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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NEXIUM | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Acid Reflux/Barrett's/Hiatus Hernia | At first I thought it wasn't working, but I was taking it at night without food. Once I started taking it as prescribed, it worked perfectly. | I started taking this drug after having constant indigestion and pain any time I ate. I was started on other drugs, protonix etc., but they didn't work as well for me. At one point I increased my dosage on Nexium from 20 to 40 mg and it is working very well for me. It has even cured my Barrett's Esophagus. I miscalculated how many I would need recently while on a trip, and came home extremely ill after being off of it for 5 or 6 days, which persisted even after I was back on it. I found that stomach enzymes purchased at a Health Food Store got me back on track so now I am taking it again with no problems. | F | 60 | 6 years | 3/20/2009 | 4 | acid reflux and gerd | for a short time, I experienced slight chest pains and trouble breathing. But none to date. | To date, I am glad I was prescribed this medicine. It has helped me alot. I was developing polyps in my esophagus and because of this med they are gone. I take my little purple pill daily faithfully. I have regular check ups of my liver and other organs, i.e. blood work, urine, ultrasounds, MRI you name it, and thus all is well. This little pill has saved my life. | F | 50 | 5 years | 3/20/2009 | 2 | gerd | constant hunger, lightheadedness, difficulty breathing | after reading other comments and looking into this med, i feel as though first of all i was put on a wayyy too high dose. doc prescribed 40mg twice a day. today especially i am having shortness of breath so i called the ENT who put me on nexium and he said that he's never heard of anyone having these side effects before and i need to either be evaluated by my primary or go to the ER, however i see alot of people have the same complaints. i think i will try stopping the medication and see if my symptoms persist. thanks for everyone's input! very helpful to me. | F | 23 | 10 days | 3/19/2009 | 1 | Irritable bowel | Dizziness, dry-heaving, blurred vision,can't stay asleep, weight loss(good thing but not this way)nervousness...depressed. Other than that feeling great! Just stopped taking Nexium today after reading this page. I AM REALLY HOPING THAT stopping HELPS! | Truth be told, I took Nexium for years without most of the above symptons. Then, a DoctoR took me off all drugs for about three weeks---I had no problems but started taking Nexium again and within a week STARTED suffering from all the above. I have been taking it for 6 weeks and all symptons are getting worse. The only other medicine I CONTINUED taking was for blood pressure (Benazepril-HCTZ 20-25 MG)and AMLODIPINEBESYLATE 5 mg tagre. IF THE ABOVE SYMPTONS GO AWAY " I'LL BE BACK" TO THANK EVERYONE!!!! | M | 73 | | 3/18/2009 | 1 | GERD | I still have those joint and muscular pain from Nexium... It has more harm than good...It is a killer. These people has to be brought to justice. Please visit my site - http://nexium-vs-joints.com/ for turning down their sales before many people got hurt... | M | 29 | 4 months | 3/17/2009 | 2 | Possible GERD problems | Chest Pain (symptoms similar to heart attack symptoms), anxiety, sleeplessness, severe pain in hands and feet. | Thanks to all of you who posted their stories. I thought I was having a heart attack, especially with the pains in my hands and arms. I think Doctors are way too quick to prescribe this medicine. My Doctor wasn't even sure I had GERD, she just thought Nexium would help my symptoms. I have learned my lesson, do research before filling any prescriptions. | M | 42 | 15 days | 3/10/2009 | 2 | for Gerd | I had gained 30 lbs in the last 5 years and conti to gain. Couldnt lose weight for anything. I have been taking acid meds for 11 years, nexium for about 5 years now. I was having all kinds of problems from shortness of breath, chest pain, bloating,joint pain, etc. Everytime I would bring this up to my Doctor he would tell me I was getting older and my weight was part of the process of getting older. He told me if I lost 10 lbs I could cut my nexium by 20 mg. I was very upset I didnt want to hear this. I wanted my doctor to tell me to stop the medicine but he didnt do that either. So I decided in Jan, 09 I would do just that, its has hard for the first few week, but I have now realized that I was over eating, and everytime I over eat I get sick. So now I try to eat 3-4 small meals usually not after 3pm. I try to say around 1200-1500 cal a day anymore and I suffer. I have lost 15lb and I can tell you it has been worth it, I feel so much better now that I am not taking that pill, I | F | 11 years | 3/7/2009 | 1 | acid reflux {?} | Whilst I am of an anxious disposition, usually from an identifiable cause, while taking Nexium I was almost constantly anxious for no reason. Despite every effort I could not get rid of this sensation. I felt as though a huge threat hung over me - like a truck was roaring down the highway towards me, tightening my gut with a sensation like fear. I also experienced recurrence of eye migraine which I had not had since teenage years. Since changing to Somac almost two months ago, the anxiety has reduced to a huge extent - almost disappeared - and I have not had an eye migraine attack since stopping Nexium. | I would not go near Nexium! I am so pleased to find that I am not the only person to have been similarly affected. (But of course I am sorry that anyone should suffer.) | M | 68 | 3 years | 3/6/2009 | 1 | GERD | Waves of lightheadedness/dizziness, headaches, sinus pressure, anxiety, pain between shoulder blades, jaw pain, joint pain in knees and ankles, occasional chest pain, odd dreams, numbness or tingling in arms and hands. | Doc prescribed 40mg/day initially, but upped it to 2x/day when GERD wasn't improving. I went to the emergency room thinking I was having cardiac problems (back pain, jaw pain, shortness of breath, dizziness). Blood values and EKG came back normal. No one even mentioned that it could be side effects from Nexium, let alone the high dosage I was taking. Doc also has me on atavan for the "anxiety," but without the nexium, perhaps I wouldn't have the anxiety. How frustrating! This morning I could barely get out of bed because I was so dizzy. I am STOPPING this medication immediately! THANK GOD this website is here because I thought I was either going to have a heart attack or I was going insane! | F | 38 | 2 weeks | 3/5/2009 | 4 | stomach acid reflux | insomnia,bloated,gas,weight gain | It certainly helps with my acid reflux but has created so many other issues that its becoming an issue.Every night I am unable to sleep... | F | 41 | 60 days | 3/4/2009 | 1 | hiatal hernia | continued discomfort. although less, still there. | I went to the chiropractor and he did a manual shift of moving my stomach out of my esophogas. all is better and I can do this maneuver myself when it acts up. once per week maybe. off of nexium and glad to be off. | F | 36 | 1 months | 3/4/2009 | 3 | GERD | Edgy/Nervous/Agitated feeling, Terrible Insomnia, Stomach pain/Gas/Bloating, Flu-like feeling (feel sick all over, feel achy all over, chills), Upper chest and left-side pains, Racing/pounding heart, Wierd thoughts/dreams. | 40mg once a day: I had started Nexium once before back in January 2008 and stopped after 4 days due to unpleasant side effects (bloating, anxiety, insomnia). This time, the acid and burning was so bad I decided to give it another go. The acid stopped almost immediately and I felt great the first few days. The side effects started around day 6 and have been getting worse every day, so I'll be stopping again and trying to control the GERD with a bland diet. It's sad, because it did stop the acid, but I won't ever be taking this drug again. | M | 30 | 10 days | 3/2/2009 | 2 | GERD | disorientation, chest and back pain, constipation, weakness, joint aches | Although it helped to quickly reduce heartburn and indigestion, and within a couple of days GERD symptoms had all but disappeared - I was expieriencing negative side effects within a day of use. The side effects were quite bothersome, and many times left me wondering if I was having some other more serious issue develop. Side effects have since disappeared within a day of stopping treatment. | M | 7 days | 3/1/2009 | 1 | Stomach Ulcer | I experience terrible headaches, nausea, and dizziness. I am uncertain whether nexium is responsible, but I also experienced a seizure in addition to the previously listed side-effects. I made an appointment with the doc to get further testing. | Has too many side-effects | F | 25 | 1 months | 2/28/2009 | 2 | Hiatal Hernia, Esophagitis, GERD | Diarrhea and joint pain. I was prescribed Nexium to heal my esophagitis, which it did effectively. At first I thought I had absolutely no side effects from it at all, and that it was a harmless and very effective medication. As luck would have it, I was started on Nexium a week before major surgery, and then contracted C dif from the hospitalization. Because so much was going on after the surgery, it took me quite a while (a year)to realize that Nexium wasn't innocent at all. It was actually causing diarrhea. Amazingly, not only did the diarrhea disappear as soon as I stopped the Nexium, but so did severe joint pain that I had never even to the Nexium, but thought was just related to some weight gain after my surgery. I started on Protonix a few months ago, because it's supposed to cause fewer GI problems. However, I've just begun to realize that I'm once again experiencing very troublesome joint pain, so I'm not sure what to try next. Maybe Aciphex. This is not fun. | F | 63 | 1 years | 2/27/2009 | 5 | GERD | B12 deficiency causing muscle weakness, unusual fatigue, body aches, dizziness, diarrhea, nausea, memory problems, tingling sensation in fingers, depression, balance problems. | Nexium is the only medication that controls my GERD symptoms. The two GI docs I have seen told me I could stay on this medication forever without any concerns. But after 9 years of therapy, I became severely B12 deficient. Everyone on long-term PPI therapy needs to have their B12 and methylmalonic levels checked annually. I will be receiving B12 injections for the next several months and will have to take high-dose sublingual B12 daily as long as I am on this drug. I just hope I do not have permanent nerve damage. See www.aafp.org/afp/20030301/979.html | F | 47 | 9 years | 2/18/2009 | 1 | Hiatus Hernia | I have been on Nexium for probably 6 to 8 years now. My Dr told me it was perfectly safe. I asked for surgery but she refuses to do it. Says I'm much better off taking the Nexium. I know she's one of those Dr's that are in it for the money. If I had the surgery I'd have no reason to see her. You'll probably suggest that I change Dr's and I wish it were that easy but I live in Nova Scotia and we have a Dr shortage here. No Dr's taking on new patients. Over the years I have suffered from Rosacia, heart palpitations, sever sinusitis, anxiety and depression. I never had a problem with any of these things until just the past 6 to 8 years. I never associated these problems with the Nexium though until coming to this website. I also read somewhere that Nexium can cause Rosacia. I don't know what I will do if I stop taking the Nexium because if i miss one pill I will get heartburn. But after reading this, I won't be taking it anymore. Very scary to think I've been on this for so long and ha | F | 44 | 8 years | 2/18/2009 | 5 | Acid Reflux | None that I recall. | Excellent medication. | 39 | 7 days | 2/17/2009 | 5 | Hiatal Hernia | Rapid heart rate, blurred vision, weight gain. | If not taking the Nexium, the hernia acts up and gives me heart attack like symptoms. Even went to the ER but when they found out it was the hernia, they told me to go home. | F | 59 | 5 years | 2/14/2009 | 1 | heartburn | nightmares everynight. left chest pain sharp repeating. long term dull chest muscle pain. overly emotional. rapid heartbeat while in REM sleep more than likely the cause for all the nightmare. symptoms still lingering but have lessoned significantly 3 days after stopping use. | This medication fixes heartburn but at an extremely high cost. I strongly suggest finding an alterior method of acid control. this drug has not been tested on long term effects. Nexium is a dangerous medication that has spent more money courting doctors than it has testing its side effects. 400 plus random patients testimony all with similiar terrible side effects is the true proof of its makers profiteering ways. | M | 31 | 4 days | 2/11/2009 |