Omeprazole and blood pressure

I don't know for sure but I am suspicious:-
I took omeprazole for the first time last Saturday (6 days ago) and noticed that same night an acute sensitivity to light which has persisted. Starting the following day I had a severe headache persisting until today. Went to doctor today and blood pressure is up from normal to a little high to 170/112. I've been feeling dizzy with chest pains/palpitations - thought I was going to have a heart attack.

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 only linked the 2 to the medication just yesterday, googled it just now and confirmed my suspicions to the Omeprazole.

Other feeling i have had since taking this medication...

Severe dizziness
vertigo
palpitations
headaches/migraines
weakness
fatigue
sweating
nausea
bloating
stomach cramps
visual problems
intolerance to bright lights
aching joints
chest pain

Now my question to myself is do i come off the tablets and endure the misery of my acid reflux? surely there must be something else we can take for our stomach problems that don't cause these awful side effects.
Anyone tried anything else that worked and didn't make them unwell?

I start omeprazole tomorrow. I have been taking protonix the insurance co. would not pay for the other. I am 72 yrs old and wonder about the side effects. Have athsma and hige blood pressure. Hope it works. Will let you know. Pray i will be okay.

After three doses of omeprazole, my blood pressure went to 220/110 and I developed an itching all over my body. Emergency room personnel treated the episode as an allergic reaction, gave me an antihypertensive and Zyrtec; and my blood pressure returned to normal. Bloodwork and EKG were normal. My insurer had me switched from Aciphex (prescribed for gastro-esophogeal reflux disease) to the generic omeprazole; I am appealing since others and I have had such a bad experience with omeprazole. Physicians should prescribe omeprazole with great care; in my experience, it sucks.

After taking prilosec for many years I was switched to omeprazole 20 mg. I did not have any problem with reflux while on prilosec, but I do now. I have also had my entire body become very itchy, but more especially the bottoms of my feet. I get stomach cramps, a very bloated feeling usually follows. My blood pressure has increased, and I get bad headaches. I'm going back to prilosec.

My husband was put on prilosec for heartburn relief 3 years ago. After being on the medication for a few months he experienced erectile dysfunction and his blood pressure went haywire (actually getting too low). The doctor switched him to Prevacid - he has no problems since that time.