 [ Symptoms ] i take prilosec 20mgs otc and have taken this daily for over 10 yrs straight [ Disease ] do not worry as side effects does not occur necessarily in each and every individual so if you do not have nay problem with the medication you can continue with it if you want to substitute you can take other drugs like esmoprazole pantoprazole etc antacids like milk of magnesia can also help avoid spicy food and drink plenty of water always take walk after meals and take your dinner atleast 2 hours before sleep you should sleep with head slightly raised as compared to feet hope this helps