NEXIUM Reviews (ESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM)Average Rating: 2.2 (1129 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare NEXIUM with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NEXIUM | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | acid reflux, scarring of esophagus | sleep problems, insomnia,anxiety,hives daily, itching, skin eruptions, skin edema,pains in the legs, swollen wrists and fingers, skin sensitivity to touch, skin sensitivity to sun, water, heat, cold, daily diarrhea, fever, hot flashes | Nexium did cure the scarring of the esophagus and did give relief from acid reflux, however, the side effects began within several months of beginning the medication. Both my internist, and several dermatologist didnt feel the nexium was the cause. After 3 years of testing of external and internal causes, the doctors conclusion was "we dont know". I began my on research and have for 3 yrs. Once I found this site two weeks ago, I discontinued the nexium (with little hope of success because everything else failed), I am free of all those side effects. | F | 62 | 3 years | 10/19/2008 | 4 | acid reflux, scarring of esophagus | hives,diarrhea,insomnia,leg pains, swollen wrists, aching joints, skin sensitivity, anxiety, edema, | The nexium was used to heal the esophagus, to stop early morning vomiting from acid reflux, and to stop acid reflux. The drug did an excellent job for that. My symptoms that I have listed started 3 years ago. I visited several dermatologists at that time who diagnosed the condition as hives and dermatagraphism. However, all the possible causes were eliminated through testing except food allergies. I was told that if food was the cause then I needed to learn to live with it. Three years ago when all the symptoms began, I was taking Nexium and a blood pressure medicine. The doctor switch the blood pressure medicine but indicated the nexium would not cause such symptons but actually would help releave them. I have researched the internet for 3 years trying to find a possible cause. I have tried a diet eating more alkaline foods; I have tried a diet eliminating all foods that caused allergies. I have tried many measures to get relief from the itching and pain. Nothing has elimi | F | 62 | 3 years | 10/17/2008 | 3 | reflux | depression | My son has been on Nexium for 1.5 months. He is very depressed. Before taking Nexium he was always a happy kid. He questioned if it could be the Nexium - so I then found this site. I am going to stop giving him the Nexium to see if that helps the depression. The Nexium has helped the reflux. | M | 15 | 1.5 months | 10/15/2008 | 1 | mild gastritis - deviated septum | heart palpitations - lasting from 30 mins to two hours | i tend to take no drugs - only pepto bismal or certs when necessary - but nexium stopped burning and acidic symptoms in minutes - incredibly effective stopping acid - but i sense potential deadly results if i were to continue use. the racing heart tells me to stop it. I used 30 pills across a six week period - and never had palpitations until nexium was started. | M | 61 | 1 months | 10/15/2008 | 2 | acid reflux | extreme hunger; joint pain, which has since developed into full-blown rheumatoid arthritis | I don't know whether Nexium is responsible for my arthritis, but the symptoms started very shortly after I began taking it, and there's no history of arthritis in my family. Until more is known, this drug ought to be avoided. | M | 25 | 3 months | 10/14/2008 | 1 | Reflux, lesions on esophagus | Started 40 mg. nexium about 1 year ago, increased to 80 mg 1/08. A few months ago started to have severe joint pain, felt winded walking up steps, some heart palpitations, chills, flu like symptoms severe sore throat that came and went. When consulted MD's they told me I was depressed--MD switched me to aciphex, took it for 1 week and realized I felt horrible after taking it--vision problems, couldn't eat, trouble swallowing, Stopped taking everything a little over 2 weeks ago, symtpoms slowly going away but not completely yet. Still feel sick sometimes after eating. Anyone have experience like this? I have never felt this way. | F | 46 | 1 years | 10/11/2008 | 1 | hernia, gastritis, acid reflux | back pain, hip pain, shoulder pain, shortness of breath, depression, anxiety, fatigue, nausa, bloating... | this medication has ruined the best years of my life... | M | 23 | 5 months | 10/8/2008 | 1 | Acid Reflux | anxiety, chronic insomnia, shaking hands, breathlessness, bloating, sporadic chest pains, difficulty concentrating, paranoia, depression and constant boredom, burning and prickling sensation in hands, and foot cramps. | I am so glad I found this website. I had surgery several months ago, and thought all my problems were effects from the general anesthesia. It just so happens that around the same time as my surgery, my insurance company informed me that they wouldn't pay for Aciphex, which I had been taking for about 1 year without trouble. My pharmacy substituted my prescription with Nexium and ever since, I have had an unbelievable collection of "side effects", the worse two being Insomnia and Anxiety. As I type this I haven't slept for 3 days! My family doctor put me on Ambien about two months ago, but every time I try to come off of it, I can't sleep at all. When I first went on the drug, I suffered severe panic attacks for about three weeks. All my life I have been a very relaxed, mellow, and happy person, until I began taking Nexium. Also, I am not the kind of person that usually experiences any side effects of medication, so it has taken this website and everyone's experiences to o | M | 43 | 3 months | 10/7/2008 | 1 | GERD | Joint pains..muscle pains.. | Please visit us to submit your feedback...if you suffer from similiar side effects www.nexium-vs-joints.com | M | 29 | 4 months | 10/7/2008 | 5 | acid reflux/hiatal hernia | none | I am one of those lucky people for whom nexium has worked perfectly. Before starting treatment, I was having extreme difficulty swallowing. Within a week on nexium, my symptoms cleared up immediately, with no side effects. | M | 55 | 7 years | 9/30/2008 | 1 | gastritis | headache, insomnia, anxiety, heart palpitations, unreal feeling, foggy thinking | After about a couple of days on this drug, I started waking up throughout the night feeling really anxious, sometimes nightmares, sometimes just really anxious feeling. I am now on day 6 and I feel really anxious all day, at night I feel exhausted. Also my head has this weird feeling like I want to put a hat on to keep it from sort of coming out... doesn't make sense but it's feels really weird. | F | 31 | 6 days | 9/29/2008 | 1 | hernia, gastritis | depression, anxiety, back pain, hip pain, joint pain , nausa, bloating, fatigue, shoulder pain | i took 80 mg of nexium / prilosec for 3 months and started having joint pain all over my body plus all kinds of stomach symptoms...i've been off of it for two weeks now and my wrists are starting to feel a bit better but my other joints still hurt....i had hip and back pain two years ago when i was on this drug and went away few months after i stopped, i went back on nexium 4 months ago again for heartburn and now I have pain in all my joints....i hate this | M | 25 | 4 months | 9/28/2008 | 1 | gerd | fatigue, palpitations while on. Now off with Nexium and have dizziness, trembling, tingling anxiety almost passing out. | I am a PA. I have prescribed this for years and had no idea what coming off of this med could potentially do. Not had complaints from patients about psych/pain/tingling. Never been put on meds for anxiety. Now am on alprazolam and Lexapro to control the anxiety symptoms just to function as a wife and mom of two young children. I want to know how long this will last. I have been off for 1 week and the withdrawals are not getting better. I was on for three years and it worked great. If I knew this would happen if I went on it, I would've never started. People, we need answers. Any suggestions about how to approach? | F | 39 | 3 years | 9/27/2008 | 4 | severe GERD | excessive gas and stomach rumblings but only at night (I take it with food contrary to what the advice is) | Nexium SAVED MY LIFE. I have taken it for 8+ years. It has made it so I can have a normal life and prior to this drug I was only able to eat rice and drink ginger ale. Within days of taking it, I was improving and have been great ever since. | F | 31 | 8 years | 9/20/2008 | 4 | hiatal hernia | very few, slight digestion change. initially I had some side effects- nausea ect but they subsided after a little time. | I just wanted to comment quickly because I see many comments from people who only took this for a few days. I've been taking some type of proton pump inhibitor since I was 17. I think the main thing to remember is this drug will change things in your body, it blocks the production of stomach acid. That being said, some changes should be expected early on in the treatment, in my opinion. It is a drug to help with a specific condition. Surely in some cases people will not be able to handle it- I had a friend who stopped taking it because he couldn't handle the change in digestion. But in the long run for me it is worth it if I don't end up with Barrett's. For me it was like starting any other medication, my body just had to get used to it. It has been a great help in my life, no heartburn unless I skip it for a day. Good luck everyone! | F | 26 | 5 years | 9/19/2008 | 1 | Acid reflux, GERD | Dizziness, anxiety, back pain, weak and heavy legs and to a lesser extent arms, sore knees, feet cramps. | I took 40 mg twice a day for 2 weeks and then went down to once a day for a week. By the end of the first two weeks my lower back felt like I had pulled it and my legs felt like they had ankle weights on them. Hamstrings also felt really tight. I don't know if all this is related to Nexium but my legs and arms felt fine before I started taking it. I've usually very active and it made me not want to exercise at all. I even went to a spine specialist because I thought I had done something to my back. It might work for some people but did not help me one bit. Made me worse. | M | 23 | 3 weeks | 9/17/2008 | 2 | reflux | foggy brain , weakness , maybe anxiety | M | 56 | 6 times | 9/16/2008 | 1 | heartburn | very swollen eye brows and swollen bays under eyes. | terrible side effects on me. | M | 73 | 6 days | 9/16/2008 | 1 | Gerd | Fatigue, flu-like symptoms. | I was so happy to find this site. I was so sick and I couldn't understand why. It never occured to me that a well known drug like Nexium could cause me so much discomfort. | M | 42 | 21 days | 9/6/2008 | 1 | GERD | I was on Nexium for 6 months and after about 4 months I began to notice substantial hair loss. I had blood tests run and saw quite a few doctors to determine what was causing the hair loss and finally discovered it is a "rare" side effect to the drug and have since stopped taking it. I researched and found it is probably not that rare just very under reported. | My primary symptom was a cough which only slightly improved on the drug. | F | 42 | 6 months | 9/4/2008 |