OMEPRAZOLE Reviews (OMEPRAZOLE)Average Rating: 1.5 (226 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare OMEPRAZOLE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR OMEPRAZOLE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | GERD | Nausea, headache, extreme jitteriness, burning skin, insomnia. | I had the same nasty side effects with pantoprazole. Dr. switched me to omeprazole and I had to stop after one dose. The side effects lingered for another day after I stopped it. | M | 72 | 1 days 20 mg 1X day | 3/19/2016 | 4 | Heartburn on occasion | no side effects | Makes me sleepy if take before bedtime | F | 60 | 3 years 20 mg 1X W | 2/19/2016 | 1 | Acid/bloating | Mood swings,shortness of breath-tight throat-weight on chest-lack of oxygen feeling,tiredness,bad panic attacks,tingling arms,red burning eyes, burping-bad gass,no motivation,weak,weak when lifting things/being active and some more.. | I would never take omeprazole again...IT IS THE WORST. The longer you take it the more it builds in your system ,when you stop taking omeprazole it can take a VERY long time for side effects to go away. | M | 16 | 3 weeks 10 1X day | 12/10/2015 | 1 | acid reflux after aspirin damage | Muscle spasms and weakness joint pain terrible feeling of doom high blood pressure anxiety panic attacks wanting to die and no joy in life | I have been off the drug now for 4months I still have awful muscle pain and weakness and my muscles still jump in bed burning in legs and arms is still very bad.Thank God the panic attacks have gone and the joy of life has returned spoilt by the worry of if I am damaged permanently.This drug should never be allowed to be prescribed it is far too dangerous if you are one of the un lucky ones to be effected so badly.I have had very thorough blood tests but nothing shows up and my visit to A&E was a complete waste of time.I have also had a very dry mouth (which does seem to have improved) but still have a horrid coated tongue most of the time.I lost a stone as I couldn't eat for the lump in my throat.Horrid horrid drug.Maybe we should all get together and try and sue the drug company?But I guess if nothing shows up in blood tests etc there wouldn't be any point.I think we are all sacrificed for the thousands of people who take it with no problems,just not fair. | F | 62 | 7 days 40mg 2X day | 10/6/2015 | 1 | bloated acid | Burning eyes,ahcing legs, burning sensation, suicide feeling, headaches that killed me, vision loss, brain fog for a month, allergic reaction nearly died, anxiety, depression | The most dangerous drug around simply luxury poison cost me 2 months of anti Psycotics ruined my life | M | 24 | 2 days 20 MG | 7/28/2015 | 1 | Acid Reflux and Nausea | Extreme anxiety nervousness and restlessness that would last all day, insomnia, depression, mood swings, twitches, tremors, fatigue, dizziness, feeling unwell, coughing, sneezing, sinus issues, poor appetite, weight loss, brain fog, hair loss, lowered B12 and muscule spasms. | When lowering dose and trying to taper off I got severe rebound acid and nausea. Had to deal with all these side effects during taper which takes forever. | F | 43 | 4 months 40 mg | 6/7/2015 | 1 | h. pylori | Paresthesia, dizziness, ANXIETY, nausea, low blood sugar causing me to feel hungry every 2-3 hours, brain fog, memory issues, insomnia, off balanced feeling, unwell feeling, fullness sensation in my head, indigestion, BLOATING, blurry vision, dry mouth, dry eyes, muscle weakness, | Doctors should be more knowledgeable of the side effects of medications besides the "most common" sides effects, better inform your patients of the possible side effects, be compassionate and helpful when they are dealing with intense side effects and please not quickly state that what we are experiencing is not related to the medication. I had to take Omeprazole along with Pylera to treat h. pylori. Both medications made me very ill to where I am unable to work during the treatment period. Initially thought all of the symptoms were related to the Pylera, but after completing the Pylera and only taking Omeprazole I know for sure that these side effects are from this medication. I also researched the side effects on the manufacturers website. Advocate for yourself, be knowledgeable of the research results of this medication and speak honestly with your physician. Prior to taking Pylera and Omeprazole I was a fairly healthy person, exercised consistently, calm, not prone to anxiety attacks and I look forward to those days again once this medication leaves my system. I'm happy for those who reap the benefits of this medication without the side effects and pray for those who are going through what I've experienced. | F | 54 | 14 days 1 2X day | 5/28/2015 | 1 | Acid Reflux | None unless I missed a dose. | I was told to quit taking this as my magnesium levels had plummeted and I was experiencing chronic pins and needles and muscle cramps. My doctor recommended I stopped taking it straight away and gave me Zantac instead. I am over a month in now and I have to be ridiculously careful about what I eat, even fresh air gives me acid reflux. The only good night's sleep I get is if I throw up before dozing off and I've lost a tonne of weight. Also, haven't had a solid stool in about as long as i was taking the omeprazole. | F | 42 | 6 years 60mg 1X day | 5/14/2015 | 1 | heartburn and indigestion | depression, anxiety, panic feeling, skipped heart beats, chest pain, right shoulder pain, migraines, Charley horses/muscle spasms in legs, decrease in exercise tolerance along with some shortness of breath, occasional constipation. | I was satisfied with the heartburn treatment, but my anxiety level kept increasing to the point of near panic. I thought stress was causing it. Then, I had chest pains and skipped heart beats a few days ago. I googled "Prilosec and chest pain", and read many posts from people complaining of anxiety while taking it. Wow. It all makes sense now! I'm going to discuss alternative treatments with my doctor. I feel better already after not taking it for two days. | F | 56 | 3 months 20 mg 1X day | 5/4/2015 | 1 | Heartburn | I have been taking Omeprazole 20mg once per day for about 5 months. This past Friday night about an hour after a normal dinner, I started shivering and felt terrible. My palms started sweating and I had to immediately throw up. I do not suffer from panic attacks, I am a very laid back and mellow person, but this sure felt like one. I was naseous, I couldn't hold any food down, and I became a weeping mess (I was sad, confused, and thought my whole world was going to end). Once it finally subsided after an hour or so, I felt tired and sluggish and immediately went to bed. The next morning I had no appetite and didn't feel at all like myself. I managed to shower and felt a bit better, but I decided to visit the doctor, who said I probably had an autonomic nerve problem(?). I told him I took Omeprazole, but he said it was perfectly safe and not to worry. He prescribed an anit-nausea medicine and said to not eat big meals for a while (which I hadn't done anyway). I went home, had a small lu | M | 42 | 5 months 20mg 1X day | 4/27/2015 | 1 | hiatal hernia | I called my doctor and although she doesn't agree with my supposition about the omeprazole side effects, she okayed me going off of it. It is now 48 hours since I last took one, and so far the headaches are gone, and a good part of the pain in my back and right buttock. The rash still itches but not as it's a little better. It may take weeks or months for all of the toxicity to leave my system so I'm not expecting the rash to disappear over night. I feel slightly less bloated and again from what I have read of other peoples reports, that may take a while to abate as well. I will continue to report back here with each new development because one of the things I wanted to know, was how long to expect the side effects to continue once I stopped taking the omeprazole. I realize it's going to be different for everyone because it's affected by dosage, length of use, body size, and age. | M | 66 | 20 mg 1X day | 7/19/2014 Patient History | 1 | acid reflux - barretts | POISON TO ME......USE WITH CAUTION | M | 56 | 6 weeks 40mg 1X day | 6/5/2014 | 1 | Acid reflux | Panic attack,headache ,arm pain, depression , didn't like light, sweat hands n feet, chest pain, heart beating. Fast | This med got me so depressed it's not for me at all bad ass headache in I never get headache | F | 27 | 20 mg 1X day | 5/19/2014 | 4 | Acid reflux | Severe anxiety after about 60 days, depression | Worked very well for acid reflux, I was in bad shape so I had to take it every day for 3 months. The incessant coughing stopped, and the chest pains went away completely within days. I didn't notice the anxiety at first, but as it got worse, I got the point where I had a near breakdown and became non-functional for a week. I became severely depressed as well. I began to suspect the omeprazole, as I do not ever normally experience that level of anxiety, and my suspicions were confirmed when I stopped taking the drug. Within 3 days, my anxiety level was back to normal, and after a week, the depression lifted. I would not recommend taking this drug for more than a month before taking a break from it. | F | 43 | 90 days 20mg 1X day | 3/8/2014 | 1 | acid reflux | Severe anxiety,loss of appetite,night sweats,severe neck/back/shoulder pain,panic attacks,insomnia,lack of interest in EVERYTHING,blurred vision,palpitations. | This drug is horrendous,never felt so depressed, but you do as your Dr. tells you and keep taking these tablets,they DON'T listen to you when you tell them these tablets are making you worse.Please stop taking them if any of these symptoms affect you.Took myself off them 7 days ago,endoscopy was all clear,feel so much better,awful ometrozole!!!! | M | 47 | 30 days 20 2X day | 2/28/2014 | 1 | Hiatal hernia | Many side effects, ie stomach polyps, drug interactions, vitamin absorption, hip pain, leg pain, disc degeneration, takes away the good bacteria in your stomach thereby unable to fight intestinal infections, like eColi, and also pneumonia. None of these side affects were known for years. | Unable to get off of Ppi's as acid reflux is much worse than before taking these. Caused hearing loss when needing Zithromax. Don't stay on these very long or you won't be able to stop them! | F | 68 | 15 years 20 1X day | 2/10/2014 | 1 | GERD | This medication worked wonders for my acid reflux and heartburn. But.. I started to experience horrible headaches, constant gas, anxiety, and insomnia. I Would not recommend this medication due to the awful side effects. | M | 36 | 3 months 20 MG | 1/14/2014 | 5 | Acid reflux | none | works very well | F | 43 | 8 years 20 mg 1X day | 5/9/2013 | 4 | Gerd | Occassional headaches | Extremely effective in controlling the symptoms | M | 47 | 3 months 20mg 1X day | 3/27/2012 | 1 | ulcer pain | Vertigo, dizzy, severe nausea, anxiety, body shaking | F | 45 | 5 weeks 20 1X day | 3/25/2012 |