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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NEXIUM | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | GERD | Anxiety, feelings of panic, sweating on my face, breaking into a sweat while in bed, feeling like I'm going to die. A year and a half ago, I went to the ER because I felt like my heart was beating strangely also, I was sweating profusely. While being examined, my heart rate dropped to 30 MPM and the nurses had to dry me off as I was sweating everywhere. They hospitalized me for a day and a half. Blood tests, ultra sounds, and tread mill stress tests were done but, nothing was found. The Doctors told me it was just one of those unexplained things. | For the first few years, Nexium worked great for me. However, the last couple of years, things have gone downhill fast. I now experience anxiety and rapid heart rate and elevated blood pressure. This is especially bad 2-4 days after drinking more than a couple beers. I have an appointment today with my Dr. to talk to him about alternative treatments. I would really like to try the natural route. | M | 49 | 5 years 20mg 2X day | 4/28/2011 | 1 | GERD/Ulcer | Pain in upper right quadrant of my stomach that radiates to my back. Feeling full, bloated. Anxiety, night terrors, diarrhea, tingling skin, fatigued, irrational fears, tightening of my throat, feel like I can't breathe | I started taking 20MG of Nexium once daily 6 months ago for GERD. No symptoms at first, then about 5 months into taking Nexium, I was diagnosed with an ulcer and tested positive for H Pylori. I was prescribed two weeks of antibiotics and my doctor increased my Nexium dose to 40MG two times a day. That's when all of these symptoms started! Because of the stomach pain that I'm experiencing, my doctor thought I may still have an ulcer so he tested again for the H Pylori but it came back negative. He tested my liver, also negative. Now he wants to do an ultrasound of my gallbladder. But my stomach pain didn't start until he upped my dose of Nexium! I'm currently on 40MG once a day now, but after reading everything on this site, I think I need to stop taking it! | F | 27 | 6 months 40MG 1X day | 4/22/2011 | 1 | GERD | Tingling in left arm, back pain, cool feeling in chest, severe anxiety, dizziness, abdominal pain. | Please do not take Nexium. These medicines treat one illness but bring about plenty of others. Herbal remedies are available for GERD. Visit a naturopath. Natural medicine is not detrimental to human life. | F | 24 | 3 days 20mg 1X day | 4/9/2011 | 3 | hiatial hernia/ GERD | werid rash on upper arm.. literally looks as if someone burned me in 3 spots.. its red, peeling.. and it does burn. very fatigued. back pain, pain where my legs meet my hips. am i the only one experiencing this? am i just imagining things? before the nexium, i had no pain. its only been two weeks.. i dont want it to get worse. feel free to e mail me.. with nexium as the topic!! | F | 29 | 2 weeks 40mg 1X day | 3/31/2011 | 3 | GERD | Severe chest pains, extremely tired, bones aching, rapid heartbeats, anxiety, weight gain, breathing problems, and muscle soreness. | Since taking this medicine prescribed by my primary physician, I have been referred to a cardiologist and pulmanary doctor. I've had stress test, full body shunt study, breathing test. Emergency visits to the ER by ambulance because I thought I was having a heart attack. No one thought about side effects of Nexium. I stopped taking it yesterday. | F | 56 | 3 months 40 mg. 1X day | 3/24/2011 | 3 | Acid regurgitation | I have experienced no side effects whatsoever. | This drug helped me manage my heartburn symptoms, but the longterm side effects make me want to stop taking it and deal with the pain. | F | 14 | 7 months 20 mg 2X day | 3/23/2011 | 3 | GERD | Wasn't aware that some of the side affects were from the Nexium. It cleared up my reflux the first couple years, but then it didn't seem to have the 24 hour coverage anymore. I was afraid to go off it because it seemed to be getting worse. | After I had been on nexium for about 8 years, I started getting tingling in my legs and arms and thought it was a vascular problem. Even went to a vascular surgeon who performed veinous closure procedure on my leg. Then my calcium level dropped to critical levels last year and that's when I was diagnosed with Hypoparathyroidism. I decided after going on calcitriol and reading about the effects of nexium on this drug, to wean myself off nexium. When I did this, my calcium level jumped. I don't have an official diagnosis of this yet, but my guess is when I went off the nexium, my parathyroids started working again and I didn't need the calcitriol. I think this drug should be recommended for short term use only. I am going for a bone density scan next month to make sure my bones haven't been effected. | F | 51 | 10 years 40mg 1X day | 3/22/2011 | 3 | acid relux | lump in throat,headaches,muscele soreness,some dizziness,extreme weight gain,depression,some anxiety ,insomina,tiredness,rash,tingling in arms,feeling of brittle bones especially hip and lower back areas,high blood pressure | this is not what i expected,really read all info on this site,what an eye opener!!Iam giong back to the doctor on monday,Ill be having a talk with him. | F | 48 | 22 weeks 40mg 3X W | 3/19/2011 | 3 | h pylori infection, GERD | Slight dizziness (minor symptom compared to vertigo, relaxed (little bit drugged), sleepy, sometimes hard to keep eyes open having to blink a lot | I've been treated for h pylori and it's my third day on the Nexium tablets. First I was prescribed Omeprazole for my acid reflux/GERD symptoms which made my condition WORSE due to the fact that I was infected with h pylori. I developed stomach ulcers, I woke up in the middle of the night with a tight pain in the middle of my stomach which radiated out to my back so I couldn't sleep. It only felt better once I got up and I also had severe hunger pains 1-3h after my meals which continued until I started taking the antibiotics to kill the bacteria. I haven't had as bad stomach pains but I still have the acid reflux with pains in my throat which comes and goes, I have also felt some small pin stabs in my lower stomach but not sure if it is related to the medicine or my condition (probably the condition) and the hunger pains have since seemed to have disappeared but it is still early days. One thing I have experienced taking both of the proton inhibitors, Omeprazole and Nexium, is that I feel slightly dizzy and kind of relaxed (like after you've had a couple of drinks). I have asked my GP who says that anything minor is not something to be worried about. I am only suppose to take Nexium for a week to see if the symptom has got better. Since I've had to change my diet and eating small regular meals I have lost about 4kg in a month either due to the condition or because I've changed my diet slightly. Not got anything to do with the medicine I don't think. | F | 35 | 7 days 20 mg 2X day | 3/19/2011 | 1 | Hiatal Hernia/Chronic Heartburn | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG!!!! My doctor (as is yours) is in the pockets of the pharmaceutical companies who give them perks for prescribing this GARBAGE. I had pizza every night so naturally I had heartburn...poor diet choice. I mentioned it and she promised me this would be a miracle drug...started on pantaloc but was switched to protonix due to abdominal pain. Protonix worked the best until it was no longer carried by my pharmacy so I took Pariet instead. Pariet didnt work for the silent reflux as I had chronic throat clearing. Switched to Nexium which worked for a while at 20 mg but then I needed 40 mg then 2 40s a day. After this stopped working I was switched to Dexilant. Didn't work either. I had through the entire two years post nasal drip, chronic diahrrea, fatigue, depression....you name it I had it. I am a very talented singer and this has really dampened my career as now the drugs dont work anymore and the acid came back with a vengence and I have been without a voice for a week | This drug is absolutely horrible. There is no excuse to be giving this to humans or any living creature. Simple dietary changes are ALL IT TAKES people. I have a hernia so I have it worse, but there are OTHER options like hernia massages to push it back in. Acupuncture works as well. Alkalize your body! We are the only culture with a massive GERD epidemic! Its our DIETS...makes you wonder if the drug companies and food companies are in bed together...all these high fat foods we cant digest, what do we expect? | M | 22 | 2 years 40 mg 2X day | 3/19/2011 | 1 | GERD due to systemic sclerosis | Heart palpitations, chest pains, racing heart, extreme anxiety. | I ended up in the ER because I thought I was experiencing a heart attack/failure. The first 6 months I was on it weren't bad, no significant symptoms. The last 3 months the symptoms appeared and got worse and worse. I was having heart palpitations all the time and my heart was constantly racing. I started experiencing chest pains as well(mild). I had an overwhelming sense of anxiety which I had never experienced before. All of these symptoms continued to get worse so I decided to go to the ER. They ran EKGs, CK blood tests, Echocardiogram and all returned normal results. I wasn't having a heart attack/failure and the doctors were a bit stumped. Then I started reading up on the internet after my wife had seen a show on PPIs. I then came across this site and was shocked to see how many Nexium users were experiencing some of the exact same side effects that I was. I never would have guessed that a PPI medication could cause such things. I have been off Nexium for almost 2 weeks now and I feel like a new man. The heart palpitations and chest pains have disappeared. The anxiety has disappeared. I really feel like my old self again. Thanks to this site and the people that posted their experiences, I have all of you to thank or I would still be clueless as to what was causing all of this. Nexium may work for some folks with no issues, but for me and some others it's poison. I will never take another Nexium tablet as long as I live. | M | 40 | 9 months 1X day | 3/17/2011 | 3 | gastritis | F | 34 | 28 days 40 1X day | 3/16/2011 | 3 | gerd/hiatial hernia | body aches, tremors, bloating, gas, stomach rumbling, back pain, joints poping noise, stomach upset, restless, sleepless nites, dizzy, very tired lately. | im really glad to see this site and to here everyone's comments and to know that im not alone. i have been taking this drug off and on for 10yrs and now that i see the same side effects im having i see that have to call my Gatro DR. soon. my primary care doctor now wants to send me to a rheumatologist and i still cant believe this. i have been pretty healty all my life and now that i know this information i will share with other in my situation. | F | 51 | 10 years 40mg 1X day | 3/14/2011 | 2 | Inflamed Esophagus/hiatal hernia | Took this and felt vibrations and nervousness. Stopped, but tried again this week. After taking I felt drugged! My body felt heavy and foggy head. I was scared. Wore off after a couple of hours, but don't think I will try again. | I am also concerned about new information about how it destroys magnesium in your body, which can affect your heart rhythm. | F | 49 | 8 days 1X day | 3/11/2011 | 3 | GERD | Severe frequent headaches, lightheadedness (like I was going to faint), dizziness, numbness on my left foot, fatigue, chest pain/tightness, shortness of breath, bleeding in between menstrual cycles. | I started taking Nexium when I was rushed to the ER for stomach problems. Turns out I had GERD. The doctor prescribed Nexium. After a week on it 1x/day, my symptoms did not get better so my primary care physician upped my dosage to 2x/day. After about 2 weeks I noticed that I was having really bad headaches almost everyday, accompanied by dizziness. I complained about this to my doctor because I was struggling at work and she said I have vertigo. About 2 weeks later, I was on the train when all of a sudden I felt like I was going to faint. I felt lightheaded throughout the day and it made me feel very weak. This continued for 3 more weeks until I couldn't take it anymore and finally saw a neurologist. I had an MRI..everything came back ok. I've also had shortness of breath, trouble burping and chest pain/tightness. I've been scared, nervous, frustrated and depressed for the past 2 months. I've been googling my symptoms trying to find answers until one day I thought...what if it's the Nexium that's giving me all these symptoms? I had a follow up appointment with my gastro yesterday and I told him about my symptoms and immediately he said it was probably the Nexium that caused all of this because he too has acid reflux but cannot take Nexium because it gives him bad headaches. He prescribed Dexilant 60mg 1x/day instead. This is my first day off of Nexium. Not sure if Nexium was really the cause but I just hope I start feeling better. | F | 26 | 9 weeks 40mg 2X day | 3/10/2011 | 5 | Non-Erosive GERD | None | Excellent drug. Lifesaver for those with GERD. Only problem is that it doesn't provide full relief for those (like me) with esophageal hypersensitivity to non-acidic stomach juices. | M | 30 | 4 years 40mg 1X day | 3/9/2011 | 3 | Yes | While on Nexium (and previously Protonics, another PPI)I never really acheived a "24hr Happy Stomach". It did indeed take away the reflux I was experiencing at that time. | All these (PPI) drugs do is make the underlying issue(s) tolerable (which at that time in my life I definately needed it). Nearly ten years later I decided to think about the long affect these drugs may have on my liver/bones etc. So I decided quit cold turkey. I took my last dose March 4, 2011 and so far I have experienced the dreaded Reflux rebound. I have tried many things to remedy the acidity such as Papaya, Acid cider vinegar (tablets), aloe vera, and ginger root extract - all of which seem to help. Oddly enough the best remedy was crushed ice and tons of water. Hope this helps! | M | 30 | 9 years 40mg 1X day | 3/7/2011 | 3 | GERD | heart palpitations | I have a theory of why some of you people have problems. I am NOT a doctor, so please ignore me if you think I am incorrect. Nexium is made for severe heartburn problems. I've seen a lot of doctors doing 40mg very easy. My theory is that doing Nexium *might* make your stomach system entirely acid-less. Over a few weeks, your esophagus *might* start swell up because of the missing minimum acid level, thus creating some problems at organs/veins close to the esophagus. I myself has experienced this and have had success in lowering the dosage of Nexium. This *might* explain how some people get afraid of their heart when using Nexium over long periods. It's just a matter of how effective nexium is, from person to person. If it's too effective, you might want to e.g. take Nexium every 3rd day or similar. | M | 35 | 2 months 3X W | 3/7/2011 | 1 | ulceer | Terrible pain in stomach, my throat constricted,whch was very scary, my scalp felt creepy,my cheeks used to feel like they were cramping. Terrible tiredness and nausea. Blood clots, chest cramps at night. I felt as it I was losing words, my mind was slow. My doctor would not believe me that it was the Nexium. NEVER TAKE THIS DRUG. | Doctors should be educated on the side effects. | F | 58 | 30 days 40mg 1X day | 3/7/2011 | 1 | Acid Reflux | Feeling of extreme anxiety. Dry mouth, feel like I have lump in my throat . Over the past week stomach feels upset, no appetite. Really scares you. You begin to wonder if this is really happening until you read similar post. | I wish I had read this before I started taking this medication in such a large dosage. Based on other comments on this site, seems like my side effects are similar. You wonder if the drs believe you. It is very life altering (the effects have really affected me drastically) - I really want to wean myself off of this. Hopefully I will feel much better. Hopefully others will read this site and ask questions prior to taking this medication. It did help with the acid reflux but the other symptoms are miserable. | F | 54 | 7 weeks 40mg 2X day | 2/27/2011 |