I need help getting off of 80mg omeprazole

FYI- I am also on thyroid meds taken early morning on an empty stomach and take reflux gourmet before bed. As long as there is a 4 hour window between the 2 meds, Dr. says it’s okay . It’s helped me with nighttime reflux and weaning off other ppi’s and other meds.Hope this helps.

Thanks so much for the info I had no idea as long as she waited for hours? Do you take the gel all the gum? Does the gel stick in your teeth?

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Recently weaned off a 20 mg Omeprazole dosage taken twice daily as advised by gastroesophageal specialist.
The schedule was:
First week: one pill daily x 7 days
Second week: one pill every other day x 7 days
Third week: one pill first day, then skip 2 days, take one pill, then skip 2 days, then take one pill and stop process.
For the next 7 days I'm finding it difficult for me to sleep through the night and for several days I've experienced severe shortness of breath. Was this process too fast? How will I know if the weaning process was successful? Live alone so there's no one other than the specialist to reach out to. Next appointment with specialist is not until 6 months from now and he does not seem concerned with what I am experiencing. Any advice/comments from other readers

Take the Carmel flavor gel at night. Tastes so much better than gaviscon advance /aniseed.Though I have alternated them at times (different months ) like taste of reflux gourmet better. I also just started (because of someone’s suggestion from here) (thank u),trying some slippery elm drops in my alkaline water. I sip the water all day to keep pepsin at bay. I watch carefully what I eat , (hard to figure out my triggers) how much (1/2 of what I used to eat )and when , (3-4 hours before bed.)Also, Chewing food and eating slowly is important.. I tried it all. Meds,antacids don’t agree with me and have osteoporosis so not good for the bones.I have lpr,( resp. Reflux),silent reflux. I had hiatal hernia repair and partial fundplication 15 months ago. Wrap is intact but dr thinks it loosed a bit hence some reflux has returned at times and surgeon suggested alginate to help.Walking and any stress release also helps. Hope this helps.thanks so much for all ur suggestions.💕🤸‍♂️

You might need to take Pepcid/famotidine before bedtime. Successfully weaning just means not having rebound i.e. higher than average acid, but if you have reflux on a regular basis without the omeprazole then you need to address it. If Gaviscon advance/tums is not enough then take Pepcid/famotidine before bed. good luck

You might need to take Pepcid/famotidine before bedtime. Successfully weaning just means not having rebound i.e. higher than average acid, but if you have reflux on a regular basis without the omeprazole then you need to address it. If Gaviscon advance/tums is not enough then take Pepcid/famotidine before bed. good luck

What is "carmel flavor gel"? Is that the correct name of it?
I sometimes drink pomegranate juice and that helps symptoms too.

You might need to take Pepcid/famotidine before bedtime. Successfully weaning just means not having rebound i.e. higher than average acid, but if you have reflux on a regular basis without the omeprazole then you need to address it. If Gaviscon advance/tums is not enough then take Pepcid/famotidine before bed. good luck