I have had horrendous heartburn for several months now and Tums hasn’t helped anymore, so the day after I started Prilosec, no more heartburn. But I hear bad stuff now, like you gain weight, your heartburn will return when it is discontinued etc.
My 6 month old was taking Prilosec for about a week with little improvement. The GI specialist just upped his dose A LOT. But he is still not taking a bottle, and acting like it hurts. Will it take a few days for increased dose to make a difference, or should it be working the first day?
My doctor told me to take two Prilosec every morning (twice the regular dose) for gastritis. The Prilosec box says to take with “plenty of water”, and that’s for one pill. How much water should I take them with for maximum absorption and effectiveness?
I wanted to know what was the difference between Prilosec and Nexium. All I know they are both purple. Is one better than the other.
Thank You.
I currently take Prevacid daily, but have all kinds of hassles with my insurance in keeping a steady supply. I’ve tried Prilosec with good results, but don’t think it works for me as well as Prevacid
They are both in the same class of drug, called Proton Pump Inhibitors. They both work in pretty much the same way. Differences, one is purple, the other is pink/black (30mg). Prilosec is available in generic (omeprazole) and over-the-counter, where Prevacid still has its patent and is only available as a prescription. Insurance will probably pay for the Prevacid. Many insurance companies won’t pay for anything that is over-the-counter.
prevacid or lansoprazole, is used to treat acid reflux and ulcers. usually once people start taking this or anything similar, like prilosec(omeprazole), they continue for rest of their life. some studies have shown that prevacid can actually “undo”some of the effects of the acid on the esophagus. coffee, pop,basically caffiene are two of the greatest triggers of acid reflux.
My doctor diagnosed my son with reflux but NOTHING is helping his spitting up (massive amounts). He has been on 3 different meds, currently on prilosec. Its been 8 months now and he is spitting up at LEAST 25–30 times a day. I am beside myself and do not know what to do anymore. He had his upper GI tract looked at and it showed NOTHING and everything looked mormal. Something is wrong but I dont know what else I can do or what else I can tell my doctor…Since he is gaining weight they are not taking any actions on his case. I have even started him on solids and he still spits up but it seems to hurt him more and it grosser. Please help and tell me if any of you had babies with reflux or any other help you can give me! Thanks!
Well, they are both used for heartburn. I don’t know how they really compare, but I do know that for a lot of people Protonix is way too expensive. My pharmacist (I work at a pharmacy) always tells people complaining about the price to try Prilosec OTC and they will usually stick with it. You should call a pharmacy or your doctors office for more information though.
I am 22 and female. After 2 months of random stomach problems (pain, nausea with no vomitting, etc.) I was recently (2 weeks ago) diagnosed with Gastritis via Upper GI endoscopy (results are still out if it is caused by H. Pylori bacteria). I was put on Prilosec (20 mg) daily. I have completed 2 weeks of it already, and I DON’T FEEL BETTER. I still have “attacks” of the gnawing stomach pain that keep me laid up for a day or so. Has anyone had a similar experience? Any advice? Should it be taking this long?And before you suggest it, I have already changed my diet to cut out all caffeine, coffee, tea, soda, fatty or fried foods, sugary foods, and acidic (tomatoes, etc) foods. And I get a good amount of exercise.Also, I am open to the fact it might be stress-induced, what do you do for that (and don’t say cheap breathing techniques, I need something better than that.)THANKS!And for the 100th time, I am POSITIVE I’m not pregnant.
