I just started taking Nexium 2days ago. I take it in the morning and by nite time I had anxiety with tingling to my lips and nose. I could not sleep can it be from the nexium which is working beautiful for my hyatial hernia
Can I get anxiety from Nexium?
Question posted by Joyce Baldwin on 22 March 2010
Last updated on 23 October 2011 by shanna2104
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shanna2104
23 Oct 2011
I know you posted this a long time ago, but I just wanted to butt in and let you know that Nexium very well could have been causing your anxiety. Pharmaceutical companies that make the drugs like Nexium and Reglan don't warn enough people of their potential to cause anxiety, depression, sadness, restlessness, aggravation, and hallucinations, ect. because, in their studies, less than 1% of the test subjects had these side effects (if you will read Nexium's side effects list very carefully you will see it has potential for anxiety, depression, restlessness, and agitation--so it's in there, it's just not in the big red letters it needs to be in). Reglan literally caused me to lose my mind (sad, cause it worked perfectly) and I practically had a panic attack for two months straight. The worst part was, none of the Dr.s believed me. Not my family Dr or any of the ones at the ER. I'm sure they thought I was just pill shopping.
Either way, they dismissed my claims as Clonazepam withdrawals. I had my Clonazepam in my pocket! They weren't working! I hope that all turned out well for you & that you were able to either tolerate the Nexium or get off of it.
ph.Rasoul
25 Aug 2010
ok u only started taking it for 2 days,,i think you have to take more time then we can rational if u need to stop the medication...
its a rare advesrse effect and if it appeared !! it will take little time then u will tolerate it and disapper
thnx
Inactive
23 March 2010
Thiis Med. is for a different problem. use search at top of this page.
Nexium
Nexium decreases the amount of acid produced in the stomach. Nexium is used to treat symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and other conditions involving excessive stomach acid such as Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. It is also used to promote healing of erosive esophagitis (damage to your...
JohnySmith
22 March 2010
Anxiety is not a common side effect for Nexium, during the clinical trials there were not reported anxiety while taking this medication. May be other drug you take could provoke anxiety?
missy2
22 March 2010
i've been on nexium 40 mg 2 x aday for years until my hyatial hernia was surgically fixed then in later years i'm on 20mg a day for stress i just went to a to z drugs at the top of the page and typed in nexium and i couldn't find any of those symptoms listed.maybe you should call your doctor and report it to them. hope this has been helpful.missy
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