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I am 39 years old and have been on Omeprazole for 6 years. I hav...

Posted at 8:41 AM on Dec 07, 2008 by deuce928, #37143
I am 39 years old and have been on Omeprazole for 6 years. I have had the worst year ever. I was always a healthy and fit guy until 2008. I had chronic headaches and extreme fogginess which led to me having an MRI and seeing a chiro(all negative). I had chronic chest pain which led to EKG's, stress tests, ER visits, and tons of blood work ranging from cardiac, glucose, liver, renal, thyroid, etc...(all negative). Did gastroscopy and found esophagitis and gastritis. Upped the dosage of Omeprazole. Then I started getting tremors, muscle cramping, muscle pain, fatigue, blotchy red skin, and continued fogginess and lightheaded. Did I mention i still have constant heartburn despite all the Omeprazole. I have done everything...tilt up head of bed, bland diet, no coffee or alcohol, no eating late evening etc.... Doctor put me on Fluoxetine (Prozac) for all my stress and anxiety from these crazy symptoms. After seeing this site and reading all your testimonies I am now thinking it is from the Omeprazole!!! Scary thought to stop since my chest pain and heartburn can be pretty severe and constant. What do I do? Feel like I'm caught between a rock and a hard place here.
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Reply 11 months ago on Dec 07, 2008 by emsfish, #15095

i understand what you are going through. i most of the side effects you had mentioned. i have been off the rx's for about two weeks with some lingering side effects.. i have been using apple cidar vinegar with success.. it is worth a shot. i mean i know i could not have felt much more so it all worth a shot. good luck.

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Reply 11 months ago on Dec 08, 2008 by infodroid, #15114

Sorry to hear that, Deuce928. I know exactly what you're talking about. My advice to you is to stop taking it. That's what I did. They had me on 40 mg and I was having the same symptoms you have. I finally said, that's it, I'm not taking it anymore. I stopped, had about two or three reeeeaallly bad days of withdraw symptoms. Profuse sweating with chills, extreme fatigue...but eventually everything went away and I started feeling good again. I bought some aloe vera capsules from the health food store in case I had any acid reflux problems, but I haven't had to use those yet and it's been three weeks. That's with eating heartily at Thanksgiving dinner and everything. So...do yourself a favor, man. Get off of it.

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