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Below are Prilosec (Omeprazole) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | | Prilosec review by 31 year old male patient | | | Rating |
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| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Heartburn |
| Dosage & duration: | | 40 mg taken twice daily for the period of 4 Years |
| Other conditions: | | None |
| Other drugs taken: | | None | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | It reduced the amount of acid that my stomach produced and therefore allowed my stomach and esophagus to heal to some degree. I also took it for years to control my regular acid reflux problems. |
| Side effects: | | I developed joint pains and arthritis as well as constipation, stomach aches, and overall reduced health. |
| Comments: | | Eventually my body was so used to the Prilosec that it was almost impossible to get off. My body was working very hard to produce enough acid for protein digestion that whenever I stopped taking Prilosec there would be a huge backlash of extreme acid production. |
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| | Prilosec review by 38 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | GERD |
| Dosage & duration: | | 40 mg taken daily for the period of Continuous |
| Other conditions: | | None |
| Other drugs taken: | | None | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Acid reflux ceased to exist when taking Prilosec. |
| Side effects: | | I have had no side effects from Prilosec. |
| Comments: | | It's pill you take 20 minutes before eating breakfast. It stops the acid from the stomach backing up into the esopogus. |
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| | Prilosec review by 53 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | GERD |
| Dosage & duration: | | 40 mg taken as needed for the period of 4 years |
| Other conditions: | | hypothyroid |
| Other drugs taken: | | levothyroxine | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Stomach had been aching continually for several months, with constant belching andd a feeling of pressure in the upper throat. Heartburn was not a significant complaint. I lost about 5 lbs due to a loss of appetite. I first started on a dose of 20 mg/day, and decided to increase to 40mg/day when the symptoms were not fully alleviated. That dosage helped the symptoms, but I still have to be careful when, what and how much I eat or the problem will start up. |
| Side effects: | | None really. however, I am concerned about the correlation to osteoporosis, since proton pumps are probably involved in bone remodeling. Now I take only 20mg daily as needed. |
| Comments: | | Take 20mg first thing in the morning about half an hour before breakfast, or before I have a meal I know will cause problems - Italian food, garlic, spicy, etc. |
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| | Prilosec review by 47 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | GERD |
| Dosage & duration: | | 20 mg taken once daily for the period of 2 weeks |
| Other conditions: | | rheumatoid arthritis |
| Other drugs taken: | | prednisone, arava, methotrexate | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | It somewhat relieved my heartburn for a few days. |
| Side effects: | | No side effects. |
| Comments: | | Because of the high cost of my prescription Previcid, I tried Prilosec OTC. It seemed to calm my heartburn for about 3-4 days. Then the heartburn returned along with nasaus. I continued Prilosec for about 10 days, but my heartburn became too intense and I reverted back to Previcid. Previcid seems to be the only drug that completely stops the heartburn. |
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| | Prilosec review by 59 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | heart burn |
| Dosage & duration: | | 20 mg taken 1 per day for the period of 14 days |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | My heart burn was relieved within forty eight hours and continued for the length of the treatment. I was very satisfied with the results. |
| Side effects: | | There were no side effects from taking this medicine. |
| Comments: | | I took the medicine once a day in the morning for 14 days. Whenever heart burn reoccurs I repeat the treatment. |
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