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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NEXIUM | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | gerd | Tingling on hands and feet, dizziness, headaches, earache, throat pain, numbness, fogginess, muscle weakness, general yuck feeling, nausea | It took about 30 days after stopping med. to get improvement on symptoms. I'm taking multi vitamins, doing acupuncture, herbs, diet elevating my head, and reflux is getting better. Stay off this drug people!!! | F | 38 | 8 months 40 1X day | 4/1/2010 | 4 | Gastritis or abdominal pain | Burning eyes | My Belching has decreased back to normal | M | 40 | 60 days 40 1X day | 3/29/2010 | 1 | GERD | edema, fatigue, vitamin B-12 deficiency, blood in urine, arthritis, sleepiness | Once I started taking Nexium every day, I developed swelling in my feet, ankles, legs and thighs that wouldn't go away. My weight continued to increase, though I was eating less. I gained over 20 pounds for the first time in my life! The doctor ran tests and couldn't find anything wrong. Lasix wouldn't get rid of the fluid retention. Today, right before I took the purple pill, I thought about how Nexium could be causing the edema and decided not to take it. Later, I found this site. I'm hoping I found the answer to my dilemma. It's sad I may have found it without my doctor's assistance. | F | 49 | 1 years 40 1X day | 3/26/2010 | 1 | gerd | for years it was my wonder drug but i have been to the doctor for the last 2 years looking for the reason for my pins and needles throughout my body with no result and now i am getting muscle twitching and have as well had joint pain for a few years with bring tired,i am a nurse and these symptoms have bothered me as they could be something serious but at last the problem.... | stop it now ,i am diet control is the only answer | F | 47 | 10 years 40 1X day | 3/26/2010 | 1 | Gerd/reflux | Neck and shoulder pain for 7 days now. Burning sensation around neck, and top of head with headaches. Foggy headed. Very tired and nauseated. Stopped Nexium for 4 days now, and symptoms have not went away yet. Very scared :( | I was prescribed Nexium 40mg for having burning problems in stomach, and acid. I have been taking Nexium since early Jan. 2010. Since then, I have not felt like my true self at all. Deep depression, I would get from time to time. And earlier this week, I woke up with terrible neck, shoulder, and pain to the back of my head with a hot feeling that has lasted 6 days now. Also, I feel very tired and light headed with minor dizziness. Yesterday, I weened myself off of the drug and this is the second day I have not taken it, and neck/shoulder/head pain has not went away. From my research, it usually takes 2 to 4 days but if it is not better in 3 more days, I will go to the hospital. I will never take this poison again! Dr's always deny side effects cause prescription poisons are their source of income, and some sort of laws should be changed on account of this. | M | 40 | 0 days 40mg 1X day | 3/23/2010 Patient History | 4 | Severe Gerd | Joint pain. Initially dry mouth (but that settles down after a while). | This is the ONLY medication that helps me and I've tried them all. Without Nexium my life is unbearable. I'm glad it exists because it lets me live a reasonable quality of life as long as I take it every day. | F | 52 | 5 years 40 mg 1X day | 3/19/2010 | 3 | GERD | Nexium definitely took away the acid burn I felt after eating or drinking anything. For that I am satisfied in its effectiveness. But after a week of taking the pill I began to get extreme foul smelling flatulence that would keep me and my boyfriend up at night and would make me feel nauseous as well. It was horrible. For this I will never take Nexium again!!! | F | 25 | 3 weeks 30 MG 1X day | 3/8/2010 | 2 | Severe GERD | Harsh, aching pain in lower back, hip joints, thighs. "Nerve" pain and "bone" pain. (What it feels like, not necessarily what it is.) | DX of severe reflux just five days ago. On that date I took my first pill. No noticeable consequences. The next day I took pill #2. That evening my left leg was achy. Throughout the night I slept poorly and was achy. The morning after I woke to terrible lower back pain, hip joint pain, and pain running down what felt like the center of my thighs. It was so uncomfortable it brought tears to my eyes. I took a hot shower which alleviated the pain temporarily. I spent the rest of the day taking Tylenol in order to alleviate the pain. I ended up taking pill #3 this day. I was sleeping more upright per doctor recommendation, however this third day I decided to sleep normally, to test out if this was the problem rather than the meds. It wasn't. I slept poorly again with a lot of ache and pain. I did not take a pill on day #4. I did need Tylenol throughout the day as the ache was still there. I slept a bit better last night, but still woke up with ache, though not as bad as previous days. I am currently waiting for the doctor's office to open so that I can get an alternative prescription. I am also waiting to see how long it takes before the pain goes away completely. I would hope that only having taken three pills, it would only take 3-5 days maximum to get this stuff out of my system. | F | 39 | 3 days 40MG 1X day | 3/8/2010 | 1 | Barretts, hiatal hernia | After 5 years on this drug (and only this drug) I began to get tingling in my feet and hands and intermittent brief leg pain in both legs. | Purple crack is great for reflux but the trade off for me was nerve damage. I quit Nexium cold turkey. I got an electric bed to elevate my torso. The first couple of weeks were not fun but I made it. I have been Nexium free for almost a year now. I don't eat chocolate because it's a smooth muscle relaxer and promotes reflux. I take a vitamin B complex for the peripheral neuropathy. The leg pain and hand tingling is gone but I still get tingling in the feet if I don't take the B complex every day or every other day. I'm on a good diet with veggies and fruit so I'm wondering if Nexium has permanently reduced my ability to absorb B vitamins. | M | 54 | 5 years 40 mg 1X day | 3/8/2010 | 5 | esophagitis,GERD,esop/stom. ulcers | sever dry eyes, bone pain-both legs above the ankles (posterior-lateral aspect), muscle spasms both legs from ankle to mid thigh, muscle cramps- both legs | Actually taking PRILOSEC, very close chemically to NEXIUM. When I miss a dose systoms return within hours. However muscle spasms/cramps now keep me from sleeping.Once muscle spasm resolves an ache continues for hours afterwards. Bone pain is constant. | F | 60 | 4.5 years 20.6 MG 1X day | 3/7/2010 | 5 | GERD. Esoesophagitis | About 7 months ago, developed nerve pain in left arm which I still have..thought maybe I may have slept badly..but it hasn't gone away..now about 4 wks ago started having nerve pains at night in both legs..thought maybe I was developing arthritis.. | Once, I forgot to take it in the morning and the heartburn/reflux returned, so it does work..now I have stopped taking it for 2 days now because of all the side effects I've been reading about, but I have to be careful of what I eat and drink. | F | 60 | 2 years 40MG 1X day | 3/6/2010 | 3 | GERD | gas, bloating, fuzzy thinking, but mostly exhaustion | I am glad I found this information. I am very active and work out most days, but lately I have had to push through the day. I didn't know what was wrong with me but considered it could be the Nexium. This validates my thinking. All medication has side effects, but it takes time for them to become apparent and also to figure out what is happening with our body. It has become clear to me now. However, it did help eliminate my GERD, but I am going another route. Also, my husband takes Nexium and he doesn't appear to have major side effects, thus the 3 rating. | F | 60 | 5 weeks 40mg 1X day | 2/24/2010 | 4 | Have LPR | Within 7 days of beginning use legs felt like lead weights. Could hardly walk. Ankles and feet were unable to bend and flex. Bones hurt. Pain sometimes on right side of breast. Developed pnemonia for the first time in my life 8 weeks after starting. Dr insists I be on it 2 more months and he will drop me down to 1 time a day. | Dr didn't feel that the articles on the pnemonia were proven. I want to get off this but tried and the reflux was so bad I had to take it again. Advised my Dr I want to have surgery to fix the hatial hernia and looks like you have to have the fundo with that. Its a complicated problem and no easy answer. I am beginning to think that having surgery to "try" to correct the problem (although a crap shoot) would be worth trying rather than accepting being on this scary drug. Hoping to get a acid test soon and maybe I can move toward surgery. This is a nightmare problem that I can't believe there aren't better options beimg worked on. After my Dr told me that he didn't have any idea what was wrong with my legs and feet and to go see my primary Dr I took it into my own hands and researched and added B12. The legs and feet immediately felt 98% normal. I'm scared to death every day I'm on this but feel I have no options and Drs have no orientation to exploring other things with you. You are on you own. I'm a healthy person with a anatomical problem and its now effecting the very essence of my biology. Your meant to have acid in your stomach and it does so many benefical things to maintain a healthy life. The problem is a hernia keeping the lower spincter open. Why would drugs be the 1st option? Don't understand this whole thing. It's illogical. | F | 58 | 10 weeks 40 MG 2X day | 2/22/2010 | 1 | Stomach Pain / Ulcer? | Muscle pain. tiredness. foggy thinking. shaking. EXTREME GAS. intestinal pain. appetite is lacking. burning eyes? foggy vision? | I took this to appease my Mother, as I had ulcer like symptoms, but I've figured out I just need to eat twice as much. I've been on this drug for 20 days now, I have missed some days however. I have become really weak! OMG I work out everyday and yesterday I was having trouble lifting 12 pounds. After the workout I was so weak I couldn't flex my arm!! I have the most extreme gas every imaginable. I farted for over 10 seconds, counting slow, after holding the gas in for an hour when I was with a girl. I fart every 5 minutes (feels like much less) My muscles are sore. My vision is foggy, I feel stoned on marijuana. VERY TIRED. however, I just moved to europe, might have something to do with it... I am now keeping a food diary, and discontinueing my nexium use - so I won't be able to determine if nexium was the true culprit. Wish me luck! | M | 19 | 20 days 40 1X day | 2/17/2010 | 3 | gastritis | After the first day of taking this my entire body started itching. From the bottom of my feet, to the plams of my hand! I have been able to eat and actually keep food down though. Im unsure if i will continue the drug. Its either this or Zantac... | M | 26 | 2 days 40mg 1X day | 2/13/2010 | 1 | gerd | gained 45 lbs very quickly, depression, pains in chest and back, blurry eyes, anxiety and panic attacks, insomnia, headaches, stomach cramps, rash and hives, nightmares, redness under skin on face and acne, tinnitus, swelling in feet and ankles, jerking movements in jaw, joint pain, incredible tiredness, HAIR LOSS, brain fog, problems thinking, memory loss, speech slurring, dry mouth, feeling hot all the time, excess sweating, numbness and tinkling, cranky, listless, bloating, heart palpitations, extreme Nexium withdrawal rebound heartburn, dizzy, every other side effect on the site, debilitating side effects - very extreme | This poison takes a while before the side effects become debilitating. Get this off the market. I was suicidal from the effects and went to 4 doctors -- all knew I was taking Nexium. I was given numerous tests - all found I was "normal." Then the doctors started treating me like I was just depressed since I am a middle-aged woman. I was prescribed flexiril for the joint and chest and back pain and told I just had anxiety - "typical for women my age." Nevermind I have never had anxiety before Nexium. The doctor perscribed Klonipin. All 4 "doctors" prescribed anti-depressants for my Nexium induced depression and not a single one suggested that Nexium might be causing my problems. One night I was so depressed I began plotting my suicide (nevermind I wasn't depressed before Nexium). I decided I needed to stop thinking like an obedient patient and start thinking like a lawyer again. What's different in my life now that wasn't here before? Nexium. I stopped taking it and had very bad Nexium rebound. Then I went on a low carb diet which really helped. I am feeling human again. Have tried to call the "doctors" and tell them what was wrong - they don't return my calls. I thought if the doctors knew what was going on - they could help people with the same problems. But no. I am taking back my health. I am never behaving like a passive patient again. I don't care if doctors think I act like a know it all and that I refuse to treat them like the | F | 54 | 4 years 40mg 1X day | 2/5/2010 | 1 | GERD | Long term cracking and painful joints. Please visit us for more victims...nexium-vs-joints.com/ Dont be afraid, come forward! | M | 30 | 4 months 3X day | 2/5/2010 | 2 | GERD, esophagitis | nerve pain into arms, flu-like sypmtoms, fever feeling(for most of the summer), numbness in L arm, tingling t/o entire body, nerve pain down legs, then most recently, muscle twitching t/o body, severe anxiety, shakiness t/o body, problems with sensation on tongue as well as some difficulty saying 'sp' and 'th' sounds | Worked up for fever this past summer, all negative, then arm numbness and tingling, lip numbness started, worked up for MS/tumors, all negative, back to neurologist, big anxiety! Given Lexapro for this. I have felt awful in this past year, like I have aged YEARS! all because of this drug......thank you for this site! I finally thought to look up Nexium and OMG this can't be true! I am now using herbal/alternative therapies for my reflux and it is slowly improving, my side effects are diminishing, but not fast enough! Oh, yes, had also seen an eye specialist for blurry vvision, normal results there too. Needed to see a urologist for bladder spasms..but was just tired of seeing Dr. so had put that one off! ANGRY!!!! | F | 36 | 10 months 1X day | 2/4/2010 | 3 | inflamed stomach | Reflux (which i never had before) if i missed taking it. Terrible dizziness, loss off appetite, increased tiredness. | At first it made all previous symptoms go away, which was great apart from a complete lack of appetite. About 3 weeks on I started to become more & more tired, and the dizziness has increased my nausea. I think i'll take the stomach pain over the dizziness. | F | 24 | 3 weeks | 2/1/2010 | 1 | stomach ulcer | fogginess, cotton wool hearing, disoriented, despressed, pains in upper left quadrant, extreme tiredness, listless, disinterested, anxiety, virtually everything listed on this site!!! | I was prescribed this drug for suspected stomach ulcer. I wanted a test for possible bacterial cause. Initially, noticed a bit of an imporovement. Dosage was reduced from 40mg to 20mg. I fainted one day after a couple of months; luckily my son was here to catch me. I have felt an ever increasing sense of lethargy and tiredness. All around me thought I was just getting older. Almost felt like I was depressed. I had trouble hearing and connecting with people. I found I was becoming increasingly more fatigued and lethargic. Today, I reviewed my medications - what was new? Why was I feeling so bad? I thought of nexium. Stopped taking it today and told my son. He found this site and nearly fell of his chair. Virtually everything listed here has occurred to me over the past few months and it is becoming worse each day to the point I was scared. Two weeks ago, we thought I was having a heart attack. My son was with me and luckily I have my own blood pressure monitor and we could see what was happening to me.l I am absolutely sure that this has been the cause of my problems. I will be seeing my doctor this week and I am unsure how to approach her because of ny anger. I may even change doctors - she did not warn me of these side effects.I know some people think this is all weird or pyschosomatic; let me tell you, we are under no illusion to what this has done. As well, for those who have not havd side effects, they may be the exception rather than the usual patient. | F | 78 | 6 months | 1/31/2010 |