Experiences with Omeprazole

Been using for years, each year it works less and less, need to use more then i used to. I'm getting bad hair loss from it. i've looked for other things. Eating french curd cheese helps me feel better. After enough i dont have trouble with my stool and it's almost normal again.
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After using omeprazole for 2 months for diaphragm hernia, I now need a hearing aid! Stopped as soon as I realised it was affecting my hearing in my good ear (the other is damaged as a result of operations) Switched to ranitidine which works well and hasn't given me any problems. Omeprazole shouldn't be prescribed to old folks.
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Sometimes if I eat too late or drink alcohol I get reflux. So then I take an omeprazole with a Rennie and I can then sleep through without the heartburn waking me up.
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Been taking this drug for about 19 years now for heartburn and poorly closing stomach valve. it works well for me...don't have any symptoms once I've taken it.
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After first trying a lighter medicine against heartburn my doctor prescribed Omeprazol 40mg. After two days, all my problems were under control. I’m very satisfied and will keep on using it.
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Definitely helps for reflux! Only problem was that I got gigantic headaches after a couple of weeks, 2 weeks after I stopped it went away. Started again and after a few days the headache came back, as well as a strange feeling of pressure on my forehead, like my BP was too high or something, and a red face
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After my stomach valve became defective, took Rennies for years before I went to bed. They don't help any more. After about 6 months of acid reflux overnight, started taking omeprazole. As soon as I did, I no longer had any problems. Now and then I do try to reduce it but then the reflux starts again. No side effects.
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Really high dose from the ENT doctor 2 x 40 mg. Issues with my buccal mucosa and headaches and dizziness. Increased. Above all, it was the mouth symptoms I suffered most with. Stopped it, headache gone and mouth symptoms reduced.
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my whole life = about 50 years of very frequent, severe pain with heartburn (often all the way into my throat). and so I've always had rennies and/or Maalox to hand. since I've been using omeprazole I've had hardly any complaints, or at most very sporadic episodes. alternately using 20 and 40 mg.
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Perfect to reduce stomach acid. I aso had a sore throat, problems with swallowing and oedema. I heard somewhere this could be caused by the Omeprazol so I quit and the sore throat did indeed disappear.
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After 8 years of omeprazole use the muscle- bone- and nerve pains have increased over the last 5 months. I also experience nausea, dizziness and cold. My GP and specialists couldn’t find a cause for these symptoms so I was advised to stop this medicine in September. The pain is gradually disappearing; I’m still nauseous, headache and cold also remain. I’m hopeful these will also disappear in ti...
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I was prescribed Diclofenac and later Tramadol for a hernia. I had to take these gastric protectors with them. Didn't have any stomach problems or side effects. Unfortunately the painkillers weren't strong enough and I had other medication prescribed for which I don't need to have gastric protectors.
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For the first few days I just felt more nauseous, but after a week I didn't have any more problems with it. I hardly have stomach pain any more. The only side effect is that my stomach feels different and that means I'm much less aware of my hunger and appetite.
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Had to start taking this because I've probably got a stomach ulcer. I get more heartburn than I have ever had before, and I am constantly hiccuping. Worse was the fatigue and the constant headache. I was totally wrecked on 20 mg, on 40 mg (the first day I had to have a double dose) I was so tired that all I could do was lie down, every movement was such an effort. Even lifting my own arm was ha...
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For me, 1 capsule sometimes works for 3/4 days until I get a sort of uprising feeling and then I just take another one. I can't manage without it, works fantastically without side effects.
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Taken 1 tablet once a day for years. Then my digestion went up the creek as a result of the diagnosis and treatment of another serious illness in discussion with the GP increased to twice a day. Works well and fast. I hope I'll be able to go back down to once a day again. Clogs me up a bit but it's not a problem.
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seems to be a bit better after 2 years, terrible stomach and bowel cramps, investigative operation and scan in combination with FODMAP, stopped eating soya and lactose. So Omeprazol definitely works.
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I got this medicine because I needed to have anti-inflammatories. It works really well for protecting my stomach but after one week I started to have diarrhoea, an irritating sound in my ears, dizziness, insomnia and stomach pain. Once I stopped taking it, these complaints disappeared in a few days, but when I started taking omeprazol again, it was the same story after a couple of days. What a ...
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