I have been taking Nexium for my chronic gastritis and stomach ulcers for over a month now. I was taking 20mg tablets twice a day but a week ago my doc has told me to up my dosage to 40mg twice a day which im currently doing. I have been feeling hot flushes over my body for a week but i dont have a fever or high temperature. Just wondering if the nexium could be making me feel this way? Anyone ever had or has heard of any side effects from taking Nexium? Insight please...
FYI - I have had blood tests with normal blood count.
2007-03-20 20:25:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Nexium is a proton-pump inhibitor.
PPIs cause few side effects. Those that may occur are:
headache
diarrhea
abdominal pain
nausea
sore throat
upper respiratory infection
fever
vomiting
dizziness
rash
constipation
muscle pain
unusual tiredness
cough and back pain.
-Rare side effects can occur in almost any part of your body.
There is not much about this drug so far. Over dosage symptoms resemble side effects. As with any drug, if these hot flushes continue to bother you, contact your doctor.
This drug is sometimes prescribed with clarithromycin, which may only increase blood levels.
2007-03-20 20:43:33 · answer #1 · answered by nicholettejohnson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Esomeprazole (Nexium) is approved for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and in combination with amoxicillin and clarithromycin (Biaxin) for the treatment of patients with ulcers and H. pylori infection. Since it is very similar to omeprazole, it also is likely that it will be used for the treatment of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.
Nexium, like other PPIs, is usually well-tolerated. The most common side effects include: diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, headaches, rash and dizziness.
In the website listed below you will find a table that lists many side effects that are not listed in the "most common side effects" list. Some of those include tingled extremities, inability to concentrate, night sweats, hot flashes, panic attacks, nightmares, and more.
I hope this information is useful to you! Best of luck!
2007-03-20 20:52:33 · answer #2 · answered by Jody 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything is possible - I also take nexium (what a Godsend!) and have experienced no side effects at all. You might want to call you doc and check.
2007-03-20 20:32:27 · answer #3 · answered by lyllyan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well I have taken nexium and the most it did was make my stomach hurt and get a little dizzy but I believe hot flashes could be a side effect.
2007-03-20 20:30:38 · answer #4 · answered by mynameischeese2001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nexium prescribing info (scroll down to adverse reactions):
http://www.pulsus.com/cddw2002/nexiumpi.htm
More on the vestibular system and associated pathologies (re: relevant to your other posts):
Could your symptomology be related to vestibular neuritis or labyrinthitis or BBPV?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestibular_system
2007-03-21 11:42:21 · answer #5 · answered by K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋