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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NEXIUM | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Acid Reflux | NONE | Best thing since iced tea | M | 63 | 2 years 10 1X day | 9/30/2010 | 1 | Severe nausea, ? ulcer | Have been off Nexium for 10 days now and I feel like a new person. Still a bit shellshocked from the whole Nexium experience (see previous post) but I have an appetite again and have only had one episode of the nausea, gnawing stomach pain that sent me down the Nexium Highway of Hell in the first place. I will be telling everyone I know to steer clear of this horrendous drug. Awaiting my Helicobacter breath test result. If its positive I'll have to find an alternative treatment to Nexium. I have a script for Tagamet which seems to rate better and have fewer side effects. Fingers crossed. | F | 56 | 40mg 1X day | 9/28/2010 Patient History | 1 | gerd/acidflux | I have been diagnosed with osteoporosis. I am currently taking 750mg of liquid calcium 2x daily. Over the last several years there were many warning signs. I broke several teeth and have had lots of cavities, I had chronic back and leg pain, I have constant gas attacks and am embarassed by it frequently. My chiropractor recommended that I have a bone density test performed and it showed that I had osteoporosis. I was shocked. That was about two years ago and I have been on a calcium building regimen since. I need to get off of this drug and am seeing my Dr. in a few days and asking to have my dosage reduced to 20mg. I have tried stopping 'cold turykey' but the acid reflux comes back with a vengence, much worse than it ever was before. The Dr's are wrong, this in not a wonder drug or 'one of the good ones', it is a curse. | M | 56 | 15 years 40mg 1X day | 9/26/2010 | 3 | GERD | Bloated, nausea, dizziness, vivid dreams | I'm not overweight, and I'm a healthy eater with the occassional spicy or fatty thing here and there, and i also work out alot and was in great shape when out of no where this GERD came about and i tried prilosec which gave me horrible chest pains, so i went to the doctor and he put me on Nexium. It took 3 days for the chest pains to stop but the hertburn stopped immediately, i still have a little bout of it here and there though. At first i was having nightmares and was always stressed about how could this happen to me, but it wasn't the nexium it was me because im upset i cant drink coffee! so i dont think it actually causes depression. but anyhow i still have all symptoms of gerd except long lasting heartburn and i have to watch what i eat very carefully because any little thing can upset it. i want to try and get off of it if the doctor approves. | F | 25 | 7 days 20MG 1X day | 9/23/2010 | 1 | gall bladder removed, acid reflux | severe lower back pain, head ache, flu like symptoms, nausea, joint pain | My daughter has been on this medicine ever since her gallbladder was removed. I have taken her to doctor after doctor trying to find an answer. She has been through more than any 11 year old should ever have to go through. She has even been suicidal. I am so glad to have found this website. I never dreamed it could be her medicine. Her GI doctor has told me I need to ween her off of Nexium and give her one every other day. I really hate that I have to keep giving her something that may be causing all of these problems but I don't know what else to do. She has been on it for so long I am not sure how long it may take for the symptoms to end. I sure hope this is the answer. If this is the answer I will call every doctor and pharmacy I can think of and tell them what this has done to my daughter. | F | 39 | 18 months 40 mg 1X day | 9/21/2010 | 1 | barrett esophagus | F | 76 | 30 mg 1X day | 9/20/2010 | 2 | Gastritis caused by generic Fosomax | Achy flu like symptoms such as fuzzy headed, achy, headache, diarrhea; anxiety, depression, loss of appetite, occasional cough from itchy throat, middle and right upper back pain, burning eyes. | I started taking the TEVA brand of Fosomax (Alendronate Sodium) 7 months ago. This was prescribed by my doctor after the results of a bone density test showed mild to moderate bone loss. After I started taking it (can't remember just when) I noticed by stomach becoming less tolerant to spicy food, alcohol and pain relievers (occasionally for sinus headache). I eventually had to take an antacid to take a pain reliever. This all peaked with stomach pain,pain under right breast, and flu like symptoms (including diarrhea) so bad I had to seek professional help. Before I went to the doctor, I researched the Alendrate Sodium side effects (only prescription med I take. Wow! I was stunned to read about all the problems with this med. I had an ultrasound of my gall bladder - negative. So I was diagnosed with gastritis, and my doctor said it was good that I quit taking it, as the drug did cause these problems. To back track, he was closed for 2 weeks when this happened, and I had to go to a clinic first. The clinic gave me enough Nexium samples for 2 weeks until I could see my PCP. My PCP gave me enough for 3 more weeks. I have been off the Nexium for only 3 days. I still have stomach pains - but I take Mylanta. I will make an appt tomorrow to see where to go from here. | F | 62 | 3 weeks 40 MG 1X day | 9/19/2010 | 1 | Reflux Hiatis Hernia | Heart palpitations, dry cough, bloated stomach starting to find I now have a stomach pain. | I started on 40mg with antibiotics for 2 weeks then 20mg daily. After 2 months I stopped taking the Nexium. Then I had a constant dry cough with heart palpitations. Saw heart specialists who told me I had no heart problems, he suggested I resume Nexium. The heart palpitations and coughing stopped almost immediately. Now 6 weeks later, still taking Nexium, I have the cough back and am trying to ween myself off Nexium. I wish I had never started taking this drug, and will endeavour to get myself of it all together. | M | 65 | 6 months 20 1X day | 9/17/2010 | 1 | Hiatus hernia and heartburn | Joint pain, muscle aches, tightness in esophagus, pain under rib cage, tingling of arm and hand. | The first capsule I took was like a miracle cure--no more hernia pain and no more heartburn. Too bad that wasn't the only thing it did! The first side effect I noticed was a tighness in my esophagus---felt like everything I swallowed was just stuck and not going down. Then I began waking up in the night and my left arm would be tingling and I wasn't even sleeping on it! I thought that was weird and almost thought I was having a heart attack. Next came the shortness of breath and the feeling of being squeezed if I inhaled deeply. I have degenerative disk disease and am pretty used to living with a dull backache. When my ribs and sides ached even more, I just attributed it to the disk disease progressing. It wasn't until I came upon this site last night and started reading what others had posted that I realized that maybe the Nexium was causing all these other problems. Today is my first day not taking it and I have not felt the throat tightness, rib aches or muscle aches. Thank you so very much to everyone who took the time to post comments here about Nexium and their experiences. | F | 56 | 4 months 20 1X day | 9/14/2010 | 5 | Acid Reflux and sleep apnea | None whatsoever. | Between having acid indigestion as far back as high school and sleep apnea, I was waking up choking on stomach acid. Couldn't breathe and turning blue in the face. Scared the wife to death! I was originally on Aciphex, which stopped my life-long battle with indigestion overnight. Had to switch to Nexium due to the military no longer providing Aciphex. The only difference I've noticed is with Aciphex, if I missed taking it for 2-3 days, the indigestion comes back. With Nexium,I'll notice it sooner (1-2 days). No insomnia, no depression, no nothing except a calm stomach that never bothers me any more. If it works, take it. If it doesn't, don't. Otherwise, risk getting Barret's Syndrone (like me) that can lead to cancer! | 58 | 3 years 20mg 1X day | 9/7/2010 | 5 | I dont have any side effects with this medicine. | I have a hiatal hernia. If I stop taking Nexium, I start hurting very bad. Nexium is a life saver. I couldnt make it without it. | F | 46 | 3 years 40 mg 1X day | 9/6/2010 | 1 | IBS and Acid Reflux | COMPLETE INSOMNIA - I have not slept in two weeks. Restless legs at night, headache and my vision has deteriorated. The only new medication is Nexium. | I am stopping this as of this moment. I can't believe this stuff is still out there on the market. The side effects are huge and not enough to overcome any potential benefit. Thank you to the other posters for your honest feedback. At least I know I am not going crazy. | F | 42 | 14 days 40 mg 1X day | 8/26/2010 | 1 | heartburn | racing heart..chest pain..burning feet..tired all the time..sad..depressed..joint pain..muscle twitching..memory loss..hair loss..weight gain.. | i started taking nexium for heartburn and now i have sooo many other problems that doctors cant figure out. until i started reading other people's symptoms i thght i was dying. i am off completely..taking enzymes and probiotic..n papaya enz. in between. changed diet n trying to heal the natural way. It took me a while but my eyes are opened now! | F | 35 | 6 years 40mg 1X day | 8/25/2010 | 1 | asid reflex 2 ulsers | Dry mount @ night, and night sweats,increased gas, irritable bowel syndrome, dark urine,legs & arms itch. | F | 65 | 20 days 20mg Q day 1X day | 8/15/2010 | 3 | Pylori, GERD, gastritis, esophagtis | Weight loss, feeling like flu or fever, occasional tummy ache, nausea, feeling hungry, stomach empties slowly after a meal, irritability and feeling depressed. | Started with 40 mg plus antibiotics for 2 weeks or so to clear pylori. Now back to 20 mg. The reflux has gotten better as long as I eat smaller meals during the day and refrain from eating 3 hours before going to bed. I also feel that the oesophagus is healing slowly though I still have pain in the throat. I am not sure about the gastritis, will find out after my next gastroscopy. But while I do feel a bit of improvement, I have also developed all these side effects as listed. But reading other people's experiences has helped me to see that its not all in my mind. All these people cannot be wrong. Unfortunately when I spoke to other Doctors for their opinion on side effects, they still thought it was the best drug despite the side effects. Doctors are trained the same way and they cannot see things any other way. I will try homeopathy and other natural remedies but most of all, it is better to deal with other issues in our lives such as stress and emotions in order to get genuine healing. Nexium only treats the symptoms. But I am still taking it for the time being..before I swallow it every morning, I pray to God to bless it so that this drug works in my body despite its weaknesses. But certainly not something that should be taken for a long time. | F | 52 | 3 months 20mg daily 1X day | 8/11/2010 | 2 | severe gastric reflux | At first on 20mg all was well, though I was tired more than usual. After a bad reflux episode, doctor upped me to 40mg day, and I have felt unwell ever since. I get a headache about an hour after taking it, and feel exhausted, sleeping 10hrs day, and quite depressed. I put this down to the actual reflux itself, but now I'm thinking it may be the nexium. I'm back down to 20mg, and am switching to Acimax 20mg today. | I don't think, for me, Nexium is a viable long term option. I just feel too awful, with the fatigue and depression gaining momentum. I'm going to look into natural therapy options. I already take Slippery Elm Bark powder, mixed with water, 10 mins before eating. This apparently makes a protective lining of the digestive tract. I believe my reflux is caused primarily by stress, so looking into meditation. My doctor seems to think I should take Nexium indefinitely, but after finding this site, I won't be. The long term effects are frightening. Thanks for all the feedback. | F | 31 | 45 days 20 then 40 1X day | 8/9/2010 | 1 | burping | headaches, nausea, chest pain | My family doctor did not seem to take much time to consider what I was telling him. I told her that I needed something to reduce my burping. I burp over 100 times a day and she told me to take Nexium. It does NOT work and in fact, it has made my burping worse!!! I'm not going to take it anymore. | F | 21 | 3 days 40 mg 1X day | 8/8/2010 | 4 | acid reflux | Nexium eased a very bad case of acid reflux, I could not even sleep at night. After about four months I started to have my arms and legs fall asleep, especially at night. The tingling would wake me up. I also began to get trembling in my legs at night. I stopped using the nexium, thinking I would taper back to every other day. But my acid reflux was much better and now I just take Zantac twice a day. I drink a gatorade or powerade every day, it seems to help my stomach quite a bit, and helps with the vertigo I was having. Overall I thought nexium helped a lot, but I could have had a smaller dosage as the symtoms began to subside. | M | 49 | 5 months 40 MG 1X day | 8/1/2010 | 4 | Heartburn | None. | Firstly, to the previous commenter, Prevacid is lansoprazole, it is a PPI (not sure what kooky pharmacist told you it wasn't). I think the people commenting on this board are the minority who actually experience side effects. the >95% who don't have the bad side effects don't come on this board, so that's why we see a disproportionate amount of negative posts. | M | 22 | 20 mg PRN 1X day | 7/20/2010 | 2 | Acid reflux | Severe itching around face and scalp, hot feeling around head and face especially with head movement, anxiety, tiredness, insomnia | It's a shame that I cannot take this drug anymore. This is not the first time I have been on this drug, but this was the first time that I had an adverse reaction to it. Now this means that I can no longer take ANY Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) since they all have the same active ingredient(s). The pharmacist said to try Prevacid since it's a different family of meds. | F | 26 | 3 days 40mg 1X day | 7/16/2010 |