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November 27th
2008
7:14 PM
DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG! IT IS POISON!
I have this drunk like feeling in my eyes or lightheadedness, its like you are looking to the world from camera, its been more than a year it didn't go away.
Other symptoms I had; Pressure in the head, than it got frequent in time and turned into headache, confusion, not being able to focus, drunk like feeling of the eyes, blurred vision, tingling under feet, ringing in ears and my stomach got worse instead of getting better.
Here is my story; I had high blood pressure and was using atenolol and had pains around my chest. I went to doctor and found out it was related with my stomach so I started Omeprazole 20mg and used it for 6 months.
During this period I was trying to get off atenolol as I didn't want to use any drugs anymore. So I stopped using atenolol but after 3 months I was having pressure in my head, it got more frequent in time turned into lightheadedness (what i mean is that eyes feel like being drunk, blurry and not able to focus well and in time, its like looking to the world from camera). I was thinking that this feeling is related with stopping of medication for blood pressure so I kept on using omeprazole for 6 months. During this time this drunk like feeling got more frequent and after a year now its everyday.
Because I had this dizzy feeling I started blood pressure medication again this time different drug but the drunk feeling didn't go away so I understood it wasn't related with my blood pressure. I went and done all the checkups nothing was found.
Almost a year has passed over using omeprazole now. I was feeling better by time and this drunk like feeling was getting better in time. Recently I got stomach problems again and started using Omeprazole again and blurred, foggy, drunk like feeling, tingling under feet, ringing ears, symptoms got worsen again, plus it didn't give me relief of my stomach even made it worse, so now I understand these symptoms are all related with this Omeprazole.
How come these drugs can exist and they can be prescribed. I am having horrible year because of this feeling and because of this drug. DO NOT EVER USE IT. I will sue these companies who produce this drug!!!
S.
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