Nexium for GERD User Reviews (Page 5)

Nexium has an average rating of 5.6 out of 10 from a total of 145 reviews for the treatment of GERD. 46% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 41% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Nexium

Sick...
January 6, 2021

"I'm 60 years old 8 stone and really careful what I eat but for weeks on end I'll get GERD. It takes its toll and gets me down. I've tried lots of meds including nearly all the PPI's available. They all have side effects for me but Nexium was clearly the worst. It's a drug that actually worked well cured the GERD but I've given up with it as I get headaches, dry mouth, tinnitus twice as bad as normal and a fatigue like I have flu...the best of the worst for me is Rabeprazole. It's a debilitating illness that when you're doing nothing to aggrevate it , it flares up. I'd have an operation if there was one available but the doctors never give this as an option...just keep prescribing these strange drugs that make you feel dreadful"

5 / 10

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Dee
Taken for less than 1 month
February 17, 2022

"Was put on this medication for GERD, took it for 5 days. I do already battle anxiety and depression and since taking these meds my anxiety and depression has gone through the roof!!! Felt suicidal and am now booked into a Psych hospital. None of my doctors took me serious when I told them that that was the effects it had on me. Stopped taking it for 3 days and anxiety decreased. Was forced to take it again yesterday and I ended up not being able to sleep and woke up with anxiety again. I wish doctors would do more research on these meds and not just simply follow the leaflet on side effects."

1 / 10

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Wooww
September 21, 2021

"I'm so glad I found this! My fiance has had 2 severe panic. We couldn't figure out why. She literally thought she was dying and took her to the hospital twice. Thankfully before we would get there she would severely throw up and it would slowly go away. Today her grandma mentioned did this happen after taking the nexium and it did so I googled it and found this. It is so true. This medication is not safe. It could seriously hurt someone!"

1 / 10

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LOrina
January 28, 2010

"Excessive eating of chocolates and other sweets can lead me to have a sore throat. I asked my friend what to take and so she adviced me to take nexium. After a week of taking this medicine, my sore throat was gone. It was so amazing. I just love it!"

8 / 10

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MarcO
January 11, 2010

"I was ticked at first when TRICARE Prime refused to pay for the Nexium I had been prescribed when on Active Duty. Tried the VA too and they said no too. VA prescribed omeprazole and after two weeks of 40mg/day taken before two meals, I'm fine! No reflux. OK so far. Good because I like saving money."

9 / 10

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Gin
Taken for less than 1 month
September 28, 2021

"My cardoligist noticed that I had a cough and thought it might be acid reflux. I filled the script that day, (40 mg). The next day my gut was tender, I was light headed, had diarrhea. Three days in, the pain was worse, my migraines had become daily & acutely painful, nausea persisted, I was flatulent and even that caused severe gut pain. I felt nausea but thought it was a migraine related problem. I reasoned all my symptoms could not have been from 10 capsules that were supposed to help my cough. After I looked on line, I stopped the pills, thinking that would be the end of my pain but 6 days later I am still dealing with some side effects and the pain is just now easing up. Thanks to this site I finally put it all together. Never take ESOMEPRAZOLE, the generic for nexium. I have never had a side effect to anything, that was this painful, this hard to pin point, and took this long to clear up."

1 / 10

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Dude
Taken for less than 1 month
December 29, 2021

"Hi people I’m from England I thought I was loosing my mind but I having heath issues with this acid reflux belching all the time so I tried all given these medication. And I started to get upset all the time have bad nervousness. My stomach having issues, sleeping issues, bad shakes, headaches. I tried to talk to someone and all they do is look at you like you loosing your mind then on top of that had unexplained seizures now two year ago was the last time I had one and I was better. I thought great I can go for my car licence back but started to have issues again with belching. I was then given Nexium was on it for a day then back two seizures then rash on the side of my face then I passed out at work. Then did my blood pressure and that was so high that thought I was going to have heart attack so they kept me in over Xmas. I knew I was not loading my mind people be careful"

2 / 10

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Patti
August 13, 2021

"Been taking nexium for sixteen years tried doing generic would not work so back on it only thing that helps. Expensive as my insurance won’t cover it only will cover generic nexium and when tried generic nexium my heartburn got so bad I could not stand it anymore so now back on over the counter nexium do 20 mg in morning and 20 mg before dinner. The generic prescription was a joke!"

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Causes...
Taken for less than 1 month
February 1, 2022

"Was given Nexium 40mg for GERD. First week was great. Felt relief after 3 days. Second week it stopped working as well and nasty side-effects. The worst being anxiety (crying all day), painful muscle cramps, and it made my chronic pain (fibromyalgia) worse! But also insomnia, stomach pain, headaches, trembling, watery diarrhoea, nausea, insomnia, weakness and fatigue. I'm asking the dr tomorrow for something else. Never taking this again."

2 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for less than 1 month
June 23, 2022

"After taking Nexium for 14 days (per package instructions), which I took per ENT MD order, I experienced a severe case of constipation. After discussion with PCP for severe constipation, it took 1 week of treatment with enema and stool softeners to rectify this situation"

1 / 10

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Anonymous
January 31, 2012

"It worked great but made me really dizzy. Has anyone experienced this?"

10 / 10

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Ralph...
July 18, 2015

"This works amazing. I have been on it for about 20 years. My GERD is gone, but all my bones shattered when I fell of bed. This drug makes your bones brittle like uncooked ziti."

6 / 10

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RJN
Taken for less than 1 month
December 31, 2019

"An update to my earlier review: 2 days after I stopped the Nexium 40 mg, my suicidal ideations completely stopped."

1 / 10

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Jessie...
September 24, 2015

"I took one dose and 30 minutes later I was in real trouble! Rash, itching, tachycardia, abdominal cramping, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, chills, etc."

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Jeremy...
February 17, 2011

"After 3 days on Nexium my reflux is completely gone. But I now have nausea, body aches, constant mild headache, rash, tiredness, dizziness and worst ever stomach cramps."

1 / 10

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Bury
Taken for 2 to 5 years
April 13, 2014

"The medicine works great but gives me headache, diaharrea, and nausea upon waking."

9 / 10

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Chrissy
Taken for 2 to 5 years
October 15, 2019

"I've been taking nexium 40mg for 3 years now and it's the best, no side effects I can actually eat now, if I ever skipped a day I go back to the bad reflux"

10 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for 2 to 5 years
November 10, 2012

"Side effects increased over time, arrythmia, chest pain and muscle twitching."

7 / 10

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ND1
Taken for 1 to 6 months
February 28, 2020

"Gave me a terrible headache everyday and leg cramps. So glad my doctor took me off of it."

1 / 10

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cutter
March 19, 2008

"AHHHHHHHHHHHH! relief. Taking for heartburn this med is the best. No side affects, easy to swollow, and gets rid of the burn! This is the best for heartburn I have taken."

10 / 10

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JJano
Taken for 2 to 5 years
October 28, 2019

"I've been on these meds for 2 years. I used to have indigestion so bad I couldn't sleep. I would eat a packet of quickeze a day! Nexium has been a god send."

10 / 10

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longt...
Taken for 10 years or more
October 5, 2014

"I have been on Nexium for probably 10 years now and it works well. I can really notice a difference if I run out or take something else..the problem is the cost of this medication is outrageous!"

9 / 10

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joe
February 29, 2016

"other meds had moderate success in treating my symptoms, Nexium has been 100% effective for me."

10 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for 10 years or more
June 21, 2012

"Very effective. No heartburn or difficulty swallowing, or other symptoms during therapy."

10 / 10

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ecco
November 30, 2019

"within an hour of dropping the first pill it cured my pain of acid reflux"

10 / 10

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