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| 1 | acid reflux disease | depression,red skin , extended stomach,aches and pains,anxiety,tiredness, exhaustion, constipating weight gain. | I have stop using Nexium 6 days ago and am now have hip pain,back pain and of course reflux, How long will these symptoms last for ? How long does this drug to get out of ones system and whats the alternative. | F | 46 | 5 days | 9/6/2009 | 2 | Gerd as a result of hiatal hernia | Dizziness, Brain fog, anxiety, depression, back pain,chest pain. | Check out this relationship between Protonix & Nexium, both in similar drug families. In 1998 I was diagnosed with Duodenal ulcer caused by H.Pylori. Ulcer was cured but 1 year later developed GERD as a result of mild hiatal hernia. Dr. precribed Protonix for 2 weeks,it worked but, heartburn kept returning. went on Protonix full time. after 3 years started having chest pain, anxiety,dizziness. Assumed it was stress and changed jobs and eating habits. I stopped the Protonix for 2 years and symptoms went away. In 2006 GERD pain returned, I had Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Endo showed mild irritaion as a result of previous H.Pylori complicated by hiatal hernia. Started back on protonix but did not help. In 2007 started Nexium. worked great for a year then started having all the bad symptoms described above. When I tried to refill my prescription a note from the pharmacy said my Dr. wanted me to make a appointment.Dr. said thatnew reasearch showed that Nexium can complicate heart disease treatments as they relate to lowering cholestol and aspirin therapy and that it could increase the platlet levels in the blood. We decide to try something different in my research I found this site. What a relevation, I had no idea this was the cause of my problems. I am off Nexium for 3 days now and just this knowlege alone has made me feel better. I'll keep posting my progress. I welcome any correspondence. | M | 56 | 6 years | 9/3/2009 | 3 | GERD | sleep disorder, breathing trouble while trying to sleep, racing heart | This medication stops heartburn, but gives severe sideeffects - depression, anxiety, sleep disorder, sleep apnea, among others... | M | 32 | | 9/2/2009 | 2 | gerd | chest tightness, headache, stomach pain'nausea, possibly related fever, edema and possibly anxiety and confusion | okay so i have to take this because i cannot afford aciphex and i had trouble on prilosec--- the reflux seems worse again than on both prilosec and aciphex--- my throat is getting hoarse again-- also ---now i do have anxiety issues from other causes--and also-- have vitamin deficiencies that had made me pretty foggy -----but i have been taking vitamins and my regular other meds---- and the only thing changed was the nexium--i started to feel sick the other day and have a low-grade fever-that i think may be med related--- and i not only blanked out ---but i am in college and i feel really stupid-- the last two days-- i kept forgetting my points about articles/subjects i know--- had my first panic attack in months --- and today-- i flat out could not remember my zipcode-- now i know i am add and have anxiety issues ---but this seems extra odd-even for me--- i dont feel depressed or anything--as i have never had major depression issues--- but the memory thing is bothering me--- the only time i have blanked out like this was from some medication--like protonix- but other than this site-- i cannot find any info relating nexium to major brainfog -and increased anxiety--- so i was afraid to ask the doctor--in case it is just me going crazy-----and i will need to take this stuff for a few days more til i can talk to someone because right now the gerd is really bad --but as sorry as i am that anyone else feels this way--- i am glad that people are sharing it--- because to me it is a d | F | 29 | 12 days | 9/2/2009 | 1 | Reflux | dizzy, chest pain, anixety. gas pain, belching | I have taken prilosec for about a year. I had a bad reflux attack. The Dr. gave me nexium. It worked for the reflux but I started having sudden dizzy spells and pain in my chest. I had not had a panic attack in 3 years. Just 7 days on nexium, I felt like I needed a padded room. I did not take it yesterday and hopefully the side effects will be over soon. | F | 40 | 7 days | 8/30/2009 | 4 | GERD, severe heartburn | Initially: dry mouth, mild nausea, gas - these symptoms went away after a few days. Only side effect remaining is mild episodes of gas. | The 20 mg dose daily has virtually cured my GERD and severe heartburn. It has worked better than any other medicine of this type. | M | 57 | 90 days | 8/25/2009 | 1 | acid reflux | dizzy nausea weight loss panic attacks depression anxiety | I have had every test in the book done ...all coming back negative. CT scans/ENT checks/ GP treating me for anxiety even though I have never been an anxious person. Acid stomach is fixed but the side-effects are too severe. My quality of life was rapidly deteriorating. Do not take this drug!! | F | 59 | 1 years | 8/25/2009 | 1 | GERD | SEVERE ANXIETY, PANIC ATTACKS, DIZZINESS, DRY MOUTH, POOR MEMORY, CHEST PAINS, NO APPETITIE AT ALL, BURNING EYES, NOSE AND MOUTH, GAS | Back in June, I went to the doctor for acid reflux..he prescribed me omeprazole for the reflux. Right after I started, I experience my very first panic attack and didn't know what it was. Well, 2 weeks ago, I thought I was having a heart attack. went to the ER and they prescribed Nexium 20mg, once a day. I started the meds. The first day, I knew something wasn't right, but they told me it takes 3-4 weeks before they work. I was a little dizzy the first day, nothing major. The second day is when all hell broke loose. I woke up, and felt like I was in another world. I had really bad gas symptoms behind my heart and burped a lot. By the 3rd day, I couldnt get off my couch and the anxiety and panic attacks were non stop!! I really thought I was losing my mind. I was dizzy and couldnt even drive my car. I was depressed, but that was just due to the way I was feeling. I ended back at the ER and they gave me Zantac 150 at night and told me to keep taking the nexium and gave me klonopin for the anxiety. I didn't take the Klonopin. I continued to the Nexium for a few more days until today. I ended up at the ER again!! The doctor said she didnt like the PPI's...so she gave me Zantac 150 again. Well, I did a google search and found this site, and looked up Omeprazole and Zantac...guess what? same symptoms. I thought I was losing my mind!!!! how could they not put these symptoms so the the public can read them? look at how many people are suffering and going on oth | M | 38 | 5 days | 8/23/2009 | 2 | Anorexia due to severe nausea | Constant belching. | I've never belched so much in my entire life. I've only been on the pill for two days. My doctor seems to think it will help with the nausea. I haven't noticed any difference yet, but I was able to keep down half of the tostada I ate yesterday... but only half. | F | 32 | 2 days | 8/21/2009 | 2 | Acid Reflux | Dizzy, Nauseous, blurred vision, hard concentrating, very tired, chest pain, heart rate increase, earaches, congestion, joint pain, bloating.. I even fainted one day | Very disapointed. Didn't realize my symptoms were from nexium until I had all these symptoms severe. Hopefully they will go away in a couple days after stopping the medication. | F | 21 | 5 weeks | 8/19/2009 | 3 | Gastric | Bloating, Gas, Weight Gain | Starting taking Nexium about 3 years ago. Starting off working fine but now, I am getting bloating and gas which can be quite annoying. I am trying to lose weight but I seem to vary by a kilo or two by day. If I miss a day and take it the next day, the bloating gets worse. | M | 28 | 3 years | 8/18/2009 | 3 | GERD - Erosive Esophagitis | Worked great at first. Didn't realize the side effects until the 8th month on. Anxiety, joint pain, muscle weakness, bloating, insomnia, dark thoughts, chest pain, stomach pain. | I didn't realize what was wrong until I found this website. Have been checked out and paid thousands to numerous doctors. Nothing ever wrong with me. Said Nexium could not cause these problems. Lo and behold, off four days and the symptoms have disappeared. Am now taking Kapidex. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this stuff doesn't do to me what Nexium did!!!! | F | 50 | 8 months | 8/18/2009 | 4 | Severe heartburn and slight reflux | None. | Found out I had C-Dif and hadn't taken antiobiotics since 4 months prior. Now researchers have found that taking Nexium over a prolonged period of time (years) can cause C-Dif. | F | 73 | 5 years | 8/16/2009 | 3 | Acid Reflux/GERD | Pain between shoulder blades, back pain, tired, just feeling run down. | I'm not sure if its the medicine, but it sure is coincidental that all of these symptoms have emerged since I doubled up on my dosage 3 weeks ago. I think it's helping with the acid reflux, but I feel terrible. Not sure if its worth taking it anymore. | F | 40 | 7 weeks | 8/11/2009 | 1 | Acid Reflux | Extreme Dizzness, Headaches, Muscle Fatigue, Extreme Anxiety, Chest Pains, Racing Heart Rate, Flu Like Symptoms, Always Hot when I use to be always Cold. | I did not realize that all the symptoms that I had were also effecting others. I have now been off Nexium for two days and have not had as many chest pains. I thought I was going crazy and so does my DR. The DR. solution to my chest pains and anxiety is to perscribe anti depression medician which I did not take and will not take. I hope that I can go back to feeling normal soon as I do not like to feel dizzy. I can only pray that I and hopefully all of you feel better soon. Thank you so much for contributing to this site with your experiences. | M | 44 | 5 months | 8/11/2009 | 3 | acid reflux | headache in entire frontal lobe area | When I switched to Protonix, the headache went away! | F | 45 | 15 days | 8/9/2009 | 1 | hiatal hernia..acid reflex | been taking the drug for 4 years or so...worked fine in the beginning..about a month or so ago..things went crazy...lighthead...headaches..neck pain...bone scan showed bone loss...i was taking great calcium and magnesium supplements along with vit d3...it made me feel sick to my stomach...just plsin lousy...never been a real study for more than a year..so they themselves..the people who make nexium no the long term affects..and the dr's don't either..people taking this drug for along time should be afraid..even though they say they don't have any side effects..wait it creeps upon you so fast you won't know it you...getting barrett and cancer are scary but there are natuarl ways to stop acid reflex...like extra virgin coconut oil... active manuka honey...look these remedies up and you will be surprised what god's gift are right here and now without putting chemicals in your body that will eventually destroy you...there are so many ways to go without taking ppi..investigate .. you be you | nexuim and all the other ppi are dangerous..they may work at first but eventually destroy you. | F | 63 | 5 years | 8/4/2009 | 3 | nausea, gerd, suspected ulcers | extreme dizziness, head fog, blurred vision, severe muscle fatigue and bone ache, depression, occasional severe gas pains, anxiety, diarrhea, occasional itching mainly on throat, | I ignored the reviews that I had read about Nexium and decided to try it as my stomach pain had become unbearable. My partner has also had great results with Nexium (besides weight gain and headaches, and recently hives). I wasn't too bad for the first four days and but soon severe dizziness and blurred vision set in. I haven't left the house in a week and didn't realise that it was the meds until I came across this review site. The amount of muscle fatigue and bone pain was incredible. I took strong pain killers all day once and it didn't relieve the discomfort. I have also been depressed which I hope will go away now that I have stopped taking this drug. I'm quite upset that I have suffered such severe side effects as it DID work for me - my stomach pain (sometimes reached a 9/10) has disappeared, I have had minimal reflux and my nausea went as of the second day of taking the pill. Although the side effects are severe with me, it was still a hard decision to come off Nexium as I was in so much pain beforehand. I'm going overseas this week though and can't risk passing out in a foreign country so it's back to otc meds for me until my return. It's also too hard dealing with the amount of fatigue and bone pain when I have two small children to look after - I haven't been able to get off the sofa in a week. Nexium did work spectacularly for my immense stomach pain and nausea and I'd maybe put up with the horrid effects if I had a high chance of recovery within 3 months. | F | 26 | 8 days | 8/2/2009 | 3 | mild acid reflux, mouth and throat | Fractured 8th rib of unknown cause (calcium loss?) from Med? Now sore all over. Dry mouth. Trouble sleeping. | Due to feeling horrible (recent back and right hip pain) decided to look up my meds to check any other side effects except those listed. Wow, after reading the comments, I could have written many of these myself!!! I am going to stop the Nexium to see if any of my symptoms improve. My doctors know I have throat and dry mouth issues and osteo so why would they give me a medication that could possibly aggravate my symptoms??? I had started on Protonox but Ins refused to pay so was switched to Nexium, which I'v taken on and off for the past two years or so. GI doc just reduced it to once a day instead of twice a day. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. I am going to stop the Nexium and see if I notice an improvement and, if so, how long it takes. Doc has also added low dose Amytriptaline, which can cause dry mouth and throat. Maybe it is the Nexium that is causing my queezy stomach. | F | 59 | 2 years | 7/31/2009 | 1 | Acid Reflux, Constant Heartburn | Severe pain in chest and sternum, pain between shoulder blades--particularly the right side, dry mouth, headaches, heavy abdominal sensation, shortness of breath, gas, bloating, loud bowel sounds & churning, feeling of indigestion and a sensation of having a "full throat", anxiety, panic attacks, bizarre dreams, general exhaustion. I feel as if I'm going crazy, am very depressed. | I was taking Prevacid for about 11 years but recently developed bad symptoms. An EKG and full blood workup were not connected to any illness. My PCP switched me to Nexium, 40mg in am. I took it for 5 days: the first 3 days I felt okay but day 4 and 5 were dreadful; I feel and fear as if I'm suffering from a terminal disease. On day 5, I saw a gastroenterologist who scheduled me for an endoscopy in 3 weeks, said there isn't much difference between Prevacid & Nexium--nor did he think my symptoms were side effects of either. It is possible that some of my symptoms are from long-term use of Prevacid, but when I stopped it, I did feel better. Then came Nexium! I think I'm losing my mind and wonder if anyone has had similar symptoms or an experience like mine. I took Pepcid Complete (OTC) today, but fear acid reflux and heartburn will get very bad without a ppi. I'm taking Ativan for the extreme anxiety (which only partially helps) and Rolaids throughout the day. Although I eat well, avoid all the usual GERD suspects, I find myself afraid to eat ANYTHING because eating seems to make things worse; I take probiotic caps daily, essential supplements, sleep with my head raised. Sometimes even sitting up. Please let me hear from anyone who can share or suggest! I'm terrified and desperate. | F | 61 | 5 days | 7/30/2009 |