Omeprazole in pregnancy

Common Questions and Answers about Omeprazole in pregnancy

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Avatar n tn Now due to the pregnancy, it seemed to worsen as I experience painful heartburns. My doctor recommends I take omeprazole along with antacids. I've been taking antacids because I know they don't bare side effects on pregnancy. I am not sure though with omeprazole. I'm scared. I am afraid it might harm the baby. Anyone here experienced the same?
Avatar f tn Do you mean Omeprazole? It's used by those who have varices (cirrhosis)..Primarily for nausea. Dosage seems high. This medicine can cause unusual results with certain medical tests, and you may need to stop using the medicine for a short time before a test. http://www.drugs.com/omeprazole.
Avatar n tn HOwever, there were black specks in my BM. BM was normal in color and texture however, black specks in stool and on toilet tissue? Is this the IBS adn result of constipation and omeprazole?
Avatar m tn Hi. I am taking omeprazole for laryngopharyngeal reflux for the past 2 days. I am supposed to take two pills daily, one before breakfast and one before dinner. Today, i started having this feeling that food is stuck in my chest and back of my throat but I don't have any problems swallowing. It is an uncomfortable feeling in my chest. I did not have this symptom prior to starting the drug. Is this a side effect of the drug?
Avatar f tn My doc told me to use tums and pepcid. Also benadryl is very effective for anxiety in pregnancy and was recommended to me by doc, helped me a lot, only took when i needed to.
Avatar n tn is omeprazole a nercotic pain killer? i know some medications that may b addicting so i thought i would double check..also i had seen that u can take in an i.v is this true and if so how?
Avatar m tn Following a valve replacement and triple bypass I was discharged from Hospital with a number of drugs and a new one being Omeprazole. I did not know why it was prescribed but after a number of months taking it I decided after discussion with my Doctor to stop taking it. A few months later through the night I got this terrible chest pain on a scale of 1-10 I guess it was 7-8.
Avatar n tn I keep forgetting to take my omeprazole dr 20 mg 30 minutes before meals, can I take it after the meal.
Avatar f tn I have GERD and a hiatal hernia and have been taking omeprazole twice a day every day for a few months (I had been on Prevacid for several years before the omeprazole but insurance won't cover it any more). If your main symptom is burping, I would try going off of the omeprazole and switching to gas-x or some other type of gas relief medicine. As long as you aren't having a lot of problems with heartburn or acid reflux, you would probably be fine to discontinue using the omeprazole.
6778631 tn?1396407123 I take it every morning and don't let me run out...If I miss one day I wake up in the middle of the night in agony. This stuff is a life saver. It will take a day or two to kick in fully if u just started to take it. Also take it with water as soon as u get up and wait about 30 minutes before u eat breakfast. Hope it helps!
Avatar f tn Last ten days with omeprazole I get some headaches and sometimes I feel white bubbles in urine like calcium. Yesterday I drink little green tea and it made my chest horrible.
Avatar n tn i think there is a slight risk of eptopic pregnancy but the risk is very small, so i see no gd reason to termanate the pregnancy unless you dont want a baby
Avatar m tn However, today, noticed that I had what appeared to be blood in toilet and and upon wiping, bright red paper. Earlier in day, noticed slight pain on my left side below rib cage and later noticed I was gasey and burping a lot. My history, had H.Py.ori received treatment for one week and finished anti biotics on the 13th of June, felt ok for a couple of weeks and noticed belching came back and was told about possibility of candida overgrowth of which I had symptoms.
7607165 tn?1395780125 Wow what ascary feeling im in bed in dark sitting up I still feel sore stomach :( hope I get better
142841 tn?1201975052 I was very worried about life without Omeprazole, but I am in week 5 of treatment and have been able to manage without it. The RIBA makes it worse. GERD can be miserable for sure, best of luck.
Avatar n tn Sarah, 19 years old, was having gas in the stomach and flatulance. Doctor presribed her omeprazole 20mg which she took that night and the next morning. The next day she noticed her stool was white and eyes slight yellow - sign of jaundice! I'm not sure if it was caused by omeprazol or otherwise.
Avatar m tn I have been desperately trying to quit Omeprazole for the last 5 years but have had so much problem with extreme acid release it seems I'll be with it for my life. Of course noone knows yet the result of taking omeprazole for a lifetime, mice had cancer after weeks but human might as well after decades. I can't replace omeprazole with ranitidine, as the latter doesn't seem to work at all. I've been able to lower the dose to about one 20mg in two days but not more.
1364792 tn?1278051187 It was first marketed in the US in 1989 by AstraZeneca under the brand names Losec and Prilosec, and is now also available from generic manufacturers under various brand names. AstraZeneca markets omeprazole as Losec, Antra, Gastroloc, Mopral, Omepral, and Prilosec. Omeprazole is marketed as Zegerid by Santarus, Prilosec OTC. The side affects mentioned in the above post can happen after long term use.......
Avatar m tn My doctor says I have esophagitis, and prescribed for me 20 mg omeprazole for 4 weeks. I am taking it now for 6 days and don't see any improvement yet. The drug reviews say it usually takes up to 4 days to feel better. Is this the case, or may it take longer time to see results? Thanks.
Avatar m tn Take a late night snack. Raise head end of bed. Take Omeprazole empty stomach in morning and an antacid gel at bedtime. Refrain from smoking, alcohol, fuzzy drinks and spicy food. If it does not help, then consult a doctor. If pregnancy test is positive do not take any medication without consulting a doctor. Take care!
Avatar f tn t safe suggested another one which was zoloft. chose not to take anything else in replace. I continue to take omeprazole. I have GERD really bad and would choke on my stomach acid at night.my doctor said it was safe.I took it the whole time and my son is perfectly fine 8 years later =) I'm now 12 weeks and still taking it.Hopefully this help and best of luck!
Avatar f tn that she prescribed omeprazole for me in the first place and tried to prescribe it again.
Avatar f tn Hi there need some help I have been on omeprazole for 2years for acid I felt coming up my throat everything has been ok untill Wednesday had this burning feeling in my stomach had a drink on tuesday on a empty stomach done this a couple times now anyway I took 1 omeprazole and it was still sore phoned the doctor Thursday got to see the nurse she said take 2 omeprazole for a week see if it settles down it's calmed down a bit is this a ulcer doctor never told me if I had 1 thanks if someone c
568812 tn?1379165794 Hi i am on 40mg of Omeprazole for acid reflux. Has anyone here had side effects from it like loose stools? For the past two weeks or so my bowel movements have been rather odd...loose in the morning but ok towards the end of the day...no blood, but causing soreness around my anus afterwards....
Avatar m tn I went to the er on Christmas as i was having shortness of breath. 3 times they tied to tell me it was panic attacks. I finally demanded it was reflux when i was having a feeling like my tongue was burnt and i was breathing menthol. They agreed and put me on 20mg omeprazole. It worked for two weeks then i started burping hundreds of times a day and getting had trapped near my diaphragm. They upped my dose to 40mg and said come back in a year!!