PatientsLikeMe : Omeprazole Treatment Report

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Taking Omeprazole
97 Patients currently take Omeprazole
11 Patients stopped taking Omeprazole
Babystars Flare-up: Moderate Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: mild Swallowing: mild Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile Babystars 20mg daily since Jan 27, 2004
bluefloridasunshine Flare-up: Moderate Sensation: Severe Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile bluefloridasunshine Prilosec, 20mg daily since Jun 01, 2007
mr fudd Sensation: Moderate Overall: Mild Cognition: moderate Vision: mild Speech: mild Swallowing: mild Upper limb: mild Walking: moderate See profile mr fudd mg since Jun 26, 2007

Brand Names: Losec, Prilosec, Prilosec OTC
See also: Omeprazole EC

What is Omeprazole? Omeprazole decreases the amount of acid produced in the stomach. It is used to treat duodenal and gastric ulcer disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, a hypersecretory condition. OTC preparations are used for frequent, uncomplicated heartburn. Read more...

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Jump to:: Reasons Taken; Dosages; Duration; Patient Evaluations

Reasons Taken

108 patients in the community are taking or have taken Omeprazole.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	62	57%
Acid reflux (Gastroesophageal reflux disease GERD)	21	19%
General health	14	12%
acid reflux	3	2%
disease-related symptoms	2	1%
Don't know	1	<1%
Support another treatment	1	<1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Omeprazole.

0 mg day	0 day	0 mg none	8.5714 mg week	10 mg day	20 mg day	25 mg day	40 mg day
4	1	4	1	2	51	1	23

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Omeprazole or how long patients were taking Omeprazole before stopping.

Currently taking Omeprazole

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
2	4	11	10	13	33

Stopped taking Omeprazole

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
4	1	2	3	1	1

Why Patients Stopped Taking Omeprazole (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended	7	58%
Other	4	33%
Not indicated	2	17%
Did not seem to work	1	8%
Expense	1	8%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 8 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	60%	3
Moderate	40%	2

Acid reflux (Gastroesophageal reflux disease GERD)

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	0%	0
Moderate	0%	0
Mild	13%	1
None	88%	7

Top reported side-effects include: Constipation, digestive disturbances such as loud burping

Summary results are based on 8 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 8)

gardener

Sensation: None

Overall: None

Cognition: none

Vision: none

Speech: none

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: none

Walking: none

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by gardener
Aug 25, 2008