Omeprazole and Dizziness: What Users Say (Page 2)

• Lan...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 25, 2019

For GERD "I’ve been on this medication for 3 weeks, and it helped a lot with my acid reflux symptoms (lump in throat feeling). However, during the second week, I started noticing my mood changing and becoming more anxious/paranoid. Then, in the third week, I had muscle aches and panic attacks. I stopped taking this 2 days ago and am still feeling dizzy, anxious, and nauseous. Anxiety/Depression sufferers, beware of this medication, as it definitely heightens them. I will now look for more natural solutions to GERD, such as a healthier diet and smaller portions. This medication is not worth the side effects, in my opinion."

• Cry...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 18, 2021

For Indigestion "Was prescribed 20 mg a day for indigestion and suspected stomach ulcer as having sharp pains in the upper stomach, as well as heartburn and indigestion. Took capsule in the morning 30 mins before breakfast. Helped the indigestion, but I have severe dizziness where I feel drunk or doped up, chest and stomach pain, and my anxiety is through the roof. After 7 tablets, I ended up going to the hospital as I thought I was having a heart attack. I was examined and told my anxiety was driving my stomach and chest pain. That may be the case, however, the omeprazole was definitely driving the anxiety. I'm quitting this medication from tomorrow and pray I feel and get better."

• JCN...
• February 27, 2010

Omeprazole for GERD "It was wonderful to be able to take one in the morning and be free of distress all day, but soon I began to have dizziness on arising which soon increased to all day. By process of elimination I found the cause to be Prilosec. The problem was resolved after discontinued use. Now I am taking ranitidine with no such side effects and very satisfied."

• La ...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 1, 2020

For Stomach Ulcer "I was prescribed omeprazole following treatment for a stomach ulcer, worked like a charm almost instantly with no more stomach pain, acid reflux, and indigestion, fantastic! I thought, however, as time has gone on (9 months), I feel absolutely rubbish!! My head feels 'dead' with feelings of dizziness, I get tingling sensations in my arms and legs, very lethargic, every bone in my body seems to ache, bloated stomach, nausea, and I am in an almost constant state of anxiety with mild bouts of depression and panic attacks, wish I had never taken it and waiting to speak to my doctor to come off it. It was great for my stomach at the time, but the longer I have used it, the worse my well-being has been."

• Sas...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 18, 2019

For GERD "Dr. recommended omeprazole for GERD symptoms. I felt fine this morning (other than GERD) and so took my first ever omeprazole pill and got a severe headache and dizziness. Can't wait for this to be out of my system!! I have no idea if this works, but I won't be using it again."

• jad...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 24, 2020

For Stomach Ulcer "I was prescribed omeprazole in the past, and it worked wonders. However, this time I have no end of bad side effects. I was having panic attacks for no reason at all. I was having night sweats, extremely dry mouth, no appetite whatsoever, and lost 16 pounds in 11 days. I also had a constant headache alongside dizziness and couldn't even drink sips of water. I decided to stop taking the medication, and three days off it now, I haven't had any of these symptoms, and I am starting to eat small amounts and feeling a lot better but not yet 100%."

• Jan...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 5, 2019

For GERD "I’ve only been taking omeprazole for 1 week. I noticed I started to have headaches, dizziness, and a sick feeling. I immediately stopped taking it. I already have anxiety attacks, so to add those symptoms didn’t make it any better. The heartburn I was feeling did go away, but I just can’t deal with the dizziness, etc. I’d rather treat naturally."

• Ani...
• March 30, 2021

For Gastritis/Duodenitis "I was diagnosed with mild gastritis with no H. pylori. Actually, I had severe heartburn. It's all in June 2020. The doctor prescribed me esomeprazole 20 mg. On day 3 of esomeprazole, I started feeling dizziness, bloated stomach, and sharp pain in my back. Felt like my bones were breaking. After 15 days, I went to the doctor to see whether there was anything serious with the medicine. He changed the prescription to pantoprazole 40 mg for 60 days and Duspatalin. After taking pantoprazole, I started having anxiety, heartburn frequently, drowsiness, and started vomiting. But what happened was I couldn't eat, walk-nothing. I had to stop the medicine cold turkey. After that, I had a good diet. I again started with heartburn occasionally. Again, the doctor prescribed me omeprazole. Again, after two weeks, I started having anxiety, shivering, back pain, and jaw pain. Without consulting the doctor, I stopped my medicine. After 8 months, in March 2021, we can cure this naturally."

• Gra...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 15, 2019

For GERD "I was prescribed this after being diagnosed with GERD. I currently take Adderall XR and Lamotrigine. I've taken antacids with both medications before without any issues, but after my second dose of omeprazole, I felt awful. Not only did it feel like it completely disabled the Lamotrigine, causing me to feel dizzy and like my entire body was made of static, but it also gave me pretty intense nausea. I tried it for 4 days, and it was like having the flu for 3 of those 4 days. All of those days, I had to take ibuprofen or Tylenol, several antacids, anti-nausea chews or Emetrol, and Zantac, and that only lasted a few hours of comfort until it would come back. These pills are the worst thing ever to come out of a bottle. I'd rather take Zantac the rest of my life than take this stuff ever again. The worst part is I was told this wouldn't interact with anti-seizure meds, and it was beyond wrong."

• Jay...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 15, 2021

For GERD "I had a similar experience with this drug. I’ve been on it for about a month. All the symptoms mentioned I had. My anxiety went from bad to horrendous, I was dizzy and faint and had lots of muscle cramping and weakness. My brain had gotten so bad I would be in the middle of a sentence and forget what I was saying. Deciding to come off of it, to try a more natural route of healing."

• 2nd...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 12, 2016

For GERD "The VA prescribed this medication, have been using it for over a year. I found that excessive gas was experienced, also diarrhea, dizziness, bad headaches. When I stopped using this prescription, the bad side effects went away. Now to find something that works for the GERD without all the bad side effects."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 21, 2017

For Stomach Ulcer "Stay well clear of this medicine, as it's not for all! I was only on omeprazole for 5 days, and I was sweating at night, spaced out all day, very dizzy! Can feel my heart beating! I thought there was something up with me, but I now know it was the omeprazole. See your doctor if you have bad side effects to discuss other treatments."

• Lol...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 8, 2019

For GERD "When I took the first ever Omeprazole tablet about a month ago, I was feeling a little sick, that went away an hour later, but I started to feel vertigo in the afternoon that day and my vision was so blurred I felt like I was drunk. However, I took my next tablet in the evening and then the next one in the morning the next day, and that was it. I was feeling very dizzy and my vision was significantly affected (I literally felt as if I was drunk) for the next nearly 2 weeks - it took 2 weeks for those side effects to go away after stopping taking omeprazole. It didn't give me any relief in terms of acid reflux."

• Lol...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 8, 2019

For GERD "When I took the first ever Omeprazole tablet about a month ago, I was feeling a little sick, that went away an hour later, but I started to feel vertigo in the afternoon that day and my vision was so blurred I felt like I was drunk. However, I took my next tablet in the evening and then the next one in the morning the next day, and that was it. I was feeling very dizzy and my vision was significantly affected (I literally felt as if I was drunk) for the next nearly 2 weeks - it took 2 weeks for those side effects to go away after stopping taking omeprazole. It didn't give me any relief in terms of acid reflux."

• Ddm...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 10, 2021

For Barrett's Esophagus "I keep trying it because the doctor says I “need it,” but since I’ve taken it, it’s just made me feel like complete garbage. I didn’t even know I had reflux until I had the endoscopy done. Well, I had Barrett’s, even worse than regular GERD, but nonetheless. Ever since taking it, I have had dizziness, been overly anxious, brain fog, some muscle pain, and just exhausted. I had an undiagnosed autoimmune disease, so I was chalking it up to that, but I don’t think that’s the case at all. As soon as I started taking this is when I noticed. The only good thing it may have done is lowered my %EOS, but I can’t even say for sure if this is why. I don’t know, but this sure has me just stuck with what to do. I would recommend trying something different if you can and not taking this. Not to mention the long-term side effects-yuck! Scary stuff!"

• Cas...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 4, 2020

For Duodenal Ulcer "I’m going to give this 3 stars solely because it does help with ulcer/reflux pain. But the side effects are crazy. I’m typically not one to ever experience side effects from medication, but this one was a totally different story. I had pins and needles in my hands and feet constantly, weird sensations all over my body, headaches, dizziness, terrible anxiety, and stomach cramps. I literally have a neurologist appointment this month because I had convinced myself I had MS. I’ve been off of it for 5 days now, and today is the first day I can somewhat confidently say that I feel a little better. All of this started the day after I began omeprazole."

• But...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• June 23, 2019

For Gastritis/Duodenitis "I had an endoscopy done and was told I have gastritis and a hiatal hernia. I was given omeprazole, 20 mg twice daily. I felt better, it worked. I was feeling like myself again. But it's been over 9 months, and I feel that long-term use is causing some bad side effects - headaches, dizziness, constipation, and flatulence. I thought the gastritis was getting worse or my hernia. But then I stopped taking the omeprazole 20 mg. It's been 2 days, and I feel like myself again. I'm thinking taking this medicine for a long time will start causing you to feel sick."

• goa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 26, 2020

For Gastritis/Duodenitis "I believe the medicine worked, but began to experience terrible side effects after three weeks: chest pain that radiated to my back, night sweats, dizziness, headache, loss of appetite. I stopped for two days, and symptoms began to clear up."

• pai...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 31, 2018

For GERD "Started taking because of side effects from another medication that caused pain and dryness in the throat. My pain in my stomach and abdomen got worse, and so did headaches. The dizziness came back that I had in the first place. Never had heartburn, but now I do. I'm just wondering how long it will take to get rid of the damage this omeprazole has done. I'm only on 2 other meds, and they have nothing to do with my stomach or intestines. I know 2 other people that have the same side effects that I have, and some other people got off it."

• Cha...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 15, 2020

For Gastritis/Duodenitis "I’m on day 3 of omeprazole, makes me feel dizzy, short of breath, palpitations, and fatigued. Will stop using tomorrow. My heartburn is mildly relieved, but I’d rather have the heartburn than the rest of these odd symptoms."

• Kai...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 31, 2020

For Laryngopharyngeal Reflux "I had issues with laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) about 4 years ago. Took Prilosec OTC and was fine... well, I have it again, and like usual, bought Prilosec, and I also have anxiety/panic disorder. This medicine is horrible! I've had dizziness, brain fog, palpitations, panic attack. I literally just came home from the ER because I thought I was having a stroke! After reading these reviews, I'm convinced it is Prilosec doing this. I had 4 more to go, and I threw all of them in the trash. I'll take Gaviscon until my appointment with the GI doctor. I'll never use that medicine again. The dizziness is unbearable!"

• tbs...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 27, 2023

For Gastritis/Duodenitis "I was prescribed omeprazole for acute gastritis for 4 weeks. The worst 4 weeks of my life. I have had side effects like other people have mentioned in reviews: dizziness, pins and needles, weakness in muscles, random pain in different parts of the body. Would never recommend this to someone with gastritis, better to heal it naturally."

• mom...
• May 14, 2015

For GERD "Twelve-year-old child took 20 mg once a day and felt nauseated, dizzy, with a headache, sun sensitivity, and restless. Took for one month. Experienced rebound when withdrawn. Went to half dose for one week before completely discontinuing."

• Anonymous
• July 23, 2011

For Helicobacter Pylori Infection "I'm about halfway through H. Pylori treatment on this medication, have noticed trouble sleeping, fatigue, and dizziness. Also, be very careful if you take benzodiazepines with this medication; it can greatly increase the side effects of sedatives like that."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 6, 2022

For GERD "Horrible pills, they were fine the first couple of days, then on the 4th or 5th day, started to cause loss of appetite, dizziness, faintness, weakness, trembling, shakiness, a lot of stomach problems, anxiety, had swelling in my throat as well, and some days I can't get up because of it making me so sick. This is awful, and doctors should not allow us to take this! Worse thing I've ever gone through. I’m on my 15th day where I’m trying to lower my dosage to only 1 tablet a day to eventually go off them, hopefully I don’t get bad withdrawals."