | 2/26/2013 | 1 | gerd and othestomach issues. | Severe muscle spasms of the legs. Could not walk for about three weeks unless I was in a walker. | F | 68 | 6 weeks dont remem | 2/26/2013 | 1 | Acid Reflux | Rapid heart rate, high blood pressure, stomach pain, many hot flashes, insomnia. | I have had acid reflux for 20 years and have been taking Acid which helped very much. I recently had a bad reflux episode and my doctor prescribed Nexium. I only took it 2 days and experienced very rapid heart rate, elevated blood pressure, and insomnia.I also had unexplained sharp pains in stomach. I sopped taking it and side effects stopped. I am back taking Axid which has virtually no side effects. Thanks to all of you for your comments. Very helpful. | F | 62 | 2 days 40 mg 2X day | 2/19/2013 | 1 | Silent Acid Reflux | Dizziness, anxiety, appetite loss/weight loss, extreme fatigue, SEVERE headache (I seriously felt like my head was going to explode). | I first started taking generic Prilosec and about day four, started feeling "funny" while I was sitting in a meeting. I thought I was going to pass out and had to leave. That night I had the absolute WORST headache I have ever had not to mention, the room was spinning all night long. It took two days to feel somewhat "normal" again. I switched to NEXIUM next thinking it might not be as bad. Within two days I started to be extremely fatigued. By six o'clock I couldn't get off the couch. My kids and husband thought I was getting sick. I didn't make the connection to the Nexium until day 5 when the headache and dizziness showed up again. I cannot begin to explain how awful this stuff made me feel! Not only that but I lost my appetite and in two weeks of being on this and Prilosec lost around 8 pounds. I am trying a more natural approach now with my diet and supplements. I will do anything aside from ever take anything like this again!!! I stopped taking this drug two days ago and am still not feeling that great. | F | 33 | 5 days 40 1X day | 2/17/2013 | 1 | Acid Reflex | Ear pain, swollen glands and light sore throat, arm pain and and back pain, dizzness, confusion,mood changes,pain in head and strange heavyness in top of head, eye pain. Sense Nexium is in the same family as Prilosec it can cause the same symptoms. | Don't take this drug as it will cause bad issues. I don't understand why the drugs do this but I do know some of us need to be on them and end up suffering really bad. Also ear infections are common with this drug and are hard to heal if u continue to take it or other acid relief drugs as well. | F | 51 | 6 months 20 mg 1X day | 2/12/2013 | 1 | Acid Reflux, Hiatal Hernia | tinnitus, vertigo, confusion, depression, loss of appetite, hip pain , ear pain, visual disturbance | I have actually been taking Nexium off and on for years. It was restarted around three months ago. Since this time, I have developed ear ringing, pain that wraps around my left side below my ribs, vertigo, disorientation.... What is worse is that my moods have gone totally erratic. I came to this site when I typed in Nexium + ear ringing + confusion. The ear ringing (a problem I've never had) has gotten worse over the past 2 1/2 weeks. I am going to see an ENT next week-- HOWEVER-- I must say that as one woman posted on here, I have not been able to leave my house. Everyone thinks I am just a nut case- crying, depression, confusion.... sobbing-- I won't go anywhere w/o someone coming w/ me and I can't drive b/c of the ear ringing and vertigo. The stomach pain I have has only gotten worse. It's ruining my quality of life- and messing up the home stability as well. I typed in the drugs I have been taking along with ear ringing. All of these crazy side effects that I read- I'm having. Quitting the Nexium TODAY. It certainly isn't helping-- and I will know over the course of time -- whether all of this is actually coming totally from the Nexium. Would I risk taking it??? NO. I WOULD NOT. PPI drugs seem to be monsterous for some of us. Doctors don't seem to realize this drug is only to be taken 4-8 weeks. I am losing it- and think it is the result of this drug. Time will tell for certain, but symptoms here so overlap with mine. I'm also have visual disturban | F | 40 | 3 months 20 mg 2X day | 1/25/2013 | 1 | ACID REFLUX | GAS, BLOATING, BELCHING , ABDOMINAL PAIN, INSOMNIA, REBOUND EFFECT MAJORLY IN THE SIDE EFFECTS | MY 2.5 MONTH OLD BABY TOOK 4 TIMES THE RECOMMENDED DOSE BC THE DR MESSED UP. HE IMMEDIATELY STARTED HAVING PAINFUL GAS, BLOATING, BELCHING. HE IS UNABLE TO SLEEP. IT HAS BEEN 2 WEEKS AND HE IS STILL HAVING THE SAME SYMPTOMS. LIFE WAS BETTER BEFORE HE TOOK THE MEDICINE. HOPING THE SYMPTOMS STOP SOON. GOING TO SEE A GI SPECIALIST TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NO DAMAGE. I REPORTED THIS TO THE MANUFACTURER BC THIS DRUG WAS NOT TESTED IN CHILDREN FOR AN OVERDOSE AMOUNT | M | 0 | 17 days 10MG 1X day | 1/15/2013 | 1 | Acid Reflux/GERD | Severe headache in the back of my head | F | 38 | 60 days 40mg 1X day | 1/5/2013 Patient History | 2 | H pylori n barrett's mucosa | Since been on them , wake up with sour feet n lower backache ,has cured the stomach pain due to H pylori but its coming with some other trouble I.e.sour feet n body ache every day + dizziness at times. Not too sure if its NEXIUM , but I have been burping a lot as well . Hopefully it's of some help to others | M | 30 | 1 months 20 mg | 1/2/2013 | 3 | Hiatal Hernia | Upset stomach, somewhat more frequent bowel movements | I have been off and on Nexium as required to reduce the acid reflux associated with my Hiatal Hernia. After about 24 hours it does reduce the reflux pain. However, I do tend to get an upset stomach,a little stomach pain, and somewhat more frequent (3/day vs 1/day) and slightly loose bowel movements. | M | 51 | 5 days 40 1X day | 12/25/2012 | 1 | Severe heart burn | Tingling in cheek, like I'd just come from the dentist, moved to my tongue and lips, all on the left side pain under the right rib on my side tired very anxious feeling of helplessness feeling like I was going to die bad thoughts very bad headaches Extremely dry skin nose bleeds pressure in my head blurred vision, noticeably worse by the day tightening in my cheeks | I thought I was dying from a brain tumor!! I was prescribed Nexium after about 3 months of chronic heartburn, After the second day I woke up with a pressure headache and stomach ache, and I threw up. The next day I still had the headache and the nausea was still there. The third day, I blew my nose and it was nothing but a tissue full of blood, scared the daylights out of me. I just attributed it to dry air in my workplace. I started having thoughts that I was going to die, for no apparent reason, and I was very sad. I noticed my skin was starting to get flaky, again I chalked it up to the dry air. It was when I noticed my vision change in only a few days, that made me think something was drastically wrong, and my left ear began to ache. I called the drug store where I got the drug and the Pharmacist told me that she'd never heard of such side effects but to stop taking it and see what happens. I took my last pill yesterday morning and I an hoping to see some improvement today. My cheek is still a bit numb, and I have a slight headache and pressure, I still have ringing in my left ear and a bit of an earache that comes and goes. I honestly have never experienced such a scary episode. I also am confused and have short term memory loss, like forgetting what I am supposed to be doing when I am in the middle of doing it SO SCARY!!!! | F | 47 | 5 days 40 1X day | 12/23/2012 | 3 | Gerd | M | 48 | 5 months 20 mg 1X day | 11/25/2012 | 4 | Reflux | Joint pain, extreme fatigue, chronic nausea, anxiety, panic attacks, sense of doom / dispair, urgency, digestive system never really acting "right", headache, fogginess, memory problems. | When it comes to controlling reflux, there is NO better medication on the market. It does exactly what they say it will do, and for that part of the medication, I am grateful. However, over the course of years, side effects became more and more obvious to me, finally reaching the point (last week) where it was getting dibilitating for me. I chose to stop the Nexium, work on my eating habits, and add a supplement called "Slo Mag". I added the supplement because it is now being discussed that Nexium, over time, can deplete the body's magnesium. Regardless, I have been off Nexium for 4 days, and I'm using the Slo Mag - and the past 3-4 days have been markedly better. I've had no nausea, and no headache. I am confident the fatigue and joint pain will go away in time. It took a long time to start, and I'm sure it will take a long time to go away. I AM NOT anti-Nexium. I am very against people taking it for years. The body will suffer as a result. | M | 46 | 10 years 40 mg 1X day | 10/22/2012 |