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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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Reviewer: Maggie, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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I couldn t figure out what was wrong, started noticing when i take this pill my throat would get real dry, feels like a knot is in your throat.
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Reviewer: 45-54 on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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Taking for many years now, but would always prefer to get off or on something else. Works 100%! Have hereditary condition from parent, serious long-term heartburn. Love this med EXCEPT can't take the bloating anymore
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Reviewer: billieann, 65-74 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Took me a while to figure it out this stuff is poison for me!! Did not control heartburn or acid reflux. Burning in throat, pain in shoulders, arms, throat, sinuses, esophageal spasms and pain, reduced appetite, stomach pain, sores in mouth, nose, teeth pain. Increased B/P. The list is just ridiculous! Feel so sick! How can they say the generic has the same ingredients, obviously there are fillers
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Reviewer: K9girl, 45-54 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Absolutely HORRIBLE!!!! I have taken Nexium for many years and it's amazing. I started the new generic form about 2 weeks ago- nightly as usual. I took me a while to figure out it was the med making me sick. Horrible stomach pain but not consistent. It was a dull ache in the center of my upper stomach. Reflux which I had not had since the Nexium returned. Dizziness. Weakness in knees. No Appet
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