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(also known as Omeprazole, Losec, Zegerid)
Omeprazole is a proton pump inhibitor used in the treatment of dyspepsia, peptic ulcer disease (PUD), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GORD/GERD) and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. It was first marketed by AstraZeneca as the magnesium salt omeprazole magnesium under the trade names Losec and Prilosec, and is now also avai... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| GERD & Heartburn | 457 |
76% |
| Peptic Ulcers | 33 |
73% |
| Gastritis | 16 |
81% |
| Hiatal Hernia | 16 |
100% |
| Crohn's Disease & Ulcer... | 9 |
89% |
Overall, 79% (593
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Prilosec Reviews
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have been taking omeprazole since diagnosed, working well
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It certainly did not help my hoarseness, but it did disturb my process of elimination!
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Temporary fix.
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My current treatment but it's starting not to work as well as it use to.
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I don't have heart burn. But I feel difficult swallowing. During and after meal, I feel food stuck behind my chest bone
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GAVE ME HEADACHES LIKE YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE.
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I have had good results with this med.
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Working up to a point but not sorting out my problem with my voice too well
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you feel lite footed after a hour
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By the third day my symptoms were almost gone. I finally got my appetite back but the medicine made me tired and depressed. The overall effects are worth it in the end because it completely cured me of my GERD
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Zegerid?!
I can't take it b/c it caused bad stomach pain, nausea, and chest pains. I switched to 20 mg in Prilosec. I am taking alot of meds and Zegerid is the ... [More] -
Zegerid?!
I was on Aciphex for 10 months, then it decided to stop working. Then my dr put me on Prilosec, no real difference-not worse, but not better. Last M... [More] -
Omeprazole Generic for Prilosec
I am just beginning my journey of medications. Protonix I just started but Nexium didn't do much for me. Carafate worked well.... I really haven't h... [More] -
Omeprazole Generic for Prilosec
thanks for your in put on this matterr rn28. I was taking aciphex but my insuance wont pay it no more so looking for other things to work. [More] -
Omeprazole Generic for Prilosec
I was on Prilosec for a few years. I did well on it then had gastric bypass surgery and didn't need it anymore and then last two endoscopies showed 3 ... [More]
