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| 4 | acid reflux | pain in stomach fatigue | been having grds for over 6 years,used to eat tums like crazy also tried prilosec that was effective but too many side effects finally went to see a doc about a year ago and she prescribed nexium, i went from taking 1 a day to 1 a week in less than 2 months. now just take when symptoms come back side effects were minimal stomach cramps,constipation and fatigue were what i had to deal with but compaired to acid reflux this is heaven. | M | 30 | | 6/4/2009 | 2 | Gerd | Panic, anxiety. Pain under left rib to the back,hip pain,pain to the right side in stomach area,chest pain, nausea, arthritis symtoms,lack of energy all with higher dose of 40mg/20mg at dinnertime. Also had numbness in cheek and burning sensation in rib area. | I went to the ER thinking I was having a heart attack.I had one in 2000 so I DO know what it feels like.Had stress test,CT Scan,Sonogram to check gallbladder ALL WERE NEGATIVE. CT Scan even checked pelvic area/also neg. I also had a Endosopy and colonoscopy also negative. Benign polyps found in stomach. Still having pain in left side going to right side under rib cage. Now thinking I may have Costocontritis (inflamation of cartlidge in rib area). Now being treated with 100mg Celebrix for inflamation and pain. I have only taken Celebrix for 2 days. Still have slight pain in rib area. I have not had any Nexium for 3 days now. I am starting to feel the pain go away. No more in my back and just slightly in stomach area.I have resumed taking Acidolphus Pro-biotics which are helping. Nexium seems to kill the good bacteria along with the bad bacteria. I am going to try to stay off the Nexium and replace with natural remedys.Not sure what just yet. I would like to have any suggestions !!! I have lost weight because I was worried that I really had something more serious. Only test left to get is a bone-scan which my GP doesn't think is necessary yet. I will probably NOT have it especially if symtoms go away. Nexium worked for the first few years I took it.But I do agree that it should NOT be given long-term. I will definately stay off of it for at least a few weeks to see what the symtoms do. Then I will tell my doctors !!! | F | 69 | 8 years | 6/4/2009 | 1 | gerd; chronic heartburn | After six and a half years, have tenderness and pain in the stomach area, still have some reflux problems, mild intermittent nausea, occasional vomiting, insomnia and weight gain. Recent upper GI scoping found dozens of polyps caused by the Nexium according to my gastroenterologist. They were biopsied and were benign (thank God). He doubled my dose a few weeks before the scoping to 80 mgs a day, and my dry mouth and dry eyes got so much worse, I couldn't sleep. My digestion also slowed down so I had to stop eating for a day or two. I stopped the double dose after 4 days. | When I first started Nexium it was like a miracle. I was taking 40 mg a day, and after three days, was without symptoms. My life became normal after years of hearburn, reflux, gastritis, etc. The upper GI I had done shortly after starting Nexium revealed one gastric polyp. Recently, after another scoping, I had so many polyps the doc could only remove 12 for biopsy. Over 6 and a half years, I developed dry mouth and dry eyes that greatly interfered with my quality of life and work (I had to read a lot at work). I have been weaning myself from Nexium (primarily due to the polyps) for the last week (with otc prilosec 20 mg.) Last night I took nothing and had the best night's sleep I've had in years. The dryness was not as bad, and now I wonder if that was from the Nexium all along, and not from an autoimmune disease (docs not sure). The docs never seem to relate any symptoms to the drugs you are taking. You would think it would be the first thing they would rule out. I have changed my diet and follow the rules (no food 3 hours before bed) and hope to be off Nexium forever. It did, however, get me through a difficult time when those aspects of my life were not under control (I also had little knowledge) of triggers, etc. I have also lost weight which helps with the hiatal hernia. | F | 54 | 6 years | 6/2/2009 | 2 | Acid Reflux,Heartburn | Anxiety,Brain fog,Palpitations,Depression,Bloating,Heat intolerance. | I have been suffering with all these symptoms for a long time now.Thought I was on deaths door.Felt like I have been in a trance these last few years.Brain fog,light headidness,and just feeling miserable and lethargic.My chest is tight and an ache radiates through to my upper back.After a meal I feel so bloated and tired.I use to love the sun but now I have to avoid it as I just feel totally drained and my head sweats as though i have a fever.I see alot of similar symptoms here and I feel we have been let down badly with this terrible drug.The problem is trying to get off it as it becomes addictive and aday or two missed and my reflux hits hard.However I am determined to get my life back and give nexium the boot. | M | 46 | 8 years | 6/1/2009 | 4 | gerd | i have acid reflux for a few years at least, but i have also been suffering from constant bloating and gas, anxiety/really stressed out all the time, sore neck and upper back, and in the last year weight gain. | I figured that the "stress and anxiety" was the culprit for the stomache bloating/gas and neck and shoulder stiffness, that's what my doctor pinned it on. she was even going to put me on an antidepressant for my stomache! i never would have thought to put the nexium and those symptoms together since it really did the job of curing the gerd well. i quit smoking a year ago and surprisingly the gerd got worse so i took more nexium, and in the last year my symptoms have gotten worse and iv'e started to gain weight (not because i ate to compensate, i didnt eat any more or less than i always have). im going to stop taking it and see if my symptoms go away. ill get back to everyone soon! | F | 24 | 5 years | 5/31/2009 | 4 | GERD | Severe lower back pain extending down to thighs and knees. Has become increasing painful and difficult to walk, esp. after a period of sitting or sleeping. | Excellent for GERD symptoms, but if the leg pain is a side effect, it it not worth it. | F | 55 | 3 months | 5/31/2009 | 3 | hiatal hernia/acid reflux | i started taking nexium 5 yrs ago. After some time they found out I had anxiety, so i'm taking xanax. All the side effects everybody mentioned i have, i thought i had heart problems or even cancer. Now i know is the nexium, OMG! I'm just crying, don't know what to do, it helps in a way and I'm addictive to it. On Wednesday I'll have my 4th endoscopy.... I need to do something about it. Ihave anxiety, joint pains, cramps, abdominal pains, cack pains, gain 30 lbs, chest pains, also sometimes I feel like my esophagus is a Stick and I can't sit straight, chronic bronchitis,,,,,I'll definetely will have a talk with my doctor. | M | 39 | 5 years | 5/30/2009 | 1 | EE | Weight gain, metalic taste in mouth, blurry vision. | Does anyone know if you lose the weight gain when you stop taking Nexium? | F | 66 | 4 weeks | 5/27/2009 | 2 | ACID REFLUX / ULCER | SEVERE STOMACH PAIN,ABDOMINAL PAIN,HEADACHES,STOOL COLOUR CHANGE(ALMOST WHITE),DIARRHEA,BOWEL HABIT CHANGES, | FIRSTLY,DELIGHTED TO FIND THIS SITE,AS I WAS CONVINCED I HAD CANCER OF BOWEL.HAD TAKEN NEXIUM FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS FOR ACID REFLUX,HAD TO COME OFF IT THEN TO GO FOR BREATH TEST FOR HY POLARI. WENT BACK ON NEXIUM AFTER TEST (WHICH WAS NEGATIVE)AND WITHIN TWO DAYS HAD CHRONIC PAIN AROUND NAVAL AREA.THIS WENT ON DAY AND NIGHT FOR WEEKS.ALSO HAD A COMPLETE CHANGE OF BOWEL HABITS(I'LL SPARE YOU THE DETAILS) WENT OFF TABLETS AFTER FINDING THIS SITE AND CONSULTING MY DOCTOR.AFTER ONE WEEK I WENT BACK TO MY DOCTOR AS MY STOMACH WAS EXTREMELY SORE AND ALSO VERY TENDER IN MY LOWER ABDOMINAL REGION.ACTULLY SORE TO THE TOUCH,BUT NOT ALL THE TIME.WAS PUT ON PRILOSEC (LOSAMEL IN IRELAND) AT A LOWER DOSAGE AND AM NOW MUCH BETTER.STOMACH PAIN ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE AND ACIDITY UNDER CONTROL.THE BEST RESULT IS THAT MY MIND IS AT EASE. | M | 44 | 12 weeks | 5/25/2009 | 3 | post-surgery scrip for acid reflux | Loose stools, hives | Worked well at controlling the acid reflux, but the hives drove me nuts. I was to take the drug only for 15 days. I stopped at day 14 when I realized that the hives was probably due to the Nexium, and lo and behold, the hives immediately stopped. | F | 53 | 14 days | 5/22/2009 | 4 | Acid Reflux/Heartburn | Mild abdominal pain, mild leg twiching more noticable when laying down, slight headache comes and goes (could be a result of less sleep) | Appears to be doing its job, I feel a lot better. Had burning sensation in chest, acidy throat/burning when swallowing, bloating and gas. Kept a clean light diet and avoided all triggering foods and it seems to be working so far. | M | 30 | 6 days | 5/16/2009 | 3 | GERD, Barrett's esophagus | Initially prescribed 40mg; bad headache first few days, reduced to twenty. Dose has been increased to 40mg again and headache has not returned. | I have had painful reflux for about ten years, which has resulted in Barrett's epithelium. I also have a hiatus hernia (I am 25). I was originally prescribed Zantac, which proved partially effective; the same stands for both the Pariet and Nexium I have been prescribed; they seem to reduce the frequency of my heartburn a bit, but it is still just as painful whilst I am engaged in the year-long wait for stomach surgery. The prospect of facing another year with heartburn that is not controlled by Nexium- the only medication I take for this condition-is distressing(and painful). | F | 25 | 7 months | 5/16/2009 | 1 | peptic ulcer | after 2 days back pain started. on the third day severe neck/back pain - unable to do anything - even get out of bed. I thought I had done something to my back & sought help from my chiropractor. after 10 days I was suffering severe pain between the shoulder blades & in the chest and shortness of breath. This was in addition to the neck pain. extremely thirsty for all this time Stopped taking the medication & relief after two days | I was in absolute agony for the time I was taking this medication. We didn't even think about the drug causing these side effects as there was nothing on the info sheet. It was only after my husband looked it up on the internet that we realized what was going on. We were angry that none of these symptoms, which appear to be quite common, are not on the information sheet | F | 56 | 10 days | 5/16/2009 | 1 | 6 days | Depression, anxiety, feeling sick, dizziness, pain in jaw. | I have stop taking nexium 38 hours ago.. come on anxiety go away. Today I felt really good until about 5.00pm and now the anxiety is back. This is the worst drug in the world, I have taken a week off work, because I just couldn't cope.. this is not me at all. I really hope this drug wears off. I will post back .. look for me Jane. | F | 31 | 6 days | 5/14/2009 | 1 | Acid reflux | Neck & shoulder muscle pain, upper back pain, upper right abdominal pain, loose stools, nausea, weakness, anxiety. | All symptoms began after starting Protonix and advancing to Nexium 2x/day @ 40 mg. Symptoms progressively got worse. Heat and ibuprofen not helpful. Quality of life degraded immensely with use of PPI. Cardiac ruled out. Have discontinued this drug on my own. | F | 61 | 6 months | 5/14/2009 | 2 | Barrett's/Acid Reflux | Abdominal pain, bloating, dizziness, dry mouth. | I am a healthy 62. Nine years ago, an endoscopy revealed a miniscule amount of Barrett's, and my GI doc and GP both insisted I take a pump inhibitor. Aciphex doubled me over in pain and Nexium was advised. I was told I would need to take it the rest of my life to prevent the Barrett's from getting any worse. The thought of esophageal cancer was enough motivation to take the drug. The second endoscopy, three years later, showed no change in the Barrett's. Another three years has passed, and I'm due for a third. In the meantime, I believe the Nexium is making me miserable. All my docs insist that not taking it will increase the potential of getting something awful. They also insist that symptoms reported in this group, and the symptoms I've reported to them, just don't make sense. To make matters more confusing, a recent barium swallow test revealed that I don't have acid reflux. I'm really confused. Thank you for listening, and thank you all for this group. | M | 62 | | 5/6/2009 | 5 | Acid Reflux and start of an ulcer | Absolutely NO side effects, I've been feeling fantastic ever since I started this medication. | I believe a lot of people are very sensitive to medication. I also think a lot of of people have phobias or fears about medications and let these fears run away with them. Worrying about taking a new medication in it's self can cause most of the anxiety and other symptoms that have been described by most people here. I should know I have created more anxiety with new medicines than the original illness I was treated for. Trust your doctors! They wouldn't give you a medicine that would intentionally harm you. It takes more than a few days to see the full results of your medication. The cramps could just be the excess acid your stomach was building in the first place being cleaned out of your system. Give it time to do what it is intended to do. I've taken this medication for 15 years or more and have had no side effects. In fact I feel fantastic. But I do remember in the beginning not feeling so great. I stuck with it and about 30 days later I felt everything balancing out and feeling great. Again, the cramps, diarrhea may just be the excess acid cleaning out of your system. | F | 46 | 15 years | 5/5/2009 | 3 | Acid Reflux | Works great but gave a me a constant headache. I went off the drug and too 2 Prilosec a day and that did the same job but no headaches | Works great but gave a me a constant headache. I went off the drug and too 2 Prilosec a day and that did the same job but no headaches | M | 38 | 2 weeks | 5/4/2009 | 3 | GERD | Bloating, intermittent and transient pains in neck, head, shoulders, back, hands, knee joints, ankles chest, sleeplessness, heart palpitations, pain in upper right abdomen, constant fatigue, muscle weakness. | I've had intermittent chest pain in the right sternum. It was so persistent, I thought it was heart related and went to the emergency room in the middle of the night. I've been through a barrage of stress tests, blood tests of every description, MRI's, CT scans and extensive physical. Every test was negative. My doc is at a loss to explain and wants to refer me to a host of additional specialists (rheumatology, neurology, physiatrist, etc.). I'm really sick of all of the costly and apparently unneccessary medical testing. There is a direct correlation between the time I started taking this drug and the onset of these side effects. I asked my doctor if there could be any correlation between long term use of Nexium and the on-going symptoms I'm having. He stated not likely. I'm sick of the inability to get to the root of these symptoms and just began my own research and found this site. After reading the many other's comments, I have to believe there is a greater risk to use of this medication than is commonly known. I'm going to look for other alternatives immediately and get off this stuff for good. | M | 49 | 3 years | 5/4/2009 | 1 | Reflux | In 3 days on this crap, I felt like crap!! Real BAD!! No More!! | M | 3 days | 4/28/2009 |