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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NEXIUM | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | GERD | An almost constant hungry feeling. | I take 40 mg twice a day. I had the Bravo esophageal pH monitor at my last endoscopy and my pH was great. The Nexium was clearly keeping the acid in check. I've got Barrett's esophagus and I suspect I'll be on PPIs for a long time... | M | 51 | 18 months | 12/24/2008 | 3 | GERD & Gastritis | at first the usual listed symtoms, headache, nausea, but those subsided after about 2 days. I'm currently in my 6th week of taking Nexium, new symptoms as of last Thrusday are: upper abdominal pain (sharp, burning, & sometimes nauseating), constant gas, some chest pressure, and lack of sleep. | I was prescribed Nexium to help my gastritis caused by stress, and was told it would help my GERD, so I took it. For the first 5 weeks, I was feeling great, no acid reflux, I was able to have coffee for the first time in 3 years and actually enjoy it without the pain that would usually follow. But now in my 6th week of taking Nexium, I've just been feeling sick, not wanting to eat (even though I can). So now after reading these reviews & comments, I am deciding to get off of the Nexium (because what else could it be?) and I'm going to try some other alternative to dealing with my GERD. Thanks for your comments! | F | 23 | 6 weeks | 12/24/2008 | 1 | reflux pain | i thought it was good idea to take acid reducer cause my doctor told me to take it, first 2 week i had no problem with it ,honestly i didnt have any reflux pain that often ,after 2nd week it was gettin chronic pain , night time when i m on sleep , between meals , at work ,home .i went to emergency room twice in a week , believe i started to have problem after i took this medication, somebody should stop this killer in the market.Please if anyone knows any medication less side effect than nexium for acid reflux please help me | M | 28 | 18 days | 12/21/2008 | 1 | gerd | I starting taking this medication 2 years ago for GERD. I instantly had migraines which did subside. After 6 months my ulcer was gone but the doctor told me to keep taking Nexium. Recently 2 years later I am experiencing severe upper right abdominal pain each time I eat anything. I have severe back pain as well as foot heel pain. The doctors thought that it was my gallbladder. Wrong the gall bladder is fine. I forgot to take my Nexium for one day and guess what the stomach pain was not near as bad. I told the dr and he said it was a coincidence that Nexium wouldnt cause pain. I decided after all the tests were run and nothing was wrong that I would stop the Nexium for a while. Within 2 days I was pain free and could eat again. DO NOT TAKE NEXIUM no matter what they tell you. This drug has to many harmful effects that the public isnt aware of. The pharmaceutical companies are getting rich and people are suffering. Always follow your gut feeling. | M | 44 | 2 years | 12/21/2008 | 2 | Acid Reflux | Extreme anxiety, very nervous within two hours of taking medication, dry mouth, headache, insomnia, too many horrible side effects. | I suffer from Anxiety Disorder/Panic Attacks as well as some slight depression when my anxiety is not under control and I was prescribed this medication from an ER doctor. I had gone to the ER because I had been unable to eat for a week or more and was having the constant burning feeling in my upper stomach. They ran tests to find out that I had "Acid Reflux" from my nervous stomach. I checked with my family doctor before getting my prescription filled and she said it would be okay. It was pure hell. I felt awful; I felt more anxious than even when having a panic attack. I knew this anxiety was something different but would have never thought it was due to the medication. I am so happy I found this site because my family doctor was unfamiliar with the severe anxiety it seems that this medication has caused to a lot of people. | F | 32 | 5 days | 12/19/2008 | 2 | Acid Reflux | Rapid heartbeat, severe anxiety, feeling very nervous ... | I suffer from Anxiety Disorder and Panic Attacks. I recently went through a bad spell of Panic Attacks which led me to some slight depression and I was not eating properly. I was given the Nexium to help with my nervous stomach during this time period. I would not recommend this to anyone who all ready suffers from any type of Anxiety as this will only make you feel more anxious. It is a terrible medicine to be given to someone with anxiety. I just wish I would have looked into researching this medicine before taking any. It did help with the acid in my stomach but it has too many other side effects for me to deal with. I will try something else. I am so happy I found this website. | F | 32 | 5 days | 12/18/2008 | 4 | GERD | Constant Hunger, Headache for first month, muscle and joint soreness | I have always been a very healthy person and I started taking Nexium 5 months ago for severe esophagitis. It really helped my stomach and esophagus ALOT but I have gained 10 pounds since taking it and I am now able to drink alcohol like a fish, which is NOT a good thing. There is just this constant feeling of hunger and it is most instense right after I eat something I just want MORE. I also had a headache from the pills for a about a month but that has gone away. I am also a VERY active person and I ahve found that my muscle and joint recovery from exercise has decreased and a feeling of joint and muscle soreness has increased. It had done its job and I am now thankfully weaning myself off of the expensive drug in hopes of returning to my healthful self again. | F | 21 | 5 months | 12/16/2008 | 2 | GERD | Lightheadedness, blurred vision,unusual feelings of being overly emotional or sensitive. Some shoulder and back soreness and heat sensitivity also. When all tests ruled out other problems and revealed massive loss of bone density over the course of one year, I looked to the only drug/supplement I was taking, Nexium! | Getting off was a tough one, but after switching docs and reading this website I did it! My stomach went crazy for about a month! Not to mention my digestion, it felt like the flu for the first couple of weeks, lost weight, little appetitite at first, very fatigued, sometimes shaky and weak, etc. But a chiropractor/certified dietician recommended some natural products (not cheap, but from a certified lab and readily available at compounding pharmacies that really did the trick). Now after two and a half months I just take an over the counter antacid once in a great while which after 35 years of GERD is amazing. Lightheadedness and shoulder soreness were gone after a couple of weeks and other symptoms are fading quickly. But now have to really cram calcium, etc to get my bone density (lowest rating on the charts) back up. It was amazing that several doctors I saw later were so enthusiastic about my discontinuance of Nexium, yet the GI specalist dismissed the concerns without interest | F | 55 | 2 years | 12/15/2008 | 3 | GERD, heartburn, chest pain | very bad headaches, panic attacks, anxiety, feeling my head was going to explode, neck and shoulder pain and extreme tension in those areas | I had been taking Prevacid for years and had my GERD under control. Then my insurance would not pay for Prevacid capsules, but would approve the form that dissolve in the mouth. I switched to them, but they gave me worse heartburn. I tried Prilosec but my heartburn continued, and then developed a pain on the right side of my chest under the breast bone, worsened after eating. My doctor gave me some samples of 40mg Nexium and told me to take 1 every morning. After one week, I have had some relief from the heartburn and pain BUT have the strangest headaches; feels like my head is throbbing, my brain is about to explode! HELP! | F | 67 | 5 days | 12/14/2008 | 2 | GERD | I took Nexium for 3 days. It worked for my GERD symptoms but nights #1 & #2 I had problems staying asleep. By night #3, I awoke frequently, finally after a vivid dream and with rapid heart beat and extreme anxiety which lasted about 40 minutes. I take Xanax and Ambien for anxiety and insomnia. I hadn't had a problem with wakefulness, etc. since I started Ambien over 6 mos. ago. I stopped the Nexium yesterday and slept well last night. | F | 64 | 3 days | 12/7/2008 | 3 | acid reflux | anxiety attacks, dizzyness, head rushes like I might faint | I have to say that the medicine really did the job but I just can't handle the side effects. I know now that I am not going crazy after reading these other passages. I had a terrible anxiety attack 2 summers ago in the car as a passenger. Was almost tempted to have my husband drive to the hospital. Went to the doctor the next day and of course,after all kinds of stress tests, they could find nothing wrong. Started noticing when I sit at the computer or while I am driving I get a head rush like I may faint - really scary especially with kids in the car. My attacks then started happening every time I would drive on the highway...something with the speed. Then I read all these stories about the anxiety that other people were having just like me. Well, I am 5 days in to not taking it anymore and I am still suffering from the reflux. Not as bad as I was though. Taking antacids to help. Heard one tablespoon of apple cider vinegar works (you can mix with a cup of water)but I haven't had t | F | 47 | 3 years | 12/5/2008 | 4 | GERD | irritated, gas,bloat,TERRIBLE JOINT, MUSCLE PAIN, flu like symptoms, headaches and congestion. | I am so happy I found this website! I have been on Prilosec and then Nexium daily for over 10 years! Recently I read on MSNBC a list of ten medications that doctors would NEVER take and Nexium was on that list! Although this medication has helped my GERD symtoms, I have been feeling sick for months. Flu like symtoms, and terrrible joint pain, that has even kept me from work. Been to the doctor several times, but they could never find a cause for my pain and general discomfort. Finally was sent to an Arthritis specialist yesterday and she recommended that I stop taking Nexium. She told me her husband had the same problems. Several tests were done and I am waiting for results. I have decided to stop the Nexium and try some of the over the counter meds, such as Zantac to see if my flu like symtoms get better and my joint and muscle pain stops. After reading all the comments on this site, I am convienced that the Nexium is the cause of my problems. I could relate to almost all the other si | F | 55 | 10 years | 12/2/2008 | 3 | heart burn or so i thought | feeling of emptiness really. (empty stomach, no acid, no nothing) | I wrote about 10 months ago, talking about how awful I felt while taking Nexium. As it turns out, it was actually my gallbladder that was failing me and not Nexium. Ended up in hospital about 2 week after that comment after severe attack. The Nexium _does_ help. That being said, there should be better studies regarding these medicines. The Dr recommended me take Nexium post surgery as I'm seemingly having some issues with acid. The only advice I can give is, if it's affecting you that badly STOP TAKING IT. Don't wait around, and get a Dr's opinion. I waited 2 months before my gallbladder finally "gave out". Since the operation to remove my gb, I have severe anxiety and depression which could have been solved had I not been going around placing blame. Your Dr is there to _help_ you. | M | 28 | 8 months | 12/2/2008 | 3 | GERD | depression, anxiety, heart palpitations, insomnia, nightmares, moodiness | I can't believe I found this site. I've been taking 40 mgs of Nexium at night for the last few months, and before that I was taking it in the morning. My doctor told me to switch to taking it at night. I've felt like crap for months, and in desperation, just now, found the connection between my symptoms and the Nexium side effects. I am not by nature an anxious person, but when I was taking Nexium in the morning, I was having heart palpitations and extreme anxiety thereafter for a few hours. Horrible. I thought I was going crazy. But I didn't tie it to the Nexium. Since I switched to taking the Nexium at night, I've had weird, anxiety-filled nightmares every night, and because I so dread going to sleep because of the nightmares, I've become an insomniac. It's awful. I'm all over the place. A mess. I had no idea Nexium could be causing this, but now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure it's the cause of my problems because, really, it was like someone threw a switch in me. I too | F | 34 | 1 years | 12/1/2008 | 1 | GERD | Extemely hot face and stinging bloodshot eyes, headache with sinus pain, grotesque nightmares, but WORST of all- mental changes:aggression followed by sadness and high IRRITABILITY. Moderately blurred vision. | I am a retired registered dietitian married to a doctor. I've been using zantac about 4x per day for years but reflux was definitely overwhelming the zantac. Tried newer acid meds but they all gave me diarrhea. I only used nexium for 5 days but I thought I was losing my mind. My poor husband and 17 year old son! Almost wrecked my family and right before Thanksgiving!I am long past menopause which felt like picnic compared to this. My husband says he had no idea that so many people were being negatively impacted by this drug -- all drug side effect sheets list the same symptoms. I am returning to my old rule: never use anything that is less than 15-20 years old! I GIVE THANKS FOR THIS WEB SITE. Also, it is SCARY to realize that children are being given this drug. At 5 bucks a pill, you know Merck is looking for ever broader applications. Happy Holidays to all. | F | 57 | 5 days | 11/27/2008 | 3 | Acid Reflux | I had been on Protonix for 6-1/2 years, but after 15 months of side effects and many doctors,we realized it caused occipital neuritis. A year ago, I went off Protonix (side effects went away) and switched to Nexium. Though the pain in my head has gone away, I now am experiencing blurred vision and shaking in my eyes and head (feel like my brain shakes). I am convinced it is from the Nexium. I go for blood tests tomorrow to rule out anything else (Lyme, vitamin deficiency) and will be going off Nexium to see if it alleviates any of these side effects. I often wonder what is worse.....chronic heartburn 3-4 nights a week or all these side effects. Doctors are always telling me how safe all these heartburn meds are, but there really isn't long term studies done with these. | F | 39 | 1 years | 11/25/2008 | 3 | GERD | Rapid heart rate, tingling in left arm and leg, pressure in chest, headaches, sinus pain, dizziness, stomach cramps, gas, difficulty breathing | I have been taking Nexium off and on for a couple of years. In the beginning it was WONDERFUL! However, this time I've been taking it for about 3 weeks now and I am having so many side effects. I used to workout daily, cardi and weight training, but since I've been taking Nexium this time, I can't make it through cardio because my heart is beating so hard and fast it scares me. Even after sex it takes a LONG time for my heart rate to slow. I have been very irritable and paranoid. Sometimes in the middle of a conversation, in mid sentence my mind goes blank, my husband thinks I'm crazy. For a while I thought I was crazy too, but now I see I'm not the only person experiencing these side effects! | F | 35 | 3 weeks | 11/24/2008 | 3 | GERD | Wow, I began experiencing stuff that I never had before. Uncontrolable hand shaking (right side only), pain in my joints that came and went at will including neck, elbow, wrists, knees, lower back, shoulder, chest, you name it. Burping constantly like every 5-10 seconds and what is really weird is I could feel the pain come on and it was always followed by burping...and then the pain went away a few minutes after that!! Man these effects are crazy. Just the other day, my left wrist was so sore that I could not even use my left hand at all. Went to bed, got up the next morning and it was like it never happen...totally fine the next day!! My ENT quack thinks I'm crazy!! | He's got me on Nexium 40's twice a day. It relieved my constant sore throat and the worst of the acid stuff and the feeling that something was growing in my throat which is why I went to an ENT guy in the first place. Other PPI's had pretty much the same effect on me as the Nexium as he had me try them all to see which one would be best suited for me. Now at my next appointment with him, I can tell him that I'm not crazy with all these weird side effects..thanks to this site and others that have posted their experiences. | M | 53 | 12 months | 11/23/2008 | 2 | GERD | Extremely fast heartbeat, chest pressure, nausea, gas, anxiety, tightness in throat, dizziness, cold chills, numbness in my extremities. | This drug took away my heartburn, but I can't deal with the side effects. I've been feeling totally crappy ever since a few days after I started taking the Nexium. My father rushed me to the hospital last weekend because I thought I was having a heart attack. The doctors ran so many tests, but could find nothing wrong...I think they thought it was all in my head. I didn't attribute my symptoms to the Nexium until I started researching the side effects of it. I'm really glad I found this site...now at least I know that I'm not going crazy. Nexium is evil! | F | 25 | 30 days | 11/21/2008 | 3 | Acid reflux/ Hernia | rapid heart beat, panic/anxiety attacks, bloating, loose stools, chest pressure, feet swell, wrist pain (thought this was from work), gas, cold symptoms | I used to take Prilosec.....But I am guessing its basically the same product fancied up a bit. Its been atleast 8-10years or more taking it on and off. About 11 years ago, I started to develop so called "panic" attacks, rapid heart beat, thinking I was having a heart attack..or stroke.....I have been complaining to my doctor for YEARS about my Rapid Heart. He said he listened to my heart and its fine, so no other tests were ever ordered. I was supposed to carry around a monitor for a few days. He treated me like such a hypercondriac, I never did it. For years I just thought it was in my head, and my family constantly confirmed that fact. A few weeks ago, I had to start taking Nexium again..rapid beat..lasted for 2hours....didnt realize it could be the nexium. My blood pressure goes up and down at will, water retention all of the sudden, swelling feet and legs. Bigger belly. Having VIDID and weird nightmares, chest and back pressure. It felt like someone was just sitting on my | F | 42 | 3 years | 11/20/2008 |