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Taking Omeprazole
184 Patients currently take Omeprazole
7 Patients stopped taking Omeprazole
leorocks
Depression: 1
Emotional: 1
Compulsion: 1
Anxiety: 2
Mania: 1
Physical: 2
External Stress: Severe
50 M
Function: Moderate
Distress: Low
leorocks
Prilosec, since Feb 23, 2008
eastender
Sensation: moderate
Overall: mild
Cognition: mild
Vision: mild
Speech: mild
Swallowing: mild
Upper limb: mild
Walking: moderate
eastender
Prilosec (OTC), 20 mg daily since Jun 01, 2005
wannadance
Depression: 3
Emotional: 2
Compulsion: 0
Anxiety: 1
Mania: 0
Physical: 2
External Stress: Severe
66 F
Function: Low
Distress: Moderate
wannadance
Prilosec (OTC), 30 mg as needed since Mar 30, 2006

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Brand Names: Losec, Nexium, Prilosec, Prilosec (OTC)

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. Read more...Click to read more below


What we've learned

Why Patients Take Omeprazole

Other
Other: 100% 135
General health
General health: 22% 30
Acid reflux (gastroesophageal reflux disease, gerd)
Acid reflux (gastroesophageal reflux disease, gerd): 5% 7
Not indicated
Not indicated: 3% 4
Stomach pain
Stomach pain: 2% 3
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 1% 2
Bowel problems
Bowel problems: 1% 1
Excess saliva
Excess saliva: 1% 1
Don't know
Don't know: 1% 1

Patient Dosages

1 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 60 mg daily 80 mg daily 10 mg as needed 20 mg as needed 30 mg as needed 20 mg alternate days 20 mg 3 x week N/A
1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 75 Number of Patients: 75 2 Number of Patients: 2 52 Number of Patients: 52 2 Number of Patients: 2 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 38 Number of Patients: 38  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Omeprazole

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
8
11
15
23
25
77

Why Patients Stopped Taking Omeprazole (multiple reasons could be selected)

Other
Other: 100% 4
Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 75% 3
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 75% 3
Course of treatment ended
Course of treatment ended: 50% 2
Expense
Expense: 25% 1
Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 25% 1
Not indicated
Not indicated: 25% 1

How Long Patients Took Omeprazole Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
2
1
0
1
1
1

Average: 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star Omeprazole Ratings

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 100% 7
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 71% 5


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