http://www.medications.com/se/Omeprazole Recent side effects for Omeprazole Sun, 11 May 2008 23:32:40 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30380 I'm not sure if this is a side effect but since I've been taking this drug my face has broken out in these small red bumps. After reading this blog I can finnally figure out why I was always scratching my arms and legs especially at night and why I'm so t http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30380 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:59:12 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30012 Have been using since 1998, ten years, 10gm per day, stops most all heartburn but does have some side effects. I have a warm discomfort high around waist and mild sweating. MD said if I stopped it would take 5-8 days to leave system, and the diet must be v http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30012 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:44:19 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29831 I've been taking Prilosec since late 2003 and it hasn't been until now that I've linked all the strange symptoms I've been having to taking Prilosec. I've been having anxiety, heart pulps, strange, stabbing headaches that come and go in a flash, occasiona http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29831 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:42:43 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29728 Depression, itching of the skin with small pimples erupting at site, sensitivity to bright lights, swelling of tongue, numbness of feet and legs, tiredness and fatigue, and most of all a depressed feeling. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29728 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:05:30 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29153 Having been on omeprazole on and off for 15 years I have finally come off it. My Gerd symptoms were worse at the end of the working day, probably due to me being a dentist, not an ideal posture for a Gerd sufferer. I could control my symptoms with 10mg da http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29153 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:37:53 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28667 i started taking omepron 20 mg. last march 10 for GERD and today, march 29, i am still experiencing drowsiness, pain in the throat and back.sometimes i feel itchiness on my face.Could all of these be side effects of omeprazole? http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28667 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:02:36 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28298 does anyone know if the tinnitus will cease if i stop taking the prilosec, its driving me crazy? I experience dizziness sometimes and fatigue. i have been taking prilosec for probably a year now. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28298 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 22:27:02 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28286 Relative with lung cancer was given Omeprazole 20 mg. once a day. On the second day, he started coughing up huge amounts of red blood which continued for hours and lessening throughout the day. That evening he questioned if the new prescription could hav http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28286 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 10:29:31 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28251 Been on omeprazole for a week now and have awful gas. Also a headache at times anyone else suffering fro severe gas. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28251 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:40:53 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27803 Best thing I ever done was come off Omeprazole, I still suffer with the pain of acid etc but that itching was unbearable. I have stated taking Co-dydramol for the pain (only when it gets really bad) and that seems to work for the pain ok, I only feel a bi http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27803 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:08:23 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27418 I have been taking Omeprazole since December 2007 now so 2 and a half months. I had the dose increased to 40mg 3 weeks ago as 20mg wasn't curing the burning in my throat. For a few weeks now i have had increasing vertigo/dizziness and palpitations. I http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27418 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 08:02:32 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27221 I started taking Prilosec a few months ago and didn't notice any acute symptoms, but a week or so ago my pharmacy used a generic form of this ( Omeprazole) and I have been having debilitating headaches every day all day. I thought t was from my arthritis http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27221 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:28:19 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26964 I have had diarrhea and a constant headache on one side of my head since starting Omeprazole. I've taken Tylenol and even migraine medication but this just eased the pain. It is 24 hours a day. I think I'd rather take a chance with the heartburn. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26964 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:18:03 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26953 I had tinnitus (ringing in the ears) before taking Omeprazole. It has gotten significantly worse. If anyone can tell me if this will go away when I stop taking the medicine, please tell me. Is it because of the B-12 deficiency?? http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26953 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:39:36 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26792 my symptoms were with Prevacid, I believe that these drugs all have the same dangerous side effect. It started with extreme weakness, numbness and pins and needles in my legs and arm. Now after 9 weeks of stopping the Prevacid I feel shaky and tremors. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26792 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:39:14 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26767 I was on Prilosec for 3 days, then switched to Aciphex for one day. Within hours after starting the medication, I was extremely drowsy, dizzy, and just "out of it." I also have dry mouth and facial numbness. The side effects are pretty incapacitating, and http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26767 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 06:08:42 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26660 I have tried to take Omeprazole twice - the first time for 9 days - and the second for 4 days with 10 days in between. The first time I took the drug I experienced severe bloating, wind and abdominal cramps and decided to stop. Those symptoms resolved afte http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26660 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:15:42 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26641 I felt like I couldn't breath 15 min. after taking this pill that is why I decided to see if that could be a side effect this happened yesterday also. I now believe that it is the Omeprazole. I am really dizzy, blurred vision, headache, nausea. Glad I foun http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26641 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:57:56 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26638 I was treated for gastric reflux last year and took Lansoprazole but experienced severe burning mouth,lips and throat after 2 weeks. Then I went on Omeprazole 10mg for two months which suited me altho did burn sometimes. Had an endoscopy diagnose of an in http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26638 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:27:25 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26615 I started taking this medication ten years ago i wish they would have given it to me sooner for years i suffered from heartburn they called me the relaid kid and in my later years mostly at night while sleeping my food would come back up then i would inhal http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26615 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:56:48 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26464 I took Omeprazole for about a week and after after having severe foot cramping stopped. Its been 5 days since I stopped and still have cramping. Does anyone know when the side effects go away?? http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26464 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:05:42 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26318 I have been taking Prilosec for years because my gastrointestinal doctor told me it would not hurt to do so. In the last year I have had sever B12 deficiencies that have been treated with injections. Does anyone else have this sort of side effect? http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26318 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:46:49 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26057 Update from the 27th Dec 07. Well my skin is still a wee bit itchy but certainly starting to get better. I have been off Omeprazole for a week now. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26057 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:53:25 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26015 I started taking Omeprazole almost eleven days ago. I feel light-headed and weak. I called the pharmacist and he said the medicine should not have these affects. I went to cardiologist and he said that this is a mild medicine and it was probably somethi http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26015 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 14:25:01 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25984 Terrible ringing in both ears, low B 12. Have been taking this drug for severe GERD for about 5 months. Does any one know if Prilosec has the same negative side effects that I've had or have been reading about on this forum. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25984 Sat, 29 Dec 2007 03:09:55 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25925 My nine week old son has been on this drug for 3 weeks due to reflux. He suffers from lengthy bouts of crying, incredibly bad stomach cramps, raspy throat, constant sneezing, diarrhea. The reflux was easier to deal with than the side effects of this drug http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25925 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 07:23:16 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25878 Been taking 20mg Omeprazole for 28 days now, (took last one this morning). 1 week into using this medicine I developed a very itchy skin. It started under breastbone then around to the middle of my back, I thought I had Shingles but it can't be as the ich http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25878 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 15:32:31 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25847 I was given Prilosec after an upper endoscopy confirmed GERD. Mostly my symptoms were a feeling like a swallowed a childes building block and it was stuck in my chest, along with heart burn. Prilosec seemed to help, but after about 2 months on it, I began http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25847 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:28:41 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25781 I started on Prilosec OTC 20MG 12/12/07 first thing in the morning (1 hour before eating) for ulcers and suspected Hiatal Hernia. At first it was great - took my acid reflux away - starting yesterday I developed a tickling feeling in my throat an hour or http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25781 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:21:08 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25774 I've been taking Omeprazole for the last 4-5 days for the "possible treatment of H. Pylori" while we are waiting on a nuclear gallbladder test. After I started taking this I noticed my stomach going into cramps. Just like when you have a tummy bug and you http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25774 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 13:04:32 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25676 I am 57yr. old male who has been taking Omeprazole continuously for 7yrs., not knowing that it should not be taken more than 14days at a time, this was never stipulated on the bottle,my bad for not reading the accompanying side effects brochure, some of th http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25676 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:13:15 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25438 I'm so relieved that I found this site. Shortly after I started Omeprazole, about a month ago, my hair started falling out. At first I thought it was due to the change of seasons, but the shedding was much more than in other years. My doctor said the mi http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25438 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 01:42:37 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25057 I am sure glad I found this sight. I was trying to find out if the Prilosec OTC may be why I have had sharp pains in my right side, where my liver is located, and after reading the effects that Prilosec has had on other people I am throwing mine away. I am http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25057 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:27:31 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24970 BEEN ON OMEPRAZOLE FOR A FEW YEARS,BUT RECENTLY GOT DIAGNOSED WITH H-PYLORI STOMACH BUG,THIS BUG CAUSES ULSERS AND GIVES YOU SEVERE HEARTBURN.I WISH MY DOCTOR HAD THE BRAINS TO CHECK ME FOR IT WHEN I FIRST WENT TO HIM FOR HELP WITH MY HEARTBURN. HOWEVER I http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24970 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:18:59 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24844 I have been taking OMEPROZOLE for around 9 months for Barretts Asophegus reflux. In general I was beginning to feel I was very ill with symptoms mainly: hot flushes, my face was burning for a few seconds, dizziness, stomach cramps top right mainly, feelin http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24844 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 08:31:25 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24730 I have been taking Omeprazole for two weeks. About one week into it, I started getting daily headaches that would start shortly after waking up and last all day. I am dizzy all day and seem to have trouble focusing my eyes . I was starting to get worrie http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24730 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:22:46 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24090 I've been on Prilosec for 3 yrs, and most recently put on Zegerid, which is omeprazole/sodium bicarbonate. I have had on both the occasional chest pain, anxiety, joint pains, and weakness/fatigue, and mild depression/with aggitation, and confusion. I am on http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24090 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:43:40 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23590 I have been taking Omeprazole for about 2 months and since the start of taking it I have had stomach cramps that range from slight discomfort to buckling pain that is almost unbearable, my hands and feet swell weekly and it was substantial enough for my wi http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23590 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 06:17:47 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23481 my son is 15 months old and has been on omeprazole since he was 6 months old it is very hard for me to tell what is a side affect as he cant tell me he has alot of screaming episodes lately which i have never seen before with my 3 other children i keep th http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23481 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:11:43 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23300 I am 29 y/o. I've been on omeprazole for a year now. My insurance wouldn't pay for the name brand. I had the occasional side effect for the first six months like vertigo, nausea, feeling out of body, etc. For the last few months, the side effects are mor http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23300 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 18:29:04 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22804 About two years ago I had nasty ulcer-type pains and aches, some elimination problems: had colonoscopy for the latter, and Doc put me on Protonix for a month - cleared up wonderfully. I have always had occasional acid reflux: that went away too. After http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22804 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 10:58:05 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22782 I have been taking OMEprazole for approximately 2.5 months and recently I feel dizzy to the point I want to get a doctor appointment to have an MRI or CT scan on my head - my fear is that I have a brain tumor. I feel dizzy as if I am going to pass out, oc http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22782 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:09:23 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22691 I have been on Omeprazole for the past 2 years, the drug makes you become dependant on it because of the recurring heartburn if you dont take it. I dont get to many side effects from it, but every 2 weeks I get a killer stomach ache for about 24 hours. I p http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22691 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 07:56:33 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22584 This drug caused a week from hell for me. It started out with severe back pain and leg pain and weakness on my right side. Soon, the pain spread all over my back, into my shoulders, and down my right arm. My balance was so bad I could not walk from one http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22584 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:17:54 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22264 I have taking Omep,Losec, or Domparion??? for the last 3 yrs. The major side effect for all 3 have been knee and calf cramps after going to bed. The morning starts with the cramps, and they are getting more frequent. I place a ice pack on the area, and http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22264 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 12:23:19 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22178 I started having problems with my voice cracking and throat aching after singing or talking alot. Went to Dr. and he said he thought it was reflux (of which I had no symptoms). Wtihin days I started experiencing fatique, headache, depression, dizziness, http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22178 Thu, 10 May 2007 20:26:35 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21530 I have had a migrane headache three out of four days that i have taken this drug. It is the only thing I have changed. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21530 Thu, 10 May 2007 20:25:42 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21529 I have been getting migrane headaches with this 3 out of 4 days that i have taken it. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21529 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:12:53 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21255 i was on omeprazole and wonder if that the cauce of my problems i had dizziness weekness in legs tired panic nervouis teats cant find anythink.i dont take them any more do these symtoms go away. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21255 Sat, 03 Feb 2007 06:17:00 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/19639 After three days or maybe four days of taking Prilosec, my husband started to feel tingling, chaffing type feeling in his inner thighs. By the fifth day he started feeling weekness in his legs, by the seventh day he could not walk without holding on to som http://www.medications.com/effect/view/19639