Omeprazole Side Effects? Light headed? Anxiety Attacks
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My Mother was experiencing severe pain across her ribs and back which the doctors say is indigestion but only now and again. She was put on Omeprazole about a month ago and after taking one in the morning she starts to feel light headed, dizzy and generally unwell. She then seems to panic about it and feels she cant breathe which makes her panic more. Her chest and heart are perfectly fine. She stopped taking the tablets yesterday in case they are causing these problems and she is having tests done next week to check for ulcers etc. Has anyone else had these problems? How long do the side effects take to go away when you have stopped taking them?
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phill2487
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mateo71517 phill2487
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christophe58747 phill2487
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barb37727 christophe58747
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Try Carafate in pill form or liquid. It is a prescription but gives you relief if taken twice a day 1/2 hour before meals. It is a coating agent so no side effects. Since the liquid is expensive,I get the pill and mix one in a 1/3 cup water to take. Slow to dissolve but you can do well with a fork.
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jill60967 christophe58747
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hi i have had exactly the same symptoms Chris!! i stopped taking omeprazole 4 weeks ago, i was on 40mg a day! i saw something on the internet about the dangers of this medication, so i started to take lanzaporole 15mg and try and control what i eat! i had been having palpitations and all sorts of problems for the past couple of years!! but did'nt put it down to these tablets!!! i have very low vitamin D and B12 which in turn causes anxiety!! have you come off these tablets now?
jill60967 barb37727
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Neoison555 barb37727
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I am on Carafate pills now and it has no side effects for me. It is a great medication going to switch to the liquid next. Par it up with Tums that is also side effect free. Bananas, chicken noodle soup, butter bread, pot roast, juicing fresh cabbage and carrots. Licorice tablets, bone broth, unsweetened almond milk, raison bran. These are a lot of my goto foods. When doctors can't figure out anything you know your body best. For years I always do what they advise but no more. I will listen then make my own decisions if the medication is worth the risk determined by time and amount taken.
Mystery jill60967
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So we all struggle and try to find comfort here which thank god lets us know we are not alone.
darrius48093 jill60967
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Hi Jill, I want to stop the omperazole with magnesium, I wonder if that's the case why I felt like I was going to die last night. I hade like 7 bowel movements in the last 24 hrs, with chest pains, and headaches. This is confusing because I never had these side effects with this medicine. Now, I did have these with the lanzaporole. How, are you feeling now by changing your medicine to it? Please advise
Kun96623 darrius48093
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I have been taking pepcid ac 10mg with ease. Don't know if the generic brands are actually as good as it, but since you have taken the omeprazole, I'd say its going to be awhile until the body regains its normal functions/metabolic balance.
Kun96623
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Kun96623 jill60967
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I don't think omeprazole is the right medicine for some of us. And not even the doc knows what is best.
DEEPSEAJIM phill2487
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mo_69
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les68080 lybbrown
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I have the same feelings first thing in the morning and just thought I had an head cold dizziness people talking to me and it seemed really wierd I couldn't function, I also had the swallowing feeling a couple of times gagged several times when swallowing food, did you also have a headache at the back of the head?
Hope you are feeling better now.
ahmed37003 lybbrown
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I was using this Drug since last 10 years, it is helping to keep calm my Acidity but as i read above i feel little pain in head not feel free my head heavy and anxity is high , also specially when i was driving many time i feel panic attack and also in rush places i feel panic , heart beat increas but what i can i do to get out of it can any body tell me any oter drug who can control my stmech problem and have less side effect, Thanks
irini992 les68080
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patrick00766 lybbrown
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christophe58747 lybbrown
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Neoison555 christophe58747
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From what I understand is any PPI drug like Nexium, Prilosec or Omeprazole generic and Pepcid, they all block your stomach from making acid. Very much needed IF you have ulcers. But if you don't have ulcers do not take it. Period. It can actually give you gasteritus and infection of your stomach that will lead to ulcers if taken long enough. Maybe 10-20mg is a better dose if you absolutely need Proton Pump Inhibitors medication. I was on 40mg and got all kinds of back muscle aches, shortness of breath, anxiety, nausea and terrible fatigue. After 4 days off and plenty of water good foods I was back to normal.. Where all human and doctors think they know it all but actually they don't.
colleen_2828 Neoison555
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Hi to you all, I have only been on this horrible meds for 4 weeks but its been horrendous, I cant drive or go to work, I shake, feel faint, lightheaded & heart races. My Gp gave me them to stop high middle tummy pain but its all much worse so tomorrow I'm not taking it, I have hospital appointment Thursday & after suffering 2 years of right side pain after eating, I'm going to ask for endoscopy & colonoscopy to find out what is once & for all. Does anyone know an alternative less nasty meds I can take. ? God bless everyone.