I have been taking Omeprazole since December 2007 now so 2 and a ...

I've had almost the exact same symptoms. I'm with you.

I was switched to Nexium as had an inflammed esophagus and experienced worse side effects; blood spots, cramps, blisters on lips and mouth sores. Am back to Omeprazole 20mg and increased to 40mg as wasn't working and experienced similar side effects. I feel sometimes that acid is getting worse as back to 20mg for a month but still have severe sore throat, sore chest and chest. It is a no win situation. Best drug is Lansoprazole which worked first time round but has its side effects!!

I've had almost all the exact same symptoms. I had a ct scan because I thought I had a brain tumor. Luckily, everything including blood work has come back normal. This drug also affected my mom severely and I truly believe its doing the same to me. I just feel like there is a cloud over my head all day every day. The dizziness is almost unbereable. No doubt about it I'm gonna stop taking omeprazole.

Hi stardust79,
I was on that drug since july2007 when i got told i had barretts!!!. I had the the same with stomach pains and told my doctor. He then put me on pantoprazole and now on 40mg per day. I have been on that now for a couple of week and i still have the same stomach problems etc. Think im going to go back to the doctor again next week.
Good luck
hudson

Yes, give it up, try Zantac 150 1/2 hour before eating in am and at bedtime.
Eat only Yougert, jello, apple sauce, for 3 to 5 days no coffee boze meat, spices etc take Blood pressure at Walmart or Albersons daily. Also are you taking the 'real stuff' or a new sub.

Ok so i run out of my 40mg capsules so I had to take 2 of the 20mg instead and for some reason the dizziness, headache, vertigo and palpatations stopped. The doctor re issued me a prescription for the 1 40mg capsules a week ago...yesterday the dizziness returned and today I have a major headache again and the dizziness is getting worse. So I wonder as an experiment if you all try taking 2 doses of 20mg a day it really lessened the side effects for me and i will go back to that next week when i have seen the doctor. I have no idea how splitting the dose in 2 halves stops the side effects but I have proved to myself that it has!

I did try zantac 150mg twice a day a few weeks back, my acid reflux got so unbearable that after a few days I had to go back to the omeprazole. No doubt it is a sub, they usually are!

GET A BLOOD TEST DONE FOR H PYLORI. I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH IT AFTER TAKING OMEPRAZOLE 2 X 20MG FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS. ALL THE SYMPTOMS YOU ARE SAYING HERE,RED RASH ON MY FACE, HEADACHES EVERY DAY,DEPRESSION,CHRONIC FATIGUE,STOMACH BLOATED LIKE I WAS 6MTHS PREGNANT. NOT COOL LOOKING WHEN YOUR A MAN. HEARTBURN IS NOW VERY RARE FOR ME,AND I STILL SMOKE AND EAT FRY-UPS. TAKE REMEGEL WHEN IT GETS TO UNCOMFORTABLE. I ONLY FOUND OUT ABOUT H-PYLORI WHILE GETTING A MEDICAL DONE AT WORK. THE DOCTORS SHOULD CHECK FOR THIS BUG FIRST, BEFORE GIVING OUT ANT-ACIDS WHICH CAUSE OUR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM MAJOR PROBLEMS. JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE HEARTBURN DOSENT MEAN YOU HAVE AN ULCER,BUT H-PYLORI IF UNTREATED WILL CAUSE ULCERS.

I tested negative for H PYLORI I was tested 18 months ago. I think alot of my problems are possibly stress related as I have had every test done and they can't find anything so I am thinking I am intolerant to certain foods. I am now on Lansaprazole twice a day and it isn't really working but I no longer get the vertigo, dizziness and headaches on this like I did on Omeprazole.

My father has been on prilosec for several years because of regurgitaiton due to a ventral hernia. He recently went to the hospitlal for an unrelated issue and stopped his medication for several days. What a nightmare, the only good thing was that we found out that his drooling stopped. We tried dosing differences for the prilosec : skip one day take two days in a row etc. Nothing worked and hes still drooling. Also he has been experiencing dizziness. Going to MD to check out what else he can take.
Wish us luck

I was on Nexium for several years with no problems but worried in that stomach acid is necessary for a healthy system. I foolishly switched to Omeprazole because it would save me $80 a year! After a month a began to feel very shakey and attributed it to coffee (only 1 1/2 cups in the a.m.) and experienced some heartburn occasionally--sometimes in the a.m. felt slightly nauseated. I stopped Omeprazole 2 days ago--have been taking 1 tsp. of ORGANIC (unpasturized) cider vinegar--thanks to your mention of it on this site and--cross your fingers!!! it works!!! More time will tell, but I have not been able to go without some antacid for even a day for several years. Amazing! I will post if it stops working. Some where, years ago, I read that we might not have ENOUGH acid in our systems----