Comments on: FDA Reviewing Side Effects of Plavix with Prilosec and Other Drugs

By: lori

lori — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:41:34 +0000

i am currently taking omeprazole for my stomach and i am having bad side effects and wanted to see if there is a class action lawsuit on this medication .

By: Melanie

Melanie — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:19:40 +0000

My father was recently prescribed Plavix in combination with aspirin after undergoing triple heart by-pass and heart valve replacement surgery. Two weeks post-op, he began feeling very weak and reported having dark, tarry stools.

Three weeks to the day after he was released after heart surgery, he was readmitted to the hospital with an extremely low blood count. He was hospitalized for two days and given 4 pints of blood. Still, his doctors were reluctant to replace this medication and insisted on performing more tests.

After reading about all the potential side effects of Plavix, we determined that a common sense course of action was for him to stop taking the drug and decline the additional tests, against the advice of his doctors.

All I can think is there must be some kind of kick-back scheme for doctors who prescribe this drug, since the benefits are dubious and the side-effects, such as intestinal bleeding, are potentially life threatening.

By: Alan

Alan — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:44:07 +0000

I am 36 years old and I just got home from the hospital due to having a heart attack. I have one stent, one artery completely blocked and one 60 percent blocked. I am not overweight, i exercise and eat fairly well. I have been taking prilosec for about 3 years now. Since, i have been put on plavix and have been taken off prilosec. Doctor has never explained why, so I have been doing research. My acid reflux has come back and I am needing an alternative, over the counter, prescription, or home remedy. Also wanted to know if pepcid, zantac, etc. was ok to take.

By: JULIUS

JULIUS — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:01:45 +0000

Send info, I take both cut down to one omeprazole. Lots of gastric distress, since had none before.

By: james

james — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:25:03 +0000

i have six stents snd have been on omerprazoile for over 3yrs 2x a day. with plavix.i am always having chest pains that nitro does not relieve. my dr keeps passing it off as not heart releated. ten weeks ago after a stress test i was admitted to hospital and had another stent implanted. never relieved my chest pains.
ten days after the stents i reaadmitted to hospitol after to days of testin i was released with no results for chest pains other than dont take omerprazoile and it resuced the effect of plavix by 25%. no mention of any side affects other than that. am home now with chest pains and confusion.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:27:01 +0000

I have three drug coated stents and was taking Plavix and Nexium.
I had no known side effects with either drug and was doing nicely.
My doctor took me off the Nexium and put me on Pepcid. the Pepcid is not doing the job. Not even close. My doctor told me to take double doses of Pepcid. I will try it, but am not very optimistic. I hope this helps someone.

By: Tom2

Tom2 — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:51:27 +0000

Unknowing, as I never thought it was an issue and never told my Cardio, I’ve been on Plavix and Prilosec OTC for several years ….years I’ve also gotten 4 stents and had two native grafts collapse. When I first heard about the possible conflict a few months ago, I stopped my prilosec. My Cardio always told me, “never miss a dose of Plavix.” Now my acid is so strong I choke when I eat. Until now I didn’t know that Zantac or Pepcid were good alternatives. I’ll start using them and let my cardio know on next visit. THANKS!

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:31:00 +0000

My mom is on plavix and prilosec. She just had to have 2 stents inserted after throwing a clot into her arm. Lucky that it lodged there; she would be dead now I’m thinking if it went to her heart or brain. Her gird is terrible should she stop taking plavix?

By: Lorraine

Lorraine — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 09:12:36 +0000

My mother-in-law just passed away after a sudden onset of chest pain diagnosed as a ruptured hiatal hernia( she did not survive the surgery to repair this). She had a history of surgery for the hiatal hernia over 10 years ago and had no recent symptoms of GERD, but had been switched from coumadin to Plavix over 6 months ago (she also had a pacemaker placement about 3 years ago).
I dont think she was on anything for GERD.
The surgeon who tried to do the the repair of her acute ruptured hiatal hernia said her “stomach was a mess” I’m wondering if she should had been on therapy with a PPI or at least have been followed for her GERD/hiatal hernia condition.
She had been in nursing homes for past 2-3 years and it seemed that her medical records had not followed her and her long-standing medical history was ignored by nursing home physicians. In fact, she went from the nursing home to the ER twice and the 2nd time if her son had not insisted they provided a diagnosis he wouldn’t allow her to be sent back to the nursing home. It was at this time he had to tell the ER staff to check her records from the nursing home for history of GERD surgery. Only then did they do the scan that gave her fatal diagnosis.

By: Roger

Roger — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:57:04 +0000

I had a heart attack while taking Plavix & prilosec about 6 monthes after having been told my heart was fine where thay took the scope test looking at heart ect this was after having like a 80% blockage in my left carotid artery and haveing a carotid endarterectomy.