Prilosec and Pain: What Users Say

• Mis...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 30, 2020

For GERD "I've had GERD since 1999 and, in 2016, I was being tested for all sorts of GI conditions because of the symptoms I was experiencing. My GI doc at the time told me to take Prilosec every day to control nausea and acid reflux. I took it for less than a week and had to discontinue because, every time I ate, I felt like I had a brick sitting in my stomach. It felt like the food would just sit there, undigested, and it was very painful. I've done better with other PPIs."

• Sun...
• January 5, 2017

For Stomach Ulcer "I was told to take this after what turns out to only have been a nasty stomach virus. Hospital thought it was an ulcer. By day four of a 14-day course, I developed severe gum pain, and it hurt to chew. I had a horrible taste in my mouth that wouldn't go away, throat gurgles that kept me awake, and shoulder pain. A quick internet search prompted me to quit this drug."

• Rob...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 4, 2020

For GERD "I was prescribed Prilosec 20 mg/day for dysphagia. I took it for one week. The dysphagia was alleviated, but I began to experience bad knee pain. After two sleepless nights, I discontinued it. Knee pain has subsided."